Liberty advocate., 1844-07-06


fore the people
From the Philadelphia Forum
N CHRONOLOGY WITHOUT COMMENT.
& PREFACE.
sz May 80. 1914 Resolution of the Bal
timore Convention which nominated Poll,
and Dallas:
"ResoIped, That Congress has no now.
ker to charter National Bank. that We
believe such an institution one Of a dead
giy hostility to the best interests of the
country: dangerous to our Republican
institutions and the liberties of the peo.
pie and calculated to place the business
of the country within the control of a
concentrated money power, and above
the laws and will Of the people"
CHAPTER |.
Mr.. DALLAS AND A BANK OF THE U. STATES.
In the Senate of the United States.
Monday, Jahury 9, 1882. Mr.. DALLAS
presented the memorial Of the Bank of
the United States, praying for a re-char-
ter, and said, "he could not but feel strong
III impressed BY the recollection that the
legislature OF Pennsylvania recently and
lneftect unanimously had recommended
the recharter of the Bank. He became
then AS WILLING as he was virtually.
an instructed AGENT in promoting to the
extent of his ability, an object which.
However dangerously timed its introduc-
tion might seem, toas in itself entitled 10
euery consideration and fdror" (SeeI
heglster ofDebates. VOL VIII Part I. p
Jan. 90. 32.--Mr. Benton asked
leave to introduce Resolution TO declare
the Branch drafts of the Bank of the Uni-
led States illegal, Mr.. Dallas re piled in
iavor Of the Bank, and said: To me
the Bank of the U. States is nothing but a.
pank, mere bank, enacted under the pu-
Fest motives for admirable purposes .
~ granting leave the yeas were 16
Hays 25, Dallas voted against granting
Mr. Benton leave.
Feb 8, l832.-Mr. Dallas made ano-
tier speech in favor OF the Bank. and inI
reply to Mr.. Benton.
March IA, l832.-Mr. Dallas, from
sne select Committee, reported a bill to
renew the charter of the Bank of the u
niled States
May 90, 1S32.-Mr. Dallas made his
speech IN favor Of the Bank as constitu-
tional ..and expedient. Mr.. Webster
ioiiowed on the same side, and on the
18Th of May Mr.. Benton replied to Messrs
Webster and Dallas.
May 26, l832.-Mr. Webster moved
an amendment to make the payment of
NE Bonds more gradual and easier to the
BANK; MT. Benton opposed it. 1t was
carried 80 to 10, Mr.. Dallas voting for
Nay 30, l832--An amendment was od-
opaeo, 10 strike out the pending amend.
men' winch required the assent of the
ota'es to the establishment of the branch
ss yeas, 20, nays 18. MT, Dallas vo-
ted for it.
sune !, l832.-An amendment was
pondlng to tax the branches, a PROPOSE,
ton was made by Mr.. Sprague, to strike i
!. Y, ont and distribute the Bonds among the {
Ssaies; agreed 10, &c to 18. Mr. Dallas
vo.lng for it; Mr.. Benton againstit.
eame day--Mr. Bibb offered an amend.
neat to limit the Bank rate ofin,erest 10
2 Per cent; rejected, 90 10 %. Yeas
Dse'on' Grundy, &c; Nays--DalIas. {
Frelnghuysen, DC.
A'so'-An amendment to abolish proxy {
vopng, rejected, 10 to 35; Yeas--Ben.
Ion' BIbb, Ellis, Haynes, Hill, Kane, Mar q
y, Moore, and White. Nays--Clav.
Freinghuysen,. &c. II
z'nDe 2, l832.--Mr- Benton's amend
to strike out the exclusive privilege t
ne Bank, REJECTED; Yeas 16-Bento1. i
!. endy' &C; Nays 26--Dallas, Webster, |
;lay, Freliughuysen.
same day-Benton's amendment toI
ofOid foreigners holding stock in the