Lexington union., 1841-08-28

was at the time OF giving the vote for tn
supplemental act Wing; this is the frs
ilne | have ever known a Whg com
planned oil Tor voting for bank charter
have looked upon whiggery and banklH,
as almost SYNONYMOUS; the one cannot Iiv
without the other; but to correct the IN
preston which the statement is INTENDED
10 make, | will state, that | was, at tha
time, well known to belong to the SAFE
RIgh' party, aud that | never voted witt
The Wing party or with it by any OF IL
aliases in any election for President.
voted for Judge White for President il
opposition TO Mr.. Van Bureo, because j
was alIedged that Judge White was as
good JeherSonian Republican as Mr..
Van Buren, and had the advantage over
him OF being southern man, and when
IN the legislature of 1888 | was called up.
on TO vote for known iederaIIsls for u. S
Senators, ! resigned my seat, and was a.
mong the very first men in the State to
seek an alliance Of the State Rights and
democratic parties.
The next statement which ] SHALL no.
iice is that OF being a Director in the Uu-
ION Bank and a sockholter.
Twas elected by the legislature a direc.
tor on the part of the Stale in 1889, partly
on account of my well known opposition
10 the course which the bank had pursued
rom The cummeucement Of It's operations.
was elected under pledge to endeavor
to reform It's abuses and make it useful TO
the country. held my seat but a short
time, haVlog satisfied myself from an ex,
into lis aii'IIrs, that it was in
very bad condition, and that could rem
der but little service in eXtricating it,
Having had no agency in bringing the
bank INTO such state, ! did not hesitate
10 relation to the proper course for me to
pursue: and rendered my resignation to
The Elective. ! never obtained a loan
from the bank either before or after be-
coming a director, nor did | apply for a
oan when director, Notwithstanding the
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,at under the provisions OF the charter,
'etore any election OF directors, with.
Ire v, auu refused to participate IN the e,
ectl1n.
IL relatiop to nv supporting Thos. II.
IViIllams, bond payer for tha Office oi
4 4overnor, as member ofthe Democratic
Convention last winter, have only to
;ay that was not ia the convention when
ne was nominated convention as.
,embled in the REPRESENTATIVE Hall ia
he afternoon, was chosen as uGe Of the
Vice Presidents but beinr called home to
s,ck family. did remain in session over
vn or three hours. nor did | alain ap.
near m the coDycnuon. | did not sup9ort
,s mernbor oc the convention. "CoI, II
II Williams bond paver for the Office
,f Goyernor ), nor wouId have supported
,,v man !, tho stale heinz a bond oaver.
r,r that ofice
|, seems that cannot he hardened for
,aEevinr ,he act insornoratioo the Union
Ran and sunnleuen,al act was consti,u.
'ional when nassad ard now believe both
acts unconstitutional the editors of the
N,ssissiDnian. as we'll as the gentleman
y no write his articles, at the very time of
the passace Of The supplemental act, tho't
j, constitutional, thew now say that it was
unconstitutional. nloe.tenihs of the Ao;i-
Bond men in the State. never thought
about The actbeinp Unconstitutional until
recently. when il become necessary for
them to examine by what authority this
enornous debt wos souch, TO be fastened
m ,bem A chanoc of opinion upan
oues,ioa is not confined ia
,yeaIr Nm, Gnds nraceient with some