A great majority of the people are satisfied with the bank as it is, and desirous that it should be continued. They will heed no change. The strength of this public sentiment has carried the bill through Congress, against all the influence of the administration, and all the power of organized party. Mr. President, it is not the local interest of the West, nor the particular interest of Pennsylvania, or any other State, which has influenced Congress in passing this bill. It has been governed by a wise foresight, and by a desire to avoid embarrassment in the pecuniary concerns of the country, to secure the safe collection and convenient transmission of public moneys, to maintain the circulation of the country, sound and safe as now it happily is, against the possible effects of a wild spirit of speculation. Finding the bank highly useful, Congress has thought fit to provide for its continuance. Speech by Senator Daniel Webster, 183 (C) Identify the message of Webster in this excerpt and provide ONE piece of historical information that provides context to his argument.

A great majority of the people are satisfied with the bank as it is, and desirous that it should be continued. They will heed no change. The strength of this public sentiment has carried the bill through Congress, against all the influence of the administration, and all the power of organized party. Mr. President, it is not the local interest of the West, nor the particular interest of Pennsylvania, or any other State, which has influenced Congress in passing this bill. It has been governed by a wise foresight, and by a desire to avoid embarrassment in the pecuniary concerns of the country, to secure the safe collection and convenient transmission of public moneys, to maintain the circulation of the country, sound and safe as now it happily is, against the possible effects of a wild spirit of speculation. Finding the bank highly useful, Congress has thought fit to provide for its continuance. Speech by Senator Daniel Webster, 183 (C) Identify the message of Webster in this excerpt and provide ONE piece of historical information that provides context to his argument.