The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-09-06

ton If either of us should refuse 10 ,,,;,,.
selves by sonct oHing a Bank charter. wi, Al "ef
lieying il TO 10 unconstitutional, our solenr "a
Of Office required Us 10 pote against OF ,,fa ~ o
mNow let history speak to The sba,0o =
fence of his 'i 6NPqe t yer and G,l;iG, !.
10 his party and his country. 10 ~!
HarIisou's Dayton speech, Sept. 10, iaso
he said:
My opinion of the power OF Congress 10 ella.
ter a nsiionAl bank remains unchanged. IT,
is no, in tho constitution any express rr,n, !,
power for such purpose aud il never could be "a.
siitulional to exercise that power. save in liz.
vent tho powers granted to Congress could pok,
carried into effect without resoriing to snch i
institution. Mr. Madison signed the law ci.,,
ing a national bank. beesus. no thought Tia, "A.
revenue of the country could not be collected,
distursed to the best advantage, without, tho !,
deposition of such an establishment. ,oid,.
my letter 10 Saerrod Wiiiisms. fhet ia rq,pl..
fkat The rerenHr Of The Union could only D. ,J
!eefed and disJUTsed in the most ,feefual ro, /
mesns Of Jonk. and If ras clearly Of ok
ION thai The majority Of the people Of he d
desired such on institution, then, aAG then cal.
u0uid sign bill 10 charter a national bs,l
[Shouls OF applause ! have never regardadts a.
Office Of Chief Magistrate as comforting upon Il.
incumbent the power Of mastery over the popul.,
Will, but rs granting him power to execute Il,
properly expressed will OF ise people. and ho,t
resist. With my mothers milk did suck Ia Il.
principles on which the Declaration of lndeasa
dcnce was founded. Tho, declaration CON pis,
ed tlet Tie King rouid mol let he people mol,
speh lars as they rushed SHALL A PErslpr,,
on An EXECUTIVE OFFICER uSDERTaKE, At ia,
LATE TIaE OF nAY. TO CONTROL THE PEoFlt ~
the EXERCISE OF THEIR SUPREME WELL II,
People are the best guardians OF their own ri-i,,
Ispplausel and u is the duiyg nsr Ereerit
10 abstain from interfering in or ArG,iing n
sacred ezsreise Of The isr making (BneiisE. 4
their gorerHmsnt"
No ono can interpret this language
any other way than as n pledge TO submit
the bank question TO the people, ard 10 )
bide byiheir decision. as expressed lhuasi
Congress, the law making powor. l.
manifest tina, Gea. Harrison held il Con
sillutioual for Congress TO charter n IA
lionll Bank, if necessary and prop,
means TO carry into effect The ersnl5
powers; and so Ear from excepting La..
with the compulsory branching power, /.
includes il by his approving reference
Mr.. Madison's signature Of The bank 81
Of 1916, which conferred The compulor,
branching power.
We NOW p;ye n m,,cL .,ror,e, ,..
} from Gen. llarrisou's speech q, Fan
Grecnville, that fr.l, in which he sl,
AWAY all grounds for Mr. Tyler's rash IS.
.erlion. and sets oil cayil ~ roe, Lv A.
cl,r;,, L;uscIe The La, 49,, n .I.l
n ''' "'ah, tFe'N
Alter boas,iog in reiereocc 10 ri, -,
session n s,,,o and ro,,;,n.;~t 80 r.
,ower-..I Svy., vr,',n 'N.''"
,,rY +, \. r,ors.d.a ~ N -
r.n n1 ~, na'' zen sseSuhe'a as binl ma
nsv. .vs,v ss,;oa,i ,sonhi',,a ~" 49, .'.n " -
no farther. The Constitution of tho U s. m,ia
i, The DUTY Of the Gorernmen, to provide ssyl
and mesns for the collection aud d'.bors'msol Of
rss' a. ~. r'O'y ~ W, y a'.',
their government. TO create nstiossl b,sL ora
perly guarded and regulated, / snAlL ~ rnr tAr,
Man. ~ ELECTED Psfsiptsr. TO SAT- " ~ ArTne
hIIl Asaissr I"tas AitLioss os fattnss ~
Ind 81 t,hs,,v ,b,n Is - 5.,.,
Destroy lie poor man's rrstt. and yoa d,,,,e,
bis capital. The peasant Who toils tnse,naaly
to maintain bis furnishing household, in u' ban.
honey eoan', ', o. Laf9pa, r.iey u ever:
mon ,boa,sna, MI. "c rhar -. =" n,..,,,I
dlfaealtiss copnset9d win ,,s,v fam nd ~
,tm Of government. hut II rhould 30 the Elm -!
,isos al, ~, 80, - -. r., - ,sei J
/ III, eannt,v s.
comment on language 50 plain IS ShG
| " unnecessary.
/, Gen u,r,,so,,s ,,,,,,,,,,i .AJr..
a.. - A., 90, ..'',,...,
"n 'pe ~. "''eh l01it nc was 'quI'? y"
plIch. lie was not bank man, and lhefs'
fore he could not we'll propose and fecor.
mend National Bank; bu, he had ever
reason /, bcl;eyc In, !, "a. one ef II,
Ioad;n. -. r H. 80 IL h..
'ea""s o'Jecis Of 'he parry ""c" y.
elevated hun to Office, and that y was 10
desire Of the mBlpriy Of the people-bai
presenting the very ron1ition. named .T
! b;rscIr l., ~ D.,,, .,oo,k of I;s So
,r ~, a.,
p'"'di VI phhh' ne "hiB Pn.!
ihe nation had condemned the Sub reast
~ and The State Rank sreteu,s ard yfl