Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-21

ch,nism upon which this patronage acts : rs Il
power that seems Irresponsible" and say they - Will
not stop 10 argue what they predicate rs an undo
niaslc fact, that by the employment of the eNpendi-
lures of The contingent fund of the department., a
Government press ~ 10 all intcnts and purposes
clectually established, rs much 50 M /, there
were an annual item IN the appropriation bill tot the
purpose OF purchasing the JOINT and harmonious ac=
ton oi one hundred papers IN the uncompromlsing
vindtcatlon OF those in power and the %unsparing a
buse OF those Who are not" Aud IN the debate
aLead, referred To-, Mr.. H,mllton. one of the re-
formers. in speaking ol payment Tor the services oi
the press, observed =" When the Government be-
comes payinastcf for these services, the evil Is in
tnitcly augmented. For. what are the services
which the press under such circumstances is expect
ed To render as n return Tor the partial kindness oi
the Government Why. To cover all their ap-
proaches To arbitrary power to defend each mca=
sure OF miSrulc aud corruption TO find excuses aud
apologies Tor every act of 'mbcciliiy, although the
tntcresjs aud honor al the country may be leopard
ed by ignorance. apathy or neglect; but, above all,
10 subject those who do not think the existing pow
rrs' entitled TO the confidence of the People 10 the
most %unsparing ealnmny aud abuse" MIR. Bond
SAID he would appeal 10 the House and 10 the conn-
ry five are moi now experiencing d,ily the practi
cal application ot What Mr.. Hamilton mentioned ms
, possible state Of thinrs. Is not his description of
4 subsidized press in the hands of The Government
so eriphrcali, true OF the present Administration
and its press that II might Justly be coniectured that
they sat ior the picture Every days experience
shows that all who oppose the present Administers
ton are " subjected 10 the most unsparing calumny
and abuse " Another of the jackson ieiormers IN
his House, Nj. Floyd of Vmgir,a, observed here.
that - the Executive Influence OF this Government
was very great, and bad been cXcrtcd 10 calum-
mate members IN this House as well Ms great and
wise men out OF the House. lie sand 4, II had
been attempted 10 cut Diem of by dark lnuendoes, y
and that - hireling s%crIbblcts had been paid direct
~ or indirectly lor performing the task"
MIR. SIpilIpI.. have we not lrIt and seen the sad
reality of all this iot the last nuc years, but more
particularly since Mr.. Van Buren, undertook : The
improvement of the press and u display OF lis II
crntious power IN the hl1cd columns OF the Globe
Who has not been dis listed with the coarse and
unsparlng ealumny' l,om day 10 day poured out
upon members oil Congress, and Of the Senate par
tICulatly, WHO happened 10 think that the existing
powers were not entitled to The confidence oi the
People - Who has not seen the attempt in the
Government press 10 break down the influence and
pow cr of " members and to cut them of by . hire
Ing s%cubblcIs, pall directly or indirectly for perform
ING the task - Does not the Globe constantly
charge Nh. Cl1y, Mr.. Webster. Mr.. Southland, and
other Senators rs beng paid by aud under the IN
1ucuce ol the Bank Of the United States when en-
gagged IN the discharge of their high constitutional
duties And when these foul slludcts are howl
cd from the throat Of the "stutdy mastIll, : al Tie
door of the Treasury, do not tie whole kennel,
"Iray, Blanche, and Sweetheart, little does aud
ALL" even 10 the " most starving tutnsplt that banks
wv NV liflIltSl Win " 'hl I'l'N'' '''''' ~
sound! The Jackson rcinrmcr, Nj. FloNd, spoke
of the SANDERS on members OF Congress and Oh
other men elsewhere. Why, sir, we daily expert
encc thai, aud more. The President and ms press
have gone on from time 10 time calumniating mem
bcrs Of Congress and others, Individually, aud at
length have got TO slapdcring the People IN a body
IL Kind oil wholesale Islander business. II Il Con
greSslonal district, III the free exercise OF us constl-
tullonnl right, elect member who will not bow
and do obeislnce To the party" he IS at once pro-
4 A--l - l.. H. I.-l .tA-..n, al th,h npla md Il.
people of the district are stIgmatIzed AS |repfesed
debtors.
Referring TO The district which have the honor
to represent IN tins body, the Presidents Official or
gan says
% Tie bank held immense power in his my dis
trict, and exefted its moneycd influence IN and OF the
Federal party. which has stronger hold IN that
quarter thaa IN any olher part of OHIO. Ii succeed
ed by a small majority IN electIng MIR. Bond, the col
hector Of IT'S bonds there. He may be looked upon
as he representative ofrcprevcd debtors
After the vile ISLANDERS which the Government
press had wanlonly heapcd upon the most eminent
and Justly distinguished public men OF the country,
Nh. Is. sud am humble individu'l like himself should
not complain, bit rather feel honOred that he was
Ihus noticed. For himself, personally, he would
saw nothing but for ms dlstrict-his constituents
for the People, who had honorod him eIth their
confidence, aud made BIN their representative here,
he had much 10 say. lie could not, perhaps, ex-
ercisc all the just Indignation that he felt. My con
stltucnts, sir, (said Mr.. Bund,l IL every TRIAL OF
character which can justly ennoblc man, are not SC
cond to those OF any other member OF tins House.
With Gods mercy, and their own night arms, they
have been the builders of their own io,tunes. In
every sense. they are vlrtuous, intelligent, and IN
dependent lreemen, "who know then rights, and,
knowing, dare maintain them" They love the
country, and revere ITS Constitution; but they have
never yet - bowed the knee to BaaI - and because
hey viii NOT, the ednor OF this vile press, bloa,ed
and swelled with Government patronage. Stigma
uzes the,, "a :. tcprIeye, debtors" Mr.. Speaker,
should tins - hired scribblcr,'' Francis l.. Blaif,
ever venture into that district, do not believe that
the People, whom he has thus basely s%landered,
would consent 10 deile thelr hands by touching linn
but they would cast upon hun Il scornlul aud with
erlng look OF honest and just Indignailon, which
would give TO his yIsage a more cadaverous aspect
than il even now has. But who IS this man who
thus impudcntly arrays himself against the People !
Why, sin, he - himself a - rcprIeved debtor Of the
very bank Which he IS every day revlling. Do gen,
tlemeu require proof The files Of tins House iUr-
nlsh it. A paper reported or filed by one OF the
committees oil this House shows that this same
Francis T.. Blum, who was brought here from
Frankfort in the State OF Kentucky, owed the Bank OF
The United States the sum oil 1904 3G. II IS true,
that only a part of this sum was his own debt new
ertheless, on his own account and as security for
others, he WAS indebted TO that bank, on the 3Oth day
of November. l83O, Tor the whole amount OF The sum
which ! have mentioned. Dad he pay II No, sir.
Does he yet owe ii No, sir. How has lac DIS
charged II! lie compromised it, II the terms on
which lie WAS released are Justly entitled TO be called
a conipromiso. VIA were hose terms =! why lie
held a clerks fee bill amounting TO S37 %, aud a
note ON a gentleman b. the name al Grath Tor 5000,
say togctheI 1927 -. which he gave in to the banh,
aud was released from 92O,74l 80! Now, sir. |
hin Ertt,i 10 -Rl,IY may Iustly be called II