Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-10-02

Ina very able article, BY correspondent oil
TIA New York American, upon the Politics of ,I,c
Day, Nc find the following paragraph:
81 have been surprized that ,i,,. estimate. o,
imports and exports for the present year. as given
10 the Globe by the Treasury Department, have
been published, even ia YOUR paper, without any
reference To the fact. that stcvie j. included On The
asSreg'tes-th.t no notice has been ukr,, Of the
cireumstsncr, That the import. Of th. frs, o,,,r
ter ~ery ordered before III. effects of ne .. Err.
raTseu" Irere abprcciaie.I-that Ne have no nc
counts OF the debeDturcs, ~hieh arc large beyond
measure Nor have seen suy nllusion a. the
small quantity Of merchandise which the mach. 4,
recently arrived have imported; the freight Of il,
indeed, being far below their necessary d ,bur.e
ineuts Tor the voyage. No mention il made of
those apprcbcndcd deficiencies ia the public rcve-
nue., which have, as I am informed, iu,Isred the
War and Navy Departments TO issue orders di.
fceuug the officers under their control To- make TAO
contiHets, though authorized by specific appro-
money.
Most Of our readers NAV rceollect, that. several
veekssgo, ire stated tl,c fact tia, the imp,r,
OF the ira quarter ordered 6-fore the effect,
ct the Experiment were spprc eis,eL; - and tia,
all the Boosting founded upon the Secretary, Re-
port and Benton's unsnswc cred Speech. va, nrc-
mature and without solid foundation. Time an
prove our position. AID the last fact mentioned
by tie writer that orders have been issued by the
War and Navy departments, To male no contracts
for the present, will speak volume, in eon,rsdic-
ton OF all the golden anticipation, Of tl,e Admin
Istration.
The same writer recalls TO mind Tao true secret
oi the hostility OF the President and his lo.s-,.
CAbinet to the present bank. lie says truly
Had the Directors WELDED to the frs, .ug~...
tons unoftieially made % them Il,ruuvl, Nj
woodbury.. 1.-THE present Secretary of the Tr-gsu-
ry,) and MIR. Hill, (nov Senator from NeV
Hampshire, aud had they obeyed the Executive
mandate 10 remove MIR Mason from tb, Prcsi.
deney OF the PortsmOuth Branch, VIC should new
er have heard any thing Of the uncon sttution.I,-
" OF The batk but the Presidents authority
would have been directed against other les, pI.vt
instruments The hank once the subscryirnt yo-
tary OF Gen. Jackson, the Military Academy
would have been EbOlished-the places o. the Ar
my and Navy, rs was attempted With regard Ia
Tie former 60 = eonsidcl able extent, would have
been regulated, like the civil Offices BY mere sx.
eenii,e esPriee-tbe rights of the Judiciary would
hA'e oern Saeriheed, aud no safeguard oud have
b-rn irit betseen tie liberties of the people and
ue omniPotenoe OF popular Chicftain.
49, Vas, the Bank molly resisted In Lgu;Ie all
~ gal exactions IL appealed TO the Laws and
th@ Constitution OF the country and ~ i, uoo,,
81 'Euc oetseen Executive usurpation aud the
Chartered rights 81 the Bank, that the politiesI
ba'llc'si the approaching election must is fought,
~ possible that IA the q relentless ,-r.
scent'On. things may have occurred which some
81 u'e friends Of the Bank sotn,Sof the opno-
oen's o. tl'e acknowledgements uisl had hap
pcned otherwise but these transactions in me-
wise Hhretcd the usefulness e th,. hank Co the
country and admitting all TO be true, which the
eases c~lumny has charged against that institu.
uon, shat does u smOunt 90 shen eo,tst,arc,I Nth
'he conduct 81 the Poet Ofice Department. Who's.
Iceulations, had they taken place under Mr..
Adams, would have been LlaEoned forth b, ~.
ihoussnd trumPets ia every hamlet aad ,illagr OF
tbc Union
There Is solemn. undeRisbIc truth ia every
word of this Men prsfsss TO be shocked =, ,l,r
conduct Of the Monster. "a, they cali the Hank
Who raise not voice sGsinsi Post Offiee sorrup-
ion nor utter syllable against all the daring and
sbominablo assumptions Of power By ,he Presi-
dent