Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-03

A'cbFr oi Amelia, Tucker OF BfanswIck BDndu.
rant Of Buckingham. Wlteher Of PITTS, wanna. Rad
ford oi Bedford. McCandlish Of Williamsburg. Sem
pie oil Essex. Carer Of Richmond county. Goes ol
Albemafle, Pesdleton If Rappnithrnocl. HeadfrsoD
Of Londoun, Goursd OF Fredrrick. Lewis Of Rock
inehani. Durnan 81 ko, ktfidge. Johnston If Bole-
'ourt Patrick of kaGawha Baldwin 4 Aoggst,,
0ooding OF Ohio, Johnson Of Richmond city, and
TAYLOR Il Chesieffeld,
On motion Of Mr.. LtiaH, it sas ordered th1t
when HIS Convention Adjourn 1t will adjourn nntI
to morrow morning. 1'clock.
Aud then the Convention, on motion Of NJ. VIZ
cnER. adjourned.
= 1harsday, Sept.26.
SOLgER II. LoGAN, E,1 delegate from the eoup-
y Of Areomae, appeared and look his seat
The President announced the presence oil The
Rev af. ChLHoos, n minister Of tie PrcshyfeIitn
persuasion. who was requested 10 open tie meeting
with payer, and "ho did S, accordingly in most
aprtopflale and patiiotic nsanncr.
Mr. LticH, from the committee Of p reported the
following Preamble and RESOLUTIONS l9f the I'D pdon
Of the Convention:
WHEREAS, il is tia deliberate and consc ientious
opinion Of this Gooyeniiop,lsi the leading measures
Of the present Chief Magistrate Of the United States.
aud OF his immediate predecessor. and the prrHo piles
Introduced by tie into the administration oil the
Federal government, aud on which the other has act
ed,'is stilI acting, and seems indeed under moral
necessity Of continuing ael, have wrought pfac
teal change 10 The political Institutions OF lhe eoun-
Try, most pernieous IN ilself aud faught, (unless
be timely counteracted,) with the utmost danger TO
tile very being ofrepulcsn government; We, here
fore, regard II as solemn duty, Imposed .pon us by
every consideration tha should move lepnb TENS and
patriots to cxefiiOn, TO endeayour, by all far. hon
Durable and constitutional means, Ia prevent lie
eecllsn of Manln Van Buren, ia The Office oil Presi-
dent Of The IT, States. aud raise that high sta
tion, some able. honest and magnadimous statesman,
who will bring sitine and wisdom 10 our executive
councils, and CONFORM the administration WITH the
trne republican principles Of the constitution.
We have seen the patronage Of The executive
abused and perverted to tie neie purpose Of sustain
ing the president H. the exercise OF controlling in
iluence over all tc other constituted authofllIes Of
! the government.
We have seen men appointed 10 Offices of trust
and emouncat, without any merit, OF pteirnce Of
merit, but blind and discriminating support Of the
measures Of tr administration, however Inconsistent
with the professions hich recommended the admin
islration to power
We have seen officers removed from place, with
out the mpu'aiIen Of any fault, hut occasional indie
peudence OF opinion and conduct, OF want o lnlu-
ence or OF zeai and activity in the part service
excited Of them such abuses of The power ii reno
val from Office, in the opinion OF the first congress.
Ivy whom, in truth, that power was coniered amount
to lmpeachable offences
We have seen officers, in several instances misap-
plying unaocouncd thousands Of public treasure 10
ther private USE, and anddcionsy petslspg then
refusal TO pay public moneys into the treasury; yet.
still mIlluy retained IN office in consideration o their
ability and influence as parzaus 10 support the adj
mInslraliou and lis friends
We have seen officers al government contributing
rateable proportions Of their salaries fluid To be
employed IN influencing popular eecilons Illus cor
ripping the government IN It's very sources, and de-
paving pubic morals; and though the facts have
been proved 10 the administration aud to the world
yet by the niitnl neglect OF the executive TO remove
those officers from place. they have been cnuntenan-
ccd and encouraged in their criminal prdctites
How ,t.,, ,a,4r Il Il rIaI I,, Il,
people, from public tusl sought at thei, hands, i'm
meliatcy Unidentified by the executive for their dis
appointment, b, Offices confer ed on lh III, Of honor
trust aud emonmcnt.
We have seen tho executive patronage enlarged
and EXTENDED by such an cxtrvagant aud wastefu
expenditure as 10 man bad mas lined the possibility of
and by tire corfupting influence of HAT patronage We
now find the executive exalted above The leelsla-
lure; all the powers OF government, in effect con
centrated IN Tie president aud the just powers o
Consfess.-oi The representatives. ollhe people, and
espeelaly OF The representatives ofthe Sates,-fedu.
ced 10 insignl6eance and cputrmpt.
We have seen The executive veto, dcs encd bv the
constitution only as acheck upon hasly and unad
vlscd legislation of Congress, exercised on SO man,
occasions, aud in many FORMS as would have sha
ken a British Mon1fch from lis throne; so exqrc
SD, that il has ceased 10 be passive * has become
an active legislative power so exercised that it has
become n vast, various and overwhelming branch o
pferoga'we; so exercised, that the president, b,
continually defeating the Will OF Congress has il
effect constituted himself the supreme law giyer o
the land
We have seen the president proposing measures fo
regulating the whole financial system of the govern
ment; such measures, as it belongs in peculiar
manner 10 Congress TO devise and TO provide ant
which the president, at The most has only right te
recommend; persistng, for years. in pressing the a
dopilon OF those measures upon the Legislature. II
spite oil The disapprobation aud resistance OF MAORI
~ oil the representatives OF the people. and ma lori
~ oil the people themselves; and slli depending up
on the power and Influence Of the executive to ever
Come that resistance AT last.
We see design now on foot. and. fear in the
progress ct accomplishment suggested and recon.
mended ny the executive to abandon and (unde
color oil graduation OF prices of refuse public lands
which is only the beginnng) To throw away the vas
"nbc domain that belongs to the whole nation; ia
deprive pfall rarc@ nation in he benefit of that do
main, the old States OF the Unlon, W., whose trea-
sure part OF II was purchased, and the resaGc YES
ted IN tue federal government by their free grant and
large portion oft By the cession of Virginia upon
the express trust, that II shoud be considered "a
common fund lor he and benefit of such of the
United States as had become or should become
members OF the confederation federal alliance Of
the SAID States. Virginia inclusive according TO their
usual respective proportions IN the general chang
and expenditure, and should be laiIhtuly aud bona
nae disposed oil Tor that purpose and for other
use or purpose whatsoever" And if il be The ohiec,
oil tins scheme, as apparently it is, and believe
IT 10 be. TO concate the favor of the new States for
the election Of the present president 10 Office and
tor asprants to the succession; and il the old States
shall stand patiently by, aud let but the first step OF
the operation be achieved; then We shall see ac-
compiished stupendous of co,,np,;o,