Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-07-10
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EXTRACT FROM
Mr.. sscbstcr's speech

IT 81. Lef,s.
Tn, Constitution Good Cod what eWofons
does not call up. The Constitution III No1b
America, what the tecolleetUS q II, htez
tor, and it, drli,uion. 60 bach Ia the d1. ii
our iahers-ob,cl,c the stfos=--tc loniu>iou-fllc
di,mav succeeding the cl1>e ol or Revolutionary
conflict Dnr old Articles ot tenledcrdlon, i rope
OF sand-public debt pressing lie an incubus upon
the vital cnerge, of the nation and threatening 10
crush its existence. From the tnrh gloom aud
tempest of that hour clne loth the sluiioue saH-
.,tulion under which rejoice. ask the hui
,r 10 examine the PAGE Of CLASSIC antiquity -=iel
the siate,,an--lhe pljosolief-lhc histuila4--"an-
der down the shadow, III tie past, ana Neia1l-
uze every character, and sNsten aud codn,itonl the
ia,s of \uma and LNcutsus IL HE present, ana
where may he find the Con tuition Nhcl IN liz ln--
tor, has been inlcrrsline. a. IN ITS operations
has been more productive ii peace dad haHn.ess
aud comfort man Ne one Illus; NY country
men does, perhaps, hls dutN-hls whole rutN-un-
der the rcquene +, and blessings OF such tonsu
tuition: but where ON. he face ot the known globr,
but the l,stlaint 2lnmrrius 6l freedom ye' hYrs,lF
not the Constitution OF North AncHrd rrEmledh with
enthusiastic ieeln. From the soHthr'n extremity
our own comment la the duh holru depths al
Poland-trhettrsr IRON oppression has hdd Ina shas
where is ii not contemplated with admiration by
dav, where Is IT not the oIied ol the dthehln,
dream OF eht that there vet exists one glorious IN
stante OF man governing lnnstfi \ 81, my tohh-
tr,men, il IL our tHtet WHICH sauctllcs all elze
What are mag nilccut fhcfs--out rolling ml1nJ
rcas-our mountalus-praartee--AL Ii NY soul ~
volts from them dlsuuiled and connected IN no II
yantic rholt. il i, QUA mon mluch ha|.pws-ennp-
bcs-securcs all cl>c. | I'm hot accustomed In III
,lulae in oesrondcIic> and doubt; but, my county
men | must cpn!c-s 10 Nuu, thu. II HIS lion It
oucc scvcrcd--oate DIES roy cd am not sanguInc
To beiic,, th,ne ur our riil len's cdrcu Shl EYER
look upon another like ii. Consider all TIM extra
ordinar, concurrence AID succession ct ctruts winch
have conlucel to rear up the flblc OF tins natlon
and think they will again unite to the sine
might, end With these Views, thru, mosi heau-
/, would concur IN the sentiment, which dpan un>
occasion has been uttered and It these wtrc the
last words ever to utter they should be,
Tn, Constitution OF lc uitci SItcst As IT l., tic
Invaluable inheritance ot american cltrhcns.
Gcntlemen the un,l otdable moist oi Il rohlolnse
of people 50 immense TIM before me- will not
permit ine At length mto the topics toul
wish on the present occasion. will CIst, hanrN
er slight glance at the present posture ct public u
fairs. Ne are IN distress, say Tt-though h'tlc
do YOU ON tins slope oil the Align7UN Ridge r1lhcr
know, feel or realize al The drucss which -
ISIS along the Atlantic shorc. il Is impossible I,
conceive all the horrors al dle Plcscnt period, -
cept among the busy partllans al the Manufacturing
Fast. A. 10 the cag'c OIL distress, have IN,
opinion {. let Is hare ., from tie cruWd) and laN'
both the rlgh To declare and 10 withhold II, nlcr
any modification peculiarly OF circumstance may
demand But wh, IS tle present dst. csS !-NhH
Nsser has county btheid a moment OF prosper
ity Ike the present, III all tie grauI departments .
our national character. view her commerce. do
nestic aud oreign-hcr asneuiturc-hcr stupcu
dous systems OF lmproyemeat-mhcn were all anoI
prosperous But 1t Is generally said, and very ru
iy that there IS dcringemcn IN the circulating
medium How Where does tie difficulty be
long To make a long matter very short, can
not pa, our debts with our moHcy-Nc have eu1
rency which Is not current. aud money (which Is 40
money. Neither people nor o'crmcnt can tuh
it. contracts. \ II are broke man may own housc>
aud lands aud horses, aud cattle and prairie land
bank stock, lots aud all HIS property, mtiou
lawful money 10 pay lawful debt VI! bFior M
lodging hotel vii Tomorrow be due. Loop
my landlord 10 good natutcd man, and will n1hi
Mississippi money. But amid all tin, troube an,
trial aud conlusion, old noe SAM erowls >ullcul-
ON, and pays nobod, nothing, as We -, ii III,
North
As regards Banks, whatever may be then elec
upon our financial concerns, conceive II TO b,
clearly the duty OF Congress By method 10 sup
ply good, and sound and durable currency tIhn
Is one OF the great objects oil It's delegated power I,
regulate commerce with foreign nation, aud anun.
the several States. II tins be nat So the CoustItu
lion thus far is dead letter Congress REGULATE.
commerce. \ ship Is instrument of commerce
and every thing IN any manner relating To IT, from
us fegistrs through oil the miAua OF the medicine
Observation-Disclosures papers-up TO It's letter oi
olearaDce-is made an object Of Congressional IN
rIsdictlon. And Is ship more truly an Inst1un.en
ofcomlnercc than money Is not the currency oil
country the ALI nporant-tiie grand medium
commerce! Thus III Congress, IN my opinion, rests
the power aud hight 10 establish uniform curreli-
ey Tor the country. But rs Mell may Congress del
ogae to the individual States the power each OF ma
hing war and making peace III Their pleasure, any
other oil ITS powers as 10 commit to them the luls-
'ctioD over the national currency. lndccd, can ali
the 81. and twenty States, in the nature o!tl.Hgs T.
ablisli an uniform, chdngeless, circulating medium
for the natioh any more than siA aud twenty
contribute uniform, unehlneeab mud
MY ideas upon these difficulties are now precisely
what they were seven years ago. As To causes |
wish to l0rce my views upon 10 one-l wish To
dogmatize-l viii express my views, and shall be We
~ happy to be convinced liai the views oi Others
are equally right. The present troubles then,
would date back as far as le32. Our National Cur
rcncy then was good-nay it was better, than that
Z. 0t any other III the commercial world EAcllanec
hadcsery facility which could be demanded and pas
sed from my own State in the East the civ ol' 81
Louis At but one halt oi one per cent. Then the
osok VI the l. =. WA dccreed 10 wind up lis Gnsl