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WEDNESDAY MtiRNING. MAY 6.
National Bank—General Harrison.
The opinions of Harrison in relation t
the power of Congtess to .charter a National Bank
have been such a fniitfuLtbeme for misrepresent?
tion by the Van Buren jnrty, that we i re induce
again to present them topie readers of the Sent
n.d, that the friends of jion. Harriscr may be i
possession ofithe facts to show the people the rbai
acter of those party dem: jogues, who are daisy at
tempting to mislead the il by asserting things m
founded in fact, in hoi 2, while Gen. Haniso
wa* a candidate for Cong ]ss in Ohio,he was calle
upon by the peop«, -tbtoijpi the press, for the ex
preesion of his opinions 0,1 various political ques
tioni,-»ad among other* was that of a National
Bank; To I his call he promptly replied in a letter
ad tressed to the peep e of his district, through the
columns of the Cincinnati Inquisitor, giving his
views upon all the questions which then agitated
the public mind, from which letter we extract the
following, as bearing ina mediately upon the ques
tion of a Bank:
CiscnrxATi, September 16, 1822.
To the Editor (if tht Inquisitor j
Sir—(ln your last paper you recommend to th«
candidates at the ensuing election, to publish their
politicaUcrecds, that the doctor* may have a fair
opportunity of choosing those wljose sei.timenls
best accord with iheir owl. I have ever believed
that every elector has u r :i ht to make this call up
on those who offer the. ' services to the people,
and that the candidates urc-bound lo answer it. I
might, h 13 true, avail myself of the kind of ex
ception which you mafw* in favor of ih.rse who
have had an opportunity of shewing their p
cal opinions by their con .iuct. But as I have tu
reason lo dread the most minute investigation of
my opinions, end that m| fellow-citizens may be
enabled to compare nsyifctions with mv profes
sion's d offer you the fiili(|wing outline of mv po
ll! ical creed, which you i-jay publish if you think
it worthy of a place in \|tur paper. This meas
ure is more neccsseFy-ctifhi.s tune, as some of my
new friends have very ki fully, in various hand
bill® and other anorr ti l s publications, underta
ken to make one for me, rhich (if I have a cor
rect knowledge of what 1 nysclf believe) is not a
very exact likeness of thbfc wnich I profess. I
deem myself a Republic i.. of what is commonly
called the Old JcftVfson*|n School, and believe in
the correctness of that i isterpretetion of the (lon
slitution, which has been given by the writings of
4hat enlightened statesm an, who was at the head
of the party and others belonging to it. particular
ly the celebrated re«olßi|?»ns of the Virginia Le
gislature, duringthc Presidency of Mr. Adams.
I deny, therefore, to !|ie General Government,
the exercise of any pow’r, but what is expressly
given to it by the Constitution, or what is essen
tially necessary to the powers expressly
given into effect
I believe that the charter given to the Bank of
the United States, was unconstitutional—it being
not one of those measures necessary to carry any
of the expressly granted powers into effect; and
whilst my votes in (Jonpicss will show that I will
take any constitutional ijieans to icvoke the char
ter, my vote in the Statq Legislature will equally
fihow that I am opposed to those which are un
constitutional or violent ’and which will bring us
in collision with the General Government.
I believe in the tendency of a large public debt
to sap the foundations of the Constitution, by
creating a monied aristocracy, whose views and
interests must be in dinfjt hostility to those of the
mass of the people. ;
I deem it the duty, therefore, of the representa
tive of the people tu endeavor '.o extinguish as
soon as possible, by making every retrenchment
in the expenditures of-4ho Government that a
proper performance of Mile public business will al
low. y
I believe in .heright [if the people lo instruct
their representative whqn elected ; and if he bus
suffi Tent evidence thaLthe instructions which
m.«y be given him come irom a majority ot his con
stituents, that he is hojiud to obey them, unless
he considers that by doi;ig it be would violate the
Constitution, in which; case I think it would be
his duty to resign and j-ive them an opportunity
ol electing another representative whose opinion
would accord with theirj own. * • * * *
■ Wx. H. Harrison.
Again, in Reply to a litter of Sherrod Williams,
in which he was rv kedfwhelher, if elected Pres
ident he would sign a I'ill incorporating a Na
tional Bank he answers
•*/ would, if it werchlearly ascertained that
the pu.dic interest, in rt| rtion to the collection and
disbursement of the revenue would materially suf
fer without one, ami this e were unequivocal man
ifestations of public oplfiun in its favor 1 think,
however, the experimeit should be fairly tried, to
ascertain whether the fs.uncial operations cannot
be as well carried on wMiout the aid of a national
bank. If it is not neci|saty for that purpose, it
does not appear to me fiat one can be constitu
tionally chartered. There is.no construction
which I can give the | institution which w.nild
authorize it. on the grtlmd of affording facilities
to commerce.” |
From these extracfl| then, it appears that, in
1822, and again in IS3(| General Harnsoi. opposed
a National Bank as tV constitutional; and if, as
President, he should jfjJd his own scruples, and
approve a charter for aliational Bank, it would be
tiom the actual necessities of the Treasury, in re
lation to the receipt am* disbursement of the pu -lie
levenue, and an un?quivofal expression of the pub
lic voire in its favor. Thus occupying precisely
tae same giouud which Mr. Madison did when lie
signed the charter of the Bank in 1S1G; and which
Mr. Jefferson expressed irt the concluding paragraph
of his official opinion while a member of General
Washington’s Cabinet, in 1791, which is in the
following language:
It must be addc however, that unless the
Pre-mlenf* mind <m a view of every thing which is
urged for and against this bill, is tolerably clear
th .t it is unauthorized by the constitution, if the
pro and the con hang so even as to balance his
judgement, a jus* respect for the wisdom of the
legislature would naturally decide the balance in
favo- of their opinion!. It is chiefly for rases
where they are clearly misled by error, ambition,
or interest, that the constitution has placed a
check in the negative , f the President.
|V£ have been tht i particular and minute in
giving the recorded o| intons of General Harrison,
and Mr. Jefferson, (M ’ Madisons we refer to from
memory, toi having t a document before us,) not
only to exhibit the coi eidenee es their views upon
the paitkulai qncstifp of a National Bank, but
also to show that Gent Harrison has, as he says
himself, always be on|ed to the Jefferson school o*.
politics. If this test r.ony shall relieve General
Harrison from future misrepresentation, we shall
have accomplished o’ r object; but if, on the con
trary', the supporters J Mr. \an Buren persist in
uttering this calumny, the people, who aue to judge
in this matter, caDOOt possess sufficient charity to
they 4o U Ignorantly, but will set it down
Vo tab proper account* a wiiful disposition to mis
. represent, and that *oo in the fjee of the most con
clusive testimony t the contraiy.
There are yet other questions, and particularly
the Tariff, upon which the views of Genera! Har
rison have been roost grossly misrepresented, on all
of which we have a flood of light to submit to the
people of the Bonlh. And when they have heard
our defence, and calmly investigated our expose of
the corruption and misrule of the administration of
Martin Van Buren, characterized as it has been by
the most ruinous experiments upon the currency-,
products, and labor of the country, and its most
prodigal expenditures of the pub ic money to satiate
the cravings of hungry, brawling demagogues, we
ask them to decide between the merits of General
Hanison and Mr. Van Buren ; and we ask the de
cision with the fullest assurance that they will give
their support to WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
of Ohio.
The Virginia Flections.
The Richmond Compiler o* the Ist ins', say*,
—There is a tie in the Senate, Preston being elec
ted from the Montgomery district. The majority
in the House, will indicate the major ty on joint
ballot; the Whig* have thus far a majority of
eight certainly, in that body, not including Cabell,
j which is reported to have elected a Whig.
Major Noah eaye: l -The l*ld Dominion, from
I present appearances, will soon lie splendidly rep*
j resented in the Senate of the U. States. Rives
; will fill the present vacancy—Leigh will succeed
; Roane, and Tyler will preside as Vice President
of the United States. A powerful representation
from one Slate.”
The ship India is loading at Philadelphia, for
Liverpool, with white com in bulk, an entire
cargo, say 12,000 bushels.
The Southern Cabinet.
The contents of the April nmnher of this work.
Edited by J. D- Legare, Charleston, S. C. will be
found in another part of this day’s paper.
Deeply interested as we feel in every thing per
taining to agriculture, it is a source of dTight to
witness the increase at the South of Periodicals
and news papers devoted to this important branch
of industry. It is a certain harbinger of the ro
sucitation of our worn-out and impoverished
lands, which, in addition to the pleasure it will
afford the passenger to look upon highly culti
vated, fertile fields, yielding their bounteous
harvests to the husbandman, will arrest that spirit
of emigration which has for years been depri
ving us of so many valuable citizens.
The Cabinet combines with agriculture, litera
ture, and the arts and sciences, which enables it
to present an agreeable and valuable variety, and
contributes to the interest and worth of the work.
The Richmond Whig says—When the nomina
tions at Harrisburg were made, the editor of the
Enquirer made light of them, and said he should
go to sleep until after the election in November.— j
! Wonder if his dreams arc pleasant.
Late from Canton.
The ship Providence, at New York from Can- :
ton, brings intelligence that a new edict ha* been j
issued by Lin, the Commission’er, prohibiting the
introduction of British manufactures, even in
1 American vessels. Teas were coming town slow-
i ,y -
Backing Oct! —The last Nashville papers
contain the letter of Gov. Carroll, withdrawing 1
his name from the loco foco Electoral Ticket, j
Better, far heller would it have been for his rc
| putation if he had never consented to have his
name placed upon that ticket. Then he would
not have disgraced himself by indecent and ca
! luminous attacks upon the fame of an older and
’ better soldier than himself.
In the olden time every log-cabin in the West
was a fortress against the Indians. Now every
such tenement is a fortress against the political
spoilers.— Louisville Journal .
Is this a sign I—The Committee of Vigil
ance for Union bo rough Pa.exrcods by 45 the whole
, vote of Gen. Harrison in 1836. and it embraces
those only who are expected lo lake an active
i part in the contest.
From the New York Courier Enquirer 3 Oth ult.
i Fire. — Between five and six o’clock this mor
ning, a fire broke out in the extensive five story
brick building corner of Henry and Catharine
street*, and covering lots No. 24, 26 and 28 Cath
arine st.
The building was entirely destroved, with a
large portion of its contents, consisting of valu
able furniture and other materials in the upper
stories.
Abijah Matthews Sc Son. extensive manufac
turers of cabinet, ware, &c ; Joseph Ji. Harrison
1 printer; G. J. Harris, upholsterer; N. Conckliu,
gunsmith; E. L. Noe, cordial dealer, and several
1 families, were the occupants. The B a bust
Church in Oliver street, adjoining, was in imi
nenl danger, but by the exertions of the firemen
I escaped injury.
New Invention*.—Our attention has iati ly
been called lo two inventions—one American,
the other we believe, French—which seem likely
to effect revolutions of great though unequal im
portance in the world of manufacture.
The American novelty i.- a machine bv which
woollen cloth of every sort is produced at less
than a fourth part of the cost hitherto usual. The
material is not woven, but compressed. The ur
chins, with the machine, can turn out one hun
dred yards of the broadcloth in twelve hours;
ami where 24s were demanded per yard, 65 afford
the new manufacturers abu> danl remuneration.
We have inspected and handled (as rough as
we liked) specimens of every variety, from the
finest scarlet cloth fur officer*’ uniforms down to
blaokcls and carpets, and we certainly could not.
either by sight or touch, distinguish them from
corresponding pieces in the old fashion.
The French device is of a very different sort,
but must also have very remarkable results. Two
specimens of this new manufacture were exhibit
ed at the Marquis of Northampton’s -last soiree,
as President of the Royal Society, and they then
excited the curiosity and astonishment of the as
sembled elite of our philosophers. Theji were
rich silk curtains, havii.g all the appearance of
being interwoven iq gold and silver, in the most
gorgeous patterns of arabesque. They looked
and felt exactly like the most splendid hangings
of the Louis Quatorze taste, hut their cost is a
mere trifle in comparison, for the gold and silver
are merely woven glass.
The Queen of the French and her daughters
appeared at the last balls in the Tuilieries in
dress?s manufactured upon this principle.—Lon
don paper.
India**. —The old Jackson men of Indiana
say they intend to give Harrison a majority with
out the aid of the Whig*. All they want the
whig* to do, ia to look on and *ee fair play be
tween them th* locofoeo*.
• Proceedings of Council.^
Council Chamber, >
r May 4U», 1840. J
Monday evening, 8 o’clock.—
j Council rriet pursuant to adjournment Present
, Hon. D. Hook, Mayor. ,
j Aldermen.—Bones, Bishop, Harper, - Dunlap,
f Flemming, Warren, Parish and Jackson,
f The minutes of the last meeting were read and |
• confirmed.
The following Reports and returns were receiv
t ed from the City Officers, accompanied by the pro
. per vouchers:
; The Clerk of the Lower Market, fees
1 and scales, SS3 50 j
• “ Clerk of the Upper Market, fees, 225 j
“ Jailor, 122 32 \
, “ City Marshall, fines and guard-house
fees, 112 87
1 Keeper of the Lower Bridge, 1452 50 j
“ Keeper of the Upper Bridge, 160 75 i
The Sexton reports the death of 17 persons the
month, 9 whites, (5 of which were children.)
and S blacks.
fir? keeper of the Hospital reports four patients
remaining in the Hospital
I'he Collector and Treasurer, reports a ballance
on hand, of $828,170 00
Cf which is in City Scrip, 15,470 00
The bills for paving the side walks in the vicini
ty of the Lower Market, were oideredto be hand
ed to the Treasurer for collection.
On motion. Ordered the sum of Twenty dollars
be paid to Wra. Phi'lips, for ascertaining the level
of Reyno'd street, from Centre to Campbell street,
and the streets adjoining, and making a plan and
section o f the work.
Rr solved, That the privilege heretofore granted ;
by the former properties of the Upper Bridge, to
Mr. Wra. Phillips, the architect of that work, of •
passing the same free of Toll, be continued to him
during the pleasure of the City Council.
The following accounts were severally read and i
ordered to be paid :
J W Meredith, Clerk of Lower Market, 1 
