Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-19


Tor the devoed physician 10 heal his wounded p
hcnt How has that opportunity been embraced
fiave these rigid cSpounjers Of the constitution
done opfh to restore It's pristine simplicity Have
they made ono effort, which has not rather given
the Bank every renson To hope for s refhnrier md
is conseqoen, triumph over the public authorities
and people Of this country .Nt one II is use
less to n'temp TO convince US, ms Justification ~
their course OF power usurped by Gen Jackson, md
o. consil ut,onnl restrictions disrcgarJed in HI.
we had like TO have sn,d) defensive war with IN
institution which IN the dcspalr Of one OF il, abes,
| advoenirs' IL admitted by II to have been as cor.
rnrt 'n IFS transactions as arrogant in its prefer.
sons We believe he has exercised no powct
which has NOT been expressly recognized aforetimc
by celebrated Virginia Senn,ott a. remarkable
now FOR his legislative, not 10 say forensic zen,
for the Bank and its partial disclosures as he VIVA
then for his orthodox opposition to IT, We wish
'ha' MIR. Tyler could return TO his first love We
wish VIZ could number all these constituent crpo1n.
dcrs 81 detcgofcd po''er among those who hs We ga
crhced their hatred of mcn the altar of princpr
Does not the Bank rcgntd these beautiful exem-
pors of consistency es its friends Had il Ind no,
| ample reasons 10 regard them 30 Doubtless tbo,r
OF them II any there be, who have enjoyed The ben
ehls OF certain famous sweeping, all nbsorl,tpy
resolution, OF lis authorities, ves,lns IN its P,e,
DENT its millions for distribution can mos, r,n1,v
answer We mus, con'cnt ourselves only with
'urm'se. We can frame opinions, too from the dc
vc'opmenls afforded us ana we think We uticfs
just one, when We soy-thst certnin long speeches
written ont Ter tho Bank, are inteuded 10, ,om,
ming mare than jn,tirc LMot iojn,ed defence.
less ituro'ng perhaps 10 eonpinoc nc peopie nj
h' eonnFy NJ rs ntitis, nay abs9lnfe n,crssifut,
hcU liberties, as an aHet notirc, in The language
OF certain grave Virginia SENIOR Il ~ equally
useless to tell us Tint certain republican sonn,or,
ana representatives are fighting against Gen Jack.
| sons unwatrantnbc Assumptions Of power They
surely know their own feelings bcst-bu, VIC mus,
DC INDUCED IN the opinion, that IN an issue, mad,
| up exclusively between the Bank and the Execu.
i've nc thn' - mol for the one bc Tor the 9th.
er. The Bank and s friends regard il An. or
course the Executive and his friends rcratd il A.
The truth is, the probability that the question of :,
rc-chhrtcr will not again be presented to Congress
III Gen, Jackson should live out his term afford.
these gentlemen fine opportunity for venting the
illusions OF their hate for tho President under the
mask OF patriotism How would they feel IL TIM,
| question was again brought up before them in air
1t" torrors Would they gve n silent vote with
the President, or would they be sick on tho occs.
SION, and DO absent Perhaps, indeed, they m Oh,
oocy Instructions with reluctance. Or perhaps, MS
the example ~, they might hold heir seats in cen
tempt OF the Representative principle. md in d f.
|
Constitution might riso as n vision before a guilty.
conscience, like tho ghost Of Banquo, pointing 10 10
wound,
Bu, We ore surprised thu, an institution wearing
| snch mn Ks of corruption A. nrc imprinted on the
! Bank should find friends in am polir,csl pnrtv
The resolution which plnceJ lis W hole monjed now
or under the control OF It's President at q critic,
shgn Of ~ existence, and during sfll more erri
cal cnnya'a for the election of President the trans.
"'''on OF such an unprecedented measure by n mi.
norliy OF the Board of Directors and W men the f,o
vcrnmcn' Dircc'ors were excluded the printing
ma 'rcnlong-II'roush the fonklng privilege Of
members Of Congress and other funttionar,cs-or
thousands OF reports and speechcs IN II. favor. =,
IF"h'Plhh'c with that rcsplnion the admission Nv
some OF iis more candid friends, that i has beer
gny OF many OF the charges allie gcd against H. and
above nll It's love OF life which nIn,os, bids de6a,.o
10 tho paramount, authorities OF the eountry are
'ncts which speak loudly against irs pretend, d ~,
fegrty, and call for the unspurng band of the con-
SENATORS OF liberty We know that love Of life j. =
peculiar trait Of our nature, and belong, 10 u.ii,u
''ons oil every k'nd MS well as to pc, sons But VIC
Know, too, that is particularly daneerous 10 c,y,
liberty, when it ha. been long assoc nted with mo.
ncy L., US extend the charter OF the Bank f,r,
hundred ycnrs-(for If ii be n good institution the
longer The better with its tcnacity Of life BnJ it,
nccufnnla'Ing millions OF the dsposul Of lis Presi.
| hen', ms thcy now nrr-and wa solcmny believe
TINT this fa's fabric Of American liberty built like
rnnusolcum or the bones Of nnccstors--this fair
throne, TO which the worsh,ppcrs OF human free
Dom OF every cline, may cone and pour on, their
b"flons Of incense, would cease to cxls, anon, tbc
blessings OF The earth crc the ,psc Of is G,u cen
fury
hro we required 10 prove the corruption Of th-
Bank We have given the grounds of our su,.
Picops--oi our opposition 10 i. True II. book.
are fair to the eye, and Mcssrs. Tyler and I.ecb
may make the nos Of tbem against tic will ~
| Their constituents. Its loans and it's expcodu,c.
"re therc--beantlfnl TO tho adniring eazc of ,b.>c
rn'lenrn-but the motives which dictated them
n,e MT there. These are in the bosom, of N,cb,
las biddlc, John Sergeant and others, or in their
private letters, now locked up in the private Lou
dors OF certain members of the parry. And W.
predict now thu, when tina, party shall have J,,
solved INTO It's orig ,nal elements, perhaps ere I'm
close OF another summer, when tho Bank shall
nave ceased lis system Of ward, and bribe. rrd
the billing and cooling condition bewccn certain
strange BIRDS of opposite feather, esha have been
forgotcn-thesc letters will furnish the living evil
dences OF system of corruption which might have
shaken the very foundations Of American liberty
But It was reserved for tho Bank and irs sdhc,
ents to produce new era in the annals of our 1o
vcrnmen'-en era in which the right of Insruc,oo
is contemhed and the representative Of the peopl.
converted INTO dcspoi Is this true In con6r
NATION OF 'hc assertion, we need only refer IN the
Tour members OF the u. s. Senate, who now retain
their seats, IN utter dlsobcdence to the cxpressed
positive undisputed will of their constituents
nom 90 they represent then None but them
serves lhnless, indeed they stand the advocate,