Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-07-06

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Ialblic lands. .-Naiiomoi Inielligencer.
ME-. Dallas aud tlse U. s. Bank.
The democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency, the wings seem all at once to
have discos cred, is not entirely the OBJ
scurc individual they at first represented
Linn to be. They have turned to the re-
cords Of Congress, and find that in 1882.
as member Of the United States Senate.
he voted for the re-charter of the U. S,
Rank; and they now make the notable dis
covery That he was ''most prominent sup
porter Of that institution. /!
: Mr.. Dallas, it is true, did vote for the
re-charter Of the U. S. Bark, both before
and after thevcto by Gen. Jackson; but it
is equally true that lie did so in compliance
with instructions, and at the time would
not have been sustained by the popular sem
iiment Of his State in pursuing any other
course. The Bank being located in the
great commercial emporium of the State,
Pennsylvania, up to the time Of the veto,
and before the FRAUDS and corruptions &c
the institution had been fully made pub
lie, was in favor Of its te-charter; aid
MIR. Dallas, in common with the majority
Of his fellow citizens, probably partook Of
this feeling, when, in company with lis
then colleague, the present Secretary of
War, Mr.. WILKINS, he voted against the
extinction Of the Bank. The exposures,
however, which soon followed the veto,
and the shameless course of the Bank in
boldly entering tie poll ical arena with the
avowed object Of defeating the reelection
Of Gen. Jackson, for that purpose lavishly
using its wealth, al once made apparent the
dangers Of the institution and the dishon-
esty Of those who had the management of
il; md complete revolution in public SEN
timent was the consequence revolution,
the extent Of which is seen in the fact, that
Gen. Jackson was sustained by the people
Of Pennsylvania BY $4,000 majority. Mr..
Dallas was one of the frs. 10 abandon and
denonnce the Bank after it became evident
that it had become mere political ma
chine, and aspired to control the popular
elections; and from that period down to
TIE present time he has been, as all ac-
q,iainted with his history we'll know, enc
Of che most ardent opponents of national
Bank in the United Suites. In proof of
this we need only refer to letter of his
written to democratic committee of Brad
ford county, Pa, dated June Z, 1885, an
extract from which, in allusion to the bill
extending the charter, we append:
s.,rhe hill passed both houses of Con-
gre4z, but met from the Roman tribune
wlio filled the Executive office, in whose
elevation / had taken an active part, and
fr0n the great current Of whose policy ard
spirit the Democracy Of America expected
the wonders of renovation and reform he
has since achieved, signal and over
wfelming sstO.D
From the moment Of the veto, the en-
ragged board, heretofore discreet and plau-
sible, tore off the mask. stripped itself rap
idly Of all disguise, and umler the fimsy
present Of being FIRST assailed, entered al
boand and with blus;er into the arena Of
political strife. The chief magistrate Of
the UniOn became the mark Of its contume-
~ and vindictive thrnsts. Town meet
ings were convened to exasperate party.
Bank banners were paraded on every cleo
lion ground. Official manifestoes equally
arrogant and inilamn,atofy, were issued.
Legislation was 70 be overawed, the
eitixens intimidated, the elective franchise
tieprecisted or controlled, the country rev.
olAflonlzed! This was q process Of re-
charter which seemed 10 prostitute the
poWers and 10 defeat the purposes Of the
corporation. II involved practices and
pretensiosss utterly irscconcilable with
what we're scny kaorn to me to have been
The pare objects and democratic principles
Of its founders. It gave reality at once to
the vivid pictures drawn in Congress, Of
the ambitious tendencies ard dangerous in
ilssencies Of such a mcneycd agent. It
threw ane irresistibly back upon the pledge
which, - republican Senator, l had o
penty giyen In that higl, sphere of repre-
sentative duty, AND I WITNESSED
AND SHARED WITH PRIDE the
manly, VIGOROUS AND TRIUMPH
ANT RESISTANCE, BY which its usur-
psitpns wore ENCOUNTERED AND
FIEALfsK PROSTRATED.n