Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-09
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aeii'on oil principles and doctrines fotmc,l
andmanlained by them in relation IN ,l,a '''i
Of the country. He copies several p.,,s.,., '0'y
Mr.. Rves's speech, delivered on the l,,h .,, "'@
ry, 1884. on the removal of the ,eposites . ''u"
,lial gentleman did most certainly ,in,c,,o., ""9
pcdicncy of an exclusive metallic cu,,en.,. "
so far the collection of the coyernm.,,, ! "H
concerned--conjnrlng even the friends If ,l.,.
Bank to leave that Institution 10 its fate, and
III restoring tie government 10 its true con..,
tioual character and dcstinaon-tlm of !, "'
solid, hd,d money eorernmcat." The Finc,x,l.
ter regrets that Mr.. Riscs has abandoned III ""
tion, but hopes that he will repent of HI, l,. rr''
and that At the next session # Compress Lo..mT
gam be found struggling for he PRINCIPLES ,l,..'
in his speech Of ISL. II, however he ,b,.,,I'
disappointed in tins hope, he calls upon ,b.
Legislature - 10 take Mr.. Il. in hand. and .a
make linn do better, or send him into rr,;ro,...
He must let back (adds his as>alanr) IN HI. u.;.
pies Of l634 or lie must have another oppopu,.
OF mauliestng his devotion to tie Rich, If n.,.
ton"
/ When the Fncaslle writer treats of ", p;,.,..
apostacy, lie becomes quite pathetic He M on...
thunders in the "Erces' VEIN - 5n, >LeJ> ,.,f
regret over the decay of mind which advance, ,..;
sure to carry with it. The Course tie saysl Of ,,,
great num- tmcanins Mr.. RitchieA .brng, (o
bly, home to my mind train of lneluciol, rrn-,.
tons on the miserable state of our mortal bcna
" In ias last scenes villa, prndsie4 surprise,
" Fears OF the brave, and oilirs uttIs WI.
From hnriborough's crcs the tear. OF tIolage Tow
" And ~ Ill expires driyellst and show =
! strong tnSiaaattoh this. thai Mr.. Rittic hnb,
do'asc-'' a lean and sIipperd panraloou," a, S4A.
pea,e hath II,
| The pathos Of tie writer. we presume. crows mn,
olwhat h considers the hoprr>sars, OF Mr. Rtrhls,
case for, 50 lar i,om exhorn hiu as he doe, N,
R'vcs, 10 return to the Specie i!umbug. he sns
him mp as nrecoycrably lost. lie is ioned Ii Ii,
idos"-and must be LEI alone We differ nplrl,
! however from the Fnca>te writer in his estimate
OF future contingencies. Ii o0r opinion, Mr.. R,r
will remain firm, aud Mr.. Richie vii, bolt Time
will test tie accuracy of the predictions.
Thee is nothing truer than that both the Senator
aud the Editor did essentially aid IN excitln. that a
tipathy TO paper medium of circulation nlirh la.
since grown to such fearful head. and which nuw
threatens to result in the prostratlon Of The CREDIT
system, and in drying up the very fountains OF IN
dvldual and national prosperity. Ent II Is equal,
certain that they dreamed Of he eulsequsnc-,
that have followed. Iboy knew, even while h,y
were humbuggng the people with the idea Of
. simple hard money sovcumeut,' thai tie proj-d
was utterly chimerical and absurd, and HAT il i,
should ever be seriously attempted, il Womb ado
evils which human sagacily is too feeble cmc.
ture. If, then, 1t be asked, why they lent them
selves to such apurposc, we answer, ii was because
the popular catcl.word chimed in with the weju-
dccs Of the people, particularly the ignoran, and
uniformed, against the Banking sysem-and, to
that extent, aided the President in ms upon tie
National Bank. This darling object effected. rhf
intended to throw of the no,k, and denonncr s
chmercal and mischicvous, the very theory which
they had used for party purposes. Even men OF
sense were duped by the shallow artiee-and ihr'F
delusion is hardly yet dispclled in despite oihr "'
ure orthe premise held forth BY the administration
and lis parlizans, that tic destruction oil the | >
Bank would be followed by the General m'rolnc'
ton Of - gold coins" TO suppl, circulating medium
for travellers, and transmission to remote points, to
which the local currency conie,scdls inadequate
Little did the knowing ones" dream thai they
were building up party which, led into The adof'
ton OF erroneous principles by then om:. arguments
would afterwards prove too strong for themselves
and even threaten to batter Mcm down with weapons
drawn from the arnory thus supplied with the Gu
sncs Of destruction, The engineer is in danger OF
beng holsed with his own pctard and those WI"
have the wind are beginning to cover as they
see the approach oilhe Nhtiwind. Much perhaps
is to he forgiven them. that, now, when they 'te
the danger of the deceptive game that they hNs
been play ing, they making effort to check the
tide OF mjschief which threatens to flow in upon and
deyasatc the nation. Twill, hope, teach The"
the danger Of disseminating false opinions among the
people in order to effect temporary party rlnmpO''
or to promote individual ambition. Party contests
and personal interests tran>it0ry and fugitive O"
errors of opinion, once embraced, become deeply
rooted, and require ages of effort to eradicate then"
We are aware that the liic,ds Of the policy q"
divotcing Bank and State deny that they are encmf'
of the Banking system-and one oftle ae'r dtSaP"
orr CALHOUN declares that it will result IN benefit
ing that system. But, So certain and inerlab'e
tue tendency Of their propositions to destroy '"0
oerity. The Fincaste writer, (whose article has leu
to these remarks, is more candid an Mr. Cahou"
and those. who, with him. profess believe thai '"'
effect other policy will be purity and s'fens'"'"
the Banking system-lor he boldly takes as h'V"'
that The Banks are ar ofprrsSors-asftfdy N"
htir cbarierS-aad no reacedi." That man ~
'crainiug sucli opinions shoull be in favor :" NV
policy Iecommendedby Mr.. Van Buren,and endorse"
by Mr.. Calhoun, and sustained by Loco Focos ANU