Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-10-09

ting the operations Of the TIRE asury, or for reg
ulAtins tie currency. and hat 10 administer
the government. m the true spirit Of the con-
siitution and according 10 the intention Of IL,
founders, The treasury ought TO be divorced
from all come Xion " ith banks, state or (ede-
raj. Al the same time, have no expeeta-
ton that this Pr'oeiplc will ever be acted on
10 It's full extent The friends OF the state
banks, the friends Of a national bank, and tie
supporters VI the Executive claims 10 power,
~ii all combine against a., aud the nation
most probably, will never agree. TIA, the I'M
mense sums yearly paid IN for revenue, shall.
between the Time OF cole ciion aud the time
oi disbursement, be wholly une mP io,. cd and
unproJuetise.
Alter stating my opinion on thc Consiiiu.
uonai question. . proceeded TO tue alton the
alternatives, which, ! homes believed. the
Developments OF the present year would oiIer
Tor the cons ide ration VI the people: alterna-
u'es, each and every one IL which ~ an,
man who reads the speech must seel es-
ehesei above AL things. stated thee al
ternsuses, which ! thought impending. for
the purpose. chiefly, Of drawing the attention
:" the public aud o.pe cialiy Of the people Of
Virginia 10 them. and OF submitting the y hole
subject. en- all lis bearmgs, To their timely aud
deliberate confederation partl, for the
purpose Of eiieiting the views and intention.
of other gentlemen, IN the oour.e " the f,,li
debate which then anticipated. Whether
my approximations we're right OF .ron. A
should have thought, that no reasonable man
could dt>aPPEoSc my revealing of them 4,
" possible, that any man can think, suppo,-
ing nav apprehebsiuns founded In mistake
they could have any effect in producib. the
dreaded alternatives: or, supposins me ri.bt
that want az faith IA my fOrebodiLgs could
have any elect IN preventing such aIterna-
yves trom being presented or - Il thought
that when ! wAs sent To the Senate, vas
not 20 much as tn attempt 10 exercise the sa-
SAeny oi Statesman that was not 10 look
before mc at all or al did, that 4 WAS In
conceal the dangers which I saw or feared
aud bury my approximations ~ NY own breast
Wv idea Of nav duty was the direct reyer>e /:
and however new that duty was 10 me. and
however unequal felt myself TO the p-rfur-
nance OF IL. should have been unfaiIhfiI 10
my trust, II had not underworld To perform
A. " nv object had been To take care Of
myself, should have kept silence
When ! spoke Of these alternatives. Of
eourse did not mean that all, but only that
some one Of them would be presented; for
they ~eTe incompatible with each Other.
am now deliberately Of opinion. that the
question will ultimately be. between not per
lap, the present bank Of the L. States, but
4 national bank, constituted A. the present
oank Is. IN all essential parliculars;- and a
national bank varying in ITS constitution from
the present only IN plac 10. the direction IN
der the absolute control of the Executive
The Developments OF the present year. so far
forth, have been exactly answerable To nv
ahtIcIp7tIons- j. there any one who has fail
ed 10 remark Tue concuTIing uncoBtradIcted
statements IN the public prints. that TN the
western elections, candidates for Congress,
without exception OF parties, tie most de,o-
ted friends Of the president, as well a. Ian,
opponents, have been Obliged 10 ayow Them.
selves friendly To a national bank: la, 4;
escaped notice, that the president has select
ed Tor the high aud confidential Office Of Sc
er-tsry Of Stale, q gentleman, Who had, rot
long before, declared on the door Of the SEN
ale, That. in his opinion, 4 national bank was
constitutional and necessary, and his readi-
hess 10 vote for such an institution. with
some peculiar uIOdifc atoms indeed, which
however, powIse affected the constitutional
question. forbear 10 mention other indica-
tiObs.
Jndsing Of The future, ~ the rast and
present state Of things, still apprehend,
that all that will be ultimately left for DJ,-
SiHiI, viii be 4 choice between evil, Of the
same kind, varying only in degree II IL
shaIi turn out otbt i>e, so much the bet
Ter. have only To adj, for my own part.
that, while continue a representative OF the
sovereignty Of this State ia the Senate of Tie
United States, shall never, even under a
sense OF the most IDperious becessitv. give
my vote for any national bank, CONTRARY Ia
Instructions, nor indeed without po,,ti,e m.
struetioDs, or (What Is IA nv opinion laDta-
mount the declared sense of my constituent,
Those who distrust me ON this subject, rnu,t
distrust the State herself
must give my vote according 10 NV iud,-
ment, between different propositions on the
same subject that Will be absolutely una
NOidsbie- But . never will vote for aoy
Ileasure whatever, that will tend to increase
the patronage, power aud iEhuence Of the
executive. This sentiment Is the kew W hich
vail open to those gho are candid, The r,,I
ing. aud indeed the only motives Of all ny
conduct since have had share IA The "a
tional councils.
Is for the abuse which the ministerial
presses are pouring upon me, have made an
NY mind To bear that, a. long as my private
character - left unimpe aebed, a. at evil m
eidcnt u INV situation, though that situation
- bot, IN aoy respect, one VI my own seek
ing.
am, gentlemen. with all respect,
Your Obediebi servant,
q. W LEIGH
To Mr-.r. lane. 4 ,..z L.