Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . overnment Deposites.—Strong Black Lines are Drawn Around Said Sen-tence, by the Secretary, in the Presence of tlie Senate and of a Vast and Tumultuous Crowd, at Mid-night—Opposition to the U
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . overnment Deposites.—Strong Black Lines are Drawn Around Said Sen-tence, by the Secretary, in the Presence of tlie Senate and of a Vast and Tumultuous Crowd, at Mid-night—Opposition to the United States Bank.—Jacksons Message Against It—Public Oi)inionDivided—Congress Grants a Charter.—Presidential Veto of this Bill—Jackson Denounces theBank.—Declares it to be Corrupt—Orders the United States Funds Hemnved.—Secretary DuaneDeclines to Act.—Taney Succeeds Him and Obeys.—Fierce Conflict in Congress.—Weeks of StormyDebate.—Proposed Censure of Jackson.—Resolution to this Eflfect Passed.—Bentons Motion \punge.—He Follows it up Unceasingly.—His Consummate Tact.—Approach of the DecisiveHour.—Excited Crowds Pour In.—Triumph of the Master Spirit.—Execution of the Resolve.—Strange and Impressive Scene. No pnwer on earth—so help me God I—ahall control the key to the Nations funds, but the United States Government itaelL—Presi-dent 0 remark concerning the celelirateJ parlia-iiifiitary feat accomplislieil in the tlie Expunging Eesolution, hy theUnited States Senate, could more appro-priately descril)e the chief actor in thatproceeding, than the pregnant sentencewritten by Senator Bentons biographer,namely, that as an exhibition of manyespecial traits of that senators character—persistency, keen and sagacious insight,stubborn devotion to the fame of his partychief, unquailing courage, and confidence ofsuccess against any and all odds,—no act of his life was more striking. As is verywell known, the
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