The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-30

dephia North American, charging with having DELHI
eraely misrepesened Mr. Senator Claytons position
regard to national bank, would demand rebuke
from us, had it appeared in journal having any claim
to responsibility As If Isl we shall merely set ourselves
right in the matter towards Mr. Clayton himself If we
have done him any injustice, DESTROYS to repair it
at once
The facts are these. We found in one of our ex-
changes 1--WE forget which, paragraph containing an
extract from the Delaware Journal the effect that the
establishment OF national bank must now be regarded
by the wings of primary importance. The
exchange paper which made this quotation stated that
the Delaware Journal was epued be the special organ
of Mr.. Clayton's opinions and upon its authority we
made the statement in article. That statement
is not conradcted by the North American The Ameri-
can asserts that Mr. Clayton his recent Speech 'has
discaimed all sympathy connection with the revival
of national bank-not only for himself, but in the
name of the wing party If so, the fact has escaped
our recollection, though we certainly the speech
But if such be Mr.. Claytons position happy to
know it, and at once to give him the full benefit of the
statement of it in our columns.
P. s. Since writing the above accident has placed
within our reach file of the North American, in which
we find extract from speech of Mr. Clayton, deliv-
cred in the Senate the 9Th of July last, in which
occurs the following passage in relation to national
bank AS ,re read the closing passage of it. does not
as the American alleges, 'dsclam all sympathy with
the idea of revving national bank" But we give it
as an act of justice to Senator Clayton:
SCI now," said Mr. c., "to the consideration of
the question OF the currency and the national bank
which point the senator interrupted the of my
marks And reeur to the bank question particularly that
this matter be put far in power,
and forever i do not know man VINO supports Zen
Taylor that enterans the most idea OF bringing the
question national bank before the Congress OF the
Union do not know wing on this side Of the chamber
question. The gentlemen ON the other side will rattle the
dry bones of the old bank of the United States in faces,
but they WILL by doing 50, only ghen the of their
party who voted in Congress for, and carried that
bank charter and they will attempt in vain ride any
longer their old political hobby ms an anti-bask party
question: have all resolved that will never revive it,
II the democratic party bank of the United States,
let them move it. We on this of The chamber know
that national bank could be OF no value 10 the country,
country am declare here the part which took in
this question. voted for the bank in 1892
duce under your lead, sr for you, Mr. President, (Mr
BALLAST chairman the committee that reported
the bill only followed that lead We passed the bank bill
with your assistance your argument, influence ana vote
and your extended much further; for when Gen jackson
vetoed you and concurred in voting against the veto!
wW neuer deny the fah that is IN me- s Thought then
think Amd the day DM irhen your democracy
c under the pressure of Distress cry aloud for another
bank bat ,chig ,cH at question again The
lowed res. unld of all parties shall seek
establish, and resolve TO sustain II, by an unanimv
which shalt place above the reach oil the demagoBues
who will seek to destroy it,
One thing, however, is certanthat if no bank is es-
abshed until the democracy cry aloud for it, none
Vice President to add an important fact TO Mr. Cayton's
staemenhai he acted in relation to the bank under in
structions from the Legislature Of Pennsylvania.