Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-04

,,d The Fede Il Government, which 70 mo s'ea
TIRE. and for many purposes the repfeseh's''s
ali Tho States are, and must be, oil ehafae'''
a., mos, interesting md nportan, to each oil 'nese
:. creators. II may well be expected, fhe'e'o'e'
r., sbot,ld give You Sone account OF these te'a
nos. Should do so, however, | could Only r.
.,, 10 yo, that OF winch you are already iniorhe'
,brousb all tins same channels that were open 10 me
| have had M communication win any 81 Tue o.'
- n the F.detal Government, directly or md
r.e,v touching any matter of the least importance
To his Common wealth. No occasion has o,en
seen to exist bell we'd to require any sueh eo'"a'u-
nic,ion on my psrt aud TIC same cause oooo',
li...t,,,nI,eel Ike silence theirs VIII
not the refore detaln you with the mere repetition
of fs,ts which YOU already know but Will content
,noscIf IN saving, tina, while doctrines the most
I,n,e,ou, to our free institutions, when asserted
H., ,le Exccutye he al Of the Federal Government,
! have been met, coniroyered and disPFo'cd by Inc
fefbfIl representatives ofthc States IN inc senate
of Inc United States, The demonstration oil the CT
rorg Of such doctrines, has IN no degree chahseo
the pfactlces they were designed TO establish ana
IN sustain Some ofihe fius Of such precePis ana
Of sch examples have already been exhibited, III
the principles oyJwcj and Proceedings tolerated IL
some of the Departments o. tha, Government, nnd
in the extavagant and partial expendi urcs Of oil
Of them combined.
If II be true. az the wise have taught, " that no
n free Government or tho blessings OF liberty can
" be preserved TO any People but by firm adhe-
3" renee to justice. moderation, temperance, frugal
" ny and virtue, and by frequent recurrence 10
Il fundamental principles, there IS much reason Tor
the app-ehen sion that destiny as flee and
united People is almost fulfilled. Nor can we LOOK
for any redemption from this doom, except 10 the
hope, tAat the czens of the diff States re-
spect this article OF their political creed much more
ihan do some Of their Federal servants Whenso'
ever The People shall give counenance to the new
doctrines that in such a Government as this Of
he United States, the greatest good Of the greatest
number is 10 be its sole end and DIN and as a ne
ccssary consequence of this, that IN civil contest
not conducted IN an, spiri, othostilfy, the spoils
of the vanauished minority belong TO the victor ma
lofry, the Federal Government, designed by Its
rcyere1 authors TO provide for the common defence
and genera welfare of ALL according TO the provl-
sion, and limitations of the Constitution, becomes
at once SIMPLE majority m,cnine, and the POST
tive reservation Of the rights OF the States Will be
but unmearng words. A first, the actual minorl-
" #iil be sacrificed 10 the actual majority but
soon, the many, their turn, will be made TO con-
rIbutc 10 all the sinful luss of the favored few.
An unpGnclp'ed PtetorIan cohor will then be en-
listed composed principally ofoiiicers and cxpec-
tonts Of Office ready 10 deal out powers as OF old
To the hls hes bidder provided sufficient larSesses
be distributed among the rrlvatos,a and immunity for
pa crimes and continued participation in the cx
pccted plumber be promised 10 tho leaders OF this
Palace Guard.
Millions Of the public treasure, deposited where
none but the f1vorcd few can tell i; guarded Of
guarded at al) by unknown contrlvanres devised by
the sane heads aud dstfl ,uied in compliance
with any prescribed rule OF law but according To
the whlms designs of those vino clam the o tu-
al con ro of It, have conirbu ed 10 derang, the cir
rulltloC aud to corrupt the currency of the county.
The natural eff ct of such state Of things must lie
10 impair the credit of individuals and their
confidence IN each oher From this result
the cline of industry and the proSrallon of useful
| enterprise. Such condition cannot continue long,
| IN quiet IL vs., therefore, the duty OF the Govern
! n.em which hos caused II, and which alone posses
ses the means of rcmcdying The evil, to undertake
its cure, speedily. THIS task, although probably
more difficult now Than formerly yet presents no
insupcrable obstacle Common Intelligence, SIN
ccrcly striving to accomplish objec, required
| like by the welfare Of individuals and the public
| good, is fully adequate to its achievement. Then,
| let lis sill hope, that the imminent peril in which
| The country Is placed by the Ill advised act, and
| OMISSIONS of the Gcvcrnmcn, ofthc United States
will be OF bat shor, continuance, now that their eff
fects have been Nevertheless, if this is suffer
Ell III TO exist, let the People and the States
tlnue to bear il with for,udc, remembering always
| that the Tune will soon arrive when they will have
an opportunity to redress themselves, in the re GU
lar, orderly and accustomed mode
| Connected closely with this subject of deran.
gel currency, Is a mater that is well worthy OF
your most serious consideration aud prompt action
! There Is much reason TO believe, that the vacuum
/ : no 81, sc 49,.
ted the wicked enterprise of many profigac men
to supply II, by the fabrication and emission of u
! 9rse amount OF spurious notes and base coin, to
which the ignorance of some and the necessities OF
others have gwen circulation. gang of coun-
tereitcrs closely connected with each other exists
! IN the United States, extending their lines of com.
mnnlcatlon from Canada TO Southern border
! fhls GORDON of teons stretches, it is believed
through several OF the counties of this Common
wealth but SO arful are their contivances,
10 escape detection within this State, and SO cx,en.
slve their means of lsseminaiing their spuri-
Gus productions, hat the ordinary odes prescribed
by ;hc laws are not sufficient to enable their arrest
or 10 bring them 10 the punishment their crimes
justly merit. Petty offenders, the thoushess a.
gen or ignorant dupcs of mnth more wicked prn-
cpals are som times detected but our laws, as
they now exist OF reach effscu, " the hi cher
criminals. To remedy Ibis great defcc, in our
Penal Code, lreconmand to you careful revision
of all the statutes upon the subject OF countcrfeng
and especially the enactment of statute the neces
sly OF which beng first felt in Great Brfain has
| received the sanction offs Parliament and has
SINCE met the appreciation of the Legislatures of Sc.
seral of our sister States | mean the statute
Georg 4 chap %
Turning from the exterior relations of the Con-
monwen'th, 10 what regards It's internal affairs, we