The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-28
SPEECH OF MIR. TYLER.


talth" Of the parry, we have Mr.. Charles J
Thompson, on March 10th, saying TO his con
sllIuents 81 am, and al1dys hare been, OPP
posed 10 q LatitudiRarian construction o.
" The Consultation.
" TO enable you 10 Judge Of the principles Of
" General Harrison, Ihdpe copied from his
speeches and letters suHdry extracts, "a
. iohich I beg your attention. The toiLoUiHg
" IS an extract from an address Of ms 10 a por-
" lion Of The people of The state of Ohio, nhea
" ne Uos a candidate for seal in the Co1t-
" gress Of the Uailed States az 1922" And
here Mr.. Thompson copies word for word the
very extracts have given you from the letter
OF General Harrison To the "Inqusilor," svow-
ing himself Republican Of the Jefiersonlan
schooi--denying to Congress the exercise OF
any power not expressly granted by the Consli-
tuuon-opposing The Bank Of me UiHued
States upon constitutional grounds, and de-
cidTing that IL is a measure not necessary
10 carry any Of The expressly granted po1ers
into effect.
Again, Mr. William G. Riyes, in his elabo-
rated Castle Hip letter, thus wrote
But II is said that General Harrison has voted
Tor protective tarih-for internal improvements by
The General Government, and is IN favor OF Ma.
tonal Bank. Ia respect 10 this last allegation, tank
shaA be abL< 10 shO0 you that is tUhoiy gTaiui0aL
In his address TO the yo-
tiers Of the Cincinnati district in 1922 he expressly
declared that "he believed that the charter given To
the Bank Of the United States was unconstitutional
la has letter 10 Mr.. Sherrod Williams, In answer 10
the query whether If elected President, he would
sign bill, pih proper notifications aud restrictions,
Tor ehartering Bank Of the United StatesP he re-
plies IN the following very specific and guarded
terms al would II At were clearly ascertainrd that
the public interest, IN relation 10 the collection and DIS
bursseni Of the reuets, would materially suffer th
out one, ana there nsquipoedl manifestations Of
public opinion in lis favor. think h0peuer, i4ai he
apartment should be fairly tried 10 ascertain phslhsr hs
financial operations Of the Government cannot be ioeA
carried uoihOa the aid Of National Bank. If II is
not necessary for that purpose, does not appear TO
me that II can be constltutionally chartered. Ihtrs
is construction ohieh gire 10 he Consultation
1hieh could authorize upon The ground Of gGording
facilities 10 commerce
Connecting what General Harrison here says with
his address to the voters Of his District in 1921 it
IS evident that his salHgs decidedly against
Bank
MIR. Rives also states that
" General Harrison is Republican of the old
yeffersonian school, and derives his principles Of
constitutional Interpretation from the celebrated
solutions Of the Virginia Legislature in '95 99. He
therefore denies TO the General Government the
ercise Of any power but what is expressly gives to il
by the Constitution, and what is essentially necessa.
ry to carry the given powers into effect. He beheres
the charter gira 10 the Bank Of the UnSsd States
unconstitutional"
In the exposition Of General Harison's opin-
ions, given by Mr.. Rives. the Richmond Wing
thus alluded:
n We conclude this able production to-day. II Il.
destined TO have powerful influence upon the Popu.
lar opinion of the State and 10 add incea sed force to
the mighty torrent which is setting IN IN favor Of the
venerable patriot Of Ohio. Whether regard be had
10 the from which it emanates, 10 the ina.
porta truths adpaoes and ably supports 1t IS eml.
nently calculated to exert the most happy influence
upon the rejecting and patriotic
The Charlottesville Republican," also,
about the same date, gives communication
showing similar effects, which these facts in re-
lation TO General Harrison are producing on the
public mind. Its correspondent, above the sig
nature of !" Sub Treasury Man." writes in
this manner
:" But fear led that General Harrison was a Bank
man, and infected with the other heresies which
made Mr. Clay Questionable to me- To this fear
the letter you now publish, and one which General
Harrison wrote to Sherrod Williams in 1886, besides
Others have given perfect quietus These letters de-
uionarats, first that General Hurisrn thought the Bank
Of the U,ated States unconstitutional"
Again, in the Essex district address, drawn
up by the present Wing orator, Mr.. Griswold,
and others, so obnoxious is their issue OF a
Bank, it is declared TO have been originated
and sustained by The Federal party"
Again, Mr.. William c. Rives was elected by
the party TO the United States Senate, as an
anti Bank man, and after reaching his seat
opposed the proceedings of Mr.. Clay in favor
OF Bank, with power, mus, do him the JUS
tice 10 say, which few men could have equalled
And again, Mr.. William S. Archer was elect,
ed TO the United States Senate as an anti
Bank MAJ, also, by the party, of which we
have been assured publicly by Mr.. Thomas
Chopper, of Accomac, man in whose veins
flow the purest revolutionary blood, and, at the
time of the election, Wing member of the
Legislature. "
These are but some Of the facts existing
with regard to their course in Virginia. What
have we with reference to that course in other
States?
In Georgia, NJ essrs. J. c. Afford, William E.
Dawson, r. w. Habersham, Thomas Butler
King, +. A. Nesb,t, and Lott Warren, the
Wing representatives of that State in Congress,
sent forth an address 10 their constituents on
the 9th May, 1910, which may be found in the
i" Savannah Republican" of June, 1910 In
this paper they vindlcate General Harrison from
the charge OF being IN favor Of National Bank
after this manner:
Those opposed to General Harrison attempt TO
show that he is in favor of National Bank, by as
sering that his supporters are in favor OF such an
institution. On this question let General Harrison
speak for himself In 1922, being a candidate for
Congress he published the following letter, giving
his political opinions.
Here follows the letter already addressed to
you from the Virginia address OF 1910, aud re.
he'd upon by Messrs. Rives and Thompson, the
" Richmond Wing" and the Charlottesville
Republican," in their exculpation Of General
Harrison from this charge. From this letter,
say they, IN totH be perceived that General
Harris0n's opinions iR regard TO the esfdb-
+" ishment of q National Bank, are similar
4" TO those entertained by Mr. Jefferson"
In North Carolina, was circulated through
the State the address Of Mr.. George T.. Badg-
err, afterwards Secretary Of the Navy, and who
resigned because a Bank bill was vetoed, in
which he makes this positive declaration;