Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-26

called it forth and OF the patriotic spirit wb,,t
brcalhej, for a period lei many decided :.
Rights Hea aztray. Even The great chan,,;
of the doctrines Of '9S, Mr.. Richie himself r.'a
spel-bound, either by the c!oquencc of TIA,
per, or by the dangers which gave II birth. J.
he embraced it, with all lis hcresies, as ,o...
the great Globe subjoined few ou1lif,ing MI.
ses, by way of yelling its deep-toned iederal,o,
and we confess that 1ce were not behind ,bc !
quirer in our powers Of digestion. But Is il
an evidence of most Shameless csui,ism, ,.,
man who could swallow down the doctrines oc =,
Proclamation, even wiM the qualifying e,cI,.
ton oil the Globe, should now Complain Of Gen n
rison's appreciation Of the same doctrines. mi>.l,.
to approval probably blythe same causes that H..
swayed the judgments OF so many individual,
The general Il nor Of the Proclamation. be !, -.
derstood, we still approve: though all will a5n.
that that paper does advance doctrines than Which
the elder Adams never broached more decl.,e.
teder0l in their tone, and consolidating and m.
hilative Of State Rights in their tendency Atom.
then, Mr.. Richie, for YOU own abandonment, os
the State Il, hts flag, before YOU condemn oso,b..
for non-allegance TO it
IhUdig-The Enquirer again brings up (,p
Ilarrison'S votes in favor of Internal Impoyemea,
! by the general government, in judgment agalo,,
him. These shall neither pretend To den, n,
to excuse. Gen. Harrison himself admits them.
but, convinced OF the impolicy Of farther c2qr.
cising this power by the general government h.
avows, in lis late letter to Shcrrod " iiams ,l,
one o! the principal inducements with him to sp,.
tam the DiStribuLon bW, will be TO get rid at on,e
of the necessity and temptation to its farucrcy,,.
| Csc. And for one, we unhesitalingly say, tlat +
the immense surplus which We may expect ,earlv
TO accrue is not be distributed among the ,pve.
raj S,ates-if that policy is to be arresed-so
would inne y prefer 10 see ii expended even IN
Internal Improvements, rather than that it Should
be hoardcdup in the federal treasury, to constitute
great elcctloncering fund, by which fearful and
d..spread corruption will be as surely caeender.
ed as that verminarc bred by carron or else souap.
dered in forts and cannon useless in themselyp,
and mlschlevouS in laying the foundation of an A.
overwhelming standing army, to consume the r.y,.
naeS OF the country, aud IN the end to become tn
willing instruments in ovcrthrowing our free IN.
stituIions and in forging chains for the peopI
Yes: Internal Improvements in preference +,
Corruption, Standing Armies and Despotism On.
oil the two must result from plcthoric treasure
unless the policy OF Distribution among the Slab,
be sustained-and this policy Van Buren, de csls,
ii to be his purpose, itelcctcd, 10 pat down. h0
for the people to decide this great question 70,
themselves.
Bat, If the bare acknowledgment Of the povefoi
tIe General Government to make approprialjoa,
Tor purposes Of internal imnro@nn,rnt Ia MN
pardonable offence, AN Buren, Has been ruil,,,
in It's most odous form We refer to his vote
favor of the erection OF toll-gatcs the Cumbcr.
land Road, by which he asserted, not only The
power OF appropriation, but the ght OF the lcdc
raj government 10 scatter It's tax-gatherers tlfaa u
out the States True, he now expresses
ence for this vote, after faShion-But " hat toI.
hdcncc can we entertain III penitcnce which cons
upon him Just as he wants the votes of those whom
that vote offended And are not his clan
to confidence materially diminished, when We
"'' ''' menus III iiuidhd lIotlaillng 10 tile peg.
pie OF that State, in abored Address, that tie,
consider him unequivocally pledged" TO SUE.
, tam the policy OF Internal Improvement, in thee
vent of his election to the Presidency : Wlel
Gen. Upton, one OF the Senators of that Sfae
was on the eve of deserving Gen. Jackson's al
mnistratlon, at the time that the President yelosl
the abaNh Improvement BILL by what promises W.
he won back to It's support And by what pkd.
Ses' has Van Buren, secured his allegiancel 81
1t rational to suppose that he has consentedp|
vote Tor Van Buren,. against Harrison, if lie la,
not received assurances that his tarorite poheg
Internal improvement would receive no der.
ment from the success oftLe former
But agaln-Nan Burenis admitted, ON all hands,
to be pledged to " carry out tie PRINCIPLES and
policy OF JdchSon's administration. Is Gen
jackson adverse to internal Improvements 81
lar from it, that notw outstanding the Mavsyile and
Wabash vetocs, more money has been annualya y
propracd, for this purpose, by Jacksons admin
'strat'on, than by that of any OF his predecessors
rs strange as II may seem, this is IA fact whn
cannot be denied with truth, and will not be de-
cd by any man OF common intelligence, bccaus
/, IS sustained by figures, switch cannot lc'
f'ec'F"ea h'sfo'y susans the charge. We have
now before us IA tabular statement of the appo. |
prIatIons Tor this purpose, from the commencement
Oh 1cfierson'S administration in 1900, down tole |
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