Theyarejustsuch，asareusuallygrantedtostatebanks；andjustsuch，asgiveincreasedfacilitiestoallitsoperations。Tosay，thatthebankmighthavegoneonwithoutthisorthatfaculty，isnothing。Who，butcongress，shallsay，howfew，orhowmanyitshallhave，ifallarestillappropriatetoit，asaninstrumentofgovernment，andmaymakeitmoreconvenient，andmoreusefulinitsoperations？Nomancansay，thatasinglefacultyinanynationalcharterisuseless，orirrelevant，orstrictlyimproper，thatisconducivetoitsend，asanationalinstrument。Depriveabankofitstradeandbusiness，anditsvitalprinciplesaredestroyed。Itsformmayremain，butitssubstanceisgone。Allthepowersgiventothebankaretogiveefficacytoitsfunctionsoftradeandbusiness。27
§；1265。Astoanothersuggestion，thatthesameobjectsmighthavebeenaccomplishedthroughthestatebanks，itissufficienttosay，thatnotracecanbefoundintheconstitutionofanyintentiontocreateadependenceonthestates，orstateinstitutions，fortheexecutionofitsgreatpowers。Itsownmeansareadequatetoitsend；andonthosemeansitwasexpectedtorelyfortheiraccomplishment。
Itwouldbeutterlyabsurdtomakethepowersoftheconstitutionwhollydependentonstateinstitutions。Butifstatebanksmightbeemployed，ascongresshaveachoiceofmeans，theyhadarighttochooseanationalbank，inpreferencetostatebanks，forthefinancialoperationsofthegovernment。28Proof，thattheymightuseonemeans，isnoproof，thattheycannotconstitutionallyuseanothermeans。
§；1266。Afterall，thesubjecthasbeensettledrepeatedlybyeverydepartmentofthegovernment，legislative，executive，andjudicial。Thestateshaveacquiesced；andamajorityhaveconstantlysustainedthepower。Ifitisnotnowsettled，itnevercanbe。Ifitissettled，itwouldbetoomuchtoexpectare—argument，wheneveranypersonmaychoosetoquestionit。29
1。4Jefferson’sCorrespondence，523，526；Id。506。