Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-08
THE NEW HUMBUo.

We have receive ths proceedings Of meeting
Of onmhot of sct .stpied " Republican ren,bers Of
Congfes-," held on the % h INST. (Col. Richsrd
VI. Johnson In tho chair, and Henry A. Mullen.
burg ac''ns as Secretary ut winch tho following
resolutions wcie adopted
lFAsfcas, Tue FIsAt. Exris6uIsnMEEr OF THE
NArioSAL Drsrof tnE U~irtD Sr.rEs, which
was cousummated on he 9Th ms. by tho issuing
fcpn the Treasury Dep .cmant OF tho Govcrn-
men, the last snErant lequlre1 for thet purpose,
- an event unprecedented IN the annals of nst,ons,
and calculated 10 excite, IN tho breas, oil ove1y
pattIopIc freeman, enthusiastic admiration OF the
power. economy, and j8,tcs of out republican sys.
TEN
" Rssolvsd, therefore, That said event i serves
10 be proclaimed aud eomnemot aled with public
demonstrations of exlltaliun aad gratitude by the
domocracy oftho Union, Who have steadily suss
tanned the present National Ad.nlnislraiioe lhloish
the hlelny and persevering energies Of which L
has been 50 esrly accomplished.
:" z, 5o!pti, fhat the republican friends OF the
Natlonal Administration IN the Two branches OF
Congress, regarding tho present absolute free
dom Of tho country from n National Dubt
In connexion with The extent Ct It's ropula
ION, territory, aud varied resources. as an ex-
hbalon of political strens,h anl g%r'uleur 10
which no o her gene, alion oil mankind, undsr any
cline, supporting AN org nlzed government, Inns
ever before attained, they will with one accord
publicly commemorate the occasion, IN testlmo-
NY of the mutual congratulations which II IN.
spires.
1" Ind ~ieherea,, Tho approaching ennlsersafy
Of the memorable Latlo of Now Orleans, which
was achieved by the commanding skill and vhlof
of American troops, beaded by he same tiuN!.'oas
citizen who has IN the councils Of The nation, been
also chief IN prosecuting the extlngnlshment of tn
public debt Of the United States, Is an occasion
most happily fued TO be comminslcd with TIM
proposed 10 be commemo Ned AZ set iofth Ia the
foregoing resolutions
" ReS,tred. hstrfofe, That on rue tton1n OF
JAHuARY NEXT the aforesaid commcnoratlon Of the
cxtingulskmen, of the Public b bt shnll take place
IN conjunction with tho clabrdtion Of the Battle
aud Victory of Ne v Orleans
We feel the inadequeey of language to express
our contempt for the projectors oflhts new attempt
to gull the people, by inducing them TO bsl'ese,
what they falsely assert, lhaitb " ihustrlous cit
zen who q t1nt' at NV Odrnns. has. to use
their own elegant language, " been chef ~ pro
seeatlng thu fnnl exlinguishm nj of the public
We repeat, II Is II 1qual'hedly aIse.ZiiIsa II
eency IN this matter has bccn no morc efficient than
that of his predecessor, III he som oifce-lndeed,
II has been less So seeing thht the ex icndltorcs u
his administration have ynsly exceeded those oil
the most ektravasnnt periods OF our national *
lstcncc, in limc of pcuce. His only ela,m To slorl-
fcaion, III relation 10 this happy event, IS, that tho
was eKtinenished while he was yet III oliicei-
circumstance which would have happened pre-
cisely IN the same way, and at the sumo TIM
though he had never been born, The need oi pralst
for the exiingulshment ofour national debt Is dar
To those who established the sinking fund, IN 1916
and 10 their SUCCESSOR, who, by wise legislation,
filed the public c%offrrs, by u system OF indirect aud
Ia xatlun Legislation IN which Gen, Jackson
had no more agency than the man IN the moon.
The final cxtinnglshmenr OF the public debt Is a
proud subject of cong ralulation 10 every n nertcah
clizcn-bnt we loathe, with scorn and contempt,
lnfamaus effort TO convert II into "A pai'y tn
and tho slnvish spirit which attributes lhe
contamination OF this event TO an imbecilc OLD man.
already pulled up with the cnnccit that immortal
genius brcnihcs IN his drcrcpld frame, aud that, tho
Df mortal birth, his opinions are the offspring OF IN
falhble wisdom. The hunnb1g, however, may sue
coed fof even grosset npostares have been plhy'
ed Oh upon The credull y ot m,aknd. Bpt,lf pub.
he intelligence be not vastly ogerraied the cheat
will he Ultimately de ceted, and those who have par
trclpalcd IN II vi DO etecrated as tho mlalons and
tools o. power.