The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-27

nos.illy be made for fliis violation Of law
las YOU were III, rsed 10 term i'll notwiih /
staodingi, put an erra To = long and tedious
r,mns;sn. aud thereby saved the nation
tl,.uszr1Is of Notwithstanding II
protected Aaadred' OF defrncc'ess tanl'Ies
on tL.. Cront,-s,s from the tOmahawk and
scalping knife--nmhng could satisfy your
"rancorous mans' slspft oil ten. Jacksons
being .censmed and dis4sraced. Bhl, when
William II. Crawford nsurps the right to
loan tl,t. peoples money 10 support the
tottering credit of insol,em banks when
he, in yiolationof law, continues eepositts
in the state banks, after branches al Tie u
S. bank were established at those places,
without reporting the fact 10 congress, as
by law he was bound when, by thus niis
managing the public funds, pOuss he thou.
sands of dollars of the peoples money into
the empty pockets OF some "politlcal sche
tners," your artillery is pointed IN another
direction. Your thunder Is poured out, not
upon the accused, ha, upon the man who
tdares to report the fact III the nation-he
must be branded with every erihe.in the
}llingsgate calendar-he must be sdamn'd
externally"
:" Oh shamc--where is thy blusl.'
Admitting that Gen. jackson did enter
Pensacola without orders for so doing,
(whichis not the fact,) there was every
palliative in his favor whereas, in Mr..
!, Crawford violation OF an express act of
congress- there is not the least palliative in
his favor, but every agsraya!ion which the
case could admit of Instead OF saving
thousands of dollars 10 the nation, an actual
loss occurred to a large amount. Mr..
Crawford acknowledges that he has not
acted agreeably TO law, but attempts 10
excuse himself, by saying that the officers
of the u. S. Bank have not complained of
his preceedinss Heavens ! what next !:
Look, Sirs, nj the consequence to which
this caurse of reasoning will lead, and say
upon what grounds cdn sou attempt to
Justify 1t : Has II come 10 this, alroHdy,
thai the appreciation OF the officers of that
institution can Justify an officer of the gov
ernm1nt.ia the violation OF AN express act
aiscoDgress Has William II. Crawford,
the. Secretary OF the Treasury, candidate
for The presidency, gravely urged their APP
probation al the act, To justify himself in
tranppiing upon the laws of the country :?
les and II vet remains for an American
congress 10 say whether their laws are to
be regarded, or whether n subordinate
officer nf the government can tlamIl
upon them with ,mpunity. Muciidepends
upon their decislon-ihc safety of our ia
situations rests ufmit law can be dig
regarded with impunity, anarchy of,coursr.
ensucs. a disregard vi law aud anarchy
are twin brothers.
We have the histories of the republics
Of Greece aud Rome before us-thpn rise.
.helr zenith, aud their decline, and the cau
,es which produced these incidcnts-Shali
~ disregard the sa,utary lessons which
HEY impose?
Let me here submit short extract from,
| one of Cicero's Judicial ora,icns "A mar.
Who WAS at least lover Il law and of Ii
bertA. "1on, AttiuS, indeed, have told las
SAID hel that II was a scandal and rcpfuach
| that IA Roman knight should be exempted
| from those penalties, tn which senator
ior corrup,lnS Judges, is liable. Bat must
tell you that II .rOuid be a much greater re
proaeh IN II sta,e that is regutated hY ta,o, 10
dtpuH from The lar. What safety have any,
OF lis in our persons, what security for our
rights, 'if thc,law shall be sot aside 3: Is,
VIVA, right do you, q. Naso, sit in thai
chair, and preside in TINS Judgment? By
What right, =. Att;us, do you accuse, or /
defend ? Whence all the pomp of Judges.
and clerks, aud oiliccfs, of which tins llousr
IS full : Does not all proceed from the
| law, which regulates The whole depart
ments Off The state; which, as "A common
uond, holds lis mcmbers together ard
| like the soul within the body, actuatcs and
Directs all the public functions ? On what
ground, thea, dare you speak Eghil, of the
Il Str
sther Niniin Edwards, nor his ladders and
abettors," were the first who thought u de
parture from iaU, waS Of dangerops,teadcn
cy Yin a state that IS regulated bu tcw."-s
But, sii, notwithstanding your cart sb.ut
the ".fnat dectston," Edwards accusations
are yet before congress, and are to be dec
d. d upon by that body. IIowc,cf much
your persecution, aud thcyoluHes of abuse
You have poured out upon Ninan Ed
wards, may have operated lpen the ie;t,,,s
1.-The community, you will find that no
art, soph'stry or device rf yu,as can deter
congress from doing their yiuty to4Ae IA
ton. Do you seriuusly h,GeIe that Mr..
Crawford's triumph ~ .".fnal and com
rlete.: And IS he then that cowardly
reptile that would prey upon the nlanglcd
carcase OF a. fallen victim l. he thai q,
wage monster tkattlclights 20 trnmplc upon
and riot in the blood OF "a Zoe ? Ii so, it is
time for tn. p.aplc To rise in their majesty,
and cryin thunder, "rcrt Ia Atan."
| have sad that Ninian Edwards stood
upon as honorable ground az Yourselves
Your accesations against Gen. JacI. son are
upon record on your iiles--con.ress has
Irrorouncet them to he false. Every in
te!gent obsefying citizen in the State
knows Tits TO be a fact, which you cannot
deny. Now, if you think you are right in
your present abusive course anains ia
wards, try and be consistent, even if Won
rntt4 SANDER better man Than vo,rs.i,,o