The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-29

s,iluent, 81 am, and always hare been, OPP
posed 10 a tdtitudindridn construction of
"tte Constitl.tio9 .
. TO enable you 10 Judge Of the principles of
" General Harrison, Ihave copied from his
speeches and letters sundry extracts, 10
"which fbeg your attention. The tolL0ping
SIS an ertract from an address Of his 10 pOr-
"hon Of Uie peopie,of The Stale Of Ohio, teheh
ne lods "a candidate for a seat ia the Con
gress Of the Cdited States IA 1922 And
here Mr.. Thompson copies word for word the
very extracts have given you from the letter
OF General Harrison to the "Inquisitor," avow-
ing himself a Republican OF the Jeiiersonian
schoo-denylng TO Congress the exercise OF
| any power not expressly grar led by the Constr
| tullon-opposipe the Bank Of the United
| Sfaies upon constitutional grounds, and de-
eIari5ag that Il as a measure NOT necessary
10 carry any ~ the expressly granted poioers
| into effect.
Again, Mr. William C. Rives, in his eabo-
rated Castle Hill" letter, thus wrote:
Z" But il is said that General Harrison has voted
Tor protective tart-for internal improvements by
| the General Government, and is in favor Of Ma
uonal Bank. In respect 10 this last allegation, think
shall be able 10 sh9w you that is ioAoAy graiutious.
|. In bis address 10 the yo-
tiers OF the Cincinnati district IN 1922 he expressly
declared tha. he believed that tho charter given 10
| uic i'dhA VI uc Cui0u unCoostlutlohti-
10 his letter to Mr. Sherrod Williams in answer TO
the query whether, If elected President, he would
sign bill, uth proper mod foaons and restrictions,
for chartering Bank Of the United States ~ he
| plies IN tbs following very specific and guarded
terms would, if II were clearly ascertained that
the public interest relation 10 the collection and dis
burseusnt Of revenue, would materially suffer with
out one and there were unsquiuoeal manifestations of
public opinion In its favor. think hooepsr, that the
experiment. should DC fairly tried 10 aseiain oeihr The
financial operations Of The Government cannot be ueA
carried piiOut the aid Of National Bank. Ii IT is
not necessary for that purpose, does not appear 10
me that il can be constitutionally chartered There
Is construction uhieh give 10 the Constitution
which could authorize upon the ground Of ggo7ding
facilities 10
| Connecting what General Harrison here says with
his address to the voters of his District in 1922,
is evident that his leanngs decidedly against
| Bank |."
| Mr.. Rives also states that
| " General Harrison is Republican Of the old
yehersonisn school, and derives his principles of
constitutional Interpretation from the celebrated re-
solutions of the Virginia Legislature in 80, 49, He
therefore denies to the General Government the ex
ercse of any power but what is expressly given to it
by the Constitution and what is essentially necessa
ry 10 carry the given powers into effect lie believes
the charter girei the Bank Of the Unaed STATES
unconstitutional" In .f.ft .......... r. Il
In the exposition of General Harrsou's opin-
ions, given by Mr.. Rlves, the Richmond Wing
thus alluded:
fs"We conclude this able production to-day It'll
destined to have powerful influence upon the popu
lar opinion of the State and add inc sed force
the mighty torrent which is setting in in favor of the
venerable patriot of Ohio. Whether regard be had
TO the source from which it emapates, TO the i'm
portant truths Advances and ably supports IT is
| nenty calculated to exert the most happy Influence
upon the rejecting and patriotic
The charlottesville Republican, also,
about the same date, gives communication
showing SINH lar effects, which these facts in re-
lauon to General Harrison are producing on the
public mind. Its correspondent, above the sig
nature Of "a Sub-Treasury Man." writes in
| this manner
"But feared that General Harrison was Bank
| man, and infected with the other heresies which
| made Mr.. Clay Objectionable to me. To this fear
\ the letter you now publish, and which General
Harrison wrote to Sherrod Williams in 1885, besides
Others have given perfect quetus. These letters de-
mon stride first that General Harrison thought the Bank
| of the Utaisd States unconstitutional" " '' Hr.
| 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 G. Rives was elected by
the party TO the United States Senate, as an
! anil Bank man, and after reaching his seat
4 opposed the proceedings of Mr.. Clay in favor
| of a Bank, with power, fmust do him the JUS
tice to say, which few men could have equalled.
And again, Mr.. William S. Archer was elect
ed TO the United States Senate an anil
Bank man also, by the party, of which we
have been assured publicly by Mr. Thomas
| Cropper, of Accomac, a man in whose veins
flow the purest revolutionary blood, and, at the
time Of the election, Wing member of the
Legislature. .a.aa SIS a
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
IStates2
In Georgia. M essrs. ]. c. Afford, William E..
dawson, r. w. Habersham, Thomas Butler
King, E. A. Nesbit, 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
{" Savannah Republican" of June, 1910. In
this paper they vlndicate General Harrison from
the charge of being in favor Of National Bank
after this manner: .,5..u .,..'l.
"Those opposed to General Harrison attempt to
show that he Is in favor of National Bank by as.
sorting that his supporters are in favor of such an
institution On this question let General Harrison
speak for himself. In 1879, being 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, and re.
lied upon by Messrs Rives and Thompson, the
4" Richmond Whgp and the Charlottesville
tRepublcap," in their exculpation of General
Harrison from this charge. From this letter,
say they, IN nil be perceiped that General
t"Harrison's opinions IN regard 10 The eStab
| % iishnent of a National Bank, are similar
"to those entertained by Mr.. Jeterson." 'a
In North Carolina, was circulated through
the State the address of Mr.. George f.. Badg.
or. afterwards Secretary of the Navy, and who
I resigned because Bank bill was vetoed, II
which he makes this positive declaration
"Next, it is said that General Harrison hvors