The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-08-12
: From fhe Madisonian.
Mr.. cAHiQUn.-fiie SENATOR OF
ONE OPINION

that he had never had but one ouiuilD. ,
there was very general laugh Throughout
the chamber. This was owing 10 the sin.
gular absurdiiy and drollery Of such an ns.
sertion frcIa a person 50 giraffe. Mr.,
Calhoun NOW opposes the Bank, even with
Mr.. RiYes's amendment. Very WE'LL We
do DO, find fault with him for that. Blu,
he aided in the establishment Of the Baul,
Of 1916, upon which the bill before the
Senate is modelled. Ia 1884, Mr.. Cal.
houn proclaimed that but for his aid the
Bank never would have been chartered.
On the 4th Of February, 1914, Mr.. Cal.
Loun made motion, in the House of Rep.
resentat'ycs, that the Committee of WAYS
and Means be instructed to inquire into the
expedienoyof establishing Nationa Bank,
tobe located in the District Of Columbia, ("
and asserted 10 us support, that " il could
not be doubted that Il came within the con.
siiiutional power of Congress"
On the I'd of April, 1914, Felix Grun.
dy, Of Ten, moved ''that committee be
appointed TO inquire into the expediency Of
q National Bank. This was agreed TO,
Mr.. John G. Calhoun coted aye
Ga the 25lh of October, same Year, a
resolution was adopted, declaring II Eek.
pedieut to establish a National Bank, ulfh
branches in the several States :" Ayes 90,
Noes "a: John q Calhoun roiiaR ayt
Ga the 7lh Of November following, Mr..
John G. Calhoun proposed that The capital
d. The Bank should be City millions OF dol.
lars. Mr.. Lawndcs moved 10 reduce il 10
thirty-fIye millions, and Mr.. Calhoun voted
against the reduction.
The gronOds upon which Mr. Calhoun
based his support OF a National Bank,
we're:
"Raiief from the immediate pressure on
ibe Treasury.
cd. a permanent elevation Of the pub.
lie credit; and :
I'D. A permanent ard safe circulating
medium Of general credit"
The bank bill failed. bu, on the 7lh Of
jauuafy, 1915, Nj. Calhoun voted for an
ether BANK charter, which passed tho
House u Representatives by vote Of 100
to 81. THIS bi'l was vetoed by Yir. Mad.
isIn. But "a 1916, Mr.. Calhoun again ap.
Piled himself to the task, and tic Baak
aas finally chartered.
Nov, with what consistency can Mr..
Calhoun say ia Justification of BIS present
course, ! ncver had DO, one opiuon.
I'll have a starliag that shall be taught
70 speak nothing bat Mortimer" end Mr. 1
Caihoua, who thinks the country always N
"cfisis,n spcaks nothing but "bant
6ebt, and " tax paying people" about
81 which be never had bat che opinion
iiow much, Abs, has this qJondam states /
nan fallcni We have heard nothing
from h.m bat groaps and obiurgaiols.--
De seems 10 be AZ var wiih civIlzitoo--
gpholding nothing, md speaking nothing
d nny practical utility. His language has
saken 10 the miserable granting yocabul.
avs If duh aud Disappointed dcnlagg quo.
He has n0iilpu tie merit Of ingenuity nor
common ng,Srr wit. Ills Blind seems to
b. bnrdened with tho dust OF IFS owa
metaphysics, aud weakened, blinded and
lost IN Is leag cratic wandering. He
ones could dazzle, ii he could not convince
he once coald command admiration for
BIS intellectual cnerg'es, e he could not
APPRECIATION Of his doctrines. But his
day IS past. lie 90 longer Daylgalcs the
water IN bis power aud pride-but he
flanders upon the beach, and splashes
family 10 Inc shallow breakers.
We confess that we experienced yestef-
day less the pleasure q a triumph than an
emotion of pity, when Mr.. Clay pounced
upon his unreasonable and absurd lnrgon
about 4" debt, hrs representing thc ",ay-
payers" and about inequality IN the DIS
bafsemcnt Of The public money. What.
ever public debt there was, it was the beg,
aey left Us lv the lutc ADMINISTRATION.
The States were not 10 be abused % &C
count OF their indebtedness OF Tor any fears
oi Is hardship upon posiority. Although
pasterity has done nothing for thcm, vet
what have ihey nol done for pnslcrlly -
Nh. Ciay's rubako Of Mr. Calhouus con-
sian, preieuca Of ropresening tho tax.
payers Sas whitening. All The People Of
THIS Union were taxpayers, and II was ab.
sard aud ridiculous to be oicrnaly talking
about She tax-paying people of South Car.
DINA, when they contributed no more than
any body else, aud probably mach less
han SOM, to the support d the Govern
ateut. And Ms 10 the unequal Disbursement !
Of the public money, 1t resulted from the
nature Of ihiagp, and il the Creator had
made the tides TO rise higher q, Boston
aud New York than on the Gulf, Il was
no fault Of this government. We could not
reverse the laws of nature for the sake Of
spending precisely as much money 10 ;.
carolina, as was necessary 10 he expended
10 the same space in other parts of the
Union, and of the world. Equally ride |
ulous appeared Mr.. Calhoun's proposition j
to pat the Government on Procnnstean
bed, and limit its expenditure to IN exact
sun, 10 be no more ard no less IN a given
year. We have seldom heard the Sena-
TOT from Kentucky speak with more pow
er and genuine eloqueaee, nor have we
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