Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-01

passed VA 'SOi f.. cate" ling branc', To- New o.
e,hs' ana ARCHER ac' n' 1917 e.. punish. thos,
VINO s''u'diorse OF litter forge pNpc- ot ~. roIk
~ ''Sh" 20 nc hrs .aw. passed rn doub' ur"r
me recommendation 81 the Treasury prpar,m, nL
w"ud gcmaI, that Il WAS the exc. .'.u a, a b,rcI
70 a eGUloTl ovcC ~hitI CvHg,-Ss possesses low
Ic' CT Ices atom 'lmo.. uncontrolled, Urd Mht F.
without 'oy constitutional IMP iment, charters o
moor. ORATOR ma Uc granted"
| There ~ he "nswcr-thc Triumphant the concl u.
| sNe answer. lhdt branch was 20 Ice establish, %
IN leru.or", where tho Constitution eNprss y
gives To Congress n general discretionary ,cgisa,Iv,
authority. THIS bill, on the conTsry com,e,opl.tc,
ne cStsoHsNm'ht OF branches within the limits o.
sovereign States, in regard to which Conrrcss Ia,
none 1ui specific powers, formally enumerated Az,
| Iehncd. AS TO the other dill, to punish counter.
| lS"''S OF the o7nk paP-r, what did the honorable
senator also tells Us m Slll These are his words
As 10 the Other act, II was PASSED no less or IN,
oeneht OF the community than the hauk-to protect
the ignorant and unwhry fCom counterfeit paper
| purportng to have been emitted by the bank,
! When gentlemen are claiming the ADVANTAGE sun.
posed to be dcduciJlc tom acqucscencc lci me m
! qu're what they would have had those To have done
VINO believed 'hc establishment OF the bank an en-
cro'ch"ent upon State rlghtsl Were they 10 have
resisted and how , by iorce 2"
| The honorable Senator then proceeds TO be,r ths
! following testimony, an actor IN the scene. TO
the PRINCIPLES upon which both OF those laws were
passed:
The acts OF I>OI and 1897 relied on as pledges
Tor rechhrcrnc this comp nv, passed not only with.
at any discussion whatever OF the constitution
power ofConsrcSs to .-labli.h A bank. but 1 Ven.
lure TO say, without a single member havins had
ms attention draw to this question. 1 had the no.
nor OF seat m the Senate when the latter law -,
ed, and probably yO'cd for il; and | declare with
The utmost sincerity, that never once thought Of
that pom, an appeal confidently to every homo.
rao!e member who was then present, 10 say 1t that
was not his silutilun.''
The Senator himself thus furnishes the true ex-
p'anauon OF the considerations on which those .cts
were phSscd-au explanation, the benefit of which
ne must, IN Justice, extend To MIR Jefferson while
ne claims II tor himself, anG has 80 dspC Scd OF his
own argument
hold, therefore, that If President Tyler had re-
Speet either To the sage views" ug the 'eycr coros
example" OF the 'iathers of the great Republican
school," he never could have brought his mind TO
the conclusion that he was duty bound To give
MS Official Signature and approval TO such a blil as
we sent him.
| beg leave to refer the honorable Senator from
hentucky to another paSsa.e IN the Inaugural Ad.
dress OF President Tyler, which he seems 10 have
wholly over oOked, and VIII CHI plainly intimates ns
II appears to me- the determination OF the President
20 make the Constitution, IN his own conscientious
Interpretation oil IT. the SUe rule OF his conduct In
the opening OF that address he makes the following
impressive reference to the solemn obligation he had
taken upon himself IN assuming the Office of Chi,f
magistrate: My earnest prayer" says he "shaI
be to carry out understandlngiy the princines az.
that Constitution which have sworn TO .protect
preserve ard defend" Why this emphatic ref,-
renee 10 the Constitution OF h country in connrx-
ION with the solemn sanctions Of his oath of Office
II ne d'd not intend TO make II, under all clrcum-
stances the primary and uuOendng rule of his Off
cal conduct2 In the closing par, OF the same al
dress he repeats, IN the following language iIs,
admontIon asiIns: the exercise of any power NOT
early granted by the Constitution:
'Those tsaid hey who are charged with the nd
mins;rauon of the Government should carefully
. "A ] 4 Ia nj
powers thus granted TO the several Departments
other than 10y an appeal 10 the People for additional
g'dEtS, lest 10y so do NJ they disturb that balance
which the patriots ami statesmen who framed the
Constitution designed TO establish between the Fe-
GeraI Government and the States composing the
Union"
Surely, with language like this upon his lips.
anu sentiments such these m his heart the Pre-.
sldent could not be justly expected TO sign a bin
which IN his conscience be believed, AMI had so re-
peatedly AMI so.omnly declared, to be contrary to
the Constitution of his country
lheTe being, then, nothing IN the opinions Of the
fathers and founders of the republican school 10 in
duce President Tyler, consistent disciple of that
schoo' ior twenty-five years past, and one VINO had
over and over expressed his conviction of the IN
consttuuonaiity OF a Bank Of the United States TO
chanse that opinion, what course but that winch he
mas pursued was LEFT 10 him when the hill 10. such
a bank was presented for his APPROVAL
The Senator from Kentucky tells us thu, the
opinions OF the individual nominated by the patrio
TIC and enlightened Convention winch assembled AZ
Harrisburg, rs candidate for the Vice Presidency
on TINS great and important subject, were out itle
thought Of
Mr. Clay. The Senator has stated lis ve,,,
differently from the inner IN which 1 stated IN.
Tact. What | SAID was, that the President tbourr 4
ms opinions more extensively known than they ac.
tuai'y were: and that the les consequence vs. A.
tached TO them when they were known, because he
was the candidate for the second Office only.
aefulesce IN The Senator's explanation. Bu,
was not lhIs mos. extraordinary state OF thlngsl
Ahu did not, If It so, bespeak on tie part OF
'hat Convention signa! instance OF Teck essness
ana want o. consideration The ptrty he saws
were intent on the one great object OF an J.f,sb
Toned Bank Of the United States, and fhey kue,y
mat bI.. charCging such a bank might be dcpen.
dent for ITS fate on the casting OF the Vice Pre-
sldent IN this body, las twas when II was ncy,tiv
&C by the poten'Ili voice Of GEOlge Cnlon1 Surely
II would nave evnced II most extraordinary want
OF foresight, when such issues were depeEGin0 IL,
select candidate for that chair wilhou; the Tnp.,
careful, inquiry into his constitutional opinions. Was
John Tyler so Insignificant a character that rbev
knew nothing Of has past hstoryl Where IS the
man, whether member or spectator, within these
walls, TO whom his political principles and cbar,crsr
were not more or less familiar? Ifthere any one
UhInS winch has distinguished him above all other
UaS M MS character u Is his undertaking adherence
TO the school Of strict construction and State rists
VINO las forgotten when he stood proudly on this
hoor IN minority OF one ton the occasion of the
revenue Collection bill IN 1889 IN yndIcauon of
what he deemed a vital doctrine Of that school,
VINO was ignorant OF the part which had been
assigned him by the Senate, as a well known but
honorable and hisnmlnJsu opponent efIhe late Bank
OF Tie United States on constitutional grounds. IN
conduct an investigation Of the proceedings and af
lars OF that institution One would think iI,, A
gentlemen acted under due sense of their rcsron.
siDUiy 10 great and patriotic party, and If thev
attached grove Importance 70 the establishment OF
N'tona! Bank, Mey would OF course take care to
select as their candidate for the Vice Pre,igc,r,
one on whose decision they could rely. How was
], IN regard 70 General Harrison himself tic ran.
ddate selected for the Presidency Was he a bank
mani Was he identified with National Bank
Not at all lie on the contrary expressly dIscfairn-
ed u. tie rCpc.cd the ImputlIOn as a po.I,ic1I
SANDER aud dgfad those who made il 10 tho rr,og
II that had been the true issue al HarrI,burg all
will concur with me when say land u gIycg me
pleasure 70 pay mrrI,Cd tuDuie 10 the hIsb char.
acter Of the gentleman from Kentucky tbat ne
himself, and he only, would have been tboygb, NJ
q, the candidate for The Presidency. On the con.
irary, II was because his party were unwII.ip, IN
make That the issue before the People In the PEE
sidenia. election, that the honorable and t.s,ir.
guished Senator from Kentucky did no, obtain ,I,t
CIVIC crown, which bee 50 well deserved. as Inc re-.
ward O' q lie devoted 20 what he considers The frr.
interest and glory OF his country. BJlthg issue ,y8g
avoided as aztrdCus.
Let NC goa Irt.c more INTO detail as 10 the opio.
Io0s Of General II .rrson What was HE r,,,,g, -
tle other li0u Of Congress, in 1919, when he ard
PRESIDENT lyer were gallant cOmpecrs ia the E,.,
war with the Bank Of the United Stlte.7 lie ,,,,,
even iurher thln The President DID IN his opposir,on
u the Bank. John Tyler IN conformity ~ AL H.
conseryauve principles n use the term In itg mood
nnd general sCuaa) which form D,rt Of the ,fi,,
"a. '.u.a.l'n Of every Frsnan, was unwilling TO