Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-26
TIE l. AND BILL.

Tho NaShington sun thinks il prohahl, flat din
Land bill will be stiff III ,lo II ,n,c of Rrnr..en
tativrS, n order to ex,npt the President from H.,
=" responsibility" ssfoiag i; which, however. Ind
will assnredIy do should the bill pass the iisp,e.
The sun says:
awe learn from a gentleman who was crDt >.
sing with him on the Land Bill, and c}pfrs,,d !,
strong hop" that il would pass into a law. hat. l..
boz ing under real excitement, tie PreSdelf
roe from his scat. and extending lii itll a,rs
said :" h" woHH 'ooner hare il s,,,rfd fr.m III
bo7.4 than" he wonH sign The bill ~ Thi.ar "a
told, was TWICE repeated in tic srn f. cru
ton.
ave hav" heard it stated thai, ON aaq,'er#
r,S''n, some rersens iavire remarked TAT n
Clay c"nplaiucd I'll. Presidents r,ti.Nft4A
lofied II" f'mrr LAID BIZ in inc. vi II.
lec'rns, i' lara ircally ti,nNf." HtIt1
nal, h"rt il THIS tamc /" ma pociet.r'
" hat t t'rrr il is, 10 subject the action O..
representatives. "f9le reol =" to tic III o. f.
veto Of one man, l. WIS deemed h> he frame +,
"' the constitution a safeguard to pmllic lberv, ~
IA ther = solitary rrsiraiot tpor the II ndency i
representative bodies II Weld d too ready acon.e..
ceacc tn inr' nsidcrate ,ifullijiors of pepnlarc -.
lhn>ia~nI-Bur experience has shown tla,. in III,
point of vicv, The Veto isa needless power. AID
that il is, in every other sense, cijltcr absurd or dar.
gerols.
II would seem strange that Gen. JACKSON should
be so bitter ayainSt a mode of dis,rihn'ina the sur.
plus revenue whiclroatr 10 nj $, much f,gari in ms
eYcs,Wrre it not stranger liat every N IN Of hi, partg
should have changed with him , By What maeii
impulse i>it. dat 4 revolution in the oniaioaz /
the " Chiet,' produces an Instantaneous revaln-
tlon IN The views ofhis followers? How is the e.
%lectric sympathy dlilScl 50 rapidly and So certain.
ly Throughout, the ranks : Il is a subject oi inter.
'st'ng speculation to the curious in the phenomena
OF the mind, and might constitute one of the mus.
profound chapters Of a chronological essay -
In 1879, for example, when Gen. Jackson was
IN favor of Distribntion, so was the entire party
Or, lttI'ry we've not in favor oft, they we're al
silent as the grave. But as soon as Gen. Jackson
denounced 1t, the eyes of the whole pack were o.
pencd, and j, was discovered 10 be a great " Mon.
sfer,' almost as huge and quite as terrific as tho
Bank In the MESSAGE of 1920, the Distribution
l''' ~ iiiflltltfl Nv me ! ItNIifH.
IN tIen what said Gov. Throop, the 'irute AMI
OF Air. Van BURN, to tine Legislature Of Neg
York Let US see /:
Fran Goc. 7Hroop's Massage, Jan. ), 1880.
In a very few Years the national debt will be
~pa1d,ani as but a small portion of the revenue will
b" consumed in condlctinp the affairs of the Onion,
within tn" constitutional limits, and as there are Nd
prudential reasons for continuing the duties To 4
certain extent, there can lie no valid obicc-
non to the distribution of the surplus revenue q
mona the states, TO be disposed Of at their discre1
ton"
From Cor. Ihroop's Message, .Jan.4 4, 1881.
" submitted 10 the consideration of the last Il
eisiainrr III" p%roprietv of taking measures 10 proi
cue a distribution of the surplus revenue of tie /
ni'ed States. " esteem il of Sni1
flclent Importance to renew the suggestion and
press 1t earnestly upon your consideration.
Such was the creed Oft the %par,y'in New Y"1
IN lS3O-3l, having received the cue from Na>hf
ins'on. Now, we vet ture to assert, that the course.
then recommended would be denounced with az
the bitterness of an original hatred, b, these Poli-
tic disciples of St. Tamn,any and iuhgritors Of iis
BucktaiI
Lie fact is, if the Publ. Lanls are ever to %
TIE old States any good, nae is the time 10 place
them beyond the reach of the cupidity and asar'N
o' the rapidly multiplying younger branches Of II i
family of States. hat saws the g Detroit Fr1
Press tn" organ of the Spoil> party in the r"lr'91
state of Michigan ! Hear him:
" When boil, Michigan and Arkansas shall bel
come members OF the union, the ncw states n'Hoe3