Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-04-10

the 10Th of Msrvh.
Sir. said Mr.. King, since the step was taken b., !
the Executive, to Which al this distress Is con- !
stantiy ascribcd, j have trayelle, through four
popnous Ststrs IN the South and South vest, be-
iorr NJ on, fnr this city. heard gr-st deal OF
eoo, crs.tion from time To time UPON this Exccu-
tive measure, aud saw much notice taken Of i, ia
the public prints and must ~ay. tina, the act
ii cSpcd,eoc., was gvorr-Ily d'sappro,cd. Some
thought Il act OF injustice Ia the Bank; but the
! most common sentiment. thibk, WAS, thst what
ever might bc the claims The conduct OF tlrc
Bank, that Il had grrs' powers, and that this mca-
Sirc would sfiord pretrxt Co the Bank aud ats
friends los inieting great deal OF injury upon
the country, With a ,i-~ la political effect. And
~itl thcs- sentiments, ! bclIr,r grcat majority
even of the friends OF the Administration ass~n,-
/ BLEED y, this Capitol: aud am hcnce dispo,.-i Ia
believe, aid MIR. n, Though am unparalleled
politician. and may bc mistaken that, IL IL had
not best suited the friends of the Hank u make
this purely party question, and even oae al sris-
f,icr. With the Admin stration. that the drpo.it,.
might have been restored before their rsmo, Il
could bc male the prvteNt for miS-hisf, nv pr
hHps ~ largr majority NJ t~o-thirls ot both
Houses. lie Inferred this, b,-esusr be- ti,ou-i.,
tia, the measure ~ss geber.il, condemned n IN
cNPcdient, Tor the reasons bsforc stated. Hut ne
I yer had he heard amy ~bcrc, from, any Iarty
that 10y this measure tho President had Transcend
ed his constitutional powers. usurpc, the ~i.6l,
powers OF Gorerpnent, until thcs.r prot,os i,iou.
were asserted ia this CalnUl. such s-utim~t,,
may have been cNprrsS,l, but h. hal nnt l~forr
| heard them Yes, said Mr.. X. thi.k tLi, n
farming discovery vas rcscrycd for Senatorial ~
gsci,N, and MAS first made know - here And how
were the friends Of the Administration met az.
tbs question, when they assembled II this Cat,-
toll WAS not proposed simpi, To- correct An rr-
| ror, but TO break down sa Administration; not
simply To di'approvc the error, IL IL wAS onc, bat
10 make q n aepping-s,ool Tn power. They ash
c the restoration OF the deISositcs To be sur hat
they asked this becdlse their rrnsotaL fh~ PR,
aGis-rt hal rioidfri the L.rs usurh,si he bs.s
era ~ Government, dndtrasspLei the Consultation
"dk7. foot To rrstocn the dcposites for ssirh a
reason, VAS At once, ss many thought, TO give M
the ininistration wholly unworthy shsr,. "A,
the Government. Thus driven TO the " ali, many
Thought themselves forced TO choose between the
Administration and the Bank. The present Adj
lmlniststion processes and acts upon some great
and leading principles OF national policy, which
thcy desire To see sustained, aud LieI, they CON-
s'der oi much more Importance Co the hapt,In.ss
anu prosperity OF the people, than IA NsiionaI
Bank, the restoration OF t,, ,,uost,e,-th,. re-.
moSai aud restoration OF which they look OF, a,
mere measures Of eNpe,iiency. u forced Co =
cho'ee then, they may naturally choose ~ hat th.y
believe the greatest good, and support the Admin
iS'rS'ion, though they may think the removal in-
/ eNPcuicIt at the time Il MAS effected.
! Mr. MaNsUN, Senator from North CsroI;n.
Vas one OF the earnest friends OF Gen Jackson.
Hear what lac says now:
! Sir, thousands and tens Of thousands of
our honest and industrious citizens are IN
state OF profound ignorance Of n. enormou,
The monslrous abuses and corruplions Of this
'o'ernment. They live too lar from Il,
nave feared, to guard IL etfectuaIIy against
abuse. The public eye Is not sutii cIsntl,
turned upon II, except for its iayors and us
patronage. The guardianship Is defective
Is certainly inefficient. That man who should
undertake TO disclose TO the public eve the
enormous abuses OF the present time, would
DO denounced as calumnIatOr, listened to
with after incredibly, or regarded as n mere
visionary.
How many Of my constituents could be
made TO see, as clearly as I think see II, that
the pubic veal, the great Interests OF the
country, are held by those who practically
control the Government, as wholly .ubord1-
nate to the elevation OF their favorite To the
Presidency How many would believe I'M
DER tins administration OF their own choice
That those who IA fact manage the System. re.
gard the gratIiica alton OF the ambIttoo o1 ons
man. as wholly above any question. OF public
INTEREST," And yet, IA the presence Of the
senate, and before the country, I declare II
a. my solemn conviction, that such Is the
sact
Sir, il the whole country could look INTO
this stuPendous laboratory, within these fen
miles square, and cCmpTe bend at a glance
TIE complicated springs Of action, how much
oil selfish ambition, how little of patriotism
now much OF mere mOrcenary calculation
and soc, too by whose hands and for who..
interests the Government - controIIed--,,
might bring an awful day Of rec kooiup In tho.
! rhose hearts are now hardened against the
disiresses OF the people. but, SIR, the coun-
Wy WIZ DOT see H. Men may not prove re-
ereani Ia their trusts, but TIE whole extent Of
abuse aud corruption will not end cannot be
realized. The truth, the whole truth, and
! nothing but the truth, cannot be known
But, SIR, u - charged, tIat tho object Of
the opPosh'on - 10 put out ths men aud prin-
cipcs oi this administration. That II seri-
rOus charge and demands examination To
: pat out the principles Of this administration
That ought not 10 DO done, # those pr,n-
eipies are sound, aud conservative of the
great interests of tie county. The primer
pies Of the administration, have leaked
not ina'tentiVely, 10 the course Of I'M, adj
ministratIon for several years. had sun.
posed, until after the reelection Of the Pre-.
sdent, that the tendency ot those prineipIe.
was conservative. u - true. that was not
en'feiy sure that hsd precisely oompre-
hehded the views Of the men Ia poWrr The
south was iabOrtng and sinking under the ia
rih system, our people looked with esgerue..
To any indieatiOn OF relief, aud supposed tbeY
saw ~ The principles asOwed by the pre-
sent administration. ~ " certain, however.
mat ~ reasOn 81 the imPerfection q ian.
guage, 90 from some other cause, Penn,yl-
'anis regarded the views of the president q.
not unia'orabie 10 hsf lasOr,ls system, ub,le
90 The south, Nc took good heart from "a.
e"nrasins iniiinaiiOns and supported - rth en-
ergy snd zeal The present Chef Magntfsts
believing, a. Ne do, that be was With %. r.,
feeling ADD Princ'Pis. The history of sub.e-
queni times may tell how deep we're The de-
hs'o"' OF a.eo"hdms people. The scents II
The last winter. u tbey shall ever b. tr,,t,
Pourirsyed, will sHhioit, ~ VIVID colours. tbs
deep and deliberate betrayal of the trusting
south.
The correspondent n ti'e Penny Iysnia Inquirer
thu' no''ccs q sPcesh Of Nc Lfisa. ulso, tae Cut
TPer g~tilion, press''te'i by VI 1yier.
Nc l.Etsa toasicd ~ ths zoos beautiful man
~ pn h- fH"rn,ties vii,h 49, prc s.,isnt a. ,i
m'rd 7tsiss o. committing, si fs- consequence.
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