Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-27
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Maryland
Virginia, o.
North Carolina, >
south caFoliHa, i, ,
Georgia, u. -
This table of votes he author Of the "Far Pro-
POSITION" dQrC% a0t pg3ii%t: lie says no! one "old
OF il,
As Mr.. GILES observed, there was radical
difference Of opinion between gentlemen IRON The
Eastern and southern States" The Southern
were. in toit trenches Of Congress, a!inos, fcHf I"
onc AGAINST the Bank: the Northern States were
"a 10 / FOR il-JoaATnAN GRoCr ci Mas.ach'i-
sets being the onip member from tha, section who
voted against it, VIRGINIA presented an uNDlvl-
Dgp front against il. New ENGLAND gave II an
almost undivided support. The former became
tie mother OF The Republican creed tie latter the
stronghold Of Federalism.
An attempt has heen made to show that me
Dank was q Republican measure, because al me
,lir;v-nnc who voted for the Bank Of 1871, in the
subsequent division Of parties, eleven were Re-
rull;csns. and of the nineteen who voted again>,
il. Fix were Fcderasis Is il imagined that any
schno!-boy is to be gu!led by this? Do men ever
chsncc their politics! Place the calculation the
other way. aud il stands thus: ot thr;y-ninc for
The Bank. t,rcr'g-rlM (aEd among them AmcA.
Benson. Houiiuct and the subsequent, icdfefS Of
the i'ederai>t party) became Notwithstanding
Of the nineteen who voted against II, ttirfcea land
among them Madison and Giles became Re
uGhicans. Two-ih,Ids If the opponents OF the
2aak became Republicans. and two-ihn.> OF IL
supporters became i'cccrGli>s. Mr. Gerry WHO
was subsequently Republican, Is cited aS one:
IN. he lid not then ac, with the men who sut*c-
Guentv composed :he Republican party, hut
held pr!ncirles 50 lGtiitdinarian That Mir. Mad
son said Tho conclusion h drew IRON the com
mcr;s!r Of the Gentlemen from Massachusetts
(lfr. I;c..,j was, that Congress may do What
ihcy ,ea>-' NorGoes Mr.. Gerry seem Ia have
been consis;en, even IL his then opinions. Ter Mir
Madison recurring She opinion o!i!at gentleman
in Isl said :iha !owcrS oi he Constitution were
then dar, ircypicai,e ard dangerous: but now.
perhaps - the lc>lt 81 experience, 'he' &c Gear
and luminous Cpoc. Hist. p. So Subsequent
experience. under tie AGa!2s kei@n q ierfor
conYncea him. as i, lid maEy others, that fcc-
r;.lism va pcsli'en; and dangerous hclesy.-
Bu, III. author Of The Fair Proposition" IS usii-
al. resorts 20 f.lsiiicaons oil The ''hccord. lie
classes anon. iha Republicans William Smith
OF South Carolina, while he was an ultra tece-
rali..;. {?eihaTs coaiouEd!ng him, in his gross
historical ignorance with William Smith. Sena
tor of South Carolina about twenty Yeas ago.
and Samuel Smith OF Maryland, while lis na1'T
t0cs mol a-ysor IN tho list OF votes contained IN The
1ryp tai 4: c'',s Dee His. OF the Bank OF Inc
L. States,
The rill having Thus passed was submitted 10
presisen; Washington. lie demanded the writ
len opinions Of LIS Cabincl. ErMrND RANDoLrn
OF virginia, Attorney General, in his opinion.
saws we ask then, in lie scccad place, whc-
thcr. n@on rnv principle Of fair construction. he
specified rrwcrS o! legislation iayCivc the power
ri granting charters OF incorpora';on' We 50:
charters 81 incorporation, without coni:nin9 The
question 10 the Bank: because he a.h1iss,oH u II
III int 3naonCc, rs ar 0"n'tSSt'' "i " ~ crTF
o'!er. IN IRISH Cirrr.SS rug TIM tn ''Se oi II
equ,;l!u ccrrdiert' (i>oc. Hist. y. 50 He fur
Their remarks: But. III truth the serious alarm Is
in The conccA;cyed :oEcc OF these continents II
. l..c la7irg and collecting q taxes brings with il
ever thin. which. III tho opinion ol Congress,
NAV facilitate the payment IF taxes: if TO hor
row money sets political speculation loose 10 con
ceve what NAV create On ability to lend; II 10
regulate commerce is 20 range IN he boundc>S
lnazcs of projects for the arra' nnir hest scheme
10 invite from abroad, or 10 diliusc Ill home, The
precious metals il 10 dispose %! or 10 regulate,
properly oi the United States is 10 incorporate
Bank, that sock may he subscribed TO THY them.
il NAV. withou, cxacgcraiion. ae affirmed HAT
similar construction on every spcciicd Federal
mower riH xtiIt t.1r8 n Congress int0 he trhoie
tircic II !>.6ic ieeiSGtioa.
"Ioweyer let it be propoundcd as IN eternal
question 10 ,hosc who buiH new powers ON This
clause, Ithe words and proper whether the Ia
li,udc OF construction. which they arro@aie, wW
nat tcra,aQe in az rEii3aitcd roircr N Coag7'Ss.
an crclV .tracei, therefore under which the At
,o.ncy General can view the Gel. 50 fal as il IN
corpora;cs The Bank he is tcnnd 10 d'criorc h:Sop'
mon 10 tc GadinS' rs c0nNtri,0n0ifp" DOC
list, p. 81
T,,o.,,. Ierrr,So>. Secretary Of State in his
opinion, SAYS Il consider The foundation Of The
Constitution aS laid on this ground, that all
powers mol delegated 10 The United States by the
Constitution. nor prohibited by il 10 Tie States
a,e reserved to the States. or 70 the people, Q2h
amendment 70 take q S:Hote Sfp beyond The
boundaries thus speciality drawn around The row.
r 81 Congress. is To talc a>'tS 8n ~ a b'"nf!eS
Ecd Of 2o1rsr. ~ ior@cr SnS1'H'iic 81 onHdTna'oP
~ he iRcarrofnt.oR ri a RaEl, and other pow
crs assumed ~ this hill karc mi, ~ mn "Ein'on.
Lcer deiccnfcd 10 Hc {. States, Lgtac CoHs1iEhon.
doc His r. 9l)
prc>idcn, WASHINGTON sent the written opinions
Of Randolph and Jefferson 10 ALEXANDER HtM-
n.roS. Secretary Of lie Treasury, stating in his
note chat NAV lie fully possessed u lie arsr-
mcn:s f,. mt against the measure. before | tx
press any opinion of my own, give yon an op-
porunrv OF examining and answering The oh
ectionscon;ainei in The enclosed parers, '-(Doc.
Hist, r. ~
gave very lengthy opinion in favor of The con-
s,ilulionalijv OF Bank, basins his Argument on
the following position:
Vow, j appears 10 Tie Secretary OF The lrea-
snry. that his general priacpe IS inherent in the
yerY definition OF Government, and estn''"f to
every step Of the progress 10 be made ny that OF
the l.. Safes: namely, that every rowcr vested IN
Government. is, in lis nature. SOVEREIGN,
and incluics hv frtc OF the tsrm right 10 en-
rlay all the means requisite. and fairy arr lea
lie Ia The attainment Of Tie Ca,is of such power,
a;i while II are not Drcc,uled by restrictions aud
cyccrlars specified in The Constitution, or not
immoral. or not contrary 10 the essential ends OF
political socic,y Dec. Hist. p. 95)
(Tlc last words IN italics and capitals are also
50 in The Originally
Acain he SAYS: "As power Of erecting cor
4 nora,ion may as well &c imf'icd as any other
/ hing il NAV as well he employed IS an 'rStrG-
! 1ca, OF mean Of carrying into execution any OF
The specified powers, as any other instrument or
neon whatever" dec. His. p. 81
ue,hns claims for Congress The rover OF creG-
,;ns arm corpoyu,icn which il NAV Think 4 fit in
s;rumentlo carry on il. powers; * was well OF
served in he delaie, company with exclusive
privileges. a sauorolr, NAV be considered useful
N regulating commerce. According 10 Ha-
millions III sorv Of The Constitution, adofied by the
FcSeralists Congress can then create II. lie con-
tended, also. 10 have satisfactorily shown
Il That the rover Of the Government, as &c
the objects entrusted 10 It's management, Is, in IL
( pafur,. savprpiun