Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-14

unwanantable and unauthorized construction of that in
strument.
The indirect mode of levying by duty on imports,
prevents the mass ofthe people from readily perceVnghe
enriched and Who seek to WELD the political power of the
country, to deceive and deude them Were the taxes col
ected by direct levy upon the people, as is the in
the States, this could not
The whole system resisted from its inception BY
many of our ahlest statesmen Of whom doubted us
Constituonalty and lis expediency while others believed
twas in all ITS branches fragrant and dangerous nirac
tion Of the constitution.
That a national bank a protective tariff, levied net to
raise the revenue needed but for protection merely inter
nal improvements and the distribution Of the proceeds of
the sales of the public auds without the war
rant of the constitutions would upon the mlures cOnsd-
Grafton, 10 be clear 1t is remarkable that no ont oil
these Involving such momentous Constq lence5
Is authorized by any express grant Of power IN te consul
utiOn No of them is neidsnt to- as bengnecesSay
and proper for the of the specific powers" grant
ed by the constitution. The authority undo Whch has
been attempted to justify each Of then Is derived from
differences and constructions Of the constitution winch It's
letter, and its whole object and design do not warrant
Is to be conceived that such immense powers would
have been left by the trainers of the constitution to mere
differences and doubtful constructions? Had it been in
tended to confer them on the federal governments; is it I'M
reasonable to conclude that it wou have been done by
plain and unequVocal grants This not done; but the
whole structure of whcht the Amecan SYSTEM consisted,
was regarded no other or tier Foundation than
forced implications ana lnrrrnGes OF power when ITS an
thors assumed might be deduced by construction from the
constitution.
But il has been urged that The national bank which
stiuted essential branch Of this combined system of
measures twas not new measure, and that its u3ution
ATTY ad been previously sanctioned, because bunk had
been chartered IN 1871, and had ceived the official sigma
ureci PRESIDENT washington few facts WIN show the
bearing Ipon tie 0nestio Of ccn9titrtonlly.
Great division Of opn upon the existed in Con
s, n,i IS wei H"w4 laI teSael MGsnhgoh eL
expedicncy of tie measure and willie the bill was before
MN TOR ms ohcal approval or dlsappoYl, 50 gfent Were
his doubts that he required hG opinion in Wring Of the
members OF his cabinet to aid him in arriving at the decls
ion. Ills cabint gave their opinion ond were divided upon
the suje 3-Gem HIM N being IN favor OF, and Mr. JET
atty and e1pedIency Of III bank
us well known asotnt President Washington retained
to himnt Friday The twenty dfth Of February he ng the
when he ''' W g i' no amy ray
his signature It certain Chat a. late as the twenty third
of the ninth day aler the bill was present
for on that day lie addressed note to Gen. imon in
which he informed him that ''ths bill was presented to me
n.y., ~ ~" J9n, To''!,sg Oh y oe,uN u" t
precise period by legal interpolation Of tie constitution,
can the President enin it IN his poSses3on before it be-
r. tb ', nr} y ~. ~ ,. ot ,bo d,,,
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ch;rh i or;lr;natal ;tl Li. nliort,, world ov-
m,il'n Thn%", tbo tno ' fnrtb IoT Of Foh
rnarv Cen U3m,lton M tha s1n,o dav ratn ~
cd m answer in which no statns. 81 oivo # 80
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t,oD thol Il al md
SUNDAYS boncn in tho nrason+ caso + II is va.
tnrned On Fr;d,v if Vii bo in Tina Rv this
construction ,vh;ch tbo prosiJant a1on+o1 bo
n1ined another dav FIR dehbpr,tion md !, WINS
NOT ti thc twontv-4i1h Of m bruarv that he sion.
ed the bin. Tins atfarding conclusive nroof hat
he hpd At iast obtained he own roneant "a s;rn
il moi wifho,f oroat snd almost ;nsnnnrabIo AZ
fcnItv
Addltlonal lIght mas Deen recently shed upon
the serious doubts winch ne had on the subject,
amounting at one time to conviction that 1t
was his duty to withhold his approval from the
OH: rms IS found among the manuscript papers
OF Mr.. Madison, authorized to be purchased Tor
the use OF government by an act OF the last ses-
sion OF Congress, and now for the first time ac-
ceslole to the public. From these papers, 1t APP
pears mat Fresldept Wasmngton' Whlie ne yet
hGId the oank Dill IN ms hahds' actually request
ca Mf' HadlSoh' at tlat uile member OF tlie
House OF hepresehtatlVe' TO prepare tne dfaugnt
Vi E9lo niesSaS0 ior lllIll MI Naulsoll' at MS
request qId prepare tne uraught OF such a mes
sage, and sent 1t to him, on the twenty'frst OF
February, ll9I.
A copy OF this original draught, IN Mr.. Madl-
sons own mana writing was careluIly preserved
by hun, ana IS among the papers lately purchased
by Congress-. 1t Is preceded by note written
oi VlC "h'Cil "'9o III NAi .
handWfdIng, and Is as follows
"Fe6rNhY 2lSt, lI9l.-Nopy OF paper made
out ana sent TO inc FfeSdeh at ms request, 10 DC
really IN case hs Judgment should hnally decide
against the 7lllto Incorporating national bank
the Dill beng then before nm
Among the objections assigned IN TINS paper
TO the Dill, ana winch were submitted lor Ine
cons aslderatlon OF the PRESIDENT are the following;
oIoot " tho mn. because 1t Is an essential
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