Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-08-24
THE VETO.

columns. We think that u decides the question Of
q Bank IN any form lor the present Presidential
term. and that the friends of the Constitution may
celebrate TINS veto rs they do that q General JACK
sos. as grelt del.ycrancc from that fatal system
II corruption which 10 the course OF time could nos
fail Go make dollars and not voles, sovereign 10 this
country.
The message, IL VIII be seen, confines the func-
tons OF any fiscal agent which may be established.
% the legtmutc purposes Tor which alone Congress
has right ID provide n connection N.fh tire Treas
ury-!or the collecting. safe keeping and Gisbursug
tie public revenue. The PRrsiDENr speaks a vol
ume 100 this ~ icH say hlf ui looking % me p0tr-
crs or ne Government o. COLLECT. sqffy keen. and
ds,vrse ne pajic rcreaue, asf itcideafaHyf1 rCg-
uiIic commerce and ercLtngcs. Ikare not been able
p sa'i anse hat nc csfattsta5, ~ BE- ftis GorerH-
aea' ERA bunk ofdiscouui ia ne ordinary accepf1-
ION y ha! term, cls Necessary meaas. or one de-
tdcd bV Proprir'y - erectft these poiccrs.' We
understand - iHcidcHf1t regulation Of commerce
and errtlngcs by tae operations of the Treasury as
meaning only that which necessarily follows the ac-
tou e tine Government ln performing the uispen-
sable duty Of the Treasury Department ia relation 10
Ae revenue which ought. boz every wav 10 be- ac-
coumaL ted 20 all the public interests n every point
ou wA Cd il touches them. The message e., IDENTITY
would couine the faculties Of the f.ca AGENT OF the
tosornmcut % the direct objects at the department
If tAe government OF wh. ia % formed part. aud
would uot confer on q any additional substantive
power 10 regulate commerce and exchanges but
would make thc Government agency. employed IN
rs oNn specific duty, operate adg anita geously as
pos, biz 60 those interests of the community most
allied with it.tlz: the commerce aud cx-
change of the Union.
Ia tins the PRr~DrNr directly rcvcrscs The cdeg-
al scheme. 4 National Bank of discount las tor
- principal object the creation aud the lending ut
. naf 9nnl currency, by which u would superscde
ihe currency Of the Constitution. Aud instead of
~ ing the collecting. safe keeping and disbur-ing
the public revenue the main scope OF ts action the
q ttt.. .f. /. /. .
lie revenues well as .t- own capital, would (apau
from politics. be O. great function. The collecting
safe hccpng, and disbursement of public money
would be more inc dent, or rather The mere means
on which would operate and divert from It's cgft-
mate objects. % compass its own. IN a word. in
making National Bank 10 do the simple business
OF count ~ 10 and counting ont the public money
and then surrcndcrug 10 u the power OF taxation.
the faculty OF lend NJ, and Of making the money Of
the nation by rs issues. the nation IA effect
dcrs It's severe gnty 10 have very trivial function
performed Tor it-and that taken out the hands of
an ordinary individual agent, every whore found an
al agcs and all countries perfectly competent 70 H.
Federalism lulhls the old saw about extravaganza
IN tins. as IN other thngs-.t kills 10 make
sauce Tor pig.
There j. another great point gained in the -cope
20 which President TILrK limits any fiscal
agency which may be- established. bg con.
nnng Il 10 the execution OF Legitimate G8rern-
,afHf ft7c'ons lie destroys the possibility of per
adopted
gress under the prcteXt 81 "Ucsird righs. When an
agency H. employed merely 70 collect. keep and dis
bufsc the public money, n cannot be pretended that
Congress cannot change modify. repeal AT plens-
urc such iisca! machine, as circumstances may vary
and experience prove a. be necessary We shall
hear more of the Government. being contracted
away TO a corporation, ana bound 10 the abuses OF
such chai,red kJerties, for twenty or thirty, or
fifty years those in power, for the time being
may choo-e 70 barter IT, or one the other OF these
terms.
Besides the political bles,ing this veto brngs
- lth IL morni, which we hope Is prcgnant wit.
blessings Tor the future. II Furnishes home the most
atrocious fraud ever attempted upon 4 milton Gen.
Harrison and Mr. Tyler were selected a the can
ddltcs ol the Bank party. because they were the
so!cWny pledged opponents OF a Naiional Bank on
Const itutional grounds. They were known 10 re 20
70 me whole federa parry, and were 20 presented.
Tor the votes o. those opposed - TIE sstahi shent
oi bank, and when they had attained power
ih part Oy the SURFACES oi those opposed % a bank
% ~ made manifest by Mr.. Clav'- hill that the.
whole representative body Of federalism IN Con-
gross, contemplated The mln.trons outrage Of lnduc
M tie Chief Magistrate 10 violate HE conscience,
his pledges-hIs oafh--to establish an institution
aglnst winch he was committed fro % his first APP
peararce IA public life, 10 his last as cand date
i9r the second Office u the Government The fed
era party have labored, might and man. - mike
the man on whom they have laborod 10 confer the
highest dignity, stand forth before the peope. and
all iaiure generations, not as other men who have
attained thc first honor Of the Rcpublic-not as q
PreNdcH-5ut a utpos'or.
The Federal Representatives in Congress. and
their leader, Ma CLAY.) have nothing TO plead IN
pa alton Of the shocking sacr fee they would mike
81 Mr. hLER as "A man aud public iuuciionary. or
cover ihe uePra'ed motives which prompted . pur-
sue such purpose They not only knew what Mr..
lNLER's opinions were before he was elected lu,
slce In his first message, he not only Unlimited
ms own Oht proclaimed that the opinions Of tie pcO