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There we're 10 the House al this time, from
y Ha.nn.hire q ISe,I ,hn rni.d NJ.
THE BANK OF THE U. s Isl6.

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Upon glancing our eyes over the list Of ayes
and poes, ,he4ss, prominent name which strikes
our atieniion among Hose who voted for The
Bank 10 that Of JOHN g. CALHOUN A lii.
de lower down We find The namo Of ALFRED
CUTHBERT, late Democratic Senator from
Georgia-JoHN Forsyth, Mr.. Van Buren,s
Secretary Of State, and The most distinguished
supporter, of Gen. Jackson's administration IL
Then come SAMUEL D. EINGHAM, General
Jackson's hrs. Secretary Of the Treasury, Jso.
g. JAcHsOK Of the Democratic County OF Haf.
Iison, Va, y. kEkR,teprestDtaiive the Halifax
District Va WIN. n. KIso, then Of N C. but now
adistingulshed Democratic Senator from Ala
bama. add q prominent candidate for the Vice
Presidency on Mr.. Van BurenS ticket! Wit.
liam LowNDEs Of South Carolina-the man
whom nothing but an nntimely and universally
lamented death could have prevented from being
,he successor Of Mr.. Monroe i--Mr. LuMPkIs oI
Georgia, shining light 10 the Democratic COT
ven,icle--een WIN McCoY Of Rendleton-the
ssaunch old Democrat, WHO, for twenty years,
rspTcsesledlhe Rockingham District in Coneiess.
Gen, SAMUEL SMITH If Maryland, one of lhe
pillars--sye, the very corner stone OF the Demo.
cratic edi6ce in the State by which he was hon.
ored with seat in the Senate Of the Uniied
States And iass, bu, moi least, Judge HEsRf
ST. GEoasE TucEER, late Pfes:dentof he Courl
ofAppesls ofVa.it HENkY Sr. GEoRar Tuck
IN the reader will exclaim with amazement-
sssnrely there IS some mistake heFei Did be moi
preside, bat q few years ago,over The Democrat.
Il Sankedfim one OF whose fundamental at,i.
cles Of faiihit is to damn The Bank with all lheit
hearts and souls aud miEds and Strengths We
acknowledge the FEASIBILITY of the objection
bpf il It's 50 written 10 the Book You must ex-
punge The Journals of the National Legislature
before you can destroy the evidence OF this i'm.
portsnt fact! There il stands and there will
stand fofeyerl Il Is recorded among sthe ar.
ehises Of the Union, and il will 60 down 10 ihe
femoiest poslerity,
But amid this general recrea1cy aud rescher
" 10 the Constitutions we're there no lion-hearled
Dsmocrals-no modern Hercules prepared 10
strike down the Hydra-headed monster Again
lst Us turn 10 abe instructive pages Of history To-
see Who we're the prominent OPPONENTS Of
The Bankl We will name bat few. First We
peintto Gen.J BREcKINBRiDGE Of B0tesoart.
Va, genuine specimen ofsan old Virginia Gen
iieman endewed with ineaslents and conspic-
uops for his virtues in 81 the relations of life Int
uithal sieadfast Federaiisi Next We end he
lamented Judge GAsToN Of n. c.. J. LEWIS Of Va !.
Che Distinguished Dan. SHEFFY. Who thea rem
lt4tul-1 me " ytuc ul1sttcts anu uuaflY. reader
en- Won credit Ill TIMOTHY PICKERING of
Mas. ana DANIEL WEBSTER then Of 4, ii
hat new 81 Ire old Bag Slale1 Yes. these ave
he men Who voted egaina the Bank. il opposi.
ion 10 he splendid array Of Republicans, whose
oames We have given as he champions Of The
lksff.oiionl The bin Wps sent 10 The Senate and
passed 81 vote Of % 10 q. and among those
yhole lsuss are rscolfed ID favor Of The Bank
a that body are WILLIAM T. BARRY q Ky.
md Jknzs B1RsouR and ARnI,TElD T. Mason
- Na--<and among he nays Meisrs. GeRE Of
Mrs. 1nd Ktfus Kxs Of n Y.
Whist sd Of a. opinion does that man enter
lain Of he Intelligence " he people. who, niih
tbf|t f1<i, Sharing then Ton II he FACE. csn have
ihe kard,hoo4 70 assert itsl 4, DnnE of 81 ,at
! Ks1stsl nts,uF. q |ieamonl lFlies
ktThs Ricbnehd enquirer. The ysry best
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