Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-10-30


by the actual expenditures ri the Governmsh'
il1u infinitely woall the lazarjs Of inndelif' ans
multiplication DO Increased by saeh s'a's VI
tncs.
W,lh great Difference Thea, 10 the honorable Ne
u,tor nom New York, fMr. WRiGHr,1 this sys'ens
las not even the merit OF being "untrcd cxpedi-
ca, e" II n, beea tried flloughto limited csica'
N thu oparaiiuu of this Government itsrll. and thr
bitter fruits ri that partial cxperipcnt arc found ~
The facts have jus, stated. But, s'r' IT has oeeu
Gi}y tried In my avn State. TIE Treasury oil IT
gina se formerly Organized on liia Ifhe'pe otpef-
sonal custody and control ot the pnpiic money!
which ~ NOW proposed to be nade lie basis ni
new 5, stem OF iscal administrator here. Niti'o"
entering into aLy pa ufn details will only say. that
the experiment sigi,slly and monruln.y failed and
from thar period the public moneys have been Kept Ia
aud disb,rsel b, the banks, unirt ef'icien' ehecks
against abu'e and m.sapfleaiionshythe pulls ON
GERS suthoriaodto draw thc pubic innis; upon
Which plan the finances Of the State have ever snc~
been conducted Wtl perfect success. W hnn eo-
sidcr the ialnm.cs vi hu,hin nalnrc' AN utterly
opposed 10 system which would subject II 10 sue"
.ruel Trials that proposed must lncsiaby d..
hopt, sir. my standard OF 'iitne aud integrity *
not much lower than tina, vi othcr men and YET !
can colt Give TINT even an honnfable man, hasine
large stun of puiil money lying ide III li's haho",
tog ah,e tAcle no call III the pnOl1 sf'Nlee' W
pealed 10 lis ricn,i IN distress, wose desiinifs ana
those OF h. " lie and children. might aepeid upon
pscuniars r.efat critical momrui, eoniidn2 ~ tha
solcnn assurances ol that iiehd 'at whatever mt
nty was adv tutrd tn HIM should be fesored before
ther. could be any occasion iorl Application To Tie
pnbic nsc--l say sit, eau conceive that even M
honorable man. thus situated aud thus appeai.dio.
mi la br prevailed upon, by The feelings ah ssInp
lnc,o iiij he.nt oyiJ Itnman IDLE public hoard mo
means Of salvation aud reliei To numerous anu '"-
terc>ug family, aud s calculations upon Inc ff'1'H
OF the nancy llhu5 momeulliily l'yete,) d'saplhan
ted Ia the end II hn,sell at last deiauiief 10 ms
pubic lra4t. but, ~, the temptations oil an"ihsf
character, arising ont oi t'r ot'esSit's OF sPeeh''
ons of the officer hla,sell, having large amount 81
l,c fund. nt his ,llgposal would be CONSTANT habit
nal and u ,4cfl.ll To these would be sHperatlded
hr danger Of rnis.appca,iun 10 political purposes.
Il often happens that pnhc officers are '.rlous an"
Httfe patti,ldu, suppose mt sotil "oe sh'u IN
his hands \ large amount ol IDLE puhiie oi't az
moment at ctHical election on WHICH the con'inn-
OF his employers IN power depend "onld hr not
be s,lon.y rm"n1 the fluids IN las 'ian Is W
sway the result, aud would there not he t'e marc
dtngrr oi yitldlug to tie temptation, ~ nc "ahH
naturally ely on he indulgence OF those Tor "h'se
benefit h. had violated the unstl We a,e new.
Mr.. President, to found \ systrm that - 10 fasf aoa
Which may Influence TOT good iort''i 'te des'hrs
OF thrcnomfy IN All tulufc time ana Consequences
Dangers however re,n te 81 imptohAbe 'hey may
nppcar 10 soue at the present moment. ought 10 -
looAcl to and ", iphca In this vi.w, cannot but
tear that tie system proposed will be lonnd both ae-
moialiItnc aud UNSAFE.
Thc President IN his Message, says thai the ob.
jecton The proposed system rs bfinS ansair mus.
proceed on Tue assumption h'i u 'h'i' ~ ''''"
stronger th1n ayauit ~ the Treasury ms DISCO
sa;ion dos not seem to Ia be well considefed
II oecl5oss tac inpofaut distinction, th"t u ihe
vaults Of hatd. b@dcspord. aud 'ilc ',hht monfy
be taken hclclrom. the loss nQt that "i tue 1"Vef"
n, nut bal OF the bank; where's. when the vaults al
the Treasury are violated the loss falls wholly and
us wells on The G1ycrnlnent In the Que case, mo
Stockholders oi rhf bank are nterposcd hefwecn mo
t;pyctnncut ani The violated ynlt, l'hcf whvir
capital brn, bound 10 make good the loss,) whereas
IN the otlcf, shield ~ interpose, nut we 'o'p"
mcut - left n,krd 10 the spocr.
Nnptier mosi important objection 10 TINS system -
the dangerous increase oi Executive patiopief
would b,n. ",th II. II seem 10 give way too
much TO oil Republican jcslousrs, hope gentle
bcA will pardon me. tbibci hen early t,om thu
.,lie . q, our p1Gcil church, sud cannot no"
60 I'd of tll,,n. ave always hcen tought 10 be-
Ic,s that br stra danger 10 liberty IL ~ Tie gf""'i
Di Exccnii,a. pl,tonrge. Evly DDS Observation oi
he npcfaons 81 puf t.0ycinSirHt Gosh ms ine /"
ar fo1riclion thai hers is the g,r.aR part 81 our
~ ,te and lhtt cHhnui hn too cas Is "h'fhrdb ~
he vigilance Of tlle people and tlur representatives,
The bin upon vonn table, sir, organizing new iis
ral agency, il the hcnt germ oi V'f' grown OF
T. Executive puron1-e, winch Will splcth anti spread
III il oyer,ii1lo~ lie land. Ii the iaingnse MOI
wed cun,crqs Of thu Government, when have !ere-
olurc be- maia. ci through banking Instttntloi,4
tsteilne IL utiiibcI 10 So ncilmtS near huure"')
ne 70 b. hencporN ard committed 10 lnalvnlii1asen-
.irs ex lnSiyrlv ~ enormous multiplication Of those
agencies will he inov table. The bill now offered
nicely introduces the principle. Let the principle
1nre irrr We the sanction Of law, and IL must go on
Il viii ecncia,e force in itself that wiilhc compc-
ent l., carry II forward 10 ieariui Development.
) as Informed during my residence Ia tfautc, uia
his sub.Ihcasnts system wltch prevails - that
% lr, mira ed there not less tllnr nn1 hundred
thousand offices Our population IS y eady near
lnc -ha that Of Frince aud whether we are not, Ia
me. to hay, horc SWAIN ii oilc,a oeusts, tnt
vii! bear corresponding proportion % those tn,
now ,lnhrr and d.your HAT fair land may depend
lli.n tho s,ur OF present delihera'ions. re-
~ = sir that tic L upon Your ahlo isbut the gran
II mustard seed, the least OF all seeds but hen
IS grown ii Will be a large tree. orefspreadna the
aud with iis boughs, that the fowls oil the ar,
yea sir birds Of prey. will come and lodge ~ the
branches thereof. -
But IT ia, been alleged by some that there Is rs
nn,l lfnat more, danger of an increase oil Execur
~ ii,enc. from the rmplu ,nent OF banks IN the Ms
.a npei atinns ftic Government, rs from the new
1ficai sercrs that proposed TO he organized.
indcr tlc ab u.,tte control oith" Executive W hat
81 are he b,is Are they not INSTITUTIONS 81 the
states ere Atcd hy the States supervised by the states
and dep,ntlcm on the STATES breath OF tue
STATES has maar aud Il breath of the States can UNI
make them. they are subjected TO the constant
s,,ryei lLncc Of thr State Governments anu u any
thing improper should occur ~ their administration,
or exist in their connexions, would be promptly oe-
tected and rs promptly and vigorously corrected ny
the authority OF those Governments-tbe natural aud 3
;eato0s guardians Of tie public liberty against tcds
1t influence or eutroachment. How powerless
sh ne Of the pubic depnses would be to sway 'hese
is st,ikingi, shown by what occurred IN
ny avn State III the very origin OF tie STATE ba',N
irpositc system. An arrangement had been MADE
i'm, IMAM he T,ca.nry and u ne OF the banks become