But on this point I cannot refrain from insisting that no man who can divest himself of prejudice to only a reasonable extent can review these proceedings without being satisfied that the objection I have made to the course of the Chief Justice in this regard is well founded. No such omission was ever chargeable to him at a more advanced period in his judicial career; whatever exception may have been taken to the course of his decisions no one ever had reason to complain of a want of courtesy toward any branch of the government or toward individuals. CHAPTER VII. Renewed Attempt of the Federalists to give the Judiciary a controlling power over the other Departments on the occasion of the Bank Veto by President Jackson--Importance of the Principle of a clear Division of Powers between the several Departments, and the Independence of each--Assertion of the Principle by Jackson in his Veto Message--Unguarded expression therein--Substantial Endorsement by Webster of Jackson's Doctrine as to the Independence of the Executive--Character of the Contest waged against Jackson on behalf of the Bank--Violent and disingenuous course of Webster and Clay in the Debate--The true Doctrine declared by Senator White--Its great Importance--Merits of the Question discussed--The Judgment of the People the ultimate Test--Instances of the effectual exercise of that Judgment--Distrust of the Federalist Leaders as to the Capacity of the People. The most imposing, and I may add the most important occasion, unconnected with judicial proceedings, on which the successors of the old Federal party, encouraged by the success of the Supreme Court in modern times, sought to avail themselves of the principle of the controlling power of the judiciary over the other departments of the Government in regard to questions of constitutional power, for which it had early and long contended, was that of the veto of President Jackson against the passage of the bill for the incorporation of the Bank of the United States. In addition to the great and permanent importance it is to the Government and the country to keep down this heresy, we have in this case a scarcely less potent inducement for giving the matter a very thorough consideration, founded in a desire to do justice to the conduct and character of that great and good man.