The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-04-21

safe keeping and transfer OF The fubic
Funds, and the collateral operation or deal.
ing in bills Of exchange between The Int
ted States aud foreign countries, and be.
tween different states, without The power oil
making local discount in any State without
lis exnress assent. This measure, nicely
adjusted 10 meat The Presidents declared
opinions, and to avoid the remotest conflict
with hIs conscientious scruples, was never
iheless rejected BY him, as being totally at
variance with the Constitution; aud it be.
came then apparent that no measure would
receive his appreciation from which there
was reasonable expectation Of restoring a
sound currency-lusuring the people the
lust reward Of their labor, and preserving
The Public Treasure from the pecuaiion Of
dishonest agents, and Of separating the pow
er OF the purse from the control which the
President by the constitution has over the
military force Of the country. II was mus
made manifest that The President II Wing
10 profession, was not one IN principle that
if be regarded in profession the will Of the
people, expressed through their Represen-
iatives, after full and careful consideration,
vet 10 practice he condemned lt--and that
nothing less would satisfy him than an abso-
Lutte dlctalion to the Representatives OF the
States aud the people Of the substance and
even the very form Of flaws and that lis own
opinions ITO day could no, be relied upon TO
guide his couduc, or satisfy his conscience
tomorrow. After such an exhibition of
weakness and presumption, What could be
expected but what followed The Harrison
Cabinet was broken up and dispersed, and
The Wing members of Congress, faithful 10
the duty which they owed to themselves and
10 their constituents, assembled and issued
an address, IN which they declared, in terms
firm, yet temperate, Indignant, yet not
wantonly disrespectiul, their sense OF the
Presidents conduct, and the condition OF
that great party whose principles he was
bound 10 cherish and advance. The events
Of the present Session have removed all
doubts, if any such before existed, Of the
propriety and necessity Of this action on the
par, Of the Wings Of Congress. We nov
see the President urging upon Congress
under the diclaton of the veto power, ;he
establishment Of an Egchequer Board, cal
culated not to relieve public distress, but tc
enlarge Executive power, which already
threatens the liberties of the people,
measure, the tendency Of which is TO with
draw from circulation end from the use o
the people all the specie Of the country
10 confine IT IN the vaults of the Treasury
10 accumulate il in the s.ea. commercial CT
lies, while It supplies no adequate substitute
in lis roon-io build up the interests and IN
crease the wealth OF those cities at the ex
peDse Of the grea! body Of the people
and by wlthdfawing from our sound bank
ing institutions the basis Oh which thei
transactions are founded, aud the onl
means by which they can ever resume cas-
payments, TO compel them, however reluc
family, to call 10 suddenly The deb. due theI
from the people, and thus to oyerwhell
the debtor class aud persons Of moderat
property in hopeless ruin. To contem
plate the proof OF The Presidents fixed res
oluiion TO prevent, or undo every thing
which the Wings desire or have accom-
pllsbed, he has just recommended 10 Con
gress the repeal Of the law passed with BIZ:
own approval for distributing the proceeds
Of the Public Lands-a law demanded b.
the people-guaranteed by all the protes
sions and promises OF the Wing party i
the canvass Of 1870 which the Stale c
North Carolina, BY repeated declarations {
her Legislature, has approved, and elaine
as right, and which at this time, by fuI
nishing to the states a considerable amour
Of funds, would enable them, besides az
complishing purposes Of permanent u,iii,
supply, in some degree al least, the preseI
deficiency OF a sound circulation. Meal
time, while these legislative proceeding
are in progress, The Presiden. has been ii
tr5u!lng the patronage Of the Governmet
no, with view TO the public service
not to maintain The ascend4ncy of any grel
party or leading principles OF The countr,
bu. to the selfish end Of procuring reiaine
10 himself, and Of securing, by whateyt
means, re election TO ofiice--a resu
which be cannot seek 10 produce, witbo
dlsregarding the ayowed principles OF Il
Wing pariy-and his own solemn proie
sons-a result, the accomplishment
which, happily for the country, is as il
possible as lis pursuit is indefensble,-
Your Committee are therefore Of opinlo
that The Wing party are 10 no sense Just
responsible for the present state Of affair
They found the country encountered wi
debt, disgraced by defalcaiions, infested |
corrup; and Incompetent, Office holders, al
lis energies pressed down by lhe weigh,
unwise legislation, and oppressive Exec
tive usurpallons, the fruits Of twelve yea
Ensrale, under selfish and proa,gate ADM
situations. Their Representatives in Co
gsess Set themselves 10 work with steaC
diligence and hearty devotion, 10 redre
ihese evils, and restore the country. 3
his labor required both time and energ
The adaptations which SO many years h
produced could not in moment be reinst
ted, and even had the life Of the lament
Harrison been spared, with his jealous c
operation, year would have been but