Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-23
DINNER TO WIN. G.. RIVES,
Al Amherst Court. house,

tended by The citizens Of Amherst, and by many cti
zens from the neighboring counties, was ,,o
VIM. G. Rves. Esq. at Amherst Courl-bocT0as
mark of appreciation of The manly and slrio,ie
stand taken by that gentleman against Executive mis-,
rule and Party dicIation.
About O'Clock, the seats OF extensive tables flied
up under i spacious Dor, at the tavcrn-house OF
Mr. Roberts, occupied. Chswell Dabney
Esq. acted as President Of the Day, assisted by Ds
vd $. Garland. Robert Camm, Arthur B. Davies
Addison Taliacrro and Sterling Claiborne, E.qs as
Vice Presidents. After the removal of the cloth,
the following toasts were dunk;
TOASTS.
|. The memory Of Washington.
.. The Sages aud Patriots Of the Revolution
3. Thomas Jeferson-The great Apostle Of Lib
betty
d. Jamcs Madison-The able expounder and de-
fenie, of the constitution.
5. The Constitution Of the United States
g. The Hon. Wm G. Rres-The faithful re-
preventative, who dared to do his duty aud pursue
his conntfy's good, nnawed by the irnwns of power
unseduced by ITS smiles, and regardless of party
proscrplon.-Shal we desert him } Never! nev.
er
Mr. Riyes responded 10 the foregoing toast. in sn
able and tloqucn, sreech-in which he defend
cd himself, successfully and ,riumphantly against
tie allegations Of his former friends, nov hin
bteres enemies and viifyers, who are in the habi,
Of applying to him the epitheis Rcnrsa aud T1ai.
tor because he has refused surrender the homes,
convictions Of his judgmen, a, the bidding of Pow.
en- and TO sink OF swim with an Administration
the measur IS of which he socnuly bellyes to be at
war with the best interests OF his county and peri.
ous TO its liberties Treason to his party, then, ia
fidelity 10 his country and he acknowledged no Oh.
legation to the foimer incompatible with his duies,o
tie latter.
Mr. Rves exposed the pernicous and dancerou,
tendencies of the Sub-Vreasu,y scheme; and de-
scrlbed The gradual process by which it would be-
come a Government Bank. He advertcd to his own
scheme Of State Bank repositories, regulated by
law, and demonstrated its advantages, whether re-
gafded in apocal or financial aspect, over the Ad.
mn'straon jet. of Sub Treasury, which,
wearing The semblnce of IA divorce between Bank
and State. under the recent recommendation Of Pre-
81 ent Van Buren,, 10 permit the Executive to select
Banks as repositories al pleasure, really maintained
the connection between them. The essential and
vital difference between them was, that Mr.. Rives
proposed 10 regulate this connection by lau-whe
Mr.. Van Buren, is favor of leaving every thing to
iSNe'"ttI
that at the last session he had proposed for the gen.
eral government, the fiscal system which has been
for the last ten years in successful operation in Vr
einia-bu it was deleatedby strlc, party vote Mr.
!amadgc, of New York. had followed up This de-
leated proposition by ano,her,-,har, whenever the
public money should be dep, si,ed in Banks, it
should be placed 10 the credit of the Treasurer so
that no Receiver or Collector could after its de-
posite, check il ou; for his individual use. Blu,
this, too, was rejected! And What IL the conse-
qnence In the port Of New York, where two.
'hif's Gi the public moneys collected, amounting
TO twelve or fifteen millions Of dollars annually, Mr.,
Jesse loy', the Collector deposirs the funds in
Banks of his selection and removable at his plea
sure, and these deposes placed his individual
credit, so that he withdraw them at will. and use
them for purposes Of private speculation or carry them
off 10 England in imitation Of his PIE decessor Swar
woui.lo be expended in magnificent suppers &c. &
What do these facts evince, but fixed determine.
ton on HE part ct the Executive to keep the pub
''c money under lis own CONTROL uKk,mmelled BY
the salulary provisions ofla~! WSMM.ao, this doc
time in direct conflict with the maxiins Of the old
Jeifersoni'n Republican party And yet it was for
exposing measure like this Il at he was denounced
as traitor TO his party He thanked God that no
man could say he was traitor to his country.
Mr.. RNes briefly adve,ted to the alliance reeen,-
y formed between the Fe dcral Governn cnt and
That old Monster" the Pennsy lvania Bank of the
United States. and defended his own course in ex
posing that Illegal transaction to the just rep'oba-
'on OF the county. He said when he first offered
ms resolutions OF enquiry this subject, he as.
sured by many friends Of the Admins ration thai ths
'aeis embodied in those resolutions should De sustain.
ed by the Report from the Treasury Depariment,they
would unite with him in denouncing tie transar' 81
ion' But when those facts, each aud ALL were thus
'nsfa'ned-when every aIlega ton made by him was
shown to be correct, by the confessions Of Mr.
W oodbury himself wv hat course did these Admin
s'ra''on Senators pursue Did they redeem Their
pledge! No. they then had Parry to serve
'as ascerlaned to have be done which, wren
hey had hoped tina, the accusation could not %
us'aned, they alphabetically condemned, ard pro-
used to unite with him in denouncing Sucn"
ne iorce of Executive influence and Of Parry
'sc'p''ne. Are such Representatives as these a''h
a. senlinels upon the watch-tower! Do they guaro
nd protect the rights and interests Of the people
" DO they not surrender every thing into the han''
{ man!
MI H. pontedly condemned the unyieidng per-
nacty with which the President adhered 10 me
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