Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-01
WASHINGTON, December 81. 1874

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| mt courts Ia my DIS rici NJ ,bia.t ~. >, =.
'wer any objections that mts I he made - .,,,,
course IN the present Congress Some of M,
ir'ends n'g'd me to address, The l,eoblr In, oy,n,
10 my very licae ac of health | ,lecLned Il,
! my s.. | mad inquiries whether sho ,lJ = ..
! my ofpoSitIon al the next election hoard nj
~ ne, nor havr |, ull his moment, bee , ,otormpd
mere was any VI this, however | no MOI COM
nlnlE. II Is the privilege Of all living under oar
| Tree lnsiIulons, TO present themselves as canJ,-
dates fnr any office within the gift of the pcoolc
! But this will say II would have been notbin,
AIT TAR 10 nave mate this matter known, when
! was present, to answe, for myself | OBJECT 10
&c pa,te one-sded judgments hope. therefore
that yen VIII susP nj any op nlon I'm Il C N have
an opportunity OF re yn. Ia the argume is of nv
opponent and, w"h the blessing of God, you shall
hear from me at the prIng clec IONS and | hope
sncce siallv to frni nv whnle coul Sc while act
| rrg as yo1r pn"I' ser,an'. | have uniformly act
| ed With lie publican parry; hive aIvoca,ci
S'ric constitution the Constructor, aud u o, ST.
! against 'xercsing any pow.r not Gle ,riy nnI
mi edly dcles It'd by the nstrn nrnt ,,scIf
Past exn rirnce h proven tha, the loss If liz.
erty comm nces W, h departure from first primes.
pies.
look ~ the oonsinon AZ the citadel of on
lb"rlcs tho shsel anchor f all our hops Va
uablr inheritance from orr fathers. Unlmpared
we shoaid transmit Ito oar children. IL wondh
u" c'eS''y' SO s'"'' "la REGARD me III
NY .. '7' press as 'hp'>P'h,'hle 10 TIE pr'stf'a
OF u our 'eo 's'l nlio's Tor mPself w"uh toll
''''f wen us l''' o"sAcSS. Whlc reason am ruin
are 'ei' Tree to combat lis errors and m'scP'ess
'at ons.
- W." "'o"" 10 NV co"''''F"s 'h'' nave
'n'on " '"'n e'ins' 'a' rechat'ef "' 'he BANK
hpca t,a IA,
u" cohi = On Congress Inc power TO establish sdeh
'h>uin'iohs.
lay 'nhor'h to Keep tn" Federal government
""e'h thr nm Pf scr"r' by IN" COS u ION b
IrVlns II should conhne ITS action ex'uS''' ly to
| our fsnfrh rr'ut'ons anu not bY the * RESI- "i
u''n'@' power 'a'an' me f'Sh'S ~ me d tie
Adhenng To 'hesc rules, IL WIZ nc INK" w"l'-h
M si''''" S'' en'F W ''o 'os P''' IT. oi'i"es
7'ng nonr ana coater1ns blessings upon all.
nave 'oohro win jealous eye Oh I've ehcr ''c'-
ment' of one department; oi the Governm'n' Oh tn
others. II Is essential TO the prevention "i our
republican 'ns hu'oos, tnat eaeh department o.
branch oil the + dera' government shoao nc KEEP
"hn'n Us consul u'.o'"' '"''s' '"''"S ''e'
views 81 the subject, 'o'rn Tor 'he restoration oil
the public dep sitss 10 the Bank OF tie United
states heleV'hS inc r'noVAl 10 nave "c'h a., o"'
"arfantaor interference OF me Executive WIN Inc
pubic money, ana soo'e's'Ve Oh Inc ''e"'S III 'he
people
II ihe u INK mas si"i Yea 'ts caaf er' o''nS Tue
"ank before INC court, ana nave lnr ''o"'lnh 'h9h'
red m" by Jury, as inc charer ",'ets. ne ''"'
~ lhfy IL ne oiiSh'es gem IN 'he o'a"e" VI fce-
Ilmi rad does any man exist VINO wis"eS s"eP
from oaf JH'SPfdarhe' ne ''''' oYJ''y
cured IL tho v'lrst CRIMINAL II - gwen 70 Tue oa'"
10y express ''W.
II IS known 70 you mat 'he ''"u>" o. ny
re>en'ai'veS IN harch 1855, Vo'en IN +" me puon'
n 'neys were safe Ia the sank oil fhe oh'cn ot"'es
Iao II 1t oply. | voifd "iih the haJ' NY WIN
tnl kn'w''dgc oi thlS V"'e-' rs sl"heh 81
fro len ly IN the dlstrict-i was re.cieclen me "A
ri following. linus supported, nl2h wen con-
siAcr myself virtually in'tuctel To vol" aSiln III
Inc same way II beias ascot med, as 'hen "ds'
thu, the pp bic moneys were safe and have uone
accordingly.
am for putting tn bank down, but am Tor
toiag Il according to law. Putie tain ana mora
honrs y as understand the mater require me 10
respect the corporate rights OF the bank ' the e1-
p'ration of me char'er IN 1850 VIII be "seAP'.
ctas can. will be governed by the same pfin
"pt that o2' pan Is governed by 10 a'' mr. !" ~
in the fnIhm'nt OF contracts II II is "n"o a
mi unjls' for one man to break his contract WIN
,no'aer nan, 81 II IS wrong tor the e'o'e'"'nrh'
10 break lis CONT act win the bank II the con fa'
With the h ,ck was bad ono, 'he vetnmen NUS
la" or chrt'r'as II IN can ~ " "'' 20