The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-01-13
THE FISCAL AGENT.

ns look wei to your fires.
THE FISCAL AGENT.
4 According to promise we lay before oul
aders the Report Of the Secretary with
c Bill, for the establishment Of l'isca
seui Of the Government. Below VIC al
! give the opinion Of the Richmond Wing
] Washington Independent relative tc
IS measure. They both condemn ii
Notwithstanding we nre Of tho opinioa
b, If properly restricted, il will answer
good purpose. We are decidedly in ia.
+ Of an old-fashioned Bank Of the United
a,es Bank, but we see that without an
hendmcnt Of the Constitution granting
I power 70 Congress, we shall always
PC continued excitement between the
Q great parties on this subject, there
Fe VIC believe tina, If the present plan
ild DO brought to work we'll il would al.
this excitement aud a large majority
the wcli-disposcd Of both parties would
brough, to support If. We have very
10 condolences in Any thing Mr.. Tyler
y propose, yet this very plan may be a
enc Of his to head the Whigs-,o shin
responsibility from himself TO the par.
Why mol then Try and head h;.n with
own measure. But To tho extracts;
THE NEW FISCAL AGENT.
We hare examined, with some care, tho
pr Of the Secretary, aud the Bill accom-
yiug il, for the establishment OF an TX.
quer Of the u. =, aud We have been
bic 10 satisfy ourselves TIM, the details
e. be proposed scheme are less exception.
than the outlines, as given IN the Pre-
Hai's Message. The views of the Sc
iary are certainly plausbic--so far a&
ties to the currency feature Of The
ome. We incline 10 the opinion, that
proposed currency wall be one Of uni
. saiae--will probably be stable. and
nsh medium Of exchange to all parts
The country. Blu, to do this, the TX.
quer must be IN the hands oil honest
b, and who cannot be- swcryed from tho
Of duty BY any ambitious aspirations.
The commissioners be men, who, TO
pass political end, would make ths
or with which they arc invested, SUBJ
tent 10 that end, they might depreciaic
currency or appreciate II at pleasure.
8ul, however convenient as currency
Inns the proposed measure may be-
POLITICAL engme, IL is obnoxious to
pefasle objections. II coniers upon
Executive, powers dangerous TO the
nc liberty and which no coasidcra-
OF commercial ease should induce Il
p'e jealous Of their nights, to surrender.
omoinea the powers Of a National
(, the Sub-Treasry and the State
system aud concentrates IN the
s Of the Executive the patronage,
Oh Pertnns to each Of them. The
upon the Executive is a mere mock
The Board Of Control, who will
u oil the power, arc from their very
Tuition, the creatures and dependents
20 Executive. Two of the fye---the
e'ary Of tue Treasury aud the Treas
are generally heated partisans---
are appointed by Tho President, and
riding TO tho Jackson doctrine, arc his
creatures, bound 10 obey his orders,
subject TO be eyicted at his will and
sure. The other three arc to be ap-
'ea IN the same way-but they arc
70 oe removed in case Of physical
my, incompcsency, or neglect, or yio-
u Of duty and in case OF any such
psal, Il shall be the duty of the prcsi-
70 lay the reason thereof before the
w. That is, the President is to
Of the manner in which thoy dis.
y 'heir duty--if not satisfactory TO
ne removes and gives his reason 10
'ehale'-who have no power, however,
observed, 10 reverse his decision and
s'a'e inc commissioner. The power
'hoval IS then absointe---and tho pre-.
=, limiting It in the Bill is but little
'nan mockcry aud Insult.
,aen, the vast powers confilcd to the
vol Control, be 10 fact conferred upoa
.SnScu'lve, as unquostionably they are
fursc and Sword are united. The
'anent becomes great banker; aud
rs disposal the liberty and property
y citizen Of the Republic. Itmuy
suou' that We need apprehcnd no dan
'oni our present rulers---,ha, they arc