The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-20

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imPossibls - aihsrs %. AID aCl oGicisllY
pa. he solitary npinissRs - Go llss ussn-
Hg q LIE law q consiisslinn. in oppqsi.
IIaR - ronsiTprlian Eeducrd 10 rssesirr.
dsrrg reasonable E.eTied of time; saoTe
especially uLeIe % prospect ex,sssd aT .
change II e0nslzpesioa by NE public m
- agrnls. Ard II reasonable period
at iime. marked with The usual sanctions,
uauid noi bar lie individual prsressliss.
there eould be no limilsiish 10 us exercise.
alshoHgh me dangernlsror must increase
sl'h 'heincreasing oblivion ofsxpIanalory
elrrumsiances, and wiih the continual
changes n the inpari Of !Eonas and
phrases.
l8tfl lhen be- lell a lie deCisian 81
esefy inltlllgtni and candid Judge. hieh.
on The whale. a. most n be relied on IoI
The True and safe construction al Con.
sIlutnn. that Which has tie nnIfarm
saneiinn u Successive legislative todies
through period Of years. and under The
varied ascendeney OF parties: or that y hich
depends uron The opinions Of every new
legislature. heated IS il may be By The
spirit Of party, eager in The pursuit q
some iasuriis ohjeei. or led aslray hy lhs
sloquenee and address Of popular states
men, ihenseltes. perhaps. under the
influences of,he sane misleading causes.
/ IL MAS IN conformity with the view
here taken oI the inspect due 10 deliberate
and reiterated pr, accidents that The Bank o
the United States. though on the origins
Question held 20 be unconstitutional, re-
ceised The Executive signature in ,ke yea
1877. The Act originally establishing I
Bank had undergone ample discussions IL
Tvs passage through the several brsnehe,
Of the Government. il had been carried
into execution throughout . period ol
twenty yesrs, with ANIMAL legislative re.
; eagnIiians; in one instance. indeed. with
! positive fsmi6caiion Of il into . new
J State; and wllh the entire arqniescence ol
all the local suIhoriues. IS well a. ef the
nation Al largr; To all 81 whirh may be
added. adecTeasIng prosper OF any change
in the public opinion adverse TO The con-
si'uli"nal,iy Ofsurh an institution. A veto
from the Executive under these circun.
stances. with an admission Of the ex
pedieney and almost necessity OF the
measure. would have been . defiance 81
an he obligations derived from a course
lof PrecedenIs Amounting TO The requisite
evidence ef the national judgmsnl and
intention.
IL has been contended that the suthori-
~ OF preeedrnis MSS in that case invalidat
ed BY The consideration, that they proved
only respect for the siipulaied durslion
Of the Bank with a ioleraiion Of il until
The law should expire. and by The casting
vote given IN The Senate By the Vice
President in The year 1911, against bill
for establishing National Bank. The vote
being expressly given on the ground Of
uneonsii.u,irnality. but il The law Of
ilself vas unconstitutional, the stipulation
was void. and could not be CONSTITUTIONAL
~ fulfilled or tolerated. And as To The
negative Of The Senate. BY The casting vote
Of the presiding officer. il is fact veil
understood At The lime, that il resulted
not from an equality Of opinions in that
assembly on the power Of Congress to
establish Bank. but from q junction Of
those VIII" admiued the power, but DIS
approved The plan. with those who denied
the power On asimpIe question Of con-
.,iiuiionaIisy. there Was decided majority
in favor OF IL.
JlNES MANSON