Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-04-30


Specie Circular, embodied IN bill offered by Mr..
Benton were rejected by the Senate, unanimously,
with the exception of his vote, which stood - soil
tary and aone," IN lis favor only few weeks before
II was issued by Gen Jackson. in opposition to the
construction uniformly given To the Jslnt Resolu-
ton of lslG-and when II is rccocctoL that the
subsequent repeal OF the Circular. sanctioned by
both Houses OF Congress, was contemptuously
thrust into the brooches pocket of its author, and has
been ever since obstinately adhered by his
cessor III defiance OF the wishes of friends well
oes,-we leave 1t ior every unprejudiced man TO say
whether we live under government where the Pub
lie VIII, operating through the representatives of
the people, or the fiat OF an Omupotent Executive,
is the law OF the land whether, IN word,
live under free despotic government.
- Large amounts of Specie continue TO flow IN
TO New York from Engan Two facts connected
with this heavy importation of the precious metals,
deserve notice The first is, that it is the work OF
the New York Merchants so much yilted, traduoed
and slandeied by the Globe and that il is in de
spite, rather than IN consequence oite policy OF our
government the other is, that it is voluntary ship
ment on the part of the Bank OF England and The
leading merchants OF that county, and shows that
they do not regard superabundance of the precious
metals at all essential TO a good eurreHcy-but the
great desideratum is to have Tie rghtquarhty N the
right place And II may safely be assumed. that if
the hard money be left TO itself, it viii ruev dl To
ad ust itself TO the demands of commerce, and that
consequently, extensive fiscal commissions will sci
domoccur. 1t is only when governments attempt to
legslae it away from points where the condition
of the commercial world calls for IT, TO points
where, SO lf from being wanted 1t is converted
INTO an element of mischief or, at best becomes an
inert mass,-as the when the Specie Cir
cular drove il from New York TO the Western will
delness,-that may look for the occurrence Of
commissions such that through which W. are
now passing. On tins subject, above all Others, the
old maxim OF the French min ser cannot be too
frequently addressed TO the government, Let us
alone -
STATE COMMERCIAL INVENTION.
1t will be seen, by the sub joned proceedings of
public meeting recently held in the Borough of
Norfolk, that ii is proposed to hold Convention in
this State, for the purpose OF carrying out Ell
lectually the recommendations of the Commercial
Convention recently held at Augusta, Geo. The
day fixed for the assembling Of the Convention is
the second "Wednesday of June next-and the place.
Richmond.
There is no object of deeper interest TO the pco-
pie of the South, and Of Virginia particularly, at
this time, than that contemplated by the proposed
meeting. When we look at the diminished amount
of imports which find their way to our Southc IN
harbors, aud contrast 1t with the equality which for
merly existed between the North and the South in
This hon IN Ola Of
this immense reduction in the lax which it imposes
on the Southern consumer, for the benefit of
Northern factors, and in the cost of transhpment
and ooastwise or inland transportation; and at its
indtrcH operation upon the prosperity of our
mercal towns with which the condition Of the IN
terror of the State is nseparaby identified, brighten
ing or decaying as they are benefited or injured
we cannot be inseuslble to the high Importance of
using some eXeltlon to secure to ourselves those
advantages which position entities expect
and which have forfeited by our criminal apathy
and by strange neglect of the gleat resources with
which bountfuI Providence has blessed US.
We shall look to the assembling OF this Conven-
ton with great interest, too, for another reason
Closely connected with the rcsuscitaton ofour import
trade, and the building up Of commercial CT
ties, is the great subject oil the Internal lmprov
of the Commonwealth, TO which the public mind has
been greatly awakened by the action Of the last Lc-
sslature 1t will be impossible to effect the
without we enter with judcious and wel-tempered
zeal upon the other. We must make direct, safe,
cheap and rapid communication from Norfolk to the
Western boundary of the State, before can ex-
pect the merchants of the West nocking to
Norfolk TO lay in their stocks Of goods and carrying
almost boundess re2ion-jch 1t is in the most
valuable mine ais, and of eXhaustless fertility In
this point of view, also, we rejoice at the call OF
State ConventioE--whch, if it be fully attended
cannot fail to exercise healthy influence over public
sentiment in every section Of the Commonwealth, /
and pave the way for brighter era in her fortunes.
We invite public attention TO the proceedings ofthc /
NorfDlk meeting-and, what is more important,
we ask public action upon them:
PUBLIC MEETING.
At meeting OF the citizens OF Norfolk Borough, |
convened at the Town Hail. pursuant to public no
uce by the Mayor, on Thursday evening, the 10Th
day OF April, lS36--on motion,
Miles King, Esq. Mayor of the Borough, was
called to the Chair, and J. ii. Butler and Vim.
Tucker appointed Secretaries
Col. John 5. Millson, in behalf OF the delegation
venton recently held at Augusta, rose and address
course pursued by them in that body. When he
had concluded,
On motion OF John II Butler Esq, the follow
ado