Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-11

reach and must be applied BY our own hands IL u
idle 10 talk about the unequal operation Of thele
si.ation ofhe general government. because there arr
.ucb wide aad irreconcilcable differences Of opinion
on this subject that all remedial propositions basel
u,oo II, action must necessarily lead to collision
,ber than concert. If DIR. Mallory, for example, be
,;eyes that the unequal distribution OF the capital
the National Bank, and the location Of its head in
Northern city had tendency TO divert foreign trade
from our seaports to those olthe North; we,on The
other hand, believe that this unequal distribution o
capital and the location OF the Mother Bank al Phil
adelphia were not the causes of that change In the
course Of trade but rather the consequence Of the
change. which had Leen previously effected by 9th
., and more potent mpulses-In other words, that
III. .u,c,;or enterprise of the Northern people, and
Tho greater accumulation Of private capital a, the
Northern sea-pous, had already drawn nearly the
entire foreign trade to themselves, and thai this
state oflLings. existing when the Bank was incorpot
a,ed the distribution ofs capital proportioned to
the consequent greater demand for it in the North
err than in the Southern cnics-so that, in truth ii
was the consequence and not the of he evil
planned of. Aud this opinion confirmed by the fact
that the last National Bank the creation of South
GIN administration, and OF ma Otity of the represen-
sa,:yes of the Southern States, whose sagacuy and
patriotism are both impeachcd by the assumptions
of DR.. Mador,'s Report TO tho Richmond Convention.
The introduction ofthis topic, therefore. so ia, from
effcctinr ta, concert action upon which the droop
ing prosperity Of the Old Dominion is dependent
for rcsusciiation, will be tue signal of discorl and
contention, just as it was in Richmond, aud, rs we
have more recently seen, in Natchez, where, doubt
less from, the apprehension that covert aud sinister
political designs were contemplated by tie prof &c
tors Of the Comme,cia, Convention, proposed to be
held AT Augusta, Georgia, the people declined the
appointment OF delegates 10 that body
But we have now apprehension that any topic
of this character will be introduced into the Norfolk
Conyeniion-or il any such should be Introduced
by the "alIies" of the Harry Io'spu, of the South,
We confidently believe that they will be promptly
voted down, or, il not, that those opposed to tins
marriage of Politics with Commerce will "dirorce"
themselves lrom a.sembagc which favors the
connection.
An able writer IN the Norfolk papers takes a cor
rect view of this subject, when he SAYS that even
admitting the in urIous tendency OF federal lcgsla-
ton ia contributing produce the evils Of which
complain, and winch cndravorng TO re-
move, THE REMEDY is NOT IN OUR
HANDS" The fiscal action Of the general CIV
ernmen, cannot be Influenced BY the opinions Of a
Virginia Convention. iii be true that National
Bank is injurious to the South, the !" fixed maiori-
ty' OF Northern votes in the halls OF Congress will
fasten it upon ws. lit be true the other hand.
that the Sub Treasury sche is the grand panacea
for Southern idlcncss and Of enterprise, and is
destined as by the stoke OF magic rod to cause
the OF prosperity TO eush FROM the barren rock,
while dries up propostiouascly some Of the North
sm channels now filled to ovetf,wing may rest
we'll assured that that same " fixed maturity" will
nail i, 10 the table. They will not lei have it.
But for own parts, we believe in the potency OF
aeither of these systems Of finance, effect these
~onderfu sectional inequalities IL either Of them.
however, be preJudcial to the South, ii is, in our
opinpn, that very Sub Treasury scheme. which Mr.
Calhoun aud his allies, with all the confidence al
quack inventors Of pansceas and cathoIlcons, pro-
nounce universal remedy for whatever maladics
may a0c, us-whe,hcr usurra,ion aud corruption in
The Federal government, mp,tency in The State
councils, indolence in the people. ru,the sys-
TEN into operation, aud. assured, usurplng
Executive is shorn of his power-a corrupt Con
gress is pnrged Of its polution-Satc lights
cued from the yawning avs of Consolidation
'latc In1peicu onward WITH ten1ou
sgy-Northern Commerce, bloa,ed as it is WITH the
apoils snatchcd from the South is reduced to its
JUS, proportions and Southern prosperity is sudden
ly revived, and placed upon impregnable founda-
tons !. Believe all this who can Our faith !
cannot swallow such INDUSTRIOUS conccits. We
should expect open passage fro m the
mountains to the board by dose of Brandretl's
Pills
We did not intend, however, discuss this ques
such topics Into such Convention that propos
cd to be held in Norfolk borough, composed of II
political parties, must defeat that harmonious
operation which is essential To the .titcuation OF
the great and important object contemplated by its
friends. And We concur in opinion with the intel-
gent Norfolk writer, to whom We have before refer
10 causes home" tan the financial policy of
the federal govern ment, I" and to remedies which
are practical III their nalure."-" Whatever effect
Federal legislation may have had in pullln. down
our commerce. State legislation has been
still more impolnc. Whatever causes may have
operated abroad more serious ones have been opera
ting at home. How much soevcr others are to
blame, we are more to be blamed ourselves. We
can trace the evils we complain OF TO tangible
ces-'et us do it. We have practical remedies with
;" our reach-let us apply them. When we shall