Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-15
CHARTER BREAKERS.

CHARTER BREAKERS.
The readc, cInuot but be asronishcd at the exten-
site prevalence, IN the present Legislature rs udl-
Gated b. the recent IN that body, asserting
unqualified riehtto annui the charters OF our Banks.
of Wild and reckless spirit OF Innovation aud en-
croach .,cni. which will surely prove destructive To
all confidence IN Legislative grants, well the
stability oi existing institutions. Till,s cmphaeal-
| ~ the age Of :" ESperment,'--ol quackc,, IN poll
ties AZ we'll Is in pls-a,d happy viii II be the
State we'll individual constitutions escape the
deadl, effects o the paent nostruns Of the re, HESS
empires and drsttuernes who seem unfortunately To
| have ATTAINED solaisc share ri public confidence.
l.iItlc did suppose, when Dallas aud lngcrsoll
preached this d.orgauizng doctrine two YEATS ago
in Pcnns, l,ania, that. within brief Il period, il
would iud such strong support in the popular branch
Of Virginia Legislature. II is only. howcvcr, de.
velopment, in another form. vi that spirit OF hoiili,
to our State B,ukns System, the destruction OF
winch Is j necessary prelude 10 the erection of
Gor,rnment Bank upon ITS RUNS. H. the people are
prepared 10 break down their State Institutions and
To build up, ou thrr RUNS, u great Central m"ncyed
power in W ashngton oiy--ilrley willing 10 take
this giant STRIDE towards Constellation, by cahcning
the centrifugal am, Strengthening the ceutripeal ten.
denotes u. our sy>rcm-conseriug their National Me
lropo, into another Paris, swing law an Empire
-pnd reducing thrir State Capitals tomcrr prosn
cal dependencies. echo back Federal ,llctatlou
and to obey the cdicts which may em,natc from the
! palace of unscs,ued Monarch,--so he ii. For
one We declare war 10 the knife, and the knife TO
the hrltr against the rcntrH DesJ,otism. now dim
" shadow ed io,ih in the recommendations of Mr..
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portcIs.
TIE LATE DIEL.-We rccur to TIN, subject
,r,, t. + The purpose Of SAVING hat article on
tbs subj. y, on the sh inst. has been strangely mis-
understood o, grossly perverted. Tia, ari'l" was
no, ,ncudel to RI, tcd'c ssrs Graves and Wise,
AS some asscu-Lut sn: ally 10 show that they
not ,rclaqjr,ig censurablc IL i that Mr.. Clcy and
his fri, nd, not wholly c>."np' r'n blame
We still b,Iieye,,.t tlle dnel was a. unnecessary
ouc--bn We also believe tho ~ i'' 'o NJ" w. Wv
" lo Taste" OF tie challenged rarty, "o"'' 49,
been alniclby adjusted. Al all events, t..
more dan state cedaln f'lc in llic article complain
ed olby ofo,rr friends and from those facts
the legitimate lti'Unccs-not Ia cNculpare Mr.. .
Graves and In, iuend' from all ceIsurc, but, we
lcn stated To exhibit the rAtenuatiue cneum- /
stances" IN the care TO public attention and we
hc'e ,rpcat, what NE thcn saId, HAT - We hope lr
Congressional le'csitgaiou may be dlaclertly aud
auiy conducted and that DINO. shall Le vii /
ling 10 te hoil ial upon the head oi tnq WHO !
my be found 10 have been guilty If atrocious mur-
der, 80 feel, banded bout IN certain public prts
be they whom they may" We may add ll.t no
consideration, merely personal II ourselves, in
ducr 10 conceal any opinion winch entertain
--anlilcy much mistake who tIink otherwise.
R.BENTON.-We nscrr, on the (ourrh page,
the letter of Col. + ntun. dcnyn. critaia alesa-
uons IN reference to his conncNIon WITH the dus-
Since HAT letter ras in type, we have met with ihv
following art,clr, which rNcies some suSplcion
that the Eau Room lelter-wrircr. ,ct. /
wiat rts MT, hasnow toreoicn etit redAy hdPpsncd
At any rates. these contradictory statements should
teach the pubic caution IN believing any thug
which they may hear touching this d ir, until The
report OF the Concrt ssonal committee shall be oil
ciay promulgated:
From HE IIiasiiasDn Correspondent efAic Baltimore
Chronicit.
You have, OF con,sc ere thl- seen Mr.. Benton.
letter 10 the editors ri the Globe the part he
took IN die recent duel. Mr.. Benton. sa,s, Suir !
from counSclling Nh. CiIcy, aud preventing hm
from aittu. The report OF his conversations
with vi. Graves. never s,w Mr. Gilley but once.
aud that at The commencement of the session. Nc.. +
hen he called on me company WtM Mr.. Pierce, |
II Mc Nenaic." And he then goes to say, " In /
stead o cuu:Iivng aud creating this duel, hap
pcicd thai M, first know lrd oi received IN
IN, chan IN the Senate Fridoy from M. llargh,.
the Sers cant Arms, uio nicnonCd II 10 me, IS a
town talk lie then con iuues rs follows: =" VI,
next knowledge of il lrom Mr. Pierce, AT whar
h our! Ga what day In What terms With
what rply your pan of the Senate, and at my
place IN the Senate.
The questions III brackets, now proposed TO Sir. /
Ben,en by correspondent, II honestly responded
Will just settle the precise interest winch thai per
son did actually take ~ This matter. Nor does there
lack ample proof OF The truth this case, independent
OF Mr. DEMONS testimony, whatever ii may be. Mr.. !
Benton did counsel Nh. CIlley, whct err. with /
Cley," or no.. AID who proc alned. on the AFTER !
noon OF the DIT, C Due, with watch in hand that
- Mr. Graves ,tc that d dead man -
1t Is admitted by Mr. Benton that This duel MAS
- tow u-alk Friday, The morning OF the day (du-
ing Senate hours before it happened. have al
ready told YOU in former letter. that al the in
mates Of the boardn. house where Mr.. Ccy lived,
knew ol his nlrudc duel, the day before II took !
place. Thus seems IL town-talk and house
hold talk long tine before II happened. And Mr..
Pierce of the 81 nate and others had been practising
with Mr.. Cilev, with the rifle, Al the Arsenal, on
the morning the Fatal day. before the parties lett the
city for the ground. Mr.. Fairfield Uhc colleague of
CIey, who announced has death To the House, aud
aerN ards moved ior the tomnrtrc Of lnvtsiicaiio
into the causes of thai cyent.) openly talked OF tie
fact IN the House of Representatives, that the duel
WAS Going on. and that Mr.. Cillcy would surely Nil
Mr.. Graves.