THE MINERS' AND FARMERS’ .roURNAL.
pui$#M«d «od could not rtKun • gciKnl
po»«r over lh« others.
The *u«hority nixi arf^ment hpre re
sorted to, if proving the inj^eiiuity and pat
riotic antiety of the author, on one hami,
abow sufficieatly on the other, that the
terms “ common defence and general wel-
•r amendments broiijrht fortvurd in the otit-
it pave nsthe b»*8t currency in the vMrld— |
n furrency more \uluuble thnn gold, Ix'- ;
cause It \*UB ni»rc portable, saier, a ml would
cverv wliRre command gold. F.\cry b«K]y
waH wiih if, until ({eneral Jack- j
svn, for (wliticJil |>urj)ose«>, revived nRainst i
It the sumc old cry of corrvption. bri!nri/,
ffitvi.'i/ir, which had l>orii used to put down
the I'oriiter Binik f^ome twenty years* before. I
Hut tw return to William !I. (’RAwroRn’s
sjieeeh, of which the futlouiiig is uii extract: |
“ What are the cireiimstanccs under
fkhirh we nre called ui'oti to reject this bill'?
set; but the Juuriiats of Congress shew
thnt in the progress of the discussions, not
a single proposition was naule in either
hraneh (>f the LepiNlature, uhich referred
10 the phrase as admitting a conf^triK'tive
eiilar^'einent of the ;;jraiiteu powers, and re-
fare,’* could Dt>t according to the known ac-| fiuirm^ an amendment guarding ngiiiust it.
Ceptntion of them, avail his object. i t'ln h a forbe.irance and silen «* on such an
That the terms lo question w«re not ini- ] ocoa^ion, and among so innny meniliersi
peeled in the iV*n\T>ntmn w hich fernied the I who lK>|onj»ed to the part of the nati«in
Constitution, of any 9i;ch tneaninp as has which called for explanutor) ami reitnctive
txea eonctructivHy apftlied to them, nm\ | anirndments, at'.d who hsid been elected as
l>e prontHjnc#i with entire confidence. For ! know n odvocales tor them, cannot be nc-1 The great infliieiilial States, induced by
It exceed* the possibility of behot', that the! Hiiitt'd ti-r, without supp»*inp that themarieo and ninlition, interpose the weijjhl
known advocate** io the Convention for a trrin« *• rotnmon deferice and jieiiernl wel-1 Mutlmrity ; ulteni(>t to pul a vetu up-
jealtMJS prant and cautiousdetimlion »f fede j fare,'’ were not at that tune deemed Misecp-! yoiir ri}>ht to pass such laws as are ue-
ml powers, should ha>-e silently permilietj, tible «'f an\ such consiructioo as ha* since coiwiary and pro|>er for the peneral welfare,
the introduction of word* or phrases, in a' l>een applied to them. tiirouijh the inbtruiiieiitality of instruct ioru,
isense rendering fruitless the restrictioos and- It nmy he ihoupht perhaps, due to the (.y deprixin*; iiwt only their Seuators and
dofmitions elaborated by them. ' ^^lhJect, to advert to a letter of Octoh« r 5th, \ IJepn-wntatixe# of the exercise t>f a s«.iind
ConsnJar for a moment the immeasurable ; IT**', to Samuel Adams, and ani'ther of' honest discn-tion, but alsi) by intimi-
iJifft*Tence between the Constitutioii, limited . October Kith of the same year, to the tJov. j jim «i»ight of their influ-
lu Its powers to the enumerated tibjwts ; j ernor of Virgini.^, from U. H. l.ee, in It’th j '^nd autliorily. The presses in these
and expanded as it would be by the import' whieh, it inseeo that the terms had attract- ^ have, f.r more than two
claimed for the phraseolotfv in question. Jed his mitice, and were apprehended b> • mt>nil»« past, teemed with the rooet scum-
The difference is equivalent to twoConsti- him “ to submit to Con^n-ss e\ery object of j |cj, nbiise a'-ai-.ist every member of Con-
tutioiis, of characters es«ontially contrasteo humane le»islatinn.” Hut it is paiiiciilarly ^hn hn* darei] to'uttir a syllable in
with each other; the i>oe potisessing power* worthy of reaiark, that ultho’ a niemlxr of I |„yor rf the renewal of ihe Hank' ebartcr.
confined to certain specilied cases; the oth- the 8ena!e of the I'nited Sfstcs, when a- j |,p ,„oml>er who dares to give hisopinirn
er extended to all cases whafsnever : For' nieDlment5 to fhe Constifotion wero before fy^n^ of the renewal of the ebartcr, is in-
uhat is the case tliat iv«mld not be embract d | that lloine, and sundry addition* and niter- I «tantlv char nnl w ith bem" bnbe.l b\ the
l»y a peneral power to raise money, a power' ations were there made to the list «!ent front ■ jjrcntii of tluj Ririk—with*^ bfin^ corrijt,
to provide for the general weU'are, and a the other, no notice was taken of those ' vuih liavtug trarnpUd u(xin the ri^tiU
power lo pass all laws neocfsary and prop, term*, as prejjnant with danger. It most |,bertic# of th« I’copit;—wilh b niug
cr lo carry these pow«rs ir.to execution; all 1 !-« in>i rn*d that the opinion formed by the | |),p i,,vereiginiv of tho rmteil Male*
Rich provisions and laws superseding at ihe . di!»iin(ruishrd it’eniber, at the frft view of {„ Capitalists with ptijhrif lU
Mnte time, all local laws and ('oostitulion* the Constitution, and before it bad l*een | },nv:ng violated the C\m«titu;ii>n. Yes, sir,
Gt variance with them? Can less b»> said{i'ully dis*'a'i.sed and elucidated, hml j ihe.st* are the circuui!.!anets under which
With evidence befi.re us, furnished by the ' changed into a convicti«*n that the tsrnist, ore called upon to rej»^l the bill. Wl.en
Jijurnal of the Convention itself, than that did not I'airlv cdmil the ccn*fructiiu Le had ; «». compum the circuiiisiames under which
It IS impossible that auch a Con.titution as originally put ou th«m; and thereton- need-1 are new acting, with tboMi which txi»t-
the Jailer, would have been recommended j ed no explanatory precaution against it.
to the States br all the members of that i 1 dost* th^se ren'.Hrki, wbich I fear maj
bodV whose names were aubscnbed lo the ^ be found tedioo*. with assnrauces cf mv
instrument ’ K^eat csteeiu aud best regarris.
Pasiing iVom this view of fhe sense in '
w i.icti the terms, common defence and geu ^
eral welfare, were usH by the Framers ot j
fhe Cw slitution, let us look for that in j
which they must have been unden»to»xl by
JAMts MAIHSON
ed at the time the law fi«>ii«‘d lo uictirjHirate
ilie Jiunk, we may well «ii«tri)i>t ur own
judpmeiils. Sir, I had alwaji thought that
i a corporation was an urUfM'ial Uxly, exikt-
I ing only in contctjiplaii> n ul law ; but, if we
I can believe the ranting of our editors in
I these (treat Stales, nnd the denunciatn»a't
of our public decLiu.ers, it exi>t» uudi r
Frim the Itclau-urt Staff JcrurnaL
THE TAS'r AM) THE rKLJ^K.VT.
The subjoined article is an extract from ’ the form of *»»t\ f.id and baleful bwast,
the Coorentiona, or raltier b> the pe-'plr ; j,p«>cch delivered by \Vii:.ioi H- Craw- ' bird, and cret p.ng thing, it is an IIvdh a,
who, thro iheir Conventions, arcepte) nmi roRD in the S naie of the I nited States, in ii is a C|.fii.i:Ri it, it a (Iorcon, ti is a
ratified it. And here the evidence is, it bill to recharter the old IJank Vi tri ke, it is a Mo>'-TtR, il is a \ ihra.
possible, slill more irr -sistible. that the the I nited State*. W e n-p*jbli«h it fl.r i Y es. sir, id their ima|;inations, it not uuly
terms c'xild uot have b^n regarded as piv- p'itp'ri»*—Firaf, to shew to ihe old i as^untes nery hideous and frightful f'orni,
in:: a scope to federal legislation, infiititely ('rairf\ird Purty \n thi.« St^te, w ho are now [ but ii [lo.ise'nws every pii9A'.ou». t'eltten-
more objectionable, ihaa any it *be speci- loud*-st ;n d^cUrning a;n*inst ^ t»us, and'lesiructive q'wlity. Shall wr, sir,
fif.-d })0»er* which prc^luced such streououj ‘•Minster,’’ what wore th«» s«‘ntHnent.«. suiT'T « ur iiuaginatioDB to l-e alarm*d, and
oppos!ti.^n, and calls for aiDendmcots which „(• th».,r quon'i-im leader, the *• I)erDocm!ic I our j’trlgtnen;- to tje inrtuer.ced, bv su« h
tilljhi b« Srtieguardi Hgaitul ihe dan,jers ap- cawJidste” of in relation lo a Hank ' inisr rablc stufi’ .''hall wr Uniely act un
preh^nded from them. ,,f the 1‘r.ited ^u»t'"l. when tho excitemeni ' der liie lanU of this t\ninny uf fhe pre*i’
W ilhout recurring to th? piiblished do agairj>l it was of pr^’ttsil) a‘•imtlar chamc- So man comrlaint cf the di»cu"ion in the
bates cf those Ctinvenlions, which, as far as jo pres*nt; Sei\ n-!hj, to draw the newspapers of any fii>'j«'Ct wliu h coint s 1^
fbey can be relied ou for accuracy, would, I y^^„ I,^;;;slatiirc of the I nK*n; but 1
It IS believed, not impair the evid-nce !ur- up wiihin the l.isl twenty-five years lo the I rro»i * lemnly prote-it agiinst th«' cur*e
ri*rad by their r*«ordrd proceoiiings, H that the same factious and nnprinci which ha»'TJ''en [.urMxd b) th'»e Mhtr.f!* in
w.;l suffice to consuit the lists of aineud- (4ei ciann''r w hich i now raiv>d i"nini>t the ' relation to thH qn* .-tn-n. Iu»te.id of rm-
mcQts pro^x»sed by such of the C.inventions pr^sf'nt Bink »if the I nited St,ite«, wa» i to prove ihe ui.constitiitiM!.:iliiv of
a= c-nsidered the j>\^'*er'i granted to th*‘ raiw*d also lwentv-four \o3rt a^o aj;a;n‘i 1 the !«w ; ihe\ charge u^'iiiber-* of Coi.^r' -'*
Ooveriiineiit, loo extensive, or not &afely Itank oftiie L nif^d Stai***. Then, j willi biMOg Lrxbt-i or comptri!—and tl.i'
define'^. . liow, tue •* (ireal States” of .N'ew York ' is what they call I,i!«*rfy of the IVe-*. 'I' l
the re«lriclive and explanatory .jf,d others, were dt-adlv f c* of the lijnk, tvranny, under uhaliver f.rui it may l/e
B.TienUincnts to the text of the (-oustilutioii, ,f,,j i,ppf.^od to a ren^wil of its charter. xercis* d. F d'clure open an! iriteriMiiMlle
It ii 3y be otjser»ed, that a long list was pre. J lie sirije course of a»»ai k m m^nibers cf war. 'l o me it is perterily m.lirJi r»i i
R;.'C*j under the n.iiue and in the nature of c.'iingre*vs, iheKime friul »1.id1>t«, evt-n the whether the Tjrant an i»Kt'fM>«iBLt
‘‘I>clarai;ons ol Ki^ht*; ullof ihem indi- epit.Set.«, which are now d.iily at,d in-1 tufTon or a iJ»'spotir ,^lJfiarth’'—
cuting a j‘ilou?y of the f ederal power-*, through the pf.Huted and Tl»e foreaoii.g were the .. ntiments of
and an anxi- ty to mu.tiply i^'curities against pr>fl,gato channelH the (loveromei.t preks,: U ii.Lt v't H. Ckawkobd in nrruinstam es
a constructive enlarg»'njef,t of them. Bui y^^re at that day als-i pnjred up«n mem ' preci-^ly similar to the prevnt; and let it
fhe aprxral i* more partituUirly rnaCe to the, Congre«i who d 'eraed a Bank es- ' ho r^m*n.l.ered that thi« same W ulum
C iinber an ; nature of the aiiH-ndments, pro- -r, a sr^md rurn ncj nud lo the fis. : U. Crawforo was taken up a frw venfK
to be made fpec-tic and integral part, ral concerns of the (ioveroment. Members | at'tfrMards by M\U I'l.N V\N III HF.N
cf Kjf' tori,tiliitK,i,al te^t. I „f Concress were rhurgf d at that dny wiih ^ and others, who are dov» l.-»drr* m ih»-
No less than sev-n States, it appears, being pt rjurea and brit>-d. Jamu* A. Ba-' Jackson paMv *s the I>F,MO( ft \ IK
c.jijcijrred in adoicg to their ratihcati-ins, y\rd, of this Slate, was one of ihov; mem- C \ M)1 D V'l K lOIl 'I MF I’H l>ll)i:.\-
B of amendineois, which they deem bers of (’ongreM. Thev were chor-ed i-ki. ( V’ "
r-HUuite. Ofth^-se amendments, nine were s-.ver.-iguitv to “ Foniyn
pr.,|K,i^l J.y the Cohventicn of Massa^i.u- c.ifntalists'—yisi as ihes are now. Tt,e
b“tts;/rf by that of S^.Jtl. C.irolma ; firr/tr jjank ^ i, ^aljod then, a* hv »-verv
Ly thnl of New Hampsi.ir^ ; Hy by that f,^,| mon«ter,’\Vc. 'I he slang,
of \irginia; thirty tnrte bv ttiat of New whangers and M-o.lers of Ihe prr«ent dav,
^ ork ; Uctniij y\x by that of Norih ( aroli* hnve not eten iKr* rTj**rit ol* oriyinalitv ; jih
iid ; *h'Cuty urie by that of Kli'*de Jsland- *if.iit,.te r»ow as ihev were lh*'n of ir,> ■'•m-
IIjn are a inaji>rity of the .Stales, pro- hieiM.e of Ir.jth r.r argument, our lilj»*i!f‘r‘
posin;: amendment*, m one instance thirty- are cf>n it rained t>errtU-lv to draw u;>on the
l:;ree by a single .S'at» , all of them intend- nunt of ti.eir pred ee»-«.ra of the la-*t g'*ne
'•d to circumscribe the (K>wer granted to ration, f-,r ihe whole «to k of billingsgate
til" (i'oerai fiovernriierit, by explanations, winch they are now lavishinx upon mein-
i-.strictuitiS, or prohibitions, withoui irjcliid- l>ers of Con:rrevs, nnd others, who c'Hidemo
inj: a stntrlt (>ropo»iti'>ri ir»in a sing'e .Mate liie nuconstitutioiml, unprincipled, and vm-
ffctemr.g to tne lernit-, cofi.mon delenri, and dictive prc-e«jingi of Jackson towards
(general welfare, which if understo-id I'i ttie Bui.k. Well, fhe old Hank was put
co'-,vey t.ie asserted pow r, could uot have down, ai.d what was the result' I)oe» anv j 1 ^ »»d> thh hk f
fdii^d to l>e the po*er rno^t ^■tren'Jui-.ii)) man now lof^k back u[x»n the slanders of j ■“ iiif lit»
turned at, be^au*e evidently more ai.irming that day with any oKi»t •»«*niimcnl than that
i;j 111 rafi^*', t.han ail the [>wers ohj«cled to of di.^gusl and »c(jrn^ 'V ill any .lar kson
yi' And that the terms shtMjid man now say flmt IjAvakij, or
l.i»ve pn-vv'd. alt>.if lh‘'r unnoticed by In* U iLLiA.n II. Ckawi omo, or any oiher
Kiany ey whr h -aw Jfing» r in teriin and member of Conjreiki, w oo eiipfxirled the
jhra-rf’ii ••;oplo\d in *ome of the u>'»»t mi- I’.aok, was bribed, pcrjoretl, or willini; lo
xniri:.
tl.I. «hot)«trnot tixr^ out
will catl *t»i iSu II txtKrcn lliit aub
'lori'.'iy of lilt i;'. Tt ( oiirl.
J Md (i.N.N AK;il»;V, Sutnf.
Ai"urt C. I'.'lt
H .NOTK'i:.
1 tutur of • |w td n! 'I fi;*l !o IT**, cxecutr*]
l»> N iVowoilii .ur n ruii. tl.rreiii
iiM'iilion. 1, I «ili I) on Ihc l»«l dij of Juir in
«‘»nt, on till Ihr llutiM- tiid of li i
mmI .S I’ebwi rih, W kj ifir Ac-tfli rrijr loU
on ore nKia ind iiu iLf oO.ir by I’tlrii k rar»«r'.
Hi U- Miix liiii» • i.-onaiilvr:!!-)! quintilj
ol (xraof.kl frro'iertjr—Trrm» I ••h.
\v .MOKRI.-^IN, TrutU,
J',ly -Ih. I'-:’!.
^B’lII- k(i« it fio»ljcr.(ii uiilil ti.e -tlh
M- lu Auyunl.
w. ,Mor;iU'»N Truiif,
IjOoIi Out!
j^.wers, .iicnhce ihe country to foreign CsintaliMw ’ ■ f" r»«n «U tx)frow*d Oo-n fn^ “ Tom
. ^ ,1 , 'i‘ iP L 1 • * SAi9^ in iwo \oIuii»r«, will return
ion, th.t hie vry mipp^.sitio.i wdt be rece.v.d „,,et kr.ow v,h,r« .i
r.'j'.e and liir.;> ] of tiic numer:ited
rriusi be rezardo*! hs a deii>onHira»i
it was taken f r ^^:lnt^d, that the t' r:n- with the same feeling of 9 orn, with wiiicij, may U found, or (..Jthiriw lU/ rn»v oet Vh^i"
were harmless, r* ( H'j *e exp'iin*.(i and liin a f"w years h^nce, every rii'ht thinking '>i il.-Nkw.piiper. AI»o, irver'*l oiiier o(
r.r.'IS III the " ar!i le» of (."nr**deralion, man lU th" country will luoi back u|*on the j »'«• iosumI out ir. ih* »»mc mnni.ir ««
I v lU'; enumerated p*jwers wuich followed slanders .f the pre'sr-nt day. 'I'he Bank wa» ’ * "‘X 'r''-mof.n-
• jii f. . 'i> I J ,'■■'"II n.inr. M.ill .1m, K. ri.»e« r.t„„
put down, and the .States Banki were mnd- I :,r. >• a,v4l >kitUU i„ tht S of K.hJ. KJ 1 p
A Ilk" derri .n 'ration, that theso t»irm» tl,*> (j*cal ag'-r.t. of the (^overnmei.t—anrj l.Vt.. ’ WM.HI .MK,
wcie ni'l tjiider^t .>^d in any »»ns« that c-uld the most caianntoiis p.'ri«l our corntry ev. I 2, l-.'tl
Con^'reiu- wii'i p.,w»-r» not otherwise i r saw, smre il had a «overiiinenl, came
b' -t -.»«d by the (’oii»tituii inal l hart**r, up,i, ,i. The Slato Banks run not, th*-
iii-.iy !*•• ff,und in wh;-.' pi«s d in I'le fjrut -es- country w.im mundan-d w ilh -purious (mfn-r
fi »r. of iti" first rt . wiif n tliC » jhj‘'' t —tra'l^ -*as p'ostrat-d, l>ankruptcy sprf'ad I
of jinunduienls was takf-iiu^. ^Mtli the concil- o»f r the land, ihe Slate I'.anks d* fn»iided |
ia!or\ \i w of freeinK the C/r «,*i!ution from Ihe (i vernment i f a million and a hall o!
oljoci .n«, which had been mad« to the ex dollars, and m five y^ar', the eountrv w».
tent of III (/'jwers, «>r to the ungjard' d clnnioroos tor a new li.tiik- and a new f’ank
terrr.k em;loy d m des ribtng th-m. Njt w>« reated witli three limes the i apital ol
only wf re the terios ” common defence and ihd f/ld ow'' W ith the aid oftius Bank the
geijt'fal welfare," uuaoliCttd ib liic buj? liji muuiry huJllouimU^U U-youd ull pr';ctdfcut.
KSTKAV.
I,'’I.IJaII HAKI.K,l„ir;- ..
A Unit »tx iiiilco mti
( liurltitti', t,ai riitrrrd un th*
N (») 1,1 iiiu I'i.tiiitjr, a )rllow ►orr'l iruirf,
A Ith t wliili . o!or«i| lotiii .nil l.il, Ibiir jfrar« t,lj'
iilxjtjl fo'iili rii liarid.t hi(,'b. a in In r Ik»,
nenr hind I'wl wliilc tl>u\t ihi- p «lern joint, n uh
a •‘•.Tilts IliS wpalh'Tt. A|>(iraivi(t bn lh ."I’b
Jii'.y by Joiifi t .uni.b. II ai.il ’I I,., || Al. tii.d. t
at I'Ai r.l^ Ole d'dlar*
jni.v l» WIS, r
roa TnE joussal.
0=
To the rrrrmrn of Mecklenbvrp.
Fkixovv.Citizkns ; You will plainly per-
ceive, by the changed aspect of this Jour-
I iial, that some great event la at hand.
, (Jreat importance ih attached to your decis
ion at the coming election ; 11 ighfy ^ff>rls
have k'en ii.aue, by the Federal party to
jcouviure you, that Ihe U.S. Bank, is es
sential lo our national existence. On this
, slriiij* they have slirn'd the eleroeiils of
I |K)litical strife lo perfect madiiesa. The)
I have again and again asserfeil, that no per-
•ton ever denied liio Constitutionality of the
iFiiited Slates Hank, till Jackson started
that objection; and for which he hne b*»on
\lulled by them with tbe epitiietsof I yrani.
Despot, I'surjK'r, Ac. A:c. Now, iiiy fel
low ciii«-n», I will quote from authority,
the ButhenlM’liy of which, they will surely
.not deuv : tliat the p>wer of CiHigrcee to
charier a Bunk, wa* denyrd, and i.pjiosed,
uarmlv, bj the fnend* of hlierty, to 1701,
when the ijr>t Bank was charter^. “The
S-cretsry uf the 'I'rcaaury, (Mr. Ilaiiultini)
next apiwarid wIlh a r««oiunifndalioi for
a .National Bank: A bill cooforniing lo
' hitf plan, being seat down from ll»r Ht-nale,
was [-rmitlcd to prog res* iinmoleMtid m
the House of liepresenlalises to liie third
reading. On the final readiiij, an unex-
peeled oppceiliou app*‘ared against it, ou
the ground, that Banking sy*lein» were
u>«Ie>a, Ibat the pr->p.^»d Bill was detective.
But i*s[ ecially, that Vmgreu va$ not ml-
itl by the (Vn.«/i/»;f»i>*i vith a rt Kpt/erU
f\ trrr to e*tabliih d .^ntiontil Hiink.” It
IS further staled by the sanie authoniy,
‘•that alter a warm and prutraclcd riisciia-
«ion. fhe Rill wascatrndby a majority el
nia»t.-en voices. ”—(llisl. L. S. by (Jood-
' ri h, p.'.'UT And further, llw sotoe
iiistorian informs us, ihat “ when Gen»-ral
U ushingluo r««|Uirvd the r>piiiu>ns of hi*
I'ttbmtl on this Hill, a majority decnledly
prouounc*^ it uiiconsliluiioiiar' (p. .O'*.)
We will still borrow ao ihcr stalenHnt
, from this hi«tonau which we opne will
I be altogether j,'rasaiil lo M'liie of our Rank
friends. He remark*, ••’ll»e (Bat.k) Bill
which had now posted with ihoee relating
’ lo ihe finance ol' the cuuntrv, fh« aMuuip-
; lion of the State di bis, the futMimg i>f ihe
Nalioital debt,ic. vVc. greatly cootributad
to ttif compl^tr or^itiitalion ol tiame distiorl
* nnd visible partifs. ^te ;eral a’ld rrpuUican)
which 10 iIh ir lung ainl ardent co«itiicl for
power, huV'- sirw' shaken the (*niled t^tale*
tollu ir centre” ». ‘J* -.) .Msrk il, iny fel-
low cii.z* ni, she parues w hicb were orgaoia-
ed lu cta.lrnoing I'wr and against ibe first ( •
nited States Bank, m t.‘>eir long and ardent
• attHicl for power, luivc siixe at>ak«-n the
(. nitid Stall's tu liieir centra. And m\
fellow ciM/>-ri-, IS uol ihis the case at lb>«
raonu nt’ Isih'IILiis e.npire »haken from
one extremity to the olher ’ in order if {st*
iiMe, to su'^iu.n an ii->iiloti'n, which the
KepubUcau party always d'nisi to tv con
•tiiulional ; nd ihrou^li Ifi' t orrupl aui:
jcorrupliiig influctKe ol which, lii' ^* d«Tal
I parly hoj-* i- r**;.'sin that power, which
'ill') lost, when Ihe iu.morlal Jt-f.crsMi was
G'.et:ted over the elder Adams. la fact,
' le.h w cil>z/-ns. It IS as touch a struggle fur
Lifiertv, a* it was in It >■ K*‘voluliitinrv
war; then ih»- i»sue wj«, 'l ue King v*. ihf
People, now It w, ihr Bai.k v*. the Peo
ple. Our faincrs vanquisficd live Kmc,
ir>d DOW let II. be equally united, and failh-
tul In our gl>ri lis mitontanrs, and I luve
no doubt we will uproot ihu cioo ol Kuro-
pean ly;;iliaiar) alao.
I do hope ft .low c;:./ao«, that voti are
not liiir.d the low nnd di*huiKirab e tr.eas-
ur*-* to which fiur Oj ponetifs aro r^s>»rtim;.
loil'j(rade Ilulchi -f r. and .'1 ( laar) , mere,
ly bccnu'e ItHry are »upp'rled by iheilrnKH:-
racy of ihe couiitry, rnjr lo the rnsi/us de
vices lhf> use, in onh r if p«»sibic, lode
ce,ve yi||, BB.i blind yi.ij to the liuo is»ue
between you,and Ihe lrieiKlsjf (>owi»r.
Nime of ilie CaiKhiiale* of the fippoaition,
proti-ss lo be opjHined to tl.«* r charli r of the
pre*enl I . S. Bar:k. but wish the present
liurter eitriMh d,lhrc', six or iwclvr y ear*.
i'ecauliius fellow citi/riis, du not h«doeeiv.
ed, the man who would be willing lo eiteod
the Charter three years, is willing lu ex
tend It lo ihe end of time. I)oyou not p:r-
ceiv# the di ceptioii ’ Suppose you were to
exti-jid Its Charter three )*nrs, befrr«> that
tim** Jackson’s Administration wr.uld expire.
Ihc- Bank wi.uld exrr* every meaiis, and
by exteiiriing it« facililK *, would endea«or
to got a iiinjority in Coogr»-ss, and by ri.ul-
•tiplymgihe aiididntes lor tho next I’res
idciicy, def-at the olectiou by the peopjr,
Ihe eledion goes into the Hi.u*o of llcpre
seiilatives, where otio mau, such as Henry
Clay, c«n defeat the W'i*h)'s cf a larg** mu.
jorily of th- pe(,p|o of thini onli-iloracy. A
re charter 1 I th« Bai.k, will thi-n Im certain,
and in twenty v'ars uiore, it wilj hava ac
quired !*ufiiciit f»ntrolover this rornmu
mty, lo peri^tuate its existence to the end
of tinie. I,ook at the B.mk ol FngUnd, n
bus exi«t-rl lor IJdl years, and has licen to*i
strong for the King ond I’fople together.
Some of the t.pjxisiiion Candidai«s, U-.
come mut h irritated al bemgrailed ll-dt ral
1st—how are vru to know on whsi mde » nmn
stand-, unlcHs we pidge by he^ voii s nl the
ballot l^ix ' that wa-, and hasolwayi Ijci n
considered, an indi*(iiiiahlc tut. But ]» r-
ha[is the gfntlriii'ii wisli to he «.luv.i.d wilh
Clay’s iiMMlfrii wig*, >r whey (irmkers:
Hut fellow citi/.fiiH I lorl»«ar lo tiro y« 11
U'^iijjer ou a aulo'd wLitli La» u:ic'''r^''i:c
•O inuch diacussion of late, lei us be umt,.j
al the (Millsandi>ld Mccklenbuiu wiili,^ „
.bat she atauds, where .he *h«. ‘^1?’
stood, A pillar of Constilulional I if-„,.*
A CONSTlTrniiNAM^T uK-yy’
ioMaiL'NieAiii.11.
Fellou> Citizen. :Z\ few day,*,nee I
had placod 10 n.y liamls a “ hsniibiH i,„
der Ihc signature of “A friend loTrl.u".
which communication for bold efiioui,..’.
tore faced asaertions, perveraion 01 lacts
de«p rooted, malicious and envious fe»i„,™
towards ni«, la aeldiiui witnesaed in
civilized aiMl moral community; and is cir
culaled throughout our County m order to
defeat my election. If I had been ati«ck..-d
ooly upon niy iiolitical doctrines, I .bou'ld
not have aiiawercd tho communication, but I
BIO assailed in uiy private character, ii*iin
qualified lor oflice tu |k>uiI ofvtuierMtundtrw
Ittrsonal eharacltr umi tnrlh. ’l h,», eiiil!
iiaiing from a man or »ei of UH n(op|«,^
me only in |ioJiiica,) who were boiha.Lam.
ed and alraid lo |dace their names btlura
the public j who appears m the character
j ol a rniJtttght atrnuia, to *i«u mv reputa.
I Hon and ercnpe res|;«sabilny, whiili p,o>,-a
j the writer to bv without hoiiorabk: leehnij.
, This slate of things has been produti^ uy
I declaring myself a candidaie lar a sent m
j ihti llouw t*l Coininoiia ol' ihe i>ext tiwmral
Asaembly of North Carolina. Yes, 1 e!.
I li>w Cilizrns, I am a candidate, and my
I quahficalio»»s, character and political senti.
iOMiiits nni ail bcfur« y(Hj;_And liie cor.
j reel principle «1' action, ou ihe |«n of the
! people 1 bold to Iw,—Is be hMu si» j| h«
'cafkMblcf Is his political duclrinc eoun«lf
in loCs*; st ales 1 aoi w lliog lo be wetghad,
I aiMi will cbeailully abide your deciMoo.
1 aia denounced in tl»e hundbiU, m tbe
I most biller lernis. Why? Btcau.e, mjj
I the writer, •• I have planiod mjsell n..»,n
j lb« »upp«jaed po^^hirily o( tien. Ja. k*xi,
' and Ihe suppoaed ob(x>xiou«>eas of the K.n k
U'f the I . Males, lo |^«t into tflice; shsrt. .*
|(/lsA«fio*.r(2fc/e lo ii))iieif, atid ungrniT^%t
'towarda Ihe oilier i'aiMiidatcs sho at« a.
gainst mr." in w hat school of pfiiU«*.ph),
' religion or law, this uuuisinsti
, tau|(hl, I am al a loea lo ^coi.jrclure. but
judg.i'g ftoai lb« pLntti U hi* inoii*f», m
|»-li*e »uch aa taughl b) iHitf Cjrern—u«
organ of' i>ii//ijlrut4i>^(tsle* iV ^i«.i(4i J
Hank pvniy Of NV«bb\ .Nu«h,ot ihi t-".',-
: Ouif lo«n iiHUiery, a* ‘".A lair
I lrar«sat liua.” How ung%nerou>, untair tfrl
uogeiilleit,anly, is lb« sentence abi>*eqii.^.
h1. I bax« always n ittr frietM) ol livn.
I Jack*^>n's Admini.tration; i n iiftiur turn
in I *'•*'4—in 1—and in l-a-.’. Ileiiet*
I tbe alwwrdit> ol lae cuargc. boi'ii betur*
■ sod SUM e I tircoair a csr^lhtate, it w jx pr'»
> lain.«Nfby a portnwi of the ffiri,.^ «.i iha
I liaiik, that llierewasnol •i’n itM-n lU tbe
.C'Aiuiy in faveur of toe " nid i yrai l,'’ in
, coos* qiM'tiCv of bia oppwiti n lo the Bdi.k,
j ilic removal from oHice vf Uuain*. sisi I no
i rtUiX'vai of the itvposiies. I brt.xii.r a
, cantiidale reluclaully, at tbe pressing' * 1.
' taiK>o ol a runbir ol tbe firm IrienOs of t «
J AdiuinisiralHtfi, lo rtpt.l Urfoie ihe p» -!»»
i lltc fd'aa and slaixterous eharg* * a^iiii.it
hiio—lo reprasetit Ibem in Ihe lei^i .ii.is
'eouiicils ol' liie Sialr—ai»l lo sota>s his
.\du,mitraiion in tlie election ol s Senjt r
, lo the I niled .''tales Congress—In so-*,
I by such a coursc I lirlitvi-0 and \^t U-||.’\»,
I the prost«rii), ha(>^>iiM*« iimI libritie^ "i
1 the people wl ihi* nation, ar* U» be a^ltsly^.^,
! protected an»l prevrved- How ihi* f*jt>o
, was di’Avm^nrtib/r m me, ami *n;rs»rpj t
I towards Ihe genileoH a who are n \ • cr*'-
rients. (artd w ho diswpprove ol the rim-'"!
t of ttie i>*-praiUs, aiMl ar* in favHir ol i**-
, barlerii g tu« Hank) I am at a Iom tu u:>
der^iand.
j .\gaiu . Th»i writer observes, '‘in r.;'’
I llieir appears no net essils l«>r brmifinj,' m
I mailers so foreign in li.eir imi'ir*-, mi''
, ( *iuniy ekriians.” How msmcerf. h’
! liypot riliral and false i* this •Ist-ui'^nl ’ Il
I not wh) has «ur Fr.’sid-ni U'n iiei.'-u'W' i
^ throughout the |a»l sesae.n of ( m
a n.anner n flecling dfiSiotior up>-n tli" na-
I lion—||i« hue arxl cry ol “untr*'** »ed
iwi.le spread rum" b) the rrmovil ot i!'0
I |)ep.a(lc* from Ihe I uitc«l Ststes I’unk. ■
I and wh>, Ihe «io|rnl efiort leaking tliroti^h
I lh»- public preiikof our town, in ihr priiiiti.g
anj circulation of fal*c an4 slantl' rnu* pie rs
againki I're-idenI Ja k*»)n—«ni 'be »rur.
rdous iilMisive I’amphkts snd han!bill»i
circulated ag iinst mvM-l!', b*Tnui>e I
gainst the Bank. — And ln«tl), why ni*
j coiiibipalii n of lBl'’nts afid nn 'ie), of'ur
I town, «rrr\)e«i against m ’ Tlie»*- tlm'tf'*
I ar« subnilt' don my (>srt. to sn hoiie*i,
jimjHirtial and loteliigeni c anmiinit) to uQ*
I swer.
I Again . The w riter *' I*
t-*sup|sjsed lhatth" ircwlnr , ne aiauK "'.V
circular) will have any iiillufi.c- in
sMirny, such of the citi/'-ns ii» lisv "P*
|Mirliiriity of r» adii g ' t'* Ui-i'' l.'.
ing a roi r»'t I judgmeiit." 1 h'‘ b’'' P'*^* *■
m> circiil.ir MMHarked upon, w I J"'*' ^
' tbe I’lesidcnl in the r»-in>'>.il Ircni ft
• Ins .S.-cretar\ /fi.artr, upon c.iisiitulK’n-'
' !.>to.inds.” V\hal aotliority d x'* hr bring
! n.rv.^rd to dis|.rove this HS-«erlic.n
I Bill scribbles alH.ul tho woid m.v ai.'l
So r'»tar\, «nl it***'
j pc‘iitij» tho I’fcinlcnl liml a rii;!''
i;.« S..:rctary, and mi,.(.-mg '1^ "f
isoii base,lahli,UI H. wImI has tUat to ^
.with this County." OlHrrvct e in.en «*
Itytoijvado tba I’oiiil, sn l hliu()l« f'*
.pio.fion- l-b..notg.ultvolasMppr-';;;^
ct th' trut^t, lu uot )