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te 1 - 1 r - :" ' - " - - --v. ... ' ,.,,.- . - - -, ..,..:- .. - .... -.. . . f in-- I -REMARKS" Of V Tllr. WASCillVGTON, . of. north f , - - - KW at. Tl attic of the uhitjsu delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States August 3, 1 4i . Ths Hoosa having reea iuu - the Whole on the .tate of the .union,wr. of NeWYork, io the chaif.) tne Dm " T ttte the 8Qbscribers to the Fiscal Bank of the Uni- ted Stoie-thw$neuon ueuis Mr. McClelIan,of New Xork, to utnke out tne en- ading clause . x!i ! I Mr Washington rose and addressed the rmmiHAa D Id IOWS ; I Committee as wiiows. r this House, and probably the youngest man upon this floor, I feel, I must confess, great diffidence and embarrassment in rising to ad- nr. riiowiv; As a new memoer ui dress you on the present occasion, i came uflM ;k flpteVrhination to be rather ucto, ., - -r; .. t M dhateaof this body.; nor do I intend . . : - iko chnrt hour aiioueu 1 in Ihpf discussion of the subject at rTrt nnr investieation. Indeed, Mr. present under i of ,n i i hAii n-nni jihyr LicBuaaa&uaiwi j i-i noon the time and patience OI tne couiuuuee i Vnfor some ! remarks iwhich (ell from my honorab e friena ana wueague, L" - tiers, l wno aaaresseu iuc wuu.. j . tfirdav. He advanced some arguments arid exDressed some opinions which, I thought, ii. j r . .1:) cnmt Tfntleman - of I Sr!lw fL tir , ll lir should oertainlv Resolved therefore, by the General Assembly of North Carol na ; and ;V,JJ the Stale of. North Carolina, That Congress, be re e been glad if the task had devolved upon ibyfthe establishment of a some one man, competent than myseit to branch bank of the United States in this State, discharge ft. : i - Resolved, That bis Excellency the Governor be re- Mr- Chairman, 1 shalPnot attempt, on mis occasion to discuss at length either the con- stitutionality.br the expediency ot a XNation al Bank. For, on both these points, 1 am mvself entirelv satisfied, arid I presume, sir, -that everv member of ibis committee hasful- ly made up his mind! already euner xor or against this till: Without the hone, there - a i ' I i fore, of saying anything new or interesting, or of changing a singly vote, I shall not un- neftPoaarilv consume the time of the commit tee. Upon the question ot constitutionality, .. ' . . - ... I however, sir. I will merely remark that it is sufficient for me to know mat a ixauona. i Bank was recommended by Alexander Ham- ilton, who was a prominent - member of the Convention that formed the Constitution, and was suDDorted on the floor of Congress by iu of the 16 indiviu"aals who had been members j oCthat body;; that the, first charter for such an 'institution was approved and signed by George Washington, the Father of his coun try, and the President of that Convention, and that too, within a very few years after the formation of the Constitution, and at a time when, the public mindl was unwarped byipar- J 'L' il 1' Z 1 . A nrl si V iv. spirit or secuonati lesuuuay. auu, an, that, charter was recognised, supported, and j sustained as the law of the land by 1 nomas I JeCefsbn in 1804, when he signed a bill for u .vi?-i.-.. f , Kn.h f fhnt.KAnlr U ifliueieHi u.u.,w-.6 T 1807, when he signed a bill prescribing tne PUnishment forrCOUnterfeiting" the notes IS- SUed DV line JanK. A"ain, Sir, III ioxw, a I . t. i n . : i 1Q1R k second charter for a-Similar institution wu j A u 1CT Marliann cuuubu,.. ar uj and afterwards spoken of in high terms ot commendation by his political and personal fnend, James Monroe. And as late, sir, as the year 1832, General Jackson' himself de- clared that Congress had the power to es- . "m . . ... I tablishl National Bank, and said if they had -,,,.-111. t u a i I Called On him he WOUld have furnished them with a plan.";" Besides, sir, at various period! of our history, the question of the constitu- j tinnalitv nf a United I States Bank has been 1 , - ,1.1 . t 1 u . .1 r it- " 4 j fiipflAiin .nn: ini rpr d iiviiirK 1 1 tr i flignesr. juaicia inouna.s uiu cpuuu j , in every vinstance the decisions oi tne courts have been in; favor of the power of Congress j to establish such an institution. JNow, sir, with all. these i lights before me, whatever J might be my individual opmionJ. snouio j feel bound to yield it upon wnat l consider-1 ed a settled question. And any man, sir, at k ' a in my humble opinion, who would not be convinced by a weight of authority such as this, ." would not believe, though one were to rise from the dead. As tin the exnediencu of the Bank, I will . i- t-jt . - - , r t . f - mmt a. 1 t Dareiy say, sir, mat in i s x, iue first Bank was established: upon the ground that it was necessary and proper to carry on. the fiscal operations of the Government, and to regu ltfe the currency of the country. And, Again, in 1816, Mr. Madison justified the es tablisbment of fa second Bank upon the ground "of- indispensable necessity. And, sir, if any member of this committee will take the trouble to compare our presehtcon dition with the state , of things in 1791 and 1816, he must be convinced that if a Bank was necessary and proper faro it is no less so now. Sir, you can cast your eye upon no part 6f our wid, extended country inwhich you do not see tne paneiut enecis oi a ae- ransred and vitiated' currency. Not a day passes over Our heads without bringing into this half memorial upon memorial, signed by hundreds 'and" thousands of the raerchaots, mechanics, and farmers of the country, pray ing for the establishment of a National Bank. les, sir, these memorials come in upon us, not by the single page or sheet, but by the square yardi signed, as I have said before; by practical; men, who understand the wants of the People. Butt sir, my honorable friend Ind colleague Mr. Saunders told - the committee, in the course of his remarks "on yesterday, that whatever might be the state of public opin ion on this subject in other parts of the coun try, the People of North Carolina had never given their sanction to a Bank of tbeUni- ted States. I Mr. Chairman, Lknow that gen tleman toa weli to believe for a moment that he would itUentionallyi misrepresent the pub Jfcientime1nt in Wri State on this or any other, subjects But9' sir; the, gentleman ,is .evidently mistaken i My own information on the subject' leads me jta a conclusion directly opposite, to1 that at "which , the gentleman seems to have arrived. What However, are the facts !.-for ' facts,, Mr. Chairman, are - stubborn thinWi'Vaiion .a question of this kind, one . single', well-attested fact is worth a whole volume of general and abstract argument . T Tne nrsi aemonsirauou oi puuitc, opiiu" . ..,6, v. ,,...- , I in North Carolina on tne subject oi aunueu nvHvu vwuuuo, mg aw uc iuuuu iu wdo states Bank, was in the year 1916 delegation ia Congress at that time consist- nQ nF sPnainr voted for and Qther afrainst, the Bank ; while, iij the Houso, nine of our Representatives voted fori , . . affirmative, I find the name ptota JJankuj 1 presume not, sir. I Bartlett Yancv, a distingushed leader of the J republican party in North Carolina at that . Q exerte(j probably as freat an influence upon the political opinions people of that State as any other in- dividual, except, perhaps, Nathaniel Macon, My .honorable friend and colleague lir. olv nlliprl to him I Saunders! was, I know, closely allied to him OaUiiuciai was, t buui) wwij.iv . j. i v.j0u; He warmly admired him while living, and wiH be disposed to treat his opinions with the highest respect now that he is dead. oy pomicai pnutiuic anu uciwuui uvuuS...r. wen, sir, in ueceraoer, 1010, " United States Bank had been chartered, the r xtu r- 1: kl,l the city of Raleigh, and, on the journal of thA mnrp nnnniar nrancn oi inai doqy. iiib House of Commons, I find the following en- try : .7 r ..... , , 1 01 I Ana tv i .atmr-mn-wa. wfin.nf9nyj.it. m rjrt?riiicr i i . o&u i ine nouse proceeaea ro wnauer wb nwiuuuu jo- i eented yesterday by Mr. Drew, in the following words, viz: Whereas, by an act of the Congress of the United Lav of in the -ear IS 16. establishing a bank in State passeij at the city of Washington on tne the United States, by which act this SUte is entitled to a branch thereof: quested to transmit a copy ot. mis Kesoiuuon to eacn of our Representatives in Congress,and a copy to each 1 of our Senators, requesting them to make the proper ap- pucaUon to have the said bank established, as aloresaid. And, on the question, W ill tne House aaopi tne resolution V it was resolved in the affirmative, and ordered to be sent to theSenate. Thus, sir, we see that in December, 1816, so unanimous was rjublic opinion m North Carolina in favor of a National- Bank, that a resolution, providing for the establishment of a branch in that State, passed the more . . . m i -r i . . - . ii i I popular branch ol tne legislature wuuoui i even a division, although, under the rules 0f that bodv, any two memoers naa a rigni io demand the Yeas and Nays upon any ques- tion. But, sir, you will ask what was the fate of this resolution in the other branch ot the. Legislature. On the journal of the Senate, sir, find the following entry : iH Sskate. Dlcembeh 18, 1815. f the w the House took op certain resolutions received from the House of j Commons,.making a request on the part of the Leg-1 lslature of this State to the Uongresa ot tne united States, fnr nn art of that hodv to beDaased for thermr- I , r J r . i . I pose OI esiauusuiug Ul una knaic a uiauui uau ui iw TTn;wi RftM- it momnmi hv Mr. Pearson that these resolutions be indefinitely postponed; upon which quesUon the yeas and nays were called for by Mr. Bower, and seconded by Mr. Longmire, which are as ioiiows, ro w : Focan indefinite postponement-Messrs. Dudley, Jones. McKay. Pearson 4. Ap-jnst the motion for indefinite Dostoonement- Messrs. Albritton, Bower, BeM, Ballard, Baker, Black, n.n n i i 11 rn: t i T I vaiuweu, gorier, vaiuucii, vuiuus, uay iuuuu, miug- l lllg 1 llnir 1 rui&' u umwu,' uuwbwx, kms, Hulme, J. Hinton, w.. Hinton, longmire, Lewis, Loftin, Legrand, L. Moore, McRee, Murphy, ; tmi it,o a rt;a rt PeTkins,'Peebles,Plummer,Raboutne,Reddick,Spark- man, SAUNDERS, Speight, Shine, Steeie, Vanhook, J. Williams, Wynn, Wade, Wright 48. consequence or wnicn, ine saiii resolutions were MaH art1 wi a n d An anrl reaal vAl that 4nu 1-1 onaa ri s 7" concur therewith as amended, and sent to the House of Commons for their concurrence in said amendments. These resolutidns were ordered to be engrossed. Thus. sir. we see that in the Senate, only four mPmh.ra wok tnnnrl vntinir fnr th mn. 1 K - .. i .. .i . ! , I m inn tn. wasai w i Ana am wn 9 n I s ami , . . , 1 iorry - ciw agamsi u. Among inose wno vo- I ted in the aflirmative, I nnd the name of my j colleague frojn the Wilmington district, Mr. McKay .1 He certainly deserves cred it,sir, for having always acted consistently on this subject. He voted in 1816 against the Bank, and he clings with all the tenaci- ty of first love to the friends of his youth at the present day. . But, his efforts to the con trary notwithstanding, sir, the republican party carried the Bank triumphantly through the Legislature of North Carolina, in. 1816, and I trust, sir, that his opposition to the re publican Whigs of the present day may be equallyyanavailirig. On the journal of the House of Commons I find this further entry : Is House ot Commoss, December 21, 1&16 . Received from the Senate the resolutions relative to ebtablishing a branch of a Bank of the United States in this State, endorsed, " Head the third time, amended, and passed." The resolution being read for its third reading in this House, and a question occurring to agree with an amendment made by the Senate, " locating the branch in the city of Raleigh," it was resolved in the negative yeas 49, nays 65. The yeas and; nays called for by Mr. Drew. Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. 8. 'Bl A. Bryan, Bell, BriUain, Brown, Benton, Boon,Black- an,H. Bryan, Collins, Callaway, Cotton, Craven, Carson, Davis, T. Deans, Dawson, B. ueans, Urew, Ulenn, Hampton, Horton, Hunt, Hud- gins, Hoke, Hoyle, Hanby, Hatley, Jeffries, William oae ( Hertford,) Jordan Juge, i Beth Jones, Richard ones, L.owry, O'Kelly, . Keddick. Kicks. Steohfina. Stephenson, Stewart, 8aintclair, Scott, Trotman, J. C. WilUams, L. D. Wilson, Welch, Webb 49 yeas. Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Joseph Allen, Jesse Allen. Brown rig, Badger, Cowan, Crump, Coleman, Chambers, Cook. J. Cherry, Dismukes, Dudley, Pelyan, Guyton, Gardner, Gilchrist, Grant, Hussey, Harrington, Has selL Henderson, Jacocks, Daniel Jones, William Jones, (Perquimons,) R. H. Jones, King, Leigh, Mills, M Nairy, McNeill, Morrison, Murchison, Mosely, Martin McCorkle, Matthis, Nelson, Nash, O'Bryan, Pigott Pickett, Pearsall, Pope, Parish, Prince, Porter, Phifer, Ryan, Randle, 8illers, Simmons, Spencer, Settle, Slo cumb, Tyson, Vines, i. O, K. Williams, J. Wilson Ward, T. H. Walker, Winslow, J. M. Walker 65 nays: - '' : It seems, then, sir, that while the House of Commons were unanimous in the opinion that a branch of the United States Barrk ought to be established some where in the State, they "were divided on the amendment of the Senate fixing Raleigh as the place of its location' nd sir, it is certainly worthy of remark that, among those who voted in the affirmative on the proposition to estab lish a branch of the Bank of the United . 'Since this speech was delivered, I have been infor med that my friend ana colleague Mr. Savudxrs was one of those who voted against the motion for the indefinite postponement of the resolution, and was therefore, himself in favor of the bank in 18 16, - Our 1 of the honorable iseuiord Brown and uenerai Louis D. sWilsda, and a host of other oracles Louis D. AVilsdn, and a JNow. 1 would ask. Mr Chairman, will any gentleman, under a knowledge of all the facts above set forth, pretend to say that the people oi liortn Carolina were not in lavor think no gentleman will have the boldness or the hardihood to maintain a proposition so perfectly absurd and so palpably untrue. - l ne nexi uemonsiranon oi pumic opinion in North Carolina on the subject of the Unl ted btates Bank was made in the year 18dd. At mat time, witu a large majority o iemo- nr. rats in both hranr.nea of the Legislature, a -- o LkrB. nnu rA,fi,a ni.nmnHt nn n the " Bank of the State of North Carolina." In that charter I find the following provision : "That the said corporation shall not deal except in gold or silver coin or bullion, bills of exchange, mint certificates, promissory notes, expressing on the face of them to be negotiable and payable at said Bank, or some ui us urauuiitrs, ui imuno utuw i ted States, in stock of the present Bank of Ae United States, or such other pank as may hr,,ff ahlid h n Z, of Ae I7ni- ww-w-wv u -gai, an, m " majority of Pemocrats in both branches rof the .Legislature, the Merchants tfanK oi Newbern (located in my own town) was in -a . a a - I a corpOrated ; and in the charter of that msti tution I find a provision precisely similar to the one above. Thus we see, sir, that in 1833 and 1834, not only was the constitutional aud legal ex istence of the old United States Bank fully recognised by the Legislature of North Carolina in the charters above referred to, DUt the power to incorporate such an institu tion clearly admitted, and the probability of the exercise of such a, power at a subse quent period confidently expressed. And it is certainly worthy of remark that, during all that period through which the war was raffincr between General Jackson and the Bank, not a single resolution condemnatory of that institution was passed by the L,egis lature of North Carolina, although the lie mocranc party naa a majoruy hi ooiu urautues a' ' . . i .1 ;.?i:i.4Ut. .1 of that body uui,sir, my nonoraDie irienu anu coneugue seems to think that in 1840, " a change Jiad come over the spirit of their dream ;" and for the purpose of establishing that fact, be read an extract from the speech ot a dis tinguished gentleman of North Carolina, Mr. Badger. Mr. Chairman, I certainly will not charge my colleague with intentionally Dervertinp; the sense and meaning ot that speech, or doing injustice tO its very dis tinguished author ; but I will say that such roaQ ,v,a manfost nA nKvmiK ctfort f thA ... . . (rarhlorl nrtrnot irhmh h man. I no epn. it , , tences quoted by my colleague were these : " Next it is said General Harrison favors a Bank of the United States. The charge is false. His opinions, on the contrary, are against a bank." But the writer goes on further to say that He has declared it an institution which, as Presi dent, he would not recommend, but be has declared, .1 : : i u , 4.:.l auw, wu u miciiiugui wuuni w j m'i husmm u uuiuuu ujtoouuu u v.Mitiu can be carried on without the aid of a national bank, and it should be clearly ascertained that the public in terest would materially suffer without one," and if there were 'unequivocal manifestations of public opin ion in its fator, he would sanction a bill for chartering a hank with proper modifications and restrictions. And is not this a just and proper view of the duty of a r resident! Ueneral Harrison holds that, as President he should be bound to yield his private opinion, to a clear manifestation of the sealed convictions of Con gress and the country ; that he should not be authoriz ed to set at nought the national will satisfactorily ascertained after full inquiry and deliberation. or, in otherwords. ''the siiber second thoughts of the Peonle." ' a r - ( - Mr. Van Buren, on the contrary, claims for himself to a component part of the Le6TatUre, and declares his determination to use his veto against any expres- sion of public sentiment, however we'.l considered and often repeated. Whatever may be thought of these conflicting opinions in other respects, it can admit of no question which is the more Republican ; and Gen eral Harrison has the satisfaction to know that he en tertains the opinion and is following the example of the illustrious Madison." Now, Mr. Chairman, will any gentleman on this floor pretend to say that, from this whole paragraph taken together, the in ference can be fairly drawn that General Harrison was supported upon the ground that he was opposed to a United States Bank ? On the,contrary, was it not evidently the in tention of the speaker to convey the impres sion that, if General Harrison was elected President, the People might have a bank but, if Mr, Van Buren was re-elected, the i.L1!l ax f I . esiaDusnmeni oi sucn an institution was morally impossible, as he had expressly de clared his determination tyrannically to in-; terpose the vetopower 1 Such, it seems to me, sir, is the natural, reasonable, irresisti ble inference to be drawn by any candid mind from the whole paragraph. This speech was delivered, however, sir on the third day of March, 1840, not very long alter Oreneral Harrison had been regul arly nominated for th'e Presidency, and it certainly would not have been at all surpris "Jg, ii, ai mat urne, nis political opinions and sentiments were not so fully known and sogenerally understood as theywere from his several speeches delivered during the summer and fall of that year. But sir, it happens that about the time that speech was delivered, my honqrable friend and colleague Mr. Saunders was nominated as the Democratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina, and was oppos ea by that sterling Whig and patriotic citi zen, John M. Morehead, the present Chief Magistrate of the State.- For the first time sir, in the history of the State, those distin guished competitors for gubernatorial honors took the. stump" to advocate their respec tive claims to popular favor. "Greek met Greek, and then came the tug jit war." s j , ira veueu irom county io county, ana from district to district,for nearly five months, .Until they had thoroughly canvassed the whole State. During that tj me, they visited my own section of the country. I had the pleas urc oi nearingt&em several times, and neara my honorable friend and colleague Mmieumes. i must cqpfess, with fear and wiip trembling. ; Few men, either on this floor or elsewhere, possess the power of mak ing the worse appear the better cause in i more eminent degree than that gentleman.- And,, sir, though, he-wasdefeajeg by ma jority of 8,000 votes, I must 'do ftim the jus tice to say, that 1 believe no other man of his party could have: received as-many votes as he did at that time. Whenever and wherever I heard them, sir, the Question of the" currency -Wa? the principal topic of "dis cussion. Vbat subjects occupied their at tention in other portions of the State; I, of course, cannot know, sir, from personal ob servation.! I have, however, m my posses sion a letter from Governor More head him self in which he states that, ; throughout their whole canvass, the repeal of the sub- Treasury and the establishment of a nation al bank were -the prominent issues made up between himself andhis competitor, ana submitted directly to the People and he confidently expresses the opinion that the bank question is stronger in North Carolina than the Whig party ; . Not only, sir, was the bank question dis cussed by those distinguished gentlemen throughout that whole canvass, but the De mocratic papers in our Estate were teeming with philipics against banks and banking ; and the " North Carolina Standard," one of the most efficient party organs in this Union, nlaced at its head as one of its mottos, " the People against the Bank. ----- At the same time of the election tor uov ernor, elections were holden throughout the State for membersW the Legislature : and never was anv election more warmly con tested. The result was, that, of one hundred and seventy members returnee?, one hun- area ana iour were wuisfs, uu siiij-oiA Democrats. Of the one hundred and four Whit. nnA hnndrfid and three were advo cate's of a national bank, and one was slight Iv tinctured with " Virginia abstraction. IJ. laugn.j tiunng tne session, oi iuc leg r a t -v t a i - ! .C ik A T mm islature, two Senators were eiectea to tne Congress of the United States the very able and distinguished gentlemen now in the other end of the Capitol, who do honor to themselves and the State whose sover eignty they represent. Before they were nominated for that distinguished station, they were required, in a primary meeting, to pledge themselves for a repeal of the sub Treasury and the support of a national bank ; .1 - .1 i- I A a. I '" ana l nave tne autnoruy oi eacn oi mose gen tlemen for saying,! that, without such i pledge, they could not have been elected. But my honorable friend and colleague tells us that resolutions were introduced at that same session of the Legislature, to instruct the Senators and request the Representatives in Congress to vote for a national: bank, which did not pass but were laid on the ta ble. Such, I believe, was the fact. But those resolutions were laid on the table, not be cause they could not have been passed by a triumphant maioritv, but to save time. They were introduced at a late period of the session, and were calculated to excite an animated and protracted debate, which it was impossible to control ; for they have there, sir, no-glorious hour rule, such as we have, nor even any previous question. There was much business of importance' pressing upon the attention of the Legisla ture ; the Senators were already pledged on the subject of the bank ; the Kepresenta tives were not bound to obey ; and those re solutions were therefore patriotically laid on the table, to enable the Legislature to do the public business of the country, j and ; bring the session to a close within a reasonable time. But, sir, in the month of May last, long af ter the Presidential election, under a special proclamation from the Governor ofNorth Carolina, elections were holden j throughout the State for Representatives in the twenty- seventh Congress, which had been ordered to convene at a period earlier than usual, on account ol the great derangement of the h nances of the Government and the currency of the country, and with direct reference to an entire change in the whole monetary sys tern. And the result was, sir, that instead of eight Democrats and five Whigs, eighj wnigs and hve Democrats were returned and those eight Whigs represent a federa population of 435,000, while the five Demo crats represent a federal population of only ziv,uuu. jviy yv nig irienus on this floor tel me, that in all their districts the repeal 6 the .bub-1 reasurv. and the establishment of a national hank were issues ..directly made before the People. In my own district, I will not say, sir, that I came here on the bank question, but I will say, that I was elected in spite of that question.1 It was pressed upon me with more earnestnessjand force than any other subject. II was held responsible not only for the conduct of the United States Bank proper, but for all the mismanagement of an institution chartered by the State of Pennsylvania, which had fraudulently assumed the name of the Uni ted StatesBank. I was held accountable for its speculations in cotton,, for the deprecia tion in the value of its stockyand the conse quent losses of the widows ' and orphans, of the country. But, sir, 1 was not only made godfather for that mo3t corrupt institution of Pennsylvania, but for all the rotten banks of Mississippi and it was strenuously urged as a reason why I should not be elected to Congress that somebody somewhere had been compelled to give a hundred dollar Mississ ippi bank bill for one " waistcoat pattern." Now, sir with all theseac staring him in the face, will any gentleman pretend to say that the people of North Carolina have not declared .their opinions in favor of a nation al bank ? For the credit of the gentleman himself, I hope not, sir. My honorable friend and colleague Mr. Saunders told us that there was but one is sue decided by the People of NolQifCaroli na, and that way the question of a distribu tion of the proceeds of the public lands. I was glad to hear that admission made on this floor, for, sir, when that subject was un dergoing discussion iij this Housei a few weeks since, we were repeatedly told that the People had not decided in favor of ! that measure ; that it was not one of the issues submitted" to them in the recent elections. But the gentleman; from North Carolina, Mr. Saunders tells us now that it was the only measure putin issue.and that public opin ion has decided in favor of it. r eadonly sav ..un tv ism lie uau enaorsea n s onimnn ho his vote, nnd, in supporting the measure. carried out what he has declared to be the wisbetfie&o have told us, this session, mat we. su o-ire suVwasihe onlyfquestion verdict has been rendered by tbe People. I would advise these democratic gentlemen to have a consultation among inemseives, to agree upon some common ground and stick lo tnau ror, air, ri"T .i aarfeerwho is to decide T " II me genuemeu will nermit me. I will .undertake to decide this matter. I believe4sir that many issues were made duriug the fresidenuai 9auvaa3. The indictment against the iate Aanwi- tion was one with many counts. uj v all been fully sustained. The country has rAnArfid a irenerd verdict of gailty and the judgment has gone forth to, the world that the last Administration was cumcij uunv. thy of the confidence of thePeople, and Martin Van Buren utterly unfit to be the President of this' nationi A' most just ver- Ainti.n mnat ri ahtnous'iadcrment I to which vaiih all mv hear? I sav. Amen. But, Mr. Chairman," my bonorablecol- leacrue ursred some reasons for his opposition to this bill which I must confess struck me with surprise. He objects, in the first place, to the location of the aBk in the District of Columbia a3 founded in a weak and timid policy. A strange objection, surely, to be urered by an advocate of a strict construction r . ... i tr: of the Constitution anda.discipie4i me Vir ginia school of polities ! The power of Con gress to establish a Bank in the District of Columbia has never, that. 1 am aware ot, been denied before by any one, and Wash ington City was selected by the friends of this 15ank. as tne place oi its location, do cause it was undisputed ground. He objects also to that feature of the bill requiring the assent of the States for the location of branch es withirtheir borders. By this provision of the charter, sir, we iq effect say to the People of the States, we have established a National Bank, but we do not force it upon you. We leave it in your power to accept or reject it, at your option. This policy is just, it is liberal, it is in strict accordance with the doctrine of State rights, and it cer tainly is a matter of surprise' and astonish ment to me that this feature of the bill should be opposed by members' of the democratic party, who clainvto be the exclusive guardi ans of Southern interests, and State rights on this floor. The age of wonders will surely never cease. But my honorable colleague has made most feeling appeal to Southern gentlemen. Once admit the right of Copgrjess, says he, to legislat&through the District of Columbia for the States, on the subject of the bank, and the institution of slavery is gone. Mt. Chairman, I was sorry to hear an ar gument like this advanced by a gentleman of bis acknowledged ability and reputation. He has done himself injustice in the position he has taken. He is too good a lawyer not to see at a single, glance the manifest distinction between the two cases. Con gress, it is true, has the exclusive right of legislation in the District of Columbia, but they have' not an absolute power of legisla tion even in the District. They cannot in terfere with yetted -rights of property. Sla very is an institution recognised by the Con titution and the laws of the country. Slaves are the property of the People of the South, and, as such, are above the legislative power of Congress. But sir, if Congress should ever take it into Cheir heads to pass a law for the abolition of slavery in the States, I hope they will insert a provision like the one in this bill, making the assent of the States indispensably necessary to the operation of the act within their borders. .Such a law; would, I imagine, be but " brutum fulrnen," ! and not calculated to do any great practical ' mischief. I will voucher North Carolina, at least, that she would never suffer a-judg. i ment to go by default against her in such a case. Mr. Chairman, I love my native State and her peculiar institutions with an affection as ardent and devoted as that of any gentleman on this floor, and while 1 have the honor of a seat in Congress, I will never see her in-J stitutions assailed, or her rights violated,1 without raising my .voice and protesting against it. But, sir, I am utterly opposed to lugging her domestic relations irito every puiuiv,ai uiayussiuu uu nils uoor, in sea son and out of season. Such discussions can have no other tendency tharr tr) inflame the public mind, and weaken the glori ous bond of union between these States. In a country with a territory so extended as our own, embracing as it does every variety of soil, climate, and scenery, as well as everv diversity of taste, interest, and pur suit, it is natural that interests should clash and sectional jealousies" "exist. These are difficulties, however, sir, which are not to be fostered and cherished! aggravated and increased, but they are evils in our political system which are to be met and overcome. How, sir, shall they be met, and how over come? Shall beautiful New England, the very nursery of liberty and science, be sac rificed for tbe ease and luxury of the South f Sir, as a Southern man, in the name of South ern magnanimity, I answer, no sir, no. We desire no such thing. Shallthen, the exu berant and patriotic South Jbe sacrificed to the engrossing enterpriseDr blind fanaticism of the1. North 1; v .Mr. Chairman, 1 have lived among the People of the North, and profess to know something of their sentiments and feelings on this subject. And I belie ve that you will bear me out in the opinion that, whenever that question shall be submitted to them, we shall hear the whole North echoing from hiH to hill a prompt and decided' negative. Yes, sir, whatevertaay have beervbe lan guage of some gentlemen on this floOn jin. der the excitement of debate", I feel no fear of disunion. Iam under1 no apprehensions for the Constitution of. my country. I be believe, sir, that there is " balm inCilead " ior an our political troubles ; that there is a healinir nrnnertv in k. : . .. healingyproperty in the institutions of the land. It is to he found, sir - nn ; i force or olenot in the strong arm of :y ' me conservalive influence of mutual forbearance and liberal principles. lA and At alonet can break' the strong est tiesof local interest and soothe Vthe greatest violence of sectional jealousy Let the breast of every nMgbtened' statesman swell with a sentiment of peace and good Will towards his hretfirorv in a the Union, and then will nelfishn.i v r of pocrisy be dislodged from their entl h?' nMBfdtrae-'.patTiotisiii will become f" distinffuishinff charactRristif r.f . lt)e ' o a.. tTcry .Ajgaer-" ,e5 ot every . varie soil-and climate and scenery, and every j versitv of taste, interest, and add another cord to that . clnrir., u ' .b - o "uj uonri i union which binds our beloved country gether. Thus fortified, strengthened protected, the Waves of political discord unhallowed ambition . may roll and d against the institutions of the land, but will stand firm and unshaken as the Rock A irtt t Vai mr thaw an?? mtiJ ' . AtUiM A. Oj Oil, tU&J U-H OlUiHU 2 tlli k beacon lighting glorious way" to the ? haMtrav nf : tYta earth In Vi .1 - earth in their struggCs (J freedom. , " .FOR THE KEGIstm I AM WEARY. BY O. ZELOTES ADAMS.r Im weary ! Fm weary ! and fain would I rest, But whertf can I lay my sorrowing breast? What pittWcan solace my cares and my Woe3 Bequeathing a twilight of blessetfrepose ! ' - . Vta wedry ! Tin sjeary the forms that I l0,e t ' l i jit j i ." . 1 ?.i . '- . ' Anu mingienn ueauiy wiia oeaaty above . The bosoms that throb by night and by day With friendship for me, are away ! are away! Firi weary ! I'nj weary ! the jostlings of life, IU toiling for fame, its conflicts of strife Have poisoned; the streams once sparkling and cl lmr:il. aI. ;u r . .1 . 1141 uio ngu vi regrev, me pemiem tear! I'm weary! rm" weary ! but Oh ! there is rest, For the way-faring heart, the weary-worn breast! Gethsemane's anguish and Calvary's blood, Have purchased that rest unchanging in God ! Morganton, 1841. FOR THE EEGISTEB. So now, glister Gales, It seems from the tales, You tell us near every day, For the f Register," A number appear Somehow to've forgotten to pay. 'Tis then with good reason, . , .That you in due season, ijhoold give them a M general call ; ' For if it be hard, y To work for reward, Tis harder for nothing at all. While others are "pressing," 'Tis truly distressing, ' For debtors the cash to deny ; Bat clever and just, . " . For those whom you trust, To furnish the proper supply. All over the nation, In whatever station; A man occupies himself, still If money he owe, Tis needful, you know, To get it and pay off his bill." - But if from his " PatronsM , Good men and good matrons, Who still in arrears with him stand , 5 Ha never obtains, - The price of his pains, How then shall he get it in hand ! Now, Sir, your expenses, , , To all in his senses, Must very important appear ; The items are small, "JBut look at them all, And see how they amount, in a year.' Should every one slacken, No more could you u blacken" No more could you send us away, The iweUAorinted'l So nice and complete, Containing the " News of the Day." We alt own with pleasure, You give-us good measure, Nor dare we a moment complain From those whom you serve You fairly deserve, To have the like measure again. I hope then, your debtors The " cash" in their letters, t Will send, in a very short while, Or else, one and, all, Will give yoii a call And settle their charges in style ! - Were I of the number, I scarcely could slumber, . 1, scarcely your paper could read I know, that at best, - I never could rest, Until I had paid you indeed. Although I am rhyming, Yet think tne not priming A squib for the wags of the day ; As true as the sun, I amnot in funj , My meaning just what I say. Straight forward, 'fore winter, , Fd pay off the Printer," And then would his pages look bright, v si And reading the same, " f -Yd think of his name; And think of my own with delight. As teglar as the Mailt, I eoald meet Mr. Gales In whatever pCice it might be ; With sweet smiling face, While y'oq, in y oiir place, Would eweetly be nailing at me t v -t? ' 5- , ' PHAZMA, & Skoh rrri era Vfnm m-AnoA ia that which bulges the tear of innocence, the cause-r-the fatal ;cause-Hf overwl ing the spotless soul, and plunging t'T untainted mind into a sea of sorrow odr doesinot man act the part of a demoov. alluring by his temptations, and then & omphingin his victory ? When villaoy F uc aacenaancy, it seiaom leaves m till it has thoroughly polluted him. ;tvn :;: ! Sterne's Utter f-1 I i . ; . TV I- :-
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