Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-09-28

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- We are the more cons,rsined to doub, m.
esndor of NJ Leigh. from his presenting .
false Question 20 the people Of virrinia, instea d
ef me true one. No man kno~s better IN M
The o1trages committed by the bank, within
the last year, have wrought in the m,od, OF
thoss who support the administration. and
we're IN favor of bank, an almost entire re-
"o'ehon ON mat point The entire demoer,-
yoi ths northern and middle states, and. with
few exceptions, that Of the west 4, now o,.,.
~ srr.yed against any bank OF the q. STATE.
and that opinion Is daily gaining ground, even
io the ranks OF the opposition. In the +. eat
the people, On many instances, so far from ae-
queseins in the rs-charter of the present. or
the establishment Of another bank Of the L.
states, have eNacted from their condidats,
public pledges 10 oppose every such project
pc. Leigh knows that the P't,ids az hiHiseif q,
eHpesed 10 the prop e. .sAeA hs ibss 10 Al, SUD-
psrfsrs. ard that his friends IN Washington
~hethsr Of the cabinet or not, heartily con.
cur ~I;b him IN tn. course Of policy q /, ex-
pedent to pursue. The, hook To the TOTAL.
ENrERMiNhrtoS .CihS Bsak Of a. J'nit,d
Si'is' vet 10 81 e red sihsr uadsr TIE eost,oI
c's d esfiry ~ us Ola OF tLs r, s,ideri Of M,
Urutd Stats They l>ok 10 GOLD Am
SILVER a. \ general currency to r.,triction,
BY the states upon the circulation Of small
notes to the dePOsi,es of the public money,
~ me State Bank.. under regulation, -,tab-
ished oy Congress and 10 those Banks 10
carry on Ia future the domestic exehao.
Ess u the country, Zoe The aceommodat,,n of
the government and peopIe
On the 2OIh of November, 1884. tie Ginb.
10 further speaking of Mr. teish'. .ulrTrea.
sury p. ojse' ssys Aud does Mr. Iri.h c,..
Sei'e. u,nt the power II The Executive ov,t
the public IN yney VAL he eirIini bel e ia liru
OF orc Treasurer a' q pr,s-rt sarr. ted .,
the Pres'ic't ",th tic concnrrvuc. OF me Sc
nate, who c1unot hims-it touch y dollar ~
the public money while ~ h., l,g1i c ,s'ntv
A"principai trrss'uer, and a. rni0N a~>i.t,,t
tressurers AS might ne lou vi convrrt-tt'
were substituted, appointed b, the Pre-. dent
alone, or the head OF the Tre.,ur, Denart.
ment, Who should hold al the millions OF the
Treasury ~ lhetr actual ppsss>,iOn? saws
DIR. Leigh; The oh'iOps efsct uf TIE
scheme would be, 20 take ihr puhhc Treasure
out Of the custody and control II the Pr,.,
dent" To this tic Globe replies nf,he
contrary, Il - Az palpable the ,un. that the
eject OF The scheme would h- 20 bring tie
ruShe treasure much nsGrtr thc actual 'cu,t
dy and control % the nte>idrnt" than II n,
now, and expose tito Se rtuSpERGp b. a hun.
dJsd AGni' UhsA cGanof nor rssek It"
And again in reference 10 Mr.. Leigh's
scheme for divorcing the government
from all connection with the banks.
the Globe SAYS:
7As proposition IS disc, rani=ias and rsroiu-
tio"ary iubre' sire Of the Junians niaI prineipl,,
q our g0rsrnneAt. aaL j Us satirs p oe,iet + ON
i7s1 doua to this day.
On another occasion the Globe in
reference 10 the deposites in the state
banks delivered itself thus:
We verils believe. that the present sys
ten OF dePo.ites for the pubic money. reg.
ulsted by law as u viii be, Is as Rocd T.,
safs'y. and ihs Laa lisbLs 10 sbus BY the ~. Gu.
tire. 90 ANY WHICH THE wIT OF NAN cAs
CONCEIVE :"
Such was the strong language in which
the Globe condemned this selE.same
sub-iresSury scheme. and the divorce
between bank and state" in 1884. when
advocated by Mr.. Leigh. And wha,
Ipray you. has sine = !ranspired to shake
the convictions then expressed bv the
Globe. and echoed sri re-echoed by The
presses of the same party in every
quai,er, Of the ddn.ris 10 be appre he n
ded from such a sohcme2 Do moi
the arguments agaIoS' II apply as sirons o
iy now as then or will II be contend.
&c by the Globe, that there was more
danger OF the extensise powers which
II would confer on tn. executive beins
abused by General Jackson than there
is that they will be abused By Mr.. Var
BuTen or his successor Was the
former less worthy Ut trust than Tho
latter? Or has the constitution beer
so changed as.io make that coNsrIrU
TIoSAL NOW which va. UNcoysrlru
TIoSAL THEN?
Thus spake the Globe in the fall O
1881, and a responsive amen we
sent back by the sfi;ia.ed presses tina
then sustained the administration. lie
the Globe and lis alics who now sup
port the scheme they then SO vehe
Tnently opposed. settle the account o
consistency between their former anC
their present opinions on this subject
befors they presume 10 pass sen,enc,
OF condemnation on those who perhap
having a less flexible political con
science" act on the principle that con
vicIion should preccde conversion.-
When they shall have done that, an,
either shewn the fIlllcy and unsound
ness Of their former opinion, az purg
ed their consoiences by a fol aud am
ple atonement for the impos'lug the,
then sought 10 practice on tho publ,
mind by urging Arguments % vhic
they themselves bad no faith ~ conf
denee. Il will be quite time enough f.
others TO think Of combating those the,
now advance.
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Shin PidSisyS Eriro 1t will q
seen, saws the Cincinnati Gazette. tha
the Government propose an issue q