The War on the Bank of the United States: Or, A Review of the Measures of the Administration Against that Institution and the Prosperity of the CountryKey & Biddle, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... vote of the late Congress , at their last session ; and , as if with the intention to forestall the opinion of that which must meet within sixty days after the interference was made ; and as if to encroach upon its legitimate rights ...
... vote of the late Congress , at their last session ; and , as if with the intention to forestall the opinion of that which must meet within sixty days after the interference was made ; and as if to encroach upon its legitimate rights ...
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... vote of 107 to 85 , in the House of Representatives . This bill , as we have seen , was rejected by the President upon the ground of the unconsti- tutionality and inexpediency of its provisions , but not on the ground , that Congress ...
... vote of 107 to 85 , in the House of Representatives . This bill , as we have seen , was rejected by the President upon the ground of the unconsti- tutionality and inexpediency of its provisions , but not on the ground , that Congress ...
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... vote of the House , 109 to 46 , declaring " that the go- vernment deposits may , in the opinion of the House , be safely continued in the Bank of the United States . " Whatever may have been the professed object of the admin- istration ...
... vote of the House , 109 to 46 , declaring " that the go- vernment deposits may , in the opinion of the House , be safely continued in the Bank of the United States . " Whatever may have been the professed object of the admin- istration ...
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... vote , therefore , was an utter discomfiture , and we may not be surprised , knowing the ardent temperament of the individual , that the President should declare , " that unless the Bank was broken down , it would break us down ; that ...
... vote , therefore , was an utter discomfiture , and we may not be surprised , knowing the ardent temperament of the individual , that the President should declare , " that unless the Bank was broken down , it would break us down ; that ...
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... voting for it . My suggestions as to an inquiry by Congress , as in December , 1832 , or a recourse to the ju- diciary , the President repelled , saying it would be idle to rely upon either ; referring , as to the judiciary , to ...
... voting for it . My suggestions as to an inquiry by Congress , as in December , 1832 , or a recourse to the ju- diciary , the President repelled , saying it would be idle to rely upon either ; referring , as to the judiciary , to ...
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Página 145 - Those who can best estimate the value of a steady administration will be most disposed to prize a provision which connects the official existence of public men with the approbation or disapprobation of that body, which from the greater permanency of its own composition, will in all probability be less subject to inconstancy than any other member of the government.
Página 43 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Página 118 - Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant...
Página 119 - Many of our rich men have not been content with equal protection and equal benefits, but have besought us to make them richer by act of Congress. By attempting to gratify their desires we have in the results of our legislation arrayed section against section, interest against interest, and man against man, in a fearful commotion which threatens to shake the foundations of our Union.
Página 150 - I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit therefore to your consideration, whether the efficiency of the government would not be promoted, and official industry and integrity better secured by a general extension of the law which limits appointments to four years.
Página 150 - The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance...
Página 145 - A change of the Chief Magistrate, therefore, would not occasion so violent or so general a revolution in the officers of the Government, as might be expected if he were the sole disposer of offices.
Página 11 - A bank of the United States is in many respects convenient for the Government and useful to the people. Entertaining this opinion, and deeply impressed with the belief that some of the powers and privileges possessed by the existing bank are unauthorized by the Constitution, subversive of the rights of the states, and dangerous to the liberties of the people...
Página 6 - Treasury shall immediately lay before Congress, if in session, and if not, immediately after the commencement of the next session, the reasons of such order or direction.
Página 39 - The whole executive power being vested in the President, who is responsible for its exercise, it is a necessary consequence, that he should have a right to employ agents of his own choice to aid him in the performance of his duties, and to discharge them when he is no longer willing to be responsible for their acts.