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 Sir, if could decide beforehand what should be the course of future events, hold Ii desirable that every national Bank should hereafter, be arrayed against execu- tive power. It would be an admirable bal anceain the opposite scale. That is not the evil to be 644aded. The real evil is in the opposite direction. It IS that the Ex- ecutive should turn the Bank into mere instrument of his will, and should wield its power, which gentlemen had represented as so tremendous, in addition to that still more tremendous power which he derives from the vast patronage of such goyern- ment, and that overwhelming and irresisti- ble tide of popularity which will ever follow the man who distributes that patronage.

 But, sir, the President seems to be fully aware of the danger arising from this me- retrieious combination between the Bank ine power and the power of the Executive. and he wisely says, t It is the desire of the President that the control of the Bank and the currency, shall. as far as possible, be entirely separated from the political power of the country" Never was there uttered wiser or more patriotic sentiment Let me repeat it. ss 1t Is the desire of the President, that the control of the Bank and the currency, shall, as far as possible,be en- tirelv separated from the political power oi inc country" Yes, sir, the man who will act up to that, would h3 iienIy entitled to be a President of the United States. Well

 sir, there is t,.o procoot. Now for the prac- i tice. The President, 1t seems, Is anzioasly desirous that the control of the Banks shoue

 be separated, as far as possible, from tl.f

 political power of the country. And wha has he done He has, in effect, said, tha

 because the official agents ot the Bank Q

 the United States have dared to oppose hls

 election, the faith of the nation shall not fol q moment, stand in the way of their con

 diqn punishment. Yet he issvery anxious

 10 separate all control of the Banks iron

 Executive power. We'll, slr what more

 has he done? He has not only punished thu

 Bank of the United States, by removln; the deposites, but. he has held up these de posites to the highest bidder

 , Yes, SIT. The President has done tha which if it be not arrested, wlll most Ger F tainly destroy the liberties of thls country What sir? Byway of separating ali con trol of the Bank and the currency from tn political power of the country-by way steering clear of all mererlcious conneN ion between the Banking power and tn s bower of the Executive, we are 10 slxe

 