Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-10-19
SENTN-FsE"FEs CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION
MIR. GAYS SPEECH
ON THE SUE-TREASGR1 BILL

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ward Of tlrcc hours. We oauuot undertake to re
lott all that he SAID exactly is II MAS SUD. We
must oHteut ourselves with exhibiting Il view his
argument employing generally the language II WHICH
F Il WAS expressed.
lie commenced by observing that. feeling an .trx
Ious desire to set some elcctual plm presented 10
correct the disorders II. The currency, and restore
the prosperity OF the county, lie had osolded pleei
plating himself into the dabltc now III progress that
he ght aucnurcIy examine every remedy tlatl
should be proposed, aud npmtlals weigh every coll
''d'rl'lon urged in its support. W petlod had ever
existed IN THIS county IN which the future Wa coy
cred by darker, deuser, or more ispenetrabe
gloom. Noue, in Inch HE duty "as nnpel ltse
10 discard all passion and prejudice all party ties and
previous bias, and look exclusively 10 the eood Of our
afflicted country. In Que resp ct-and he thought
il a fortunate onc-ouf present dleulnes afe disn=
gujshabr from former domestic troubles, aud that Is
their universally. They are felt II true, III differ
eat degrees, but they reach every seetlon every
State, every interest almost every man ia the mon
All feel Sec hear, know their existence. As they
do not aIrty. nc ouI rnri DIVISIONS, eur portion o
the C-ulcderdcy against another, It Is 10 b. hoped
thai common su,trrag@ may lad II common sAlnpa=
tine, aud common couuse>. and that Nc shall Al 10
distant day, be abb to clear way oil desefaner
II the present state Of the country "elc produced 10y
the FAULT of People; II II ptoceeded hom thelf waste
fiji eXlIavlg lucc and tnsn ldu eenee ol feenles5
~pnu st nunous speculation; II public measure, had
+ no agency Whatever IN bringing 1t about II would
nc,euhecss be the duIN OF Government ~ excl all Is
cuer-Ics and to employ alJs legitimate powels dc
,is. 1i, nirorinlI, rcutcdv lnt II our pfe 5enf de
ulr,lL. cou,lI,ino has soff,na from, our rrIIets If II
Is 10 be ,carly traced 10 then acts and operations
lh,I dniy becomes infinitely nole obligatory aud
Government would be lahess the 1hesi aud must
solemn OF human trusts should II uegiect 10 perform
IT, And i not TOO true tLli evils hlc surround
NJ, al, "a, be- Inscribed TO fosa WHO have ll IT, COZ
duet OF our public a1ats
la g,uclng At the past {couli lued Nh { to hug
can he uuhrr from my Intention tn:u eAolIc aug>
F.. leriuls on To find grounds o1 Icproach. Ii would
be far none cuucHia to Iay wishes that, tlIs
Icasion We should forget ali lall.r unhappy divisions
an amino Slr, Bu:. ia order 10 discover get
ult al our tIlnruliIrs VI nat ascertain, c.lu
hoyur got into ilicn.
Prior to lha series OF unfortunate measures winch
lad for it,, o5Irct lh. overthrow 81 tn 3ana oI lae
t. ~l,.c> auI fine G.ruutlniaare II ~ fiscal
agency f,. the & yrronlrnl no people #eaih
ever rui,yrd a Lr;ter currency 81 had exchanges
b,Itcr ,.}uIlcJ tl; apr,li 81 the ncu : plIrs.
ON MONETARY system arpel.td To aac attained as
Ip,r,ctjn is .,n,iIl l..a IN IN possibly r.letl
fine con,uei,3 of Inc INCL States fad lor a a1 3,
r...ti. "a .rI. IMAGE Of on >N>te.n + eneI. and
S.,l Gov. lau,.u,. a4H nul.ea a4ilrt It. we'll Noi
arLtJ ,I,. country In. tlee.d and Il ,r,l
4cu-nrN pr.,,ty sound bit in Whatever quarter OF
til, ,lob, An, fitan conefoe Id pcrllllel flelt.
'.,is,d did .Er bills OF the Bnlk of the nlt,l Stat,
,,,,,,,,d lubouu,,ed credit AID confidence. Noa
Voc ,, IN DAME. of avn fixed upon as nteluftI,
a., n, limo. that lr.liuI Hnrelni5 ir paper cur
.,.y yi,;rA bv IN. universal CONSENT 81 thu collmal
rvorl = r,aaid"l a, the ,sors--lI low ms thus r.
yers. come u3pu u.s. Cn b. doubted lhttl Is
ih ra.,i,, l l,i,.>, aa1frr, 10 which hive \ 4eff-
lrdl Wurr At the ycry moment oil adopting thctn.