Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-13

OF 1onSfts', the constitution mas plaCcd II, anu y
the custody OF Congress, it should ever rcmnf
The entire bill has been inserted in nearly nj
the newspapers, published throughout the Union
and with bat very few exceptions, the whole corp
of editors have approved of all lis parts. Tho hll
originated with the party with which have n
greed most commonly IN opinion. 1t i knowl
that nj first ii met with but little favor. In I'll,
shape in which it was first presented, tho mora
courage was wanting 10 meet II by a direct an
manly vote but iuriuNaiclv, towards the end M
the session, IL was sustained by the public feel
ing, tha, it WIS impossible for Congress 10 resist
it. We had not the physical force to carry II.
! The public voice passed the bill. The wings oI
our op poncnis fcathercd the arrow tina, saved
us Our only regret is, that the passage oi
this bill WIS so long DELAYED. Ii II could
have been passed at the commencement OF the
/ session, numerous millions would have been
/ savcd-and an alarming, and rs he believed an
unnecessary increase OF the stipendiarcs OF the GO
ycrnmrnt would have been avoided. The bill, al
ter regulating the manner the public money Shnll
be kept, directs the distribution al the surplus, on
a given dav over and above five millions, among
the different States in this Union. The amount
that will fall To Virginia, will he about two millions
of dollars. Thus the bill returns TO the people
what taken from the people, over and above
the wants Of the government. The government
amount of money the exiccnces of the govern
ment consiitutionav administered, may require,
but nothing more. Il they 90 beyond this point, in
lrvyine money, from accident design, they
may surely, al propltions moment, return II, by
way ot deposite, and III such way as to make II
useful, to those who paid 1t unnecessarily INTO the
public treasury.
The good consequences likely 10 now from This
bill are numerous and readily seen-Mr. {. had
said it would cut up by the roots the system OF m
tcrnal improvement bv the general government ;
a system, carried 10 most alarming height by the
last Congress. The amount appropriated, during
the last fiscal veal, for internal improvements, was
more ,han 81 100000 He dwelt at length ON
This sv.icn, and pronounced it corrupt and cor
rup,inq lilo said, he had supposed, and yet be-
leved. his opinions as 10 the demoralizng ten
dcncy of internal improvements, by tho gene
raj government, were lllo opinions OF ms consiitn-
cnts
Among other things, he said, the passage OF the
dcposile hill bad been FASTENED by the discovery,
that masses of money, collected IN the pet banks,
had been loaned to individuals, and applied, when
borrowed Gt was generally believcd) TO the most
odlous and unjust Unable spccuatons, IN Indian re-
scrvalions, from which spcculatlonS a bloody aud
most diSgracetul war has arisen between II few
tribes of miserable savaees in Florida, Alabama
cularions the people the frontier OF those States
had, by memorial, stated as the principal cause
of this war, which still RACES; and rs an h0neI
man. he raS bound IN say he behcrcd thf state
mcnts hue. II this bill, th"n, be property Sustain
ed by the people, no similar wal may agah he rA-
pcCted. ! onr frontiers may once more be exempt
from the smoke of human gore, and the infant
rrpose free from the dreadful yell of saNagcs.
With reference 10 these odiouS sPrcu|ations, the
deposife bill of the last session shows legislation,
aiming at sublime moral regeneration. The
support given the bill exhibits mass Of intc-
eence and morality, vet among us which, while II
considers Industry and commerce and knowledge
as wants, puts the seal Of deep and lasting repro
baton on those unworthy individuals who have
converted 50 large a portion of the country mo
great gambling shop.-Ihis bill has already ST.
fenced the strife which has for Two years prevail
ed, through this whole country, terminated, as II
is, by the recognition OF principle dear 10 every
freeman that by the constitution, the Congress of
the United States, that is To say the President,
Senate and IIous, Of Representatives, are the sole
guardians of the public purse.
This bill will enable the State Legislature, SAID
Mr.. Claiborne, to improve the lace OF the whole
country; to advance the value Of our lands To
give TO agriculture and commerce and every branch
of viruous and audal,le industry, an impetus be-
fore unelt; and by encouraging intcrchanges be-
tween the different States in this Union, by canals
and railroads, render the ties that bind us togeh
er everlasting.
1t forms a memorable epoch in the history Of
our country 1t conforms to the Jelrrsonan creed
When Congress met, in December last, IT was
asccrtained thai there would be, AT the end
of the wear. large unexpendcd balance IN
/ the treasurv-The question was asked, what shall
we do whit !-Onc gentleman, IN the Senate, pro
posed that it should be expended in tortliica-
tons all around the Union, arms, &c. This
proposition was popular at Washington. To my
deep surprise many were disposed to carry it out
fully.-Two other propositions were made, and
sustained bv elaborate speeohes-Onc was 10
vest the whole surplus in State securities, in other
words, 10 lay it ont in the debts OF few States
and the other to cxpend 1t all IN steam expert
mcnts, for the transportation OF the mail My
plan is readily told. II was to make the ordlna-
nv and usual appropriations, divide the surplus,
and reduce the duties as fast as possible, so as moi
again to have an ovcrgrown surplus.
Every man in this District, who has turned his at
tcnion TO politics. knows full well Mr.. G.. said that he
had ever advocated plain cheap government. After
all, such a government is decidedly the strongest
1t is the interest of the great body Of the pcopl,
to have such government and when contrary
feeling shall prevail, it will be proof that the bod,
polite is most radically diseased.
He said, he would hazard another observation
on this subject that il the liberties of this people
we're ever overthrown, it would be by their yield
, ing to the abuse of the approprlating power. His
, torv on this subject, confirmed what he SAID
This abuse had b'en seen In root out the last vest