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

-, n lac Executive, aai scattering Tue Treasury "
~. c.ur winds, Congress have been unnya'iinsy
called upon tc lcgisia,c upon this subject;
That the currency OF our country was IN mos
uosound state, was made clear 10y Calhoun IN h's
.,e.ch in the Senate, whilst lie proposal ITS per
,s...,;an. nv a renewal o! the Bark charter MN
such immense moned POWER, as Is fe'sa'seu y
AZ :, Rank tho wheels OF commerce may oc cog
80 and trade every where paralyzed-ann 'h's
,h.;, rnn,ai,y and ambition have piomWed 'heh
-. han once TO prove 10 us. Hitherto, so'd mas
,...n hcIov ne stan lard value, aud the BANK, pro-
s,;n. bv the Circumstance, hal engaged largely ~
:. .rno,,a,ioa thus realizing considerable profits
!, ;,,ef. and introducing in circulation, IN Us
.,..a Il, own paper substituting for our cur
-.la,ioe m ,Jium the shadow for the substance o
the p,escnt adm insiraion we are indebted iol 'he
passage of the gold bill by which gold CONS nave
been RAISED to their proper value, ara inc cons,
ouencc has been an importation from epi"a' .,
.,olI and silver, 10 tho amount, at late Date oil
,.,r. .wcn,v millions of dollars, which are finding
~. vsv INTO the pockets of the people, and beeo
min, = substaufial part OF our currency am inc
prpoo,ed measures ofihe government, beng eart'eo
out ell the small bank notes m circulation wiz DC
dsplaccd not by tho representative ofmoney,oht ny
the fAiss tfssif; and for almost oil the ordinary
transactions OF business, VIC shall, we anticipate,
have gold and silver circulating medium AMI u.
this We fondy descry the accomplishment ef
some Of those wise ends for winch our eonsdtu-
,icn was formed We think that all The J',ers',
feJ interests ofihe community VIII he guarded anu
promoted by this publication Of tho eurfeney,wh1eh
will be placed upon a more permanent bass tor
tie verics, scolisi cannot bu, perceive, thai 10
the sudden expansion and contraction ofihe enrren
ey tina, cripples and kills tn. prosperity Of the dd
freni interests OF all classes of society, savlns the
privileged few who work the engine. This truth
has hecn abundan,ly exemplfcd IN the conduct OF
the u. 8. Bank, nj different times. aud is fresh IN
the rccocc,ions ofthc people, many OF whom have
suffered, as consequence, complete paralysis IN
their business, and bankruptcy in their fortunes.
We do not conceive tina, il can be necessary, af'
ter what has been repeatedly AMI Perincnily
said in the political Journals, 10 rccspuaic all the
sbuscs Of the Bank in exceeding the limits Of its
charics Yo0 know that damages have been claim
ed BY the Bank Of the government on the French
bill TO the immense amount Of one hun ired and If
~ eigh, millions Of dollars willis, the full amount
Of the bill drawn on France was promptly rendered
the Bank and WIN, adds to the nggravalon OF the
enormiiy Is, after suffering this mons,rous damage
claim 10 sleep through some wnterst the Bank takes
the settlement ofIhe matter into its own hands, and
scixes upon the public money during the recess Of
Congress, nolens rOiens, thus playing the usnrpcr
with a vengeance. Must the Garth quake must
the earth quake before the people cease to sleep r
We read, IN history, Of one 50 presunp,uous, that
he had his chair OF state carried beside the &C an,
and commanded lis proud waves, tina. thus far they
should 60 and no fariher-bns It was vain TO Mt
temp, 10 chain the ocean with commands and
threats its waves continued to swell and the proud
tyvant had 10 give place TO them, lest he should be
submerged in the great deep The government, had
prescribed limits TO the Bank in its charter but
when It could not, by its pore'sot s10Stoa, effect
ms purposes, it has swollen in presumption and
ovcrieapt its boundary. need not remind you of
the illustration in he bank o2erotons, IN relation
TO the circulation Of small notes-whcn Congl,5s
had refused to grant the thing asked, aud which
was no, allowed in the charter, tho Bank elutlcs
end sets a, defiance the Congress, md issues its
notes in another form thus setting open wade
door 10 imposition upon the public from counter
feiis, and after al hiS, aud much more untold cor
ruption and abuse, on the pun Of tins gigantic
monster we think the question need no, be propoun-
dcd by grave Senator'S q must the earth quake Z
We answer, no the people, the sovereign people,
are wide awake TO their interests end IN their intel
ligcncc and action Is found the palladium OF our
liberties. They have, in the late elections, proclaim
ed aloud that their strong voice shall be heard and
obeycd--,hc Democrats of New York, New jersey,
P-nnsy vania, and we may ndJ of all the Suites,
will be heard 10 purposc-Wtcn Virginia snail
again speak nj the polls, and through her Leelsa.
tuIe we arc sure her voice i'll be heard and odcyed
in spite Of +" Developments and plenativcs.'
When that patriotic spirit Which stirred IN the VIZ
ginia Republicans of 'a5 and 90 shall die away
well may you, oar countrymcn, say, e" let our eyes
be h,d from the sigh !" your liberties will be gone
Already we have witnessed, with painful feelings,
disposition on the pei of those IN power to disro-
~ III ANbcn IT, tod hp yistv eo
the Banki,cs, distress memorials, gotten NJ upon
the spur of the occasion, and from excited feelings
we're marvellously fine things, especially when
coming from iayorc cimes Among The dcmoc.
racy, no tongue was heard 10 whisper that the
voice Of the people should not be heard-on the
contrary, those in office, who were promoted by
the people, retired at their command thus setting
the anti administration party, yea, the constitutions
a,ists, as they arc now to he called, glorious
examples Of Repubcanism, which we have loc
much reason to fear they will never voluntarily, bu
in eompnlsioa follow. We have, with regret be il
spoken hal indications from different parts of the
old Dominion, the native land of Washington, JEFF
fcrson, Madison and Monroe, tina, tho supercilious
tone is rising, that that essential doctrine of Repub
iicansm, the right Of instruction. is to be rcpuda-
ted and for what causo1 Why, We are told, the
people are corncrcd, and cheated, and fudJed, to
sign instruction papers, translated thus, for needs
translation, the people !ave too little frmncss and
intelligence exercise Alright the RICH; of nsIruc
iion and are not be heard because forsooth they
have not together en- massc, TO be taught first,
by the sapient ones, what they must do. Away to
the shades of ur,socracy with su,h principles
Virsinia's soil is not congenial to their growth
the will Of the people, when clearly expressed mus
be obeyed.
We have, rs yet, pmposey RETAINED from ndul-
ging in any reflections upon the political conduct Of
our tIesent Representative, the Hon. Thomas Da
yenport. We esteem IL sufficient 10 say, that he