Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-06

/ denfs objections to the Bank Blu.
/ IN SENATE UNITED STATES, Auousr 70. 1911.
VT XIV l. IA lac came prepared to give a 3,
lent vote ON The bill and he sho ud have con,ente,
himself with dong SO, hut 10, the observation
which had fallen from the Senate, from keniutk, II
respect to the conduct of The President Of the Uoi
ted States Mr.. Il. had hoped The Senator WOOL,
hive confined himself srlctly 10 the merits of tn,
question before the Senate. lie void u.s. said NJ,
X, that the question was this: whether the Pfesl
dent having ienfhed the bill lot Fiscal Bank witt
his rScrp IONS thereto, the bill WIS such nm one Al
ought 10 pass by the constitutional maioiy of ,wo-
thirds aud thus become law OF the hand. Nov
what was The real issue before the Senate Was !
not on the naked qurstlon between the bll aud TIA,
objections IN II, as compared with each Other re
ally had ped that tie honorable Senator, after an.
nouucng 10 us The issue To us III tins very ptopti
manner, wond have co,6 ed his ubscrval lous To II
alone and II he had done 50, should II have not
BLEED the Senate with u single word.
But wat has been the course of the honorable
Senator, =! do not rel roach him with IL; he ma
doubt felt II Necessary, IN order to vndcale his wn
position before The country, 10 uculp1tc the course
taken by the Presldunt; and, accoidingly about
-'hlri OF his speech, however qualified BY cx
hessIons oil personal kindness aud resp CT, "a.
ken up IN e,nn a,ralgr meut Of the President oi
the Unned Stte,. Mosi OF the allegations put iorth
by tie senator seem IN arrange themselves under the
gene,i chargr Of petdd,ol lauhcssness 10 his par.
y and 10 The People.
lhc Senator begins with the violation, by the
i'tes'deni' Il Ihe pledge gwen IN his inaugural ad
dtess. Now, must say, with all due delcrrnce.
that Ihev very Language quoted by the honorable Sen
dIoi 10 prov" this, received wherever had any OPP
penunIly ot hear,ng the expression OF public 81 N.
ION, very d.hcient construction. The Iresidet
told the nation he would give his sanction 'to any
constitutional measure" winch might be devised b,
60 GEES Tor The rellet o the country the subject
III the currency. lie does say any measure. but
,I,.
word Unconstitutional" II lac dd not intend 10 quh
Ny, Ia important sense, the pledge gwen Bot
the SENIOR hnds, An the nexl clause oi the iuaugu
.ural ad tess, an explanation of the sense III winch
the word "cYnsituiion,i' - here to be understood
VIZ. that "lhal he should be governed by the sage
views ollhe fathers Of the Republic IN .choo aud
the eht Of lheir ever-g louous example" The Sen
ator, IN his nnenla'y on Tins clause seems to
have stricken out significant aud expressive ppr
Of IT as any OF ITS other words, VIZ. that the
President should be guided "ihc sagc views" as
we'll The ever oious example of lba Republican
fathers to whom lie aludcs. What were these sage
views, expressed III the purest DAYS OF the Rrpub
ho The sage vows OF Nh. MADISON III 1871
unyar, ing opinions aud testimony of Thomas j. fer
son lie 10 look to the sage views delivered by
them, well ns 10 ticn example, Aud, on tins
polut | could net but remember what at have not
been misiniormed) aas the fact VIZ that the hof
able Senator himself stood III relation of particular
pisuy memorable act OF another al tue IA
Tiers of The K, publican school, when he gave
h,s casing vote against The ienewaloi the bank
charter. Was theie nothing IN these sage views
and example to instruct the President, in ADDITION 10
the convictions OF his -" ja3gmenl " no Is the
individual that, hy universal consent, is Recognized
"a HE founder o What the President refers 'lhc
K publcPn school - II Is Thoras j ilcrson.-
Fur however concur with the Senator from Ken
lucky IN pa, ing all ho,nase TO the uurvalled virtues
nd esrt-gior,ous public seivces oi George Wash
Ington, | must be permitted To say that he has nut
generally been considered rs belonging 10 thal"Re
publican" parry To which the President audes
We are told, however, Of the example If Mr..
Maiisou which IT is sand, President Tyler must have
had particularly IN mind when he penned Tins pas
SAGE hive already adveued 10 M. Madlson's
view, in relation to Nauonai Bank IN 1871 views
which were never retractel by him llii 1916; bol
the Senator tells us the President referred 10 II
dn,t saIctoIlus by his Signature the charter Of
The second Bauk III the Uuned States as that exam
pie by which he was himself 10 be governed. How
does that example apply I" the present case Look
4, the letter written by Nh Madison 10 Mr.. lnger
soil IN explanation OF that act; and let any candid
man say WI al is the d, duct,on iaIry 10 be drawn
from il. 1t IS this: that Nh. Madison had changed
his opuon. Not thai he sul believed bank un-
cousttuinnal, and, 50 believing, sgncd The bill bnl
that his opinion as tons oustIluonalny had nu-
gone change: Tor, IN the very hsl paragraph
Of that letter, he says lat lac CONSIDERED "tir conSh
iuhonalify Of The bank sustained by the couslde,a
uon,' wu'ch lie proceeds 10 detail refer the Sen
ator to lhr letter llseII. But that IS not all. Before
condemn Preside Tyler under existing CIR
cumslaucts, lor putting ms negative What lie be-
l,ves be agaInsl The Constitution he was sworn IN
support, let those circumstances be compared win
the circumstances under which Mr. NJ y iisOu acted.
In the letler Mr.. lngersu MI. NJ adson says The
obligatory force uI piecedeDls IN Interpreting Tie
Constuution depends, AT org other thugs, ION the
prospect winch tnee may be Of chdnge u constructor
u, lur public ur lts agents. The cousntuuouaiit,
III "A banh had, at The time e Nj. Madsou's ACTON
upon It, been annually recognised as he sa,s, fof
lw,niy years succesolyely-the whole nailot h d
az quie Sc ~ il; and there MAS respect o. any
change Of OpI0I.o. yield to no one IN profound
itspec for pint pies aud 1hatacler OF Mr.. Mac
,,ou and | have ever been Disposed to make every
allowance iut the couts lie ieIt II ms duly 10 pursue
Let NE read a sentence OF t"o non ms letter 10
Mr.. lngetsull:
Zine establishing a Bank Il The Unheh
States" says he, ''had been carried into execution
throughout PERIOD Of twenty years, with annual
legislative Iocogn sion---in Que Instance, indeed
whh d losIliye tdmcdlion oi II mio a new > ave
with the euric acqnles ence OF all the local ah'hon
iies. well as tn. n.lpn AT large; 10 all o when
may be aided decreasing prospect OF any chang
IN The pub c opln,on adverse TO lie consaiutonahy
+ ul sucn an In>t.tu ION.
NV viii any man pretend 10 say that he same
circumstances txf,t now Has thrte been an d"nu
al fecOg ZION OF the cunsttuIohality oil The banh
tor the last twenty yeats DO The local au'h"ult'
ever, where acqultsce ~ I? And IS the opinion II
fave, uf the corslnutionaluy OF National Bank ST
uulvtIs i aud coutrloed lhal here Is 10 rrospec
81 any respectable dy OF pubic opinion beng al
'ayed against II! No. he reverse "t all th'' IS true
llaf the uaIon arrayed dganst both seonsIi'n'
ropauy aud us expcdeucy the local authorizes n
several quarters are IN arts OF remonslf"pce ant
threatened resistance aga nst 30 lar rom mere