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G. NJ. DALLAS, THE LOCO FOCO

G. NJ. DALLAS, THE LOCO fOOO
CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The democratic convention at Baltimore
declared "That Congress has no power to
charter a National Bank" that such an in
stitutton was dangerous to republican in
stitutions. the liberties Of the people. &C.. !;
yet these very :ocos have nominated as their
candidate for Vice President, q. M. DALLAS.
a strong U. S. Bank man. We give below
a few items of history in relation to his
course on the subject.
In THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES
Monday, Jan. 9, 1882 MIR DALLAS pre-.
sented the memorial Of the Bank of the L.
States, praying for Recharter, and said,
"ne could not but feel strongly impressed by
the recollection that the legislature of Penn
sylvania recently anu in effect unanimous.
~ had recommended the recharter Of the
Bank He became there WILLING as he
was virtually an instructed AGENT in pro-
noting to the extent of his ability, an OBJ
cct which, however dangerously timed its
introduction might seem, ,cas in Itself emit
tied to euery consideration and fauor." See
Register OF Debates. Vol. viii. Part !. P.
$50
Jan. 90, l832.-Mr BENTON asked leave
to introduce a resolution to declare the
Branch drafts Of the Bank of the U. States
illegal. Mr. Dallas replied in favor Of the
Bank and said ITO me the Bank Of the u.
States is nothing but bank, a mere bank,
enacted under the influence Of the purest
motives for admirable pu, poses" On grant
ing leave, the yeas were, l6, nays IS, Dali
MI Rp
leave.
Feb 8. 1899. Mr. DALLAS made another
speech in favor Of the Bank and in reply to
Mr. Benton.
March, Is, lS32.-Mr DALLAS, from the
Select Committee, reported bill to renew
tho charter Of the Bank Of the United
States.
| May %, 1S32.-Mr DALLAS made his
speech in favor Of the Bank as constitutional
and expedient Mr. WEBSTER followed on
the same side, and on the 26th Of May MI
BENTON replied to Messrs WEBSTER and Dali
| LAS.
Pending this bill, Mr. DALLAS voted vs.
making individual stockholders lable-vs
forbdding foreigners holding stock-vs
making it necessary for tho assent Of the
States to establish branches in them-vs
Benton's amendment forbdding the issue
of any currency by the bunk not rcdecma
BILE in specie" &C. &c.
June 9, 1882 MIR GRUMPY moved the in
definite postponement OF the bill; lost, ~ t.
81: Mr. DALLAS U0ting against It,
Same ddy-Bank bill ordered to third
reading, 25 to 30; MIR DALLAS roting to'
it.
June II, le32.-Bank bill finally passed
d TO 90: Mr. DALLAS uoting for it. Nays
Benton, Bibb, Brown, Dicksrson, Dudley
Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Kane, Hayne. Hill
King, Mangum, Marcy. Miller, Moore
razewell, Troup, Tyler and White.
July 10, l032.-ANDREw JACKSON retoet
the Bank of the United States as unconstitu
tio,lal and inerped,ent.
, The neat day, the veto was considered IL
the Senate, Mr. WEBSTER commencing thu
debate, sustaining the Bank bill, and op
posing the views 0! the President Speak
/: ing Of the message, he said-"lt wantoni,
attacks while classes of people for the pur
; pose Of turnn. against them the prejudi
exciting Tor use, no passion too lni1amabl
!. Tor it's address and solicitation"
. Juiy 10, le32.--Mr BENTON spoke in fa
= vor Of the Veto. and vote was TAX en- on til
C passage OF the Bank charter, in spite Of til
a. Veto. and Mr. Dallas uoted for the till IN
=. against the VETO.
Juiy 81, i532.-Town meeting in Phiao
elpha, at winch DANIEL GROOVES was Pres
-. dent; CiAs. J JACK, Esq offered the folo~
ing resolution;
II Resoiued, That in the Veto Of Presiden
c JACKSON, he has shown an utter contemp
of the unanimous voice Of Pennsylvania, ex
pressed through her Legislature and Delega
c :iun IN Congress, both with regard to ;h
!, Bank, the Tariff and the Judiciary.
. ID. ". COKE offered the following resolu
J ton, which was unanin ousy adopted:
Resolued, That the thanks of this NEE,
ing are due, and are hereby rendered, t
o GEO. NJ. Dallas and WIN. WILKINS, for ha,
:, ing, after full discussion and deiiberatio
q being had on the Executive Veto to the bi
rechartering the Bank, continued to- vote fc
" the passage of the bill.
II Julv %, Io32-Veto meeting in Philade
phia; HENRY Horn, President, Mr. DALLi
spoke. On motion of Thomas Earle,
e Resolred, That this meeting fully sustai
the Veto and the reasons by which it is su
tanned in the Presidents excellent Me
sage.
Julu7, l532-Mr DALLAS wrote his M
II NOR able letter, in which he said-"Of tt
constitutional power Of the National Co
eminent to create A BANK, | did not thel
ncr do now, entertain q doubt. Or the
bility Of Congress to create such Bank
"a would be safe machine Of finance and
4, serviceabIc agent in preserving sour
currency, 4 then ,ras, as stiuam, cosvlN
Ed"
er In the great session Of 1882, on Il
questions Of the Bank, the Tariff. Lar
c distribution, Internal Improvement. s.
I'd the yeas and nays, in the Senate, are :
IN corded 1853 times. On these questions \
DALLAS recorded his vote % times with \
~ BENTON, GRUMPY. SC and 1876 times with A
q. CLAY, WEBSTER, FRELINGHuYsKN, SC. -!
a For proof Of this see Journals.
Aman named William Ralph was drow