Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-18

| '''es 9 VI 'hhi country WIN nearly all Europe
should be pressed. by demands, until author
'seh by Congress 70 suspend specie paw.
msnts, still Bills of this bank would he as those
OF the Bank OF England were, a uniform, tho
deprecated currency. Tue revenue OF the
onl'ed Stntes, paid IN those bills, would be uni-
ioTmiy paid Ia all parts of the country nor
could the inequality, not TO say injustice OF for
mer lines be renewed, when such payments
were made inn currency at par with specie,
IN New England. aud in one at a discount OF
twenty five per cent at Washington
This political war oil the State Department
against this Bank. has no, been declared, he
cause It does not fully meet the purposes OF its
establishment but because this caunot be-, and
d'herent institutions might be made subservlent
TO h. pollcsl purposes of the secretary. He
would displace this and establish another ut
Washington. II must be thei., and WIihoui
branches, or the constitutional objection could
not be avoided. II rs 10 be establls shed, not on
capital, but on the reUeHLIe aud creGtt uf the &C.
Vefnment. Does not the government disburse
all tue annual expenditure They have done
! so, and more also. during Inc last w o years
| hey have drawn upwards of two millions OF
dollars from the amount of savings lad up by
| the economy OF The last Hdm fnisratiou. Can
those, who baye no revenue beyond their
expenditure, and not quite enough for that pur-
|
lish Bank? Bank cannot open any more
than ship. or a mnnuractory. or a farm, with
out capital. With capital n prudtal man may
obtain some extension Of tina, cnpiIal by cred
! II but none but adventures ever undertake 20
| establish Any branch of business vi bout capl.
! tai, and upon mere credit.
| II this treasury bauk be a hank without csp-
i'al, u Will not be likely TO be sustained by dc.
posts. II Is TO be al Institution Tor transmit
ting the funds oil government, to nave fsw
officers, WAC may sell bills Of e1ehangs to pr.
pate i'1dlUiduats a: moderate premian."
| Does hot this disclose the great secret ut ,hr
establishment VINO " vi be these pirate m
dicidunls 10 be accommodated at small pre-
mItnaS Doubtless the same description oi
| III u, some OF whom have been accommodated
WITH small Offices. That species OF patronage
| lns been all worked up. All these otIices az,
discounted ; Gsd only knows at VIVA, premium
| and unless some once can be established Ia
| discount money, or bills OF exchange, the
= eat trading mystery OF political buying aud
! cling, must be alta stand. Why, & nllepen
let b S sank hut once be opened. and custo-
! mers, VINO have lett every other department
| oil the government, without Accommodations
Nil agnin be seen 10 crowds, pressing 10
"aIds Washington. Place this great carcass
| oi pecuDiary patronage out in tie sunshine,
AID from all the d,hetedt regions OF our couu-
tiA birds OF every wing, aud every bedk, will
snut the prey and rush On 10 the mad car
! avail filling and darkenmg The a3r. With their
glamour aud their eight
| Not only tho revenue, bnt The credit, Of the
nation is TO be placed in the hands Of I" a few
officers, = and these men, directed by the same
! spirit, which has Distributed oil the Offices
in The GIFT OF government, will soon purchase,
firm III .,r all
our liberties, and ali tina, mass oil powcr
which either revenue, or crsdt can purchase
The people would. in few years, fnd
themselves blessed with an empty reasaT,,
new debt, and be IN the control of man.
! governed by no more principle, than he mas e.
yer displayed patriotism.
| Man can endure macy things from rulers
endowed with great purposes, aud lofty con-
! ceptIonS OF national advancement, Napoleon
was less odlods TO the French people. though
no less ,yrani, than the subtle. crafty, low
minded Eleventh Louis The Imperla Chei,
| even in the midst OF his despoiism planned aud
ezecut d many great and enduring works OF
| Improvement, for the common benefit OF all
! France. The man, under whose ady,e our
! government Is now administered, has u mind
tor intrbur. and is proud OF his character !;
but can have no conception of the great pro
Jects Of great minds, for national benefit. He
| mas, accordingly, advised the President 10 r.-
| ject our whole system of Internal Improve
| ment. and place his Veto on every legisla-
tive provision proposed 10 hun Tor that pur.
pose.
| No conntry on Garth, 10 SO capable ms ours,
OF an extended Internal Improvement nor
! could any thing more increase our commerce
with foreign nations, than cheapen,ng trans.
poraiion, and encouraging commerce among
!
ferred on Congress, The same pOscer 10 reg
uta'e The on. o.; the other More Ihaa 100000
mites of domestic navigation, by rivers and
lakes may be united by a few improvements
III rhesr, and by uniting them by a less extent
of cnnals than rs completed, or in progress Ia.
! wards completion hese when finished would
bring 4,Q0O,0O OF square miles OF our terrific
ry III the Inferior, to within ten miles OF western
! transportation. he west aud the east, the
north and the south, would be uni ed and such
a tide OF COMMERCIAL intercourse be constantly
| flowing through every region OF IT, that the
| demagogaes OF dIsunion must becoms discouf-
aged by The very aspect of its movements, and
/ give up their contest against patriotism.-Fot-
| eign COMA cree has contributed largely, by I'M
post on its commodities, to discharge the great
national debt, contacted by the expendl ure
of Two wars. The people have particularly
sustained the system of revenue ahi the
whole nation has rignt to eIpec, the surplus
of that revenue, after discharging that deo,,
will be appropriated TO the great purposes oil
improving the internal commerce, and naviga-
ton of The country. They have right 10 e1-
psct that the system will not be abandoned,
v hen the purposes Of war are subserved and
that, II sus, aimed al lis present rate Of produc-
tiveness, aud faithfully applied, the country
will, IN twenty years, exhibit condition oil
Internal transportation and commerce, of high
ways, railroads, canals, rivers, and lakes,
without parallel on this globe.
| What could have induced the Secretary, to
advise the Presidtn', against his Former op,n-
ions, and his senatorial course, not seven
years before, TO this inconsistent scheme of
placing a veto against this great system Is
the fame oil Clinton hostile 10 hls repose aud
dnes he re paId ga IN ne,S Canal. AS a new Dlun.