The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-27

Mr.. DALLAS AND THE UNITED STATES
BANK.-Yesterday,we promised TO give short
Nv such a list of Mr.. Dallas votes on the
bill, and the internal improvement system,as
would burn the eye balls ofhis Locofoco sup
porters for the Vice Presidency. To-day we
redeem our pledge so far as TO give his votes
in 1928 on the bank. We copy from the
Philadelphia Forum.
1t has been said by the the Albany Argus,
and other Locofoco papers, that, although
Mr.. Dallas voted for the bank, he did it re-
luctanily and under the instructions Of the
Pennsylvania Legislature. This is nottrue;
there is not IA word of truth in it. The
Pennsylvania Legislature did not instruct
him at all. That body, to be sure, adopted
a series of seven resolutions, six of which
referred exclusively 10 the tariff, but con-
tanned no instructions or request to the Sen
ators, and the seventh was as follows:
And be 1t further resolved, &c, That con-
nected as the prosperity Of agriculture and man
ufactures are wIthe the successful financial OPP
eratioHs & sound currency OF the country we vie%
the speedy re-chaTterlug OF the Bank OF the Unit
ted States, as oil vital Importance to the public
welfare.
Here was an expression of the opinion of
the Legislature, but no instruction whatever
to Mr.. Dallas. Even if he had been express
ly instructed, one would suppose, that he
might have resigned his seat in case he regard
ed the bank as the horrible monster that his
party now represent it. But he deliberate
and expressly precluded himself from the
privilege of putting i'll any plea of legisla-
tive instructions as an apology for his course
1t will be seen, from the extracts given by
The Forum, that, although he professed to
consider the opinion of the Pennsylvania
Legislature a virtual instruction, he declar-
ed, in going for the bank, that he was will
ing agentin promoting an object which he
deemed entitled to every consideration and
favor. 1t will be seen, that he spoke on all
occasions for the bank as both constitutional
and expedient; that it was he who framed
and introduced the bill for rechartering the
bank that he PERSISTED in voting for the bill
after General Jacksen's veto; that he voted
against an amendment requiring the assent
of the States to the establishment of branches;
that he voted against an amendment TO
strike out the exclusive privileges of the
institution, an amendment to forbid for
I%eigners 10 hold stock in the bank, an amend
men. to assert the individual liability of
stockholders, and an amendment TO pro-
hibit the issue OF any paper not redeemable
in specie; that be voted against an amend
ment TO shorten The term ofthe charter, de-
claring at the same time, that the bank had
done no mischief and could do none, and,
that, in his opinion, nothing was so weak, SO
c~oniemplibly weak, as amonied corporation
in short, it will be seen that he went all
; lengths with the friends and against the OPP
ponents of the bank upon all the questions
connected with that Neutrality-suspicious.
with many of which the resolution of the
Pennsylvania Legislature could by no posi-
bility be construed as having anything in the
world 10 do. We publish MIR. Dallas's max
ed votes and declarations, and, although il
is true, that, in one short week after the veto
passage, Mr.. d. by one of the most shame
less and unblushing apostacies on record, be
t came the eulogist of that document, and one
r of the most violent anti-bank men in the ma
ton, yet, if the subjoined lists of votes dc
not make the Locofocos blush scarlet fol