Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-03

rscils 10 the pufrase. aud as thai winch now
hnPe 10 siIikc oui Is the pan al the bill furnished
proposed original, by The honorable menbcriron
South Carolina. il viii natnialls devnlve on hlm Il
.upplv lis place. ! wish therefore draw his par
,,enlar aitrntion 10 This precedent which am now
about to produce.
Most members Of the Senate viii remember. that.
before the establishment of this Government. and
before. about the time. that territory which now
constitutes the State of Tennessee oeded Ia
Congress, Tie Inhabitants OF the eastern part OF that
territory established government for themselves,
and called il tie State Of FrBnkn. They adopted
very good Constitution, divided into the usual
Drsnehrs OF legislative, executive and judicial pow
er. They laid aud collected iaxes and performed
"tl,er usual acts OF legislation. They bad. for The
present. true. maritime possessions. Vet they
followed The common forms IN consi tutlng high Off
GERS aud their governor not only captain gene
raj aud conn andcr-in hci but admiral also so that
the navy might have commander when there fould
be
Well, SIR the currency Of this State Ct Franklin
E became very much teanged. Specie scarce,
aud equally scarce the notes of specie paving
banks. But the Legislature dn not propose any III
vorcc OF Government and People; they did not seek
10 establish tive cnrrences, for men IN office,
aud one ior the VI the community. They
content with ueiehbors fare. IL became necessary
pass what should call, now-a-days. the civil
list appropriation bill. they passed such bill
aud when shall have made a void IN the bill
before us, by striking specie payments, for Gov
erunent. recommend 10 It's TRENDS Ia fill the rap,
BY inserting. # not the provisions rs III the
law of the State oiFranklin, At least something the
spirit.
The preamble Of that law sf begins by reciine,
that the collection ot taxed, IN specie, bad become
very oppressive To tho good people Of The common
wealth for the want of circulating ncdnm. y
parallel case to ours sir, exactly 1t recrs further,
cir, that il is the duty OF the Legislature hear At
all tunes, thc prayer u then constituents. aud ap-
ply speedy remedy as lies III their powrt.--
These srniItteuis just. sl, and ! sincerely
wish there was thorough disposition here adopt
the Ike.
Acting under the influence of these sound opin.
ions, sit the Legislature Of Franklin passed law,
Tor the support ofthe civil list which, rs 1t is shait,
will beg permission TO read
a. BE IL enacted by hc Geperd .lsesmblv of hc
Staieot Ffdntia, amt ii - bcreby cngctta by Hc
authority Of tte Samc That, from the first day of Jan
uary A. u. I7S9, the salaries Of the civ, officers
Of this commonwealth be ~ follows To vii:
- His cxccllency The Governor, 5cr aHHtm. one
thousand deer SKINS his houor, the ohcl Justice
five hundred do. do the attorney general, five
hundred do. do; secretary 10 his eNoellency tue %
vernon, five bundled Iaeoon do. The treasurer of
the State, four hundred AID flty otter do. each
comfy clerk, thee hundred beaver do. 4; clerk OF
the house OF commons, two hundred ricoon do. ;
members OF assembly. per dtcm, three do. do. lnS-
tees fec Tor signing warrant one muskta do.
DO. to tho constable, Ion serving warrant MINK
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81 Witness his excellence &c.
"ofeT"F, 'hP3"- s'aef"' f'mR"R"tt -ia-'FsJ'
m am "H"t'" ~ "'' ORE VA" .N".''
ms S'i' - ''e law, 'ne fi"H ol "illen COM
men" I" Sen'hlheh' VIII MOI sleah oil the aPP"-
P'"'p,Np "''Nc S'''." "'""i"C'S l"t uIe 'h'
's' b"' 'ne tN'nP'e Is enou' ana III" "l "len-
ion that until Congress shall perform lis duty, BY
seeing MA, 'llc county enl'\s GOOD currency the
medium winch the People are obliged To use
""ei"ci u pc sh'"N "' i'sA' i eoou enough lul Is
own "e,nnc'H,
hr' ALUM y aeam rose ana saul | amnot at
"'P,'''"' '',, ,'>t5c"'' '''' '"s senator rom
i''ss'enus'uS Shoui" Nl'o" Snch Soll'li"de 10 nee
discussion 'ulo mere personal alteration 80 nm
hu'e unjust ~ INN to attempt 10 transfer tho re.
'ponslbihiy nom himself to mr., having acted
Throughout MS have, wholly ON the defensive and
d"rc every thing could 10 avoii personalities. /
have, IN tfulli' Il deep and pnle'sncd aversion 10
personal alterations IN any case especially here,
10 my Official character where duiy aud sell respect
as wen as the dighty n' the b"dy, iofbid us miro
oue""n' VA inc present occaN'o"' had every
reason toaNoh H. me suspect Is one unsurpassed
~ magnitude ald importance ans "illch requires
the ramos' anu rnSt deliberate consideration. |
lave had entire confluence IN the strength aud truth
o' the SIDE support; and, OF course, FELT deep So
hcitnde to limit the discussion strictly 10 the merits
oil the question.
Bui the Senator, in Older 10 throw the blame on
me-. denies tiath drew a comparison between us
Does he consider 1t no comparison TO claim toi
himself the most universal and ardent patriotism
aud to attribute io me Tie opposite qualities Of he
,ns sectional, and entertaining feelings lar from