The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-26


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ASH stronger illustration Of The views
Of President Jackson oecurse m .hls NEE
saee az 1890, containing his objections 70
he MsyssiIle road blIl. The power Of
Congress 10 make internal Improvements,
hke ,Aose which have been alluded %.
was 1 confessed power. He admitted is
sris,rnce. in eases where he works 10 be
eonstrueied were nztsoRh. not local. In
their character. Having referred. IN The
progress of his argument. 10 examples Of
rs exercise BY preceding administrations
OF the government, and 70 the . admoni-
,ory proof OF The force Of implication"
which those examples furnished; and hay.
ing svewed that IL was = the duty Of all
70 look 10 thar sacred instrument the con-
sisnhonl instead of the staInle-boOk. be
was q opinion. pexfrthelsss, nat
aTBe puhic eaed. AL the nature ~ e.,
yslisiesi iasliialians. reqs led that iasiis ldaa
ddEsenees shoald yield 10 . SslEsrtttd &c
qsiesesnes ef the PraPeE and sohis -sEairs ~
iaeuiies IN particular e0asiEncllons q Tie Co
s,liniioa aa deabtfal points. Not % cnneeds
lLis NAL !" lie declared. 10 tie sP.ilt o. oai
ias,aalians. seula ipPs.s lhslr slssillsy. aud
defeat the ohiseis Il lhe saas'liu'lan.
I,remains Cor me TO add 10 this mass Of
concurrent testimony, favorable 20 the el-
fcacy Of legislative pfeeedenls. the une.
qniVocal declaralson, almost icstamentary,
OF tkal distinguished man who has recent
" descended with so many regrets 70 the
g.aye-"I consider i" said President
Harrison in his inaugural speech, |. The
night and privilege Of the people % decide
disputed points Of the constitution arising
from The general grant Of power 10 Con-
gress TO carry into effect the powers ex
pressly given: and ] believe with Mr..
Madison sha, repeated recognisioas, nm
der varied circumstances, IN acts OF the
legislative, executive, and Judicial branch
Is Of the government, accompanied by IN
dieations il different modes Of the con.
currenee Of the general viii Of the nation,
afford TO the President sufficient authority
for bis considering such disputed point As
seifled.'"
have now, I trust, Mr.. President, suf.
fcienily maintained the position. which |
Sesmred 70 assume, tha. Congress have
never. 10 any instance, refused 10 exer-
else the power % incorporate Bank OF
the United States on constitutional
grounds. In the review which / have al
tempted Of the Legislative proceedings re-
iaiing 70 tina, Institution, | am unconscious
Of having omitted any thing material 10
theissue between the Senator's from Penn
sylysnia and Virginia and myself The
result "a that the authority Of precedenls,
legislative and Judicial is exclusively on
one side; and concludes the question Of
constitutional power, il, indeed, il can be
concluded, in that way.
But there Is another source of authority
10 which propose 70 call your attention
lis The authority Of The great men, b,
whom that power has been solemnly al
6rmed and maintained. When we heal
il proclaimed. from distinguished source
on thc opposite side 81 this chamber, tina
the passage of this bill will be the an
nounccmeni Of q revolutionary, sir, tia
the revolution has actually commenced
desire 10 present 10 the Senate. and q
the American people, the names Of n;
men by the force Of whose example tha
revolution is to be effected. Ii the TEN
ple OF our Liberties Is so soon TO be con
slrned, and If Bank Of the United State
j. the torch to light the conaagration,
desire 70 present 70 the Senate, and Ii
American people, the names of the me
by WHOM thar torch has been enkindled.
The argument Dir. President, ] ar
shout 10 offer ON this branch of the dis
clssion would be incomplete. if il wer
not sustained BY The authority Of tia
great mind which left It's ineffaceable i'm
press on the American Revolution, on III
Consultation Of the Union, and on the Al
minisssaiion Of your Government durin
the most difficult conjunc,ure of your al
fairs. You cannot. Of COURSE, mistak
my allusion to the first President of I'll
United States. Sir, when General WASH
iBgion entered the Executive Departmen
in 1889, he was fresh from the Conven
ton that formed The Constitution. who's
powers he was about 10 administer. Tn
So and centre Of tie political system, h
was soon surrounded by other lnIinarie:
whose combined efalgence illuminate
the continent. At the head of the dis,ir
g.ishcd men who composed his cabine
aad gave assurance TO the country Of
secure and faithful administration of III
government, was Thomas Jefferson. III
had been the minister 10 France in 1881
and was not therefore a member of tn
Federal Convention. But he wassihe au
thor Of the declaration that severed the co
lonies from ihe parent country. He ha
pledged his lifa and fortune and honor i
survorf cf e Ila u,a1 q sfar of tha e.