Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-03-21


Il sriumphantly through the National Legislature,
against Federal opposition, and Republican
PRESIDENT approved il. We would naturally con-
clude i, to be Republican measure. But il, on
the other hand, it was sustained by Federalis,s.
and opposed by the Republicans, then we will |
it to be Federal measure.
What then are the facts disclosed by the Journ-
al! OF the 80 who voted for the Bank, slxrY-
SEVEN were Republicans and THIRTEEN were Fed
eralists! And of the IL who voted against the
Bank, THIRTY were Republicans and FORTY -oNE
were Federalists!
:, And this is the measure, which the Richmond
Enquirer, edited by an old Virginia gentleman,
who has grown gray in political life, and who has
occn Tor half century familiar with all the twist
ings and turnings Of parties, gravely dcnounces
from week 10 week, and day to day, as a FrbSsR-
AL MEASURE! "Oh shame! where is thy blush -
But let us 60 little farther, and sec who were
these pu6ilcans and sinners who thus turned the
Temple Of Liberty into Hall Of money -chang-
ers! We ask emphatically, who were the faith
less representatives, who, trampling upon the con-
stitu,ion Of their country-violating the obliga-
lions OF their solemn oaths-and setting at naught
the VIII OF their constituents, aided in fastening
upon the nation the Monster" which we are told
was so fata! to its free institutions! Let history
answer the question:!
upon glanclng our eyes over the list OF ayes
ana noes, the first prominent name which strikes
our attention among those who voted for the Bank
Is mat OF JOHN & CALHOUN! little low
er down We find the names of ALFRED CUTH.
BERi, late Democratic senator from Georgia
JOHN FORSYTH, Mr. v. Buren's Secretary of
State, and the most distinguished supporter oil
Ten. Jackson's administration! Then come
SAM'L ID INGHAM, General Jackson's first
Secretary of the Treasury. john G JACKSON, of
the Democratic County of Harrison, Va, KERR
representative of the Halifax District, Va, VIM II
MING, then OF N G., but now a distinguished
Democratic Senator from Alabama, and a promi-
nent candidate for the Vice Presidency on MIR
van Buren's ticket! VIM LowNDEs of S Caro-
iina-'he man whom nothing but an untimely
| and universally lamented death could have pre-
vented from being the successor Of MIR. Monroe
Mr.. LUMpKIN OF Georgia, shining light in the
( Democratic conventicle-Gen WIZ Mccoy, of
Pendleton-the staunch old Democrat, who, for
twenty years, represented the Rockingham Dis
'rct In Congress!-Gen. SAMUEL SMITH of Ma
| ryland, one OF the pillars-aye the very corner
stone of the Democratic edifice in the State bv
which he was hOnoTed with a seat in the Senate
OF the United States! And last, but not least.
Judge HENRY ST GEORGE TUCKER late President
OF the Court OF Appeals of Val! Henry St.
george Tucker! the reader will exclaim with a.
maZement-"surely there is some mistake here
Did he not preside, bu! few years ago, over the
Democratic Sanhedrim-one OF whose fundamen-
tai articles OF faith it is to damn the bank with all
their hearts and souls and minds and strength ~
we acknowledge the plausibility Of the objec-
Hou-out IL Is So WIltlen In The Book IOu
must eXpunge the Journals of the National Lepis-
iature before you can destroy the evidence of This
Important Tact! There il stands and there i. will
stand forever! IL is recorded among the archives
OF the Union, and il will 60 down TO the reno
test posterity.
But amid this general recreancy and treachcry
10 the Constitution, were there no lion-hearted
Democrats-no modern Hercules prepared to
strike down the Hydra-headed monster! Again
let us Turn TO the instructive pages Of history 10
see who were among the prominent OPPO-
NENTS of the Bank! We will name but a
lew; FIRST we point TO Gen BRECKIN-
RIDGE of BotetOurt, Va, a genuine specimen of
an old Virginia Genteman-endowed with fine
talents and conspicuous for his virtues in all the
relations OF lIfe but withal steadfast Federaist
Next we ind the lamented Judge CASTOR of N
y, JOS LEWIS OF Va, the distinguished DANIEL
oIFfEy' who then represented the Wy,he dis
trict, and finally, reader can you credit il! TIM
OIHY PICKERING of Mass, and DANIEL
WEBSTER then of N II, but now of the old
Bay State! Yes, these are ~ men who voted
against The Bank, in opposition to the splendid ar
ray OF Republicans. whose names we have given
as the champions Of the Institution! The bill
was sent 10 the Senate and passsd by a vote of %
10 IL, and among those whose names are record
| ed In favor OF the Bank in that body are VIM II
I BARRY of Ky, and JAMES BARBOUR and ARM
isTEAD i MASON Of Va-and among the nays
were Nlessrs GORE of Mass., and RuFUs KING of
New York.
What sort Of an opinion does that man enter
tain of the intelligence of the people, who, with
these facts staring him full in the face can have
the hardhood TO assert that the Bank Of 1916 was
a Federal measure!
In our next number we will review the action of
| Virginia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, the
three States which generally 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 the
purpose of ascertaining from what quarters of
the Union the Bank received Its greatest support
These examinations, with few general reiec-
tons, will close our review of the History of the
Bank.