Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-07
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

RiennoSD. Feb. I. leae.
II was announced. in the Ricltpond papers. u
wednesday, morning. that, on that etcning, AZ the
Capitol the Ex-Res Theothi Fisk, sehior edisos
u The " Old Domnioa," paper recently establish.
cd at Portsmouth, and devoted TO the dissent na,lsS
oil the doctrines which have given so much celebrity
to the mans offanny Wright. would hold forth. ..
gainst Monopoles In general and Bank. in uar,isv.
lar. Never having seen a genuine Disciple Of that
school, ! WIS tempted to abandon more agreeable
duties, for an hour fwo TO look upon the rara uris
lat least 10 Vifgnia,j aud 10 listen 10 his ran, and
us,ian about Equal III ghs aud all thai Of thing,
60 common to our modern Jewellers. When enter.
cd the Hall, lie had been deelainins sumo half hour,
sa, heard -noughto inspire the most unuttefabIs
disgust. lle con,ended, among other sbsurdl,iss.
'hs' Banking Is the wors, fo,m Of gaming, and more
demoral'zng than Fsro.,abes-ahd iha, they are II
war with the equal rights OF the PEOPLE, in cotfs,4
ring upon privileged class the exclusive privilege
OF manufacturing qn'res Of paper into cfcuIaiins
medium The first allegation afford. a sample Of
his powers Of Discrimination the lstpr Of the or.
ree'nc's OF his reasoning Bank charters ,So uia
tel exclusive privileges il they excluded any class Or
tho community from sharing in their advantages.
real or supposed; but every sane mind knows thar
this ia not tho fact and list Of the storkloIders In
any OF these institutions viii show that, as their ben.
ehts are Tree TO all they enjoyed ny persons
OF all classes The only requisite 10 snabI. ono to
do 50, is the possession Of certain amount Of sur.
plus capital, 10 be ,n,cs;sd IN s,ock-precis-ly the
same essential hing. wnhou, which We cannot 40.
quirc houses lands live in luxury and sp,sndos,
The same argument, therefore whi,h would de-
mosh our banks. would destroy the light Of proper
~, aud Introduce the ARrarian principle OF a eeu,-
mnny Of goods, which, have no doubt, this timer
ant vcnder oil political nostums would be not at sit
unwilling to hasten rs rapidly As possible. do not
intend either to state to comment upon his crude
conccis. l can very well conceive, however that
such an address, delivered 10 the labo,ing classes
in one Of be slave holding States, would have ex-
cried powerful effect upon their feelings. and pos
sbly have excMed n deadly hostility to tie more
wealthy orders OF society, Who," lac asked
"bnilds the marble palaces Of. the Bank nob,lay-whs
supplies them with their gorgeous eqaipascs-whS
enables them 10 give spinpuous entertainments ! II
Is The tribute ex'oned by luxurious idlepess IRON
The scanty earnings OF hnd>handed indnstry--t 70 =
tar upon the labor of,he countryhe fruit of The iort
Of the many for The benefit Of The isw,he same pre-
cess by which other lands have been converted into
nations Of a,iers aud ieasttrt, &c. lie proponncv&
all Banks swndling shops, aud their stock holdoss.
directors and officers, cheats and rogucs-geti.g
interest on what they owe seIras on what they
loan.-&c. DC. This Tx. Reverend Lee, uver svt-
IDENTITY possesses mind of than Ordinary power,
outstanding these pucrile and absurd posiron-A
canont hesitate to believe tha, he is a tonsumrpsts
knave. pcddlng his deetcrious opinions through, the
country exchange for the very bank rags wk6ck
l,.ss Al.
he says, ought to be determined by weight, in
stead Of by the amount which they" falsely pro.
mise to pay" ] WAS satisfied OF this, When,
on rcsumng his scat, he made proc lam atiea
ion to which paper, piin,ed on large impe,isl
sheet, he should be glad to get subscribers price 81
per g months - and producing u bundle Of pa,npk-
let's offered for sale " the bursting Of the Bsnk T3ub.
bles," written BY the said MI. Fisk, at the reduced
price Of g. formerly so cents, AZ soon "A he baeaa
to pcddle his wares the secret Of hrs patriotic sell.
cnudc for Equal Rights was explained /; & general
laugh snsusd. lie was Kissed during the delivery
Of his trade; and there seemed TO be general feeling
Of modification that the use ofthe Hail Of the House
had been granted to him. ! understand he talks 81
take not, find il most uncongenal sod. Iii 0ous-
ishes where il is planted, as uderstand by the
lavish ard oI government officers, il does, he would
be most unwisc TO transplant il.