Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-02

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OF iimo to DO So literally, want Of time / answer
your ie'icf however, BECAUSE seeing the feeling of
Po'sophi soob VIII 10 yards me that runs through n
" ,o''se M answer would have the appearance of
'""'''i'ess' ict have not the least hope, in hsh
Pofy times like these, Of being able 10 find l,Y,-
R"ase 10 convey my Thoughts which will o,r he
'"u'o 70 oe hseonslrued by many Of my political
'Ppohc"'s' ana by some wllfuIly misrepresen,ed
In regard 10 the part took in the ,leb,,e in Tho
senate on Tue 'atk question, a, the las, session. I
'emai"ed Mt the time, that The editors of the MINIS
'e''"' newspapers (so:h ofihem, I mean. a, had
u" opportunity OF seelng,) thought proper 10 rive
'"ct own f',nescnta,ions OF my speeches. some g.
'"','os 10 publish the speeches themselves. e,pe
,'".t "e hist oil thcn some publishing cxfrocrs of
"c' own selection and some pos'poning the pub.
''ulion, III Their representations of my sentiments
u 'no representations OF their anonymous CORES
fo"'eo's, h"u had 'imc to make the first general
IMPRESSION ms course was not fair aud carried
WIN II internal evidence of conscious unf,i,ne..
Bu, thought had right 10 expec, Of ,,v co,,,.
t'ymcn, TINT hey would ascertain NV nconinc al
Intentions hom my own words and tLen IL ony
shoulu see cause 10 eondenn mo, should never
Complain 49,
In nay hrs speech on that occasion after tneu.
"oh'hs That the General Assembly of Virginia had
very shortly before II elected me to the S,nate do.
elnfed ITS olin'on that Congress had po eonst,,,x
honhi authority 10 charter national bank Win.
out giving any express instruction 10 the Sen,,of.
o' lhe State IN Congress said in substance Tim,
o"oe' lhe circumstances, | should conform with
''"' opinion even II entertained different ono !;
but that, III truth, concutscd in the op,nion ,n,r.,
~ and exactly s9d az va not constitution, Tas
''1ttnttc' III present bank of me United States or
any national o'nh. 70 not quote my words, but
took pans 10 make ihon ~ cxsiiclt IA n,s.,,,l.
iju md
'hat brohd system ol implication, by wInsh ,lo
power TO ehauef n national baai, md many o,her
powers have 1cen derived rs ,Ae federal leoist,.
i"ro. ond receo.lg ot'lc fc1ela executive which
last advanced and aele3 Gpan a doctrine of tmnl,cd
powers Tar more ln'iiadiu9us than vas ever bcfofe
bcutdo In my opinion, tlc fflnicrs of thu co,.
s''Inllon had no thought ofany bank sreuco VIM.
ever, state o. iedc'o either Tor ac,li,any Tho or.
f"''ona OF iie treasury OF for regulating tie cur =,
V ana 'anl TO "'mhisler toe government, in tin
""9 sP"it 81 The Constitution aud artording 10 IN.
'"'o"''on o' us founders, TIC neasury ought 10 be
divorced from al connection with bnnks STATE ~.
federal AT tho same time, hny4 no w.. o,a,;.'.
that tins principle will over be acted on to lie al
extent The friends Of the state banks tn. f,;,n,.
OF nnuono' bank, mud the supporters of The Eve.
cullfo clpln' 10 power will all combine no.,nsts,
hho the nation. most probably will never nprcc t,,a,
MO immense sums yeeily pa d IN for venue h,ll
between the time Of collection md the Time or H.
burscmrnt DC wholly unemployed and unpruduc-
tive.
Alter sleling my opinion on tie Constitutions,
question, proceeded 10 mcntlon the alternative.
WHICH, honestly believed, the Developments of the
present year would offer for the conai lcra,oo az
'he leople alternatives, each md very onc If
Which Gas any mon who roads the speech mus, SEQ,
! eschcwed above all tlings stated ,h,se air.,
natives, Which 'hough, impendine-for tie nm,
Foso chlehy, oil drawing tho attention of III, n,h.
chhh especially OF tho people of Vircinin Ia ,be,,
AMI Of submitting the whole subject in all s t,oa,
I"ge, 10 their timely md deliberate cons ae,o,,5,a
and pafily, for the purpose ofelici,ins the ,4ws
and intentions Of other gentlemen, in the coofse nj
Iho foil debate winch then anticipated WbctLe,
my oPPfehpnslohS Ntro ushI OF wrong, should
nave thought ili"' TO reasonable man could disau.
prove my revealing them. IL it possible lin, on,
man can lhuk, lhal surroslng my anorcben,nay.
founded IN msinkc, dizzy could hive ,ny of,ao, ~
producing the beaded a,ternatiyes7 or s,,nosi,..
me rght, that want Of aif IN nv foreboai,'g co,l
nave any elect IN preventing such alternatives fan
Oc'hs prtsenlehi Or - II thought thar wbo,t
was se"t To The Senate | was not 30 n,,cb .as
tempt to exercise the sagacity Of n Statesman, ,ba,
was mol 10 look belorc'me at al o, in al b..
was to conceal the dangers which sac. ., e.
ed and bury my afpfchensions in my o,vn L,oas,,
''y '''''"' wy ""y was lhe direct reverse :. mt
however mo-" NAT duty was to me- and ho,y,yo,
unequal / leu myself to the Performance Of !
should hhve been unaithfuI 10 my trust, III h,d
not endeavored TO perform it, lfmv oriec, l.',
been to inke care oi mystf, should have ken, 81.
encc. "'P' o.
When spoke ofthese alternative. &c co,,.r
ia not mean That III. bur only Tia, some ono or ,be,
would be presented for they w.ro incomna,;h.
with each other F'''''c
am now deliberately Of opinion ,hat.,ho o,o.
ton VIII Ultimately be, between (not pe,hans Us
present bnnk f,rc u states, bun national h,n,,
constituted Us the present bank is, in all essential
particulars, -~afid u national bank yarvin, /, il.
constitution from the present, only in pIncp, ,bn
direction under the absolute control of the Eyoc-
ui'Ye' The developments of the present v.a,
so lar forth, rave been exactly ansvaerabe 10 ,n,
antlcIpations u there any one who has fa;Jed =,
roma k The concuriag uncontradicted s,n,cno,,.
IN the public prints that, in the Western elections
candidates Tor Congress, without exccp,mn NJ MAJ
ties, the most devoted friend, the Prcsiden, a.
well as his opponents, have been OBLIGED IN ayov,
themselves friendly toa national bank7 Has !,
escaped noce, Mat the President has selectc, e.,
the high and confidential office of Secretary IS
Slate gentleman, who had, not long beG,rc do.
elared on the floor ofthe Ssnale that, in his onin-
ion, national bonk was constitutional and re.o.
saiy, anu his readiness vote for such an s,;,,,
ton, with some peculiar notifications ndesd
winch, however, nowise affected the cons,;rn,;on'
al question forbcar to mention other inairs,;on.
'u'glng OF the future, by the mas, ana .resen,
state OF things, l still apprchend. thar All tina,
WIN DC ultimately left for Virginia. will b. q
choce between evils of the same kind VARYING nm.