Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-12

not cut the matter much shorter for ITSELF Such
| assume, is the state of facts. Now iui the APP
phcatlon ol the doctrine : " II this bill become n
law, MI. Van Buren, would say, il viii certainly
produce great excitement aud fearful agitation III
the South, but such is the pious and lovely ardor
of the South, attachment 10 the Union, that they
will endure can scarcely say how n,uchor how
long. myself, as have long since declared,
have strong objections To this measure but il can
not he denied, tho have cscrted my influence
by freely expressing my opinion to prevent il, be-
coming So that It Is nov popular measure. The
will the pcop" of the United States, OF which
am President, and moi of party, has been neon.
tcslby aScerlalncd. am rs much bound by the
will OF the people OF the North, rs by that oithosc
OF the South This bill, rs my opinion has long
since hccn known Ia be, Is Nor obRoli0H> 10 roN-
srirrrioNn objections, and Il i, presented To mr.
6F m0y0rfg 81 The peoples representatives, 10
"hom the 9afsf'0n Of ctpediencg belongs. 1t is
my duty To sen IT, | do So and with finn re-
lance ON the South, devotion TO the mon, which
Is not hkcly 10 give way, whnn II Is well known,
though am opposed To IN extension of the svS-
tenn oil slavery, that | will never sign any bill
winch has iar IT'S object the slightest interference
"i,h the condition OF negro slavery, as it NOW en-
ISIS III the States
Now, though think the inference is fur than
doctrine thai the question OF cNpediency belongs
10 the peoples representatives, Vet | would moi
argue Il, tho the doctrine bad actually cmlnacd
from hun, Tie himself had not more recently pro-
muleed the counterpart OF hat doctrine. In his
letter OF the Sth OF august, 10 MIR. Shcrod " ILL
ans, IN answer +" questions whether lac would APP
prove and sign bills ON specified subjects, Mr..
Van Burcn holds tbs language: "ln the cases
where have av""ed constitutional objection, to
the measures alluded 10, any thing further would
be saPfrfa0aS; non can hn, it consistent with
the respect due from me TO tho people OF the Uni
ted States, and especially 10 dat portion al hom
who have made me 4 candidate torthe Chief Ma
GlsiracV, TO tender 10 You on the present occasion
any other pledge than such rs is necessarily i'm
piled in the foregoing avo"al of my sentiments,
and as yoN may find in the history of my public
lite. Here Is manifest recognition of tue doc
Urine that the question of eNPcdeney belongs IL
The peoples representatives. Unless II be 50, in
MI Y an Bnfcn's opinion, ii had been SH-
PerfaoW IN HIM 10 draw distinction between
constitutional objections and those oi different
nature; admitting the former, rs he does, TO he
more pricmptorv III lhcr nature and more fcr-
tdialY anil ci1arig prrmi,Siblc in lhrir obliga-
tons admitting it IN His, That he >1YS, lin the
NrS where have avonrd constitutional objections
10 the measures alluded Ia, ann bjng fdrthGr
ro"i{ Dc Saper6RoaS.' Take thi9 distinctive il
vowal, in conneNon with thr questions Of Nh.
Shetlod Williams, Il, IN fact il is gvpn forh, and
it i, though Mr., Naa Bnrcn hrd ,lid in 50 many
words, " II must be known 10 yua HAT will moi
sign any particular bill relating to those subjects
wmehn my opinion shall be obnoNlon> to con>lrtuz
tlonaI objections; and in relation 10 bills, 10 sIga
which ticfe IS no want Of constitutional power,
and on all subjects IN respect OF which the Gonstl-
tuition IS not the exponent OF the executive author
lty, shall consult HE indications OF the public
WILL aud act accordingly" To find abundant cy-
idcncc that Mr.. Van Burcn will thus ac, We might
look into the history Of his public life, =" aud NOT
find an act of his to contradict it, But We need moi
look beyond his letter to Mr. Sherrod Williams
Therein, after quoting from the published letter OF
Mr.. Butler 10 Mr.. Garland, in which it WAS put
forth by authority that MIR. an Buren, holds that
Congress doe, not possess the power to establish a
National Bank in any of the States of the Union
Mr.. Van Buren, proceeds, aud finally says " that
there are, in ms opinion, objections 10 the rc-es-
tablishment OF "a National Bank, Of character moi
inferior to any that have stated :" of course, not
inferior to the constitutional oblcction.-Thc chief
OF this class of his objections to the rcestablisl-
ment ola National Bank, is his opinion that it is
" SuiiIciehtlV certain lhata vast majority OF the
people OF the United States were opposed To the
late Bank, and equally opposed To new one"
And he SAYS Us beautifully as truly /" The SUI
piemacy OF the popular will is the foundation of
our government. five allow it 10 be Frustrated,
either by corruption freud, the republican prin-
cpe which gives life and character 10 our system,
will be broken down. IL only by riedy and
manfuy uphoIding that supremacy, ON ALL
OCCASIONS, that We can hope 10 reSi>, the per
peual efforts OF IA spirit which il inherent in all
has never ceased to maintain IA |
powerful ioothOld in these States, and which is
ever at work to subvcr those features of our Svs-
tenn which place the political rights OF the people
(of The StateS, is the latent ilca) upon an equal
footing" Thus Mr. Van Buren, SAYS that the as
certalncd will OF the people, in regulating the
duct OF public men, Is not inferior TO "A constitution
al objection To any measure and the supremacy
OF the popular will must be maninlIy upheld on all
occasions. Who can simulate the belief, in the
face of such declarations, that Mr. y. Buren, viii
not obstruct the supremacy Of the popular will,
made known to him through the peoples repre-
to whom belongs the question Of eXpc-
dicucy, SO far as 10 veto bill 10 abolish slavery
in the District when he has said, plainly enough,
that there is want Of constitutional power 10
sign such bill !
In the light of these views, what is the extent of
the value At winch the South can properly apifc-
cate Mr.. Van Burcn's remark in his letter to Col
Mallory, that he viii carry his objections to any
exercise OF the power in question, into FIJI and
IA" eBecfI Surely not that he will apply the We
to-powcr; for that would be to ohstruct the SUI
prcmacy OF the popular will, and to usurp the pre-
rogatlve OF the peoples representatives to deter