Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-15
MESSRS. WIrCnER AND COLES.

MESSRS. WIrCnER AND COLES.
We listened to an animated discussion between
between these gentlemen, Monday last, AT Camp
bell court house. Oar opinion is. that Capt. Coles,
was literally fused up" II is possible, however
others Of different political creed, thought other
wise, though we heard 10 one sag SO.
The burheu If Capt. CoISs's song the
Bank, the Tariff, aud Internal Improvement" -be-
between which lie contended tl.at there was an in
sepaiable ard dangerous alliance-and the " Bank
power" or. as he has elsewhere expressed it
catcd we al,h," which he feared would ovcrshadow,
corrupt and revolu',onlzc the government. if not
counteraced aud weakened by that magic measure,
The Sub-Treasury, which, he alleged, possesses
not one ofthe properties Of Bank, and, 50 far hom
enla ging, absolutely diminshes Executive patron
age and power.
For o,u part, we should have been pleased 10
hear Capt. Coles establish the iact.ether by proof
argument, that there is any necessary even incl
dental connection between those three busbears, the
Bank, the Tailf aud Internal Improvements, which,
for effect he aud his party pertlnaconsy and
pompously parade before the public eye. To us
they to be perfectly independent systems, not
all relying upon each other for support and eth
OF which might exist and all OF which Lave
existed, separate and distinct from the others. The
Bank charter expired some years ago by its own linz
ilalon, and the Tariff question was settled by the
COMPROMISE Act Of l5;12-aBd as lie himself told u.s.
in the language of Mr. Clay, Internal Improve
mcnt lies crushed beneath the power of the veto'
Mr.. Clay, who Is in favor of Bank, declares bis
willingness 10 lei The Tariff TEST, and lis belief that
far thn
to touch the question of Internal improvement
thereby showing that he. at least, does not regard
these thee systems as branches OF the same tree.
But, il they SO, then the party with which Capt
Coles is Identified are uuqueslIonabIy an )aror ota
Bank, however studiousy they may disguise their
purpose FOR, clearly shown by Capt. Witch
er, Aey are the only IdriG party IN the country,
WHILE Notwithstanding all their clalnor against In
ternM Improvements and their boastiues Of the ccle
brated May syilIe Veto they have absolutely expen-
ded more money FOR that purpose than did the admin
lstratlon OF Mr. Adams, of which Mr. Clay was
member. and which drew nice and in-
comprehensive distinctions between national and
local works, and between Improvements above and
below ports of entry Capr. Wtchrr commended
that that patty, which is willing disturb the Ia
riff COMPROMISE, with full knowledge that there
is fixed majority" in Congress against the South
on that question, and especially when that
same party running up the expenditures of the
government from 10 3S millions of dollars per
anpum thus rendering hgh tares necessary to sur
port this prohigate expenditure is ncontroverts.
bly, the only Tariff party now in the county
since from their eXtIayagant policy alone is any
augmentation of the rate Of duties TO be apprehen
ded And there is great force in the remark, espe-
cialy when ii it is rccoectcd that, Notwithstanding
Capt. Coles makes the Tariff prominent a theme
of his dcclamatoly harangues, the acknowledged
head fhis party, Martin Van Buren,, sustained
every Tariff law passed by Congress when he was a
member, even down to the " Bill of Abomnations'
in 1923. And may well be asked, why do they
wish 10 disturb the Tariff COMPROMISE, il it be nos
to augment the duties : Do they expect farther to
diminish those duties, with Z" fixed majority" a.
ginst US that question! The idea is prcposterous.
But, ltthey say, that, although a few prominent
members of their party may be in favor of disregard
ing that Compromise. and throwing the country a
so happily rescued it, large majority of the party
are opposed to that suicidal policy, we reply that
then they stand on the same broad platform with the
" h'ss' anu take ihe same ground, IN reference u
this question that is taken by Mr.. Clay himself
aud IN that aspect OF the question: not less Ia
riff men than those whom they assa upon that
ground. With what face, then, can they attack MI.
Clay
But g the Bank power"-he great and growing
influence of corporaons-this was the staple of
Capt. Coles's discourse. And we were absolutely
aston'shed to hear him broadly assert that Mr.
Rvess system Of State Banks, as Repositories and
isca' agents OF the government, would prove the
most dangerous power ever erected IN this country,
II 1t were adopted And yet what is Mr.. Rves's
plan but the very plan adopted by Gen. Jackson in
1888, and then sustained by Capt. Coles himself,
as most unobeoiionable system-except that Mr..
Hives proposes to regulate I'D control it by lar;
whereas, Gen. JacksoD's league OF State Banks was