The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-29
MR.. DALLAS AND THE BANK.

| MR. DALLAS AND THE BANK.
Mr.. c. j. Ingersol has published an apoogetic
letter for the conduct Of Mr. Dallas in voting for
the recharter of the late Bank of the United States
Mr. Ingersoll's letter IS dated the Goth instant in
| reply to one addressed to him by Mr. Hubbell,
M. c., on the l2th-so that he has taken fourteen
days to answer letter which was written with
in twenty feet of him, and which was handed him
by one of the Pages of the House. He writes
from Philadelphia, the residence of Mr.. Dallas,
nine days after the adjournment of Congress- and
may therefore be supposed TO have advised with
that gentleman, and to put the best face upon the
affair which it will bear. And, after all, he only
makes it the more apparent that Mr. Dallas was
the advocate for the Bank, for the recharter of
which he voted.
The simple question which Mr.. Hubbe puts
to Mr.. Ingersoll is this Did Mr.. Dallas vote for
the recharter of the United States Bank The
plain and direct answer would have been yes or
II voting for it in obedience to the instruc.
tons of his constituents, while his individual
judgment was against it, Mr.. Ingersoll should
the case admitted of no such straight forward
course. Mr.. Ingersoll hal a tough question to
answer, and he takes round about way of COM
ing to it. He premises that The whole State of
Pennsylvania were in favor of the Bank and
seems to think it matter Of course, that, whate-
yer tendencies that way which Mr.. Dallas exhi-
bited, were therefore excusable. The Legisla-
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to the recharter and, superadded to all, Mr.. DaI-
las had been beeaguered for three weeks by the
friends of the Bank, and at last surrendered. Mr..
Dallas not only consented to vote for the Bank,
but actually introduced the bill into the Senate
for its recharter-a most marvellous instance Of
obedience to instructions He not simply pre-
sented the bill, but made speech in its favor
All this, the facetious Mr.. l. tells us, however,
he did with very wry face--he didn't like the job
| But the people will suspect that he may do the
same thing again with "wry face"
No surer test of Mr.. Ingersos low standard
of political morals could be given, than is afforded
by this pitiful apology for Dallas. 1t is quite ap.
parent that Mr.. l. thinks it nothing out of the way
for politician to truckIe to the caprice of his
constituents, and not merely surrender his vote,
but stultfy himself, and declare the popular SEN
timents his sentiments. We have no wish to
arragn MIR. Dallas for his vote in obedience to the
wishes of his constituents but that he should
rise in the Senate and belle his own conscientious
conviction, by ADVOCATING the Bank Bill,
was degree of mcanness which one would have
thought none but his worst enemy would have
charged upon him. Such, however, is the apology
made for him by his friend.
After having offered the bill, made speech in
its favor, and voted for it, Mr.. Dallas went home
and turned over to be red hot anti-bank man,
because General Jackson had placed his veto up
on it. The bill for which Mr. d. had voted was
vetoed on the 10Th of July, 1e32-on the 10Th,
Congress adjourned, and Mr. Dallas returned to
his constituents, where he found an immense
Wing meeting assembled to denounce the Veto /;
and that circumstance, says Mr.. Ingersoll, induc-
ed Mr.. Dallas to declare against the Bank, be-
cause the friends of the Bank were opposed to
the President
Mr.. lngersol endeavors to turn the whole af-
fair of Mr.. Daas's advocacy of the Bank into
Joke A fine joke, truly! A clear case of dou.
BILE prostution--frst to the Bank, and then to
Gen. Jackson-is, according to Mr.. Ingersoll, a
capital joke If Mr., |. goes on at that rate, it
will not be long before he Jokes" his friend out