Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-04-09
sNNCHHUnG. April a -.
PROMISE & PERFoRMANcE-,

doIlafs-lhe nation was shocked at ,ncl. MN e
nous "a'e:alacs' and prodigaity-,he S..
pointed a committee, with Thomas II a
It's head TO devise ways aud means Ia '''a al
ecutve patronage by decreasing the ~
public oilicers-the House of Rrenre.o,.. OIL
9anizil committee OF Retrench mem Il. VI
tie causes OF tins Iuinoos proingacy-eycrv ha.,
WIS loaded WITH the cry that the public exno.5
lures h'i increased were Increasing, and m .l.,.
be dnnIf lah sd'-and Retrenchment a,l R.1=@
were the catca-word, inserted on every ,,,,.,.,
ner, u VII recruits and II swell the ,,,,..f
| Old Hero. Well the battle wa, (on,b, nj
aud where are the fruits OF tn victory , w.
the question dis2assionately and ~. call man.,
friends Of tie administrations Of Gen. jackson.
his successor to answer i ca4dilly and ho5e.,l,
! Where are the fruits ofthe victory , We lot
them III 'ail. Nh Benton, Report is 4 s,,,l...
sarcas Oh hls present antlins efforts T., ex..
the Inns oi Executtv, Patf1nlsc aAI pov.f--,#,
the thiriy-odl millions Of dollars expeu,ed 49,.
and The like estimate for tlle scr.ic. of lin. ,o ,sa
constitute the brilliant sltlre upon ih. ,,.i,,,os,,
reeomn 'ndai9ns Of Wm. c. Rpc,'s "a, .,,,,
'n''ee oi fetfeachn"nt as we'll as upna the l,.
lie" PIE ists oI the party watch came into of,
waving tie a's OF Relorm-a f,g now th,oNo,.
the moes aud the bats, and which wonId loa, s,
haze been covered with the dns, OF loree,,n5c..
were II not lsouaily drasse from ii. hiding nl,c.
/ to be shaaea IN dcri>on by whom it was onq,. o..
| proudly untuded. That party lcllot>, and .tbr.
holder, and seekers, sAos close their eyes +, ,r.
ting fact that in uine short years the annual E,
pcndItures Of the & neral Governments have sptll
! from Is TO 50 millions OF dollars, is nj SURPRISING.
! ii IS to De expected that those who live OF vii, WIN,
to 1--we on the Spols,' would replne al the u
crease OF offices and salaries. But that ul- aoas,
rank anl file of the administration party-.ncn p.o
neither have, X, desire Office or lis epoa
mcnts-who have to pay the piper" whether h.
charge huIe much lor his serviccs-tha men
Ike thee, whose interest 1t Is in mere pecnuaf,
point of siev, to have tatir government chcaPly a
min.sieIel, ,ad who shoull cudcayor l. guard II
against the corruption winch sooncr or LATER lron,
out Of lar.e XPendturts,--thlt such men as llc,e
should wIli1lIy close theit eyes t, a fact Ike tbs
or, seeing ii, should still permit mere patty many,
or childish pref u,Ice. eHactsc such an mAaeac.
over then Jod5 ne1t, rs to asiulc them to c91ma.
their support anI ooaii leacc to an adnlnls.atol
"nca IS llarfylns 1htm on thus plIly to VI.
uonai Debt GA tsc one head and 70 Political Gu.
ruWlon on the other, IS posing strange and E,
we'd calculated to excite the special wondcl OF aI
uupgrl III. ed and d,-PAssiauaie ninds.
Equally STANCE il that the quail lailu,e Of j.
party III power to redeem lis pledge 10 url sh d.
nation with " better currency than t..at y lIr1l
has w..iuIiy destroyed by series OF lash l.xpe
IN 'nis has not had a more dcgls effect III awaae
Ia public md .nation, and disgusting all who hne
peuetlallon enou III to deect the stupeadons lmpI>
ture, winch the juggling friends" have played ol
upon pubic ere iuIty-hodlng the word Of promise
to The car, and breahag Ito The hopc-p.e,e nat,
the De4d Scalruit to tempt the eye w.,h bcaul
but which turned to ashes as II touched the ll2.
Z" TIE name of CaSsi0S honots the deception,
And vengeance therefore doth wIlhholdIls siu.
Gen. Jackson found tac nation in the cI j9ymea
Of the best possible medium If exchange pa
per, resting upon secure metallic basis aud Coz
vcru5le on demand into tie precious meaIs-stl
great Central Regulator oil the Banking system
requesting is tendency, when unrcsraincd b! leai
sautary influence, TO dangerous expmslon-le
broHa the nain-s prug the baiuc wheel OF the sys
tenn, with the pledge that he would thereby leeihA
the evils OF paper currency, which he grossly ca
ticatured, and torlhw Ii .'restore the cou'utonond
currency OF gold and silver For huei pfro0'
ms = feet OF eun-b ats, tied together with grape
vine, lis Ill-rcgulaed league of Banks was 'i2
t,led, worked toerAbly well The sea was smooth
aad the winds calm, and the heavens eIon9
less; AID he transferred tie helm TO other hho1
with tie roud boas: bursting from his hF
leave this great nation happy and prosperous b.
scarcely had he reached his llernitase, before Hf
mutterlngs Of an approaching storm were heafI-'
storm toreiold by the odd scdmen who had nan1e
the shIpln other days, aud who could read the So
Of Il coming tempest, when mere laud-ubbers co0I'
perceive nothing in The serene sky ABOVE th"If lle'''
but The promise OF Il Ion, and peaceful calm Ire
>cntiy The lt.tle cloud oyerSprcad the honzon-'"
winds blew as if old Boreas had broken all thef lei
tcls and sent them careeriHg the world oil "'''
the pillows dashed i'll uncomfortable fury over "'
sides OF the itllc fleet. sweeping them fore anu '''
and our e. tire coast IVES lined with the bfohtn'"s
And now from one end of he Union TO the o''''
the mounlul evidences Of tie tempest wh'cn "''
swept over us aie painfully apparent ih'
| stItntIona currency instead oil superseu'oo ~
tokens. has been driven entirely from cn'"''''
! except in small quantities. continually nlee"""7
between The office holders and the brokers' a"'
the reign olinconvctrlble paper-noney, net o' JUN
! but OF ndlylduals,- representing uo'''''
small fractions OF do lar, is universal ana un'''f
! ed Behold, in this, too, how widely d'Ie'e"
! performance from the promise
| Is it not time for all candid enqurers a'''
! tn, liz r,r,I ,l,a inHnp nj