Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-02

with the assistance OF the plinnt tool. arourd hin
lords II over Us nj will
Fellow Cizens - lie, Us eooi down the rankin,
oil paiiysfn within 0s and TAKE calm. dispsss ION
ate view of The act of the Executive which Col
Davenport did not approve Col Dayenpoffs dis
approval OF Tho act Of the Executive in tho femoso
oithe public depo,tes from the place ofunauestion
noe security, where The laws authorized them /.
be held, Ia. we believe, tho only act which my o
his Constituents esrn preicnd 10 crnsufo him for
since he received the almost unanimous vote of the
cilizens OF Halifax county. Yes; col Davenport
| eensofed Tho President for removing the funds OF
the nation IRON the custody of tho United States
Bunk, without the consent Of Congress contrary
10 The recently Expressed will of that body md in
violation oil The Bank chatter, which was soemnly
granted by n law of the land passed du ing the ad-
ininistra,on Of James Madison, md which reeeiv-
ed the signature aud approval of that venerable
sage OF the republic. We are speaking to the pm
pie, nnd not 10 the would be ieaatts Of he p4rfy
we nsk them, In viewing this question, 10 diyesl
themselves OF all preaossessons, consequent upon
the hobgoblin willo the wlsp, raw hoed and bloc.
dy bone stories that artful md designing polltl.
cans have told them. ohou, tho " MONSTER"
| &c @e. We could not express the sentiments Of
ms assembly, and say thnl were in favor OF the
techat,er 1.-THE unel State Bank Some few of
us ore IN favor Of is re-chatleI, aud seriously be.
ieFe tat some who oppose II most strongly al the
present iime will cry the oudesl for It's rechnritf
III less Ihan fur pents from the prcaent date. But
without entering mo discussion oflhls question
! upon which IN we have hltend, Observed va
should dlller amongst Ourselves, VIC will slate that
we have YET 10 lelrn The fact If any of be leaders
oi fhs pain ~ tbs district better constitutional
lawyers Than james Madison who signed The law
ehnicrnR the Bank, who nssistol in flaming ons
tpflar al
which have served na textbook in defining that
/ instrument In half eentuty And to shy that
Andrew Jackson - more profound constitutional
lawyer ihan james Madison would only excite n
Tough, even IN collection of school buys But An
drew Jackson himself never discovered that lte
Bank WINS unconstitutional until II refused 10 turn
out an officer IN one of s branches, nj the bidding
OF his mln,ons, which officer, ms Jacbsons minlons
stated was political opponent Of hq admlnlsira.
ton An',ew Jackson IN August 1921, signed
petition IN fvor tho estabtisha,ent of branch
OF The United States Bank at Pensacola, Where
WINS all hia horror and dread OF the "m0nsibr" then
In The moon perhaps. Where would his wild
fears Of be now, IT tie hunk had been subsefyien
10 his wishes for unquestlonrd rule ind power
Echo might answer " lche,e 1p for we never
should have heard n word Of them In hls annual
message 10 Congress, IN 1892, President Jackson
Suites Bunk that =" II Is hopRM pfacticabic 10 ar
eanise sH'h Bank, aoitt lie necessary e6feets as
a branh Of he tSosu,y drpa, tmsnL" Aud ugaia,
IN hls Veto Message 81 1882 speaking ofa Nation
al Bank he snys "had nt Pyfsiicni bres cafled
npon 10 furnish The yroject IL, snch an institution,
The duty would hare teen eheerlnHy pcrtormed
Thus IT IL obvious, he has no objection 10 Nation
al Bank If we will add Ifle power it wiclds 10 the
already overwhelming power of the executive
branch our government, But his "p,oJee" for
an Executive Bunk met with 10 support 6om my
pndy, but with that universal rdeule, censure nnd
contempt from oil, Which II justly nefIled. But
whether the Bank IS productive Of good or evil, OF
both, has nothing TO do with tho question to be de-
cldcd al the approaching election. Tho charter OF
the Bank expires on hi dih Of March next, md
Col. Dnvcnpor. and his competitor urc both oppos
ed 10 Its rtGhnrter. There nc perhaps, but Two
points pertaining to the Bank upon which WI ere
all OF one mind. We oil Of uq wish We were The
owners oil more Of rs paper, aud We all fully NJ
prove Of The course pursued by Col. Davenport, in
regard to the removal gfthe dcpo,llcs. And with.
ont further dsfesslon, let us toxic candid view al
this subject The charter Of The Blnh required The
public lurds to be- dcpJaitcd IN the Bank and It's
Branches. Toe Bunk paid larger bonus to tho
government ~ consequence Of lhls item in lis char
ter. Congress bad recently INSPECTED tho affairs OF
the Bank, and Bolemny decnfe1 To the milton, TIM
tho public funds were sefc IN TIM, institution. Con
gtcss, by the constitution, which framed by
tho wisdom Of our immortal ancestors, is made tht
gunrdlan Of The public funds Even the Presiden
| cannot drnW his own snafy without Inv of Con
gress making the appropriation. YET hy ono " Eel
swo1p' during the recess of Congress contrary
10 the recently expressed will of that body fully
foidy mnde, he orders the entire funds Of the mn
ton, amounting at TINT time TO nine CT ten million
Of dollars, to be removed from the United State
: Bank, and deposited here In his o~n Golfers
., nc--But why moi, II ho had the right 10 ee
lcet the place whore they 10 be deposited I
The sum would be object for any man, i
would pay the wages oftwo hundred thousand sol
dte,s for short campaign. Bot he grac'ousl)
conJcseends to tell lis that he had II deposited in
league Of State Banks. Let 10 stop moment II
thank his Majesty, whatever ho peasos 10 chi
himself, if he Ind The y,gM to select tho place D
deposit for this vas, sum that he did not select hi
own pockets Blu, again do moi let be 100 fast
- pom what tenure do these Banks hold this mo
ney, which belongs to u.s. the people, # We ono'
acknowledge the Presidents tteh h remove i
where he pleasos Why, ms long they md al
their dependents, nre docie and obsequiops tools o
the President, md DO his bJd,ng-ns long as the,
" hurrah for ndrew Jackson call him the " oil
Roman," the hero oftwo wars tell elcction.rr-
lng lies To deceive tho proplc~curse the " MN
aer'-cnIi all the base talent which money car
procure INTO rcqulston 10 euloglsc " The enpcrH
plent'-ln short, do any thing 10 blind the uhwary
multitude, aud keep them from seeing the rcal
game hat is played upon them at heir own tx
! pence. But the momsn, these Il nks and their de
pcndents fater in their enreer OF sefyiliy 10 thf
Executive away goes the check Of tho Pes d. NJ,