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

'"''lon, thus overcast with storm and tcmpesf. nj
- pog'ns TO clear. Congress, The las, homo Of tbs
D'hf' ndJ ufns, end il, to keep up appcarsnce..
'eins ot lender sens'bIliies, concludes 10 discount
comes again ppor beloved Amsrica.
Every nerve was stretched. By the ou,;..dm;.fs.
ne''on party, TO accomplish the ruin Of ,be
Executive; threats Of ASA ssination VIZ. tn.5.
.omnniiee after committee waited upon t,e
rfesidept, and sighed ont their doleful lsmet,o.
tons IN is ear heaven and eerth vc,. .oae
Voked to md IN tho accomplishment Of their
purposes but II would not oil avail them Morde.
ca, the jew, still stood in Tho gate.
10 no'lcc oil the subjects here with connected
would transcend Tho limits Of our ad.Ie,. ony
opJecl IS rather briefly, 10 sketch the n. We shall
now proceed 10 notice the warrant OF the Prcsi-
dent Tor tho course of eonduc, pursed by him. the
wisdom OF which Is proving by daily d. yelopmcnts.
In Inc act passed, establishing the Treasury do
partment by Tho Congress Of 17s9, (,hc frs, Con-
srcss that n,et after tho ratification Of the Fcdeyol
constitutional tho power Is expressly given tho
President 10 dismiss tho Secretary; for IL 10 said.
whensoever the Secretary Of tho Treasury shall
be dismissed by Tbs President &c.-IIerc we
sec, IN language rs plain & uneqais ocal ~ can bo
employed, tho Executive Is clothed with ,l,a, mower
which he exercised IN relation 10 Duane and for
winch he has been denounced, as a usurpcr A. w.
ram, itsirikes our minds with advertisement TINT
po'tolans, Who, ever since they departed from the
republican faith, have been lstiiudlnnrians In ,he
construction OF fohst'tntionol law, shonld so el<avly
Petcei'c 'he eonsiiluionnliiy of n National Bsnk.
when 'hcre - scarcely the shaduw sof tho shade of
such power given in tho federal 4eonxt;tuion Tho
eTptdteney ola National Bank, having been more
relied upon han It's constiimiIonalty-r or in The
'ehates before the adoption ofthc federal c~ons,itu-
ton, II was proposed expressly TO olo,he tho ma.
Uonnl government with power to INCORPORATE 4
BANK, which proposition wna rejected. This cir
cnmstancc, we conceive, shows most clearDv ,ha
uneons'iiutiohaliiy of a National Bark.-Not 10
dwell longer on this part Of our subject, you cannot
oui perceive there Is efea, disingfnuouxness dis
paved, ny those WHO liave rcviled End illuminated
me frfsI5eni fur doing that which be obviously
bad the right TO do, according 10 tho Lair, letter Of
the low under which hc acted, md mon which the
l'o,se OF Representatives and the people have &c.
Inc broad seal Of their appreciation. II is known
10 You mat our government is divided into three
gropt departments legislative, executive and Judi
e'nry ard according To the words of the cont,i.
luton, the executive power 10 vested in a Presiden,
OF the United States, who Is dcnominaled tho cher
Executive, WHO, when he is indicted into Office. il
sworn to support the conJtiiuiion, and execute tho
laws ~ Congress. Now we conceive TINT comment
Is unnecessary, 10 slow lhnt the President, in r..
sponsiblc for the faithful execution ofthe laws in
relation To all tho executive departments of tho on
vernmcnt FOR, If it wos 70, 50, the ndmiois,r,.
ton OF lno executive might he as mullifarious A
ne understanding Of The different heads of Tho dc.
parlmcn's-it this interpretation Of constitutional
Jaw be correct, and VIC apprchcnd ii is so, then Tho
P'cslden, was right in Diminishing Duane and I'm.
been right Throughout, 10 regard to his na,io,oI
nets, concerning The q. States Bank, though N.
vocabulary Of elusive epilhcis has been exhausted
III his condemn ailon 10y his enemies. Wise poli,,.
e lara st EEug .1..,tt l H..
~dcposites, a. III time it was done but the snL.e-
qncht nets OF the Bank have convinced many II
no. nll, that IL was iudicons in tho President, 10 do
SO, and That tho time chosen couie not have been
more suitable.
From tho Whole tenor Of abuse, iha. ba, hccn
most iayis''y henpcl upon the Executive. men m.
acquainted with the facts, nigh, readily conc,ud.
TINT thete hadfeen somo abuse Of power. in tho
removal of the depositcs but that The discretion n
DO 80 was ond lg vested II the Secretary of Tho
Treas ny, Is mafJf'si from the ri in word, of,h.
H'ni raortcr for It is provided lint the u. Rank
shnll b. tie deposit Of ihc public monies. " ,.uies.
nMctpisc dirfc!ed IN He .~Ste,ctaty nj he Tyeou.
~" Acting nnd,r the discretion herein eiycn.
This officer orders their removal, and no, from mere
e'rfte, bat for reasons set forth in detail before
Ccnete-s, which hive been sustained ms salisfvc-
trry BY The Inmedi ,ts Representatives of the pco.
pie.
he Iresldsnt hhs been ,hprgcl " jth scizinc IN.
on the lurse and swofd Of the nation, whilst II =.
Know u that he cannot draw one cent out of H..
Treasury without appropriation by Congress,
he has bocn Denounced as a tyrant, enlareinp the
movers Of The Executive, by bringing into harno.
nlrps action those S'atc.Bunks, that have become
the fseal agents Of tho evrcrnmcnt-I is clcar had
ihis been the ohlrr' Of The President. h. had b,, tn
throw The weight Of his influence into the scale NJ
the Nnlionoi Bank, aud his object had been much
more surely secu cd Tor this institution is under
the control II one common head, whilst the State
bnntS nre conrollcdt ~ the several LceisIatures
giving them chartered existence and herein ws
think wo perceive n sal0iary check to that poIi,ic.l
influence, which a National Bank migh, WELD in
i"Vo1foi particular men and measures, calculated
to promote us interests Moreover, crpericnce has
tnughi us, IN the late contest for the Presidency IN
guard 'ig''anily against such corporate powers.
We have en the pi esent Bank entering the poli,.
zeal arena, using oil its powers of persuasion. ipge-
nuty and oppression, TO accomplish its cnds.-Tho
late John Randolp phi dcnominatcd ours a hard monev
constitution Us such let rs love it, and bring II
back to rs pristine purity.-Are there any still
doubling the ability If our government. to carry on
us fiscal operations, without, a National Bank / L.,
them, n lii'e longer, witness tho hupcy effects Of
Jackson's measures. And would We profit bv les.
sons of experience we have but to look n Enc.
'and, whose government is bankrupt for MILLIONS.
and Tor the payment, Of The interest of whose na,;or.
al debt, a large amount Of their revenue is annuoIlv
required. Fel.ow-ci,izsns, are you .nyious Of her
insolvency I then tread in her footstcps-nurture
me principles ct nrlstocracy which arc wont IN
dIause themselves into our body polite, and YOU
put TOO surely accomplish that purpose. Sage po-