The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-17
For The Cdiedoniam.
THREAT OF REPEAL.

The leading members OF the opposition in Con-
gress have announced to the world, that, should
the present or any future Congress establish Ma
tional Bank, hey will repeal the charter in case
they again come into power.
The friends of The Administration very justly
consider this, as n most atrocious decaraton-has
it come this, that the binding obligation of SOL
emn contract entered into by the Government,
with individuals, is TO BIO swept away by the Jaco
binical faction of Loco focoism? Has tho Congress
ofthe United States, or any other National body a
Constitutional natural right. to annul its own sol
emn engagements and violate its own pligbted
fath3 the slight imtimation Of such doctrine
should he repudiated by every lover of Freedom,
whatever may be his political predictions, for it
does to dissolve the bonds that hold society togeth
er and does away the strength foundations of
civil government.
Nothing shows the unprncipled recklessness OF
certain leaders of the opposition in startling
light, than this threat OF repeal they the spe
cious pretence Of Constitutional right, but in real
ty, for the sake of obtaining political power, and
rivitng upon the country course Of measures
demonstrated by experience and common sense to
be subversive of the best interests of the ma
ton well dangerous to its citizens, avow their
readiness 20 overlap the sronge st barrier that NOR
ality has thrown around the hayward wanderrngs
of human depravty.
But the American people will never be seduced
by such reckless demagoguesm, and with such a.
vowais on their lips these gentlemen will not
be troubled, with of state, be elevated to
sway the destinies of this republics Nor will the
country again be cursed by the SubTreasury and
other kindred schemes, calculated TO advance the
ob,.;o u;a ,i
tons Of John C. Calhoun 81 Martin Van Buren,,
men, who, to use the language of the first named
gentleman, on a certain occasion, in his better
days. held together by the 'cohesive attraction
of public plumber
What safety is there under our Republican nsti>
tuons, or what guaranty of their perpetuity, ifthe
we'll settled principles of the Constitution thus
to be disregarded!
The Constitution has vested in the Judiciary the
power decide on all questions arising under the
Constitution, 10 define its powers and adjust its
principles-the Decision of The Supreme Court Of
the United States, became absolutely the law of
the land and for ever set rest all questions that
come within the sphere Gifts cognizance.
Now then can any man who has at heart the in.
erests of the country, affirm that National Bank
is unconstitutional, or threaten the repeal of its
charter, should such an institution be established
when the Supreme Court Of the UnitedStates have
again and again decided IN favor of its Constitu-
tonality. Such being the fact, the question wheth
er Congress have con stitutional right to create
Bank is just as mu C h settled in the affirmative,
that they have right to provide and maintain
navy, or to coin money and regulate the value
thereof.
What then this war cry of 'repeal,' this
threat to violate sacred contract, should Congress
see fit to make iiP 1t just this that there are
in this, as in every free country, men, who, to graf
ify their own ambitious views are ready to beat
down the rampars of freedom, and to establish
their political ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on the broken affairs
of Constitutional liberty. O.