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the points they had been discussing. He
wanted them to fortify his own opinion, and to
lay up for future reference. JOHN BELL.
Washington, Sept 90, 1s4I.
GEN. HARRISON AND THE VETO.
81 am firmly impressed with the belief, that
if General HARRISON were now living. and in
the same circumstances tina, surround President
TYLER, he would, like him, never yield his
sanction 10 the establishment of branches of
such corporation as The bill proposes within the
limits of the several States. without their free
and unshack'ed consent.--.Mr. Rjre'S Speech
in the Senate ofthe .. S. Aug. 10, ls4l.
The extraordinary assertion Of Mr.. RIvEs,
that MIR. TYLER, in Pntling his ueto on the late
bill chartering Naional Bank had only dune
what General HARRISON would have done, had
he been spared 10 the hopes and wishes Of the
People, coming as it does from distinguished
Senator. is calculated 10 impose on the nation
and therefore demands the refutaiion which re-
cent history enables US to give it General
HARRISON had undoubtedly been a strong anti
bank man but, as the nominee ofihe Wings
for the Presidency, he plainly inimaled. both
before and after his election, that he would give
his assent 10 a National Bank, or at least that
he would not interpose his veto against it. In
his Dayton speech, made September 10. lS4l,
he spoke thus openly and inegibly on The
subject:
My opinion Of the power of Congress TO
charter 4 National Bank remains Unchanged
There is moi in The Constitution any express
grant of power for such purpose and it never
could he constitutional TO exercise that power,
save in the event that the powers granted 10
Congress could not be carried into effect with
out resoriing 10 such an institution, Mr. Madi-
son signed the law creating a National Bank,
because he thought that the revenue of the
the country could not be collected or disbursed
to the best advantage without the interposiion
of such an establishment said in n1y teller
10 Sherrod Williams, that if 1cas plain thai
the rerenue ofthe Union could only be collected
and disbarsed in the most efectua7 ,cay by means
Of a bank, and il ,cas clearly Of opinion that
a majority Of the People Of the Uniled States
desired such an institution then, and then only
1rou'd sign biHto charter a National Bank.
Shouts Of applause. have never regarded
the office Of Chief Magistrate as comforting up.
on the incumbent the power OF mastery over
the popular will, but as granting him power 10
execute the properly expressed will Of The Peo-
| pie, and not TO resist it. With my mothers
milk did suck in the principles on which the
Declaration Of independence was founded
That Declaration complained that the King
,could not lei The People make such lalgS as they
wiShed. SHALL A PRESIDENT OR AN ExEcU-
TIVE OFFICER UNDERTAKE. AT sHIs LATE TINE
OF DAY, To CONTROL THE PEOPLE IN THE ExER-
else OF THEIR SUPREME WILL No. The PEG.
tha boc Of, ho:
Applause, and it is the duty Of their Executive,
10 abstain from interfering in or thvarting the
sacred exercise Of The ldp-making functions Of
their Government"
After bcasting. in reference 10 his possession
OF Safe and Territorial Executive power, 81
NEVER VETOED BILL IN MY LIFE - he proceed
ed thus:
'But have been denounced as bank man.
Well, let ii go. am SC far a bank man as
believe every national republican ought to be,
and no further. The CONSERVATION of the Uni.
ted States makes it the duty of the Governmea,
TO provide ways and means for the collection
and disbursement of the public revenue. III
The People deem it necessary to the proptr dis
charge OF the functions Of their Government
/ TO create National Bank, properly guarded
and regulated, | SHALL BE THE LAST MAN. f.
LEcTEp PRESIDENT. TO SET UP MY AUTHORITY
AGAINST THREE MILLIONS OF FREEMEN. II is
neediui to have larger money circulation in
a land OF Liberty than in an empire ofdespo,ism.
Desuoy Inc poor mans credit and you destroy
his capital. The peasant who tolls incessan,Iy
10 maintain his furnishing housebold in the
hard money countries of Europe, rarely has
ever. become the noble lord who pastures his
.iocks upon Thousand hills There are. no
cessari!y, difficulties connected with every
form and system of government but it should
be the aim and object Of the statesman TO form
the best institutions within his power 10 make
for the good of his country"
Comment on language so plain is wholly IN.
necessary.
In General HARRIsoN's Inaugural Address.
on the 4th March last. he was equally explicit
Under these circumstances, and in conformity
with his previous declarations, Gen. HARRISON
thus alluded 10 the subject in his Inaugural
Address:
81 consider the veto power, therefore. given
by the Constitution to the Executive of the
United States, solerly as conservative power.
to be used only; lst. to protect the Constitu.
ton from violation 2dly, the People from the
effects OF hasty legislation, where their will has
been probably disregarded. or Tot well under.
stood and 3dy. TO preven, the effects of com.