Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 23, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 September 1832 — Page 1

mm BY ELIHU STOUT. 7INCE2&HSS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1832. VOL. 2SI2I. 2MO. 30

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i crouTid which isocr reliea on to excuse J siuic vu u, uu uj a iunui.v, v. v,.-...., and j'.ist'.fy acts of f Uy or of usurpation. and bestow upon its members privileges, The President in this veM has candidly sta- unmerited, and exemptions, not recognited his objections to the IV.ll. They may be j 2-cj by the laws of the states, nor enjey-

assailcdhy political opponents, as wea ami vn.iifrtorv: and he be accused bv those who act with the aristocracy, of acting the part of the demagogue; still, whatever mav he the dcis'.cr. cf the community, he will have the cons Nation of having done h;s best to m.iintam tnose principles ui.u 'vnt u

Ah'.y advocated by JetiVrsm and Madison, in j but in doing so, the means must be suit17lJl. and will be'eheered by the rccollec-1 ej anj subordinate to the end. The

tiot that h:s views comciaeri wun we vits CUtcrtat.ieu at UVU per 10a ukx nmur ous statesmen and patriots O.i the U'.hot December. 1791, Alexander llam-.lton, then :Secre tary of the Treasury, transmitted to the House of RepresenUtives a plan for the institution of a Nationtil bank, which on the J3d cf the sane month, was co.mviunicated to the Senate, and a committee appointed to take the subject into cjniJeration, and to prepare a bill, fir the same. O i the 3rd of January 1791, the committee reported a bill, which after hiving bee;, discus d upon several duTercnt tla i. passed the House cf Representatives for cjncuiTcncc. In the house its passage was advocated by Fisher Ames, Theodore Sodici, a ,d Mr. C.cny of Mass. & others Si opposed by James Madison, Mr. Giles. Mr. Jackson,' and Mr. Stone. Oa the Bth cf Febiuary, 17J1. the ote was taken, on th hud pasiue ct 'the bill, and it was respWe J iu th; adinr.auve, Ayes Z9, Not ;.

On the Uth of February, 1791, the bill was presented to the President for his approbation, and, after haing obtained the opinions of Mr. Jefferson, then Secretary of State, and of Edmund Randolph, then Attorney General of the United States, who declared the bill to be unconstitutional, and of Alexander Hamilton, who pronounced it constitutional, it received his signature. Mr. Jefferson in his opinion on the bill, uses the following language. "It is known that the very power now proposed as a means, was rejected as an end, by the convention that formed the constitution; a preposition was made to them to authorize Congress to open canals, and an amendatory one to empower them to incorporate; but the whole was rejected, and one of the reasons of the rejection urged in the debate was, that then they would have the power to erect a bank, which would render the great cities, w here there were prejudices or jealousies on this subject, adverse to the reteptiui t,f the constitution. By the original act of incorporation, the legal existence of the Bank was to continue till the 4th of March 1811. But before the arrival of that period, the question as to the renewal of the charter, bcan to be agitated. On the CCth cf March ISOd, a memorial cf the stockholders cf the Bank, was presented to the House t f Representatives, praying for a renewal of their charter, and alter having been made the order of the day for Monday next was no further acted on at that session, by the House. On the 29th of January, 1810. the memorial was called up, and referred to a committee. Ou the 7th of April, 1S10, a bill was reported to the House for continuing in force the charter of the Baftk. The bill having been discussed on the 25d of April, it was ordered that the consideration gf it be postponed till to-morow. But o further proceedings were had upon it. On the ISth of December, 1610, another petition was presented by the stockholders of the Bank, praying for a renewal cf the charter, and which was oidcrcd to be referred to a select committee. On the 4th cf January, 1SII, the committee presented a bill continuing far a further time, the charter of the Bank.0 On the Uh of the month, the cuesti n was taken to postpone indefinitely, the further consideratie-n of the bill, and it passed in the affirmative, ayes C5, noes C. On the 11th cf February, ISll.the senate proceeded to collider a bill that had been reported en the 5th instant, to continue in force the charter cf the Bank, and a motion was mwde to strike out the first section of the biil. On this motion several speeches were made en the 12th, the following resolution by the legislature of Pennsylvania was read to the Senate. "Resolved by the Senate end ffruserf Rt preservative vf the Condon wealth cf Ptri?:u!ra':ia, in General A$-ern-bt'if met That the Senators of this State, in the Senate of the United, be and they hereby are instructed, and the Representatives of this State, in the House ot Representatives ct the U. S , be, and they are hereby requested to use every exertion in their power to prevent the charter of the Bank of the United States frcm being renewed or any other bank being chartered by Conre5s, dozened to have operation within the juris

diction of any state without first having eb tained the consent cf the Legislature cf vji h rt tK, 0 r4,Cf,i.:rt r.f r.. On the Ittha resolution cf the Le gislature of Virginia, was a.so read to the Senate, by which the Senators and Representatives in Congress from that State were earnestly requested in the execution of their duties, as faithful representatives of then country, to use their best dfjrts in opposing bv every means in their power, the renew al of the charter of the Bank of the United States." On the 20th of February, 1811. the question on the motion to strike out the first section, was taken and decided as follows: ayes 17, noes 17. Henry Clay cf Ken tucky voting in the affirmative. The Senate being equally divided, the President, (George Clinton) decided the question in the affirmative, after submitting the following remarks: Gentlemen: As the subject on which I am callod upon to decide, has excited great sensibility I must briefly state the reasons which influence my judgement. Permit me to observe, that the question to be decideddces not depend imply upon the right of Congress tocstab lish, under any modification, a bank but upon their power to establish a rational hap.k as contemplated bv this bill. In othw words, cn they create a body poli-! tic and corporate, net constituting a part "ne govenuuem our ou.cm ; rponej 5.. t-ne citizens general!)? It canr.ct be doubted that Congress may pas all necessary and proper laws "carrying into execution the powers specifically granted to the government, or to any department or efnee r thereof; wcrlocrcatc corporations IS not CX presly granted; it is a high attribute ol sovereignty, and in its nature r.ot accessorial or derivative by implication, but primary and independent. I cannot believe that this interpretation of the constitution will, in any degree, defeat the purposes for which it was formed; on the contrary it does appear to me that opposite exposition has an inevitable tendency to consolidation, and affords just ar.d serious cause of alarm. In the course of a long life, I have found that government is not to be strengthened by an abuse of doubtful powers; but by a wise and energetic execution of those which arc incontcstible; the former never fails to produce suspicun and distrust, whiUt the latter in Cljri aiiu UlSirusi, nu mc laiicr mspires respect fcnd confidences If, how -

ever, after a fair experiment, the powers!

tritrrl inthppoveilimcnt shall r, (V....,,)' . ... - - y IUUIIVI incompetent to the attainment of the object for which it was instituted, the constitution happily furnishes the mean for remedying the evil, by amendment, and I have no doubt that in such event, on an appeal to the patriotism and good sense of the community, it will be wisely applied." The striking out of the section amounted to a rejection of the bill, and the bark applied for a continuance of its powers for a short time, for the purpose of closing up its affairs Both the Senate and House of Representatives, lefused, how ever, to comply with the request. On the 4th of April, 18U, a resolution That a committee be appointed inquire into the expediency of establishing a Na tional Bank, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise," was passed by the House of Representatives, by a vote of 76 to C9 On the 8th, the committee was discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and no fur tber proceedings took place about it at this session of Congress In the fall ol IS 14, a revolution passed the house by a vote of 93 to 5 I. declaring that it is ex pedient to establish a national bank, with branches io the several States' and was refertcd to the committee of Ways and Means to bring in a bill accordingly On the 7th of Nov. la 14, the committee reported a bill, which alter receiving several amendments, was ordered to be printed. The bill proposed that the bank should be established with a capital stock of fitly millions. On the question wheth er the bill should be engrossed for a third reading, it was decided in the negative by a vote of 104 to 49. On the ihh ol December, 1814, another bill that originated in the Senate, was transmitted to the House of Representatives. This bib' proposed that that the cnpital itock o' the bank should be fifty millions of dollars. After some amendments to the bill, upon the question beir g taken upon the passage of the same, the yeas ve c 81, and ihe nays SO, Daniel Wtbatci voting in the negative. The state of the vote being declared, the speaker, (Mr. Cheats of South Car olina,) rose. Alter adverting to the lule j of the House, which makes it thi tluty of the speaker to vote in two cases, oi which this was one, he proceeded to as sign briefly, the reasons which influenced him to otc against the bill, and by his vote having produced an equality ot votes, it was declared l hit the bill should not pass The bill being rejected, a motion was mads to reconsider the vote, whicr. ptevailed and the hilt was recommitted to a commir.tc, which reported several amendments, one cf which was to rc tec thccapitol fom fllty to thirty mill ions, and which was adopted by a vete o: 119 to 31. Ofi the final passage of the bill the yeas were 120, nays C7. The bill was then sent to the Senate for a concurrence in the amendments, and after having been pissed by that bo dy, was sent to President Madison for his approval. On the 2.5th of January, 18 15. another bill to establish a national bank, was introduced into the Senate, and after having passed that body by a vote of 18 to IS, wus sent to ihe House of Representatives, and by them was postponed indefinitely by a vote of 74 to 73 The question of establishing a nation al bank was again agitated in Congress, in the session of 1815 '16 On the 8th of January, 1816, Mr. Calhoun re ported a bill "to incorporate the subscri-l hers to the bank of the United States; and which, after several amendments, passed the house on the 14th of March, tV a vote of 80 to 7 I. Daniel Webster j in lrie negative fhe bill wa then sent to ths Senate and passed by that body, after it hid received some amendments, which were t concurred in by the House: and was approved by the President on the 10th of April, 18 16, and constitutes the present charter of the Bank of the United States Tun Veto We h3ve shown to our readers what the Jackson Democrce Party think and say of this measure, and we now have the opportunity of bringing forward what the opponents of the Preiident really think, as shown by the open declaration ol a journal belor :ir.2 to that party, which has had the boldness to ce dare its sentiments. The Providence Subaltern, bearing at its mast head the banner of "Clay U. Serjeant," speaks ot the Veto as follows: Psnnsylvanian. AMERICAN STA I E PAPER. We have to day occupied a considers ble portion of our paper with the remaik able, and very able Message of the Pres ident to the Senate of the United States. delivered to that body, with a return of the bill proposing to renew the charter of the Bank of the United States. It is a remarkable state paper, and its produc tion will long be remembered by the people of the United States, and will, as we hope and trust, teach many of thcrn tbat we have one man among us; a least who is resolved to preserve the Constitution, and who is not ready to grant monopolies to the few m defiance of lbs Constitution, to the deep injury of tne many, and the uucrsiuii ui ins iv(,n.'i' I pits tf Republican independence. total subversion ot the legitimate prioci-

The hostility at Gen. Jackson ta the

present JJank of the United States, Is not j himself; because Jefferson was not plaonly remarkable for ita aidor, but for its; ced in a situation to act t Jackion bat

lofty carriage and manly Independence. Any other man than Andrew Jackson, standing in the relation of a candidate for the Presidency ol the United States, would have supported the Bank bill, from pure fear of consequences; and it is not improper to add. in ihis place, that n ore than one public personage cn tht catalogue of candidates for high offices, has suppoited the Bank of the United States, fiom an impression and firm belief, ihat the influence of a monied power the influence ct a mighty bank, would accelerate his march towards the political goal at which he aimed. It Gen Jackson vva noi a hold and fearless man, he would not venture to assail an institution possessing the immense wealth and patronage that the United States Bank does; if he was not honest, he would not dare expose its iniquity, its corruption, and ita base designs upon the Constitution of the country If Andrcw Jar kswn was not an honest man, a man who Jook lo the happiness cf his fellow citizens, before be stops to count tLe effect that this or thai step will have on his popularity, he would have favored the bank bill, and thus secured its pat ron3ge, and the friendship ol its ten thousand hangers cn und partizans. If he had advocated and sanctioned its re-char tor, he would have secured the vote of every President, stockholder, cashier, under officer and porter; but with an in dependence of mind, which wcwld eem to scorn to purchase popularity at the expense of the true interest cf the people, he has opposed the project of re chartering the Bank of the United States. And has thus nobly discharged his duty Wc admire him for the design, and wt honor him for the completion of the act The effect o' the veto cannot be mis taken nor can its consequences fail to ftud a timely apprecia'ion in the bosom of ev try patriot, every friend of the Union It will place the bar.kiug operations ot ihe country on iheir proper footing it w ill sustain the States in the free exercise of the-ir lights, and it will teach fo reign capitalist that they cannot place their funds in this country, without their being subject to the same burthens and taxations Out are endured by the Atner ican people. It will teach all that mo nopolies will not be granted, and that the lew shall not be favored at the expense of the many, and that this is a country wheie equal right end equal liberty is alike secured to ail classes of human society. The rigid demands made upon the dimensions olour columns by another eub ject, forbid that we should indulge in ihese remarks to the extent that we con emplated,acd we must disn.;s ihe Message otGen Jackson, with the hope that a document so able and so important. will be found in the hands of every citi zen of the United States It is a pro duction that the American people have ju6t cause to be proud of; it reflects immortal honor o the head and hand of the President and in future ages will be hailed as the proudest eminence in the land marks of pre-eminence and patriotic devotion. In spying this much, we do ample and enact ju'icc to the President, we yield to him wh3t his conduct has merited, and ofTir to him the incense cl individual and humble approbation. The message could not be successfully assailed by any cf the master spirits of tht Uni ted States in Congress; indeed they have not attempted ary thing ol the kind, bui beholding with wonder the splendor cf the document, and the purity of patriot ic devotion, which it so arde'.tly breathes, they look around tbem with amazement, and wouder at their own insignificance j and puerility. From (he Mcvt York Daily Sentinel nfcAsoM WHY THT- WORSINO MEN' SUP TORT J ACRkO X FOK ?HEiIDK5T It is sometimes asked why the work ing men support Gen Jackson for President, especially when a great part of them have heretofore been either neutral, or opposed to him? This question was satisfactorily enswered, by the address which was made , l0 the w orking men of the United States, at the meeting held in this city, at which they nominated Andrew Jackson for President, and Richard M Johnon for Vice President But, as this address iy not bs at hand, and as those reasons may have been forgotten by some of our friends, I will suggest such as occur to my recollection, and which convince me that Andrew Jackson is, above all others, at the present juncture, the only man whom the working men can witfi propriety support as President. He it sincerely in favor 0 all the car dir.al mea$ures for ih contend: "Universal Education Abolishing Imprisonment for deb. No legislation on Religion Abolition of licensed Monopolies" &C cc That he is in favor of these measures may be clearly demonstrated, not by his words merely, but by his cf ta, which are alone the true test of character. In truth, Gen. Jackson has expressed himself more fully, and acted more dcisiely on these points, than apy ! f the prtiidcBti who preceded fciij co1

ocepting even the illustiious Jefferson

done duritg his administration. l hat Jackson is in favor of unrvertal education, we have only to read his Message, in which he recommends the appropriation of the public lands for ihit noble purpose. And, had we a majority of such men as Jackson t Johnson in Congress, they would have been tuovipg in this matter ere this time. That President Jackson is opposed to "Irrfirismment for debt," is fully manifest from his strong and earnest recommendation to congress in behalf of tho United States debtors, as well as his humane proposal for relieving such as are destitute of property, from the ob igations which tend to embarxasa their business. That Jackson is in favbrof "no Legislation on Religion' is as clear as noon day. His recent letter to those who asked him to interfere in appointing a fct shows that he understands and values the true nature of religious liberty. Whi'e he feels a most prolound regacd for all the institutions ol religion, he is not willing to make it a stalking horse to ride into power, nor to encourage the unholy alliance of church and state, merely for electioneering purposes Contrast his conduct with that of Clay, cn this very subject, who, after knowing that tho President had given his own opinion on this point, introduced into the Sena'e his famous resolution, to "request the President to appoint a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer"!!! Tu.'y it might then be exclaimed, 'la Saul aUc crr.ont the f.rcf.fiec." Thai Jackson is opposed :o L-.cntd Monopolies' ull his Messaf-;. :o o Tigress, but especially his late Veto Vessage on the Bank, fully proes. Let ihe working men read this message sgr.io, and again. The grounds o his opposition to the Bank are clear, sour d, convir cing. and constitutional. Because Andrew Jackson is in favcr of cor principles, we have good and substantial reasons why we should support his re election. There is no inconsistency in giving him our support, even ifwc opposed his first election. We have now tried and proved him, and w s find him the fast friend of oar measures. Snail we now give our votes to m-n whom we know act with the Monopoly's and the Aristocrats in church and sta e? We cannot, we will not. For, let it bo remembered, th2t wherever you fi d a monopolist, ao aristocrat an enemy to universal suffrage a supporter of church and state religion, there you will, to a dead certainty, find an opponent of Andrew Jackson, the man ot tne people BE I A. Xatural Curioiity There is now in this place a negri bey, the property of Joseph Draper, Eq a ho is turn'n g entirely white. His body is nearly v r-itef ! and his face entirely so, with the excep tion of a few spots the s ze ol a doU.'.r; and what is mere remaik ible, his skin presents the appearar.be ot a white chitdj the rose and lily beautifully combined: he pieseou altogether a curious appearance, and the beholder is struck with orr.ething like awe on tht first vie. His parents arc remarkzb'v black Wythe ( Va ) Argus. EuUabtt Arbitration Tht following able decision h reported in the Montreal Herald The Collision between the John Bull steamer, and the Lady of the Lake steamer, having been left to arbitra'ioni the award is that each party repair their own damages, and that neither party be compelled to pay ary thing to the o'her. On this the New York Commercial remarks very humorously. "In the days of primeval innocence and simplicity among the Germans in tho beautiful vale of the Mohawk, the laws were administered by Chris John Scaring, tb first Justice of the Peace after the revolution, in the town of Germanflatts. This gentleman was the worthy magistrate who signed the far-famed Yairkee pass." One of the first suits brought before Justice S aring was that of StLfil Bedingen, vs Jacobus Diefendorfl It vas an action lor a trespass the charge being that a pig, belonging ta the said Jaccbus, had been rudeiy thrusting his nose among the garden stuffs cf the said Stufik. 1 he fact was elesrJy proved, and after due deliberation, tho magisirate gave his decision as follows? '-Mem shudgment ish dai 'K bus DiefendorfT shall gif his biff to SufHr, 10 pay foi the buekins ot he apoilt; and Stuffle shall gif me dc big vor mem ftudff. mem; and the blaguy Kor.rtjble shall ba7 dc costs " The Montreal arbitrator should have taken the boats for their iees, and the case would have been complete." Extract cf a letter dated Macon, Geo. julv so "The IW.k ot Macon has thi morning closed its doori. It is smashed in nieces. Do not touch its nctes on - r any account. Counterfeit Ten Dollar Notea purporting to be cf the Pitubur Branch ot tho U. S. Eiuk, arc in circulation b Kcm'r.