Holly Springs gazette., 1844-05-04

ayes and noes, The first prominent name
which strikes our attention among those
who voted for The Bank is that of JOHN c.
CALHOUN A little lower down we
find thename eofALFRED DCUTHBERT.
late Democratic senator from Georgia
John FORSYTH, MIR. Van Buren's
Secretary Of State, and the most distinguish
ed supporter of Gen. Jacksdh's admiuistra-
tionl Then come SAMUEL ID. ING
HAN, Gen. Jackson's first Secretary Of the
Treasury, JoHN @. JACKSON ofth Demo-
cratic county of Harrison, Va, Wm r.
KINe, then of y. c., but now a Distinguish
ed Democratic Senator from Ala, and a
prominent candidate for the Vice Presiden-
CT en- Mr. Van BuTen's ticket WILEIAn
LowSDEs Of South Carolina-the man
whom nothing bot an untimeIy and uuiver-
sally lamented death could have prevented
from being the successor Of Mr.. Monroel
Mr.. LUMPKIN of Georgia, shining light
in the Democratic onventicle-Gen. WIN.
Mccoy Of Pendieton-the slaunch old dem
ocrat. who, for twenty years, represented the
Rockingham District ia Congress Gen.
SAMUEL SMITH of Mary land. one Of the
piIlars-aye, the very corner stone Of the
Democratic edifice ia the State by which be
was honored with u seat in the Senate of
the United States And last, bat not least,
Judge HENRY ST GEORGE TUCKER of
Valll Henry ST.. GEORGE TUCKER
the reader will eXcIaim with amazemeot,
surely there is some mistake here Did
he not preside, but few wears 20, over the
Democratic Sanhedrim one OF whose fun
damental articles Of faith it is to damn the
Bank with all their hearts and souls and
minds and strength 2" We acknowledge
the plausibility Of the o5lecuon-but il is so
written n the Book You must expunge
the Journals of the National Legislature
before You can destroy the evidence of this
important Gctl There 1t stands aud there
it will stand foreverl 1t is recorded among
the archives Of the Union, and it will go
down to the remotest posterlty.
But amid this general reereancy and
treachery to the Constitution, were there no
lion hearted Democrats. no modern Hercu
les prepared 80 strike down the Hydrahead-
ed monster Agsto let US turn to the in
structive pages Of history to see who were
among the prominent OPPONENTS of
the Bank! We'willna but few First
we point to Sen. J. BRECKENRIDGE
Of BotetouTt Va, a genuine specimen -nf an.
Old Virginia gentiemap, endowed with-lioe
talents and conspicuous Ter his virtues in all.
the relations oftife, but withal a s.eadfast
FederaIist. Next we find the lamented
Judge GAsFoN Of N. c., Jos. Lewis of Va,
the distinguished.BAN SHEFFy, who then
Represented the Wythe district, and finally,
reader can yon credit ito TIMOYHY
PICKERING of Mass and DANIEL
WEBSTER then of n H bat now of the
old Bay State Yes, these are the men
Who voted against the Bank, in opposition
to the splendid array OF Republicans whose
names we had given as the Champion of
the Institution The bill was sent to the
Senate and passed by vote OF % to IL, and
among those whose names are recorded In
favor Of the Bank in that body are WILL
LIAM T. BARR OF kentucky and JAMES
BARBOUR, and ARMsTEAD L. Mason, of
Va, and among the nays were Measrs
GORE, of Mass and RUFUs KING of New
York.
What sort of an opinion does that MN
entertain of the intelligence of the people,
who, with these facts staring him full in the
face. can have the hardihood to assert that
the Bank Of 1916 acGs Federal measure2
In our next number we will review the
action OF Virginia. HennS yIVdHld anu ooutn
Carolina. the three States which are gene
rally esteemed the most orthodox in their
political principles of all the members of
the confederacy. We will also make an
analysis Of the vote Of Congress for he pur
pose of ascertuining from what quarters of
the Union the Bank received It's greatest |
support.
These examination, with a few general |
will close our review of the /
History Of .he Bank.
VAN BUREN AND THE TARIFF OF '2S.-