Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-08

/ ADAMS anu ''rntfll jackson and, perhaps not
IN the most conmi>cranr spirit aud he could not
resist the temptation Ia tell it 10 the Senate. lie
would repeat it here. Whilst that contest WAS in
progress, Convention had assembled IN Bat-
more 10 promote the election Of Mr.. ADAMS. \
raw lrl>hman, Who had in>t arrived IN the United
Suites, being near where they met, expressed
wish 10 30 IN and see what sort OF looking persot
the members we're lie accordingly went III AMI re
manned some time, and on coming out, hcnr ask
ed how he liked their appearance, he SAID BY ia
sns they are a set of "A ddrtnt looking gentle
men, what pN II is that they have not some CON
stltncntS. Now Inc could not aercc with the rshman,
IN bcSto"lng the compliment upon the personal
appearance of the Senator, reteucdto, bu, he en-
tirely concnlrcd IN thinking that they had no fol
lowers nor constituents in voting against the drpo-
site bill
1t repeatedly denied Nv one of those
leaders, during the session, that there would be-
surplus. But since lis close, IN official docu-
mont published by order of Congress, the Secrcta-
~ Of the Treasury admits that the surplus on tine
lst ot January ncNt, will exceed wcni, seven nil
lions of dollars. 1t ought TO he near orIv-,N mil
lions, if the amount due from the old Bank of the
| hlcd States is brought. II may be brought, IN
10 the disislhc fluid, But supposine ii onl, TWEEN
N-ScNcn millions, the proportion of kentucks will
be about one million and hall.
Mr.. Clay proceeded 10 speak Of the constant
amprrIne with the currency which marked the
conduct of this administration. One rash llwcss
and crude experiment succeeds another. lie
sldercd the late Treasury order hv which all pay
menis Tor public lands 10 he made in specie,
with one exception for short duration, most i'll
ADVISED, Illegal and pernlcious measure. In prin-
clplc IT WAS wrong; III practice 1t will favor the
very speculation which ii Processes 10 cndca,or 10
suppress. The officer who issued II, rs II CON
scous OF its obnoxious character, shelters himself
behind the name of the Prcsident.-And where Is
the authority for such order II, in contcm-
Palion Of law, payments to the public treasury
are 10 be made IN specie the law contemplalcs all
payments. The law should be equal in It's pre-
Scriplions, equal in its administration. The dstin-
gushing Characteristic of republican, government
-ot any government of awS--lS the universally
OF thrIr operation, without favor or partially, with
out discrimination. The law no more requires
payments for the public lands 10 be made in >pc-
ce, tn, payments for custom house duties. Bolh
should be demanded in specie, neither. Du-
ties could be paid in specie without much ineonve-
nenrc, is thcy are colcclable in cities, where
banks and specie abound. Lands cannot be pald
iof in specie without immense Inconvenience. Vet
the order cxacts specie for the lands, and permit,
bank notes to be received for duties. The order,
IN effect, requires specie, al great hazard aud
pensr, 10 be transported from the Atlantic cities
across the mountains, thlt the pleasure may be
loNcd OF transporting back again IN like vehicles,
Al similar expense and hazard. Or what will
be s'lII more injurious To the Western States, II
subjects their banks to perpetual drafts of specie
10 meet The wants Of the purchasers of the public.
domain.
There /, no authority law for the di,criminl-
ton between payments for the public lands and
payments for duties. There is no authority ior
the geographical discrimination which has been
made between the Western States and the Allan
tic States. II the President may enforce the law
upon some, and orbear to enforce ii upon others,
becomes the law, and the law has lost its equal
general, and impartial operation. Ifhe may make
geographical distinction If he may saw at his
pleasure that for some things specie shall be paid
and for others bank notes, 10 the government, he
may make personal Determinations and order
that his friends may pay in bank notes, but his OPP
poncnlS shall pay in specie. In principle there is
no difference
The measure will all the very speculation a
cuators-tlat kcen.c ed watchfu slcepless class
will soon learn and know well enough how To ac-
conlmodac themselves To the new state of things.
They are LARGE purchasers recurring larpc means
and they will Ike care and provide the requisite
masses Of specie But on the small purchasers
the saddle bags mcn-on the Door ihc onrIation
OF the measure will be most injurious Many OF
them will hear of the order the first time AT
the land Office when they are abon, to pay for the
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