Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-01

was the opponent of James Madison, the Republ
can candidate for the Presidency during tie va,
when, TO be Republican cost something NOR
than il does now--because then the title was indica
tive Of fixed settled principles and was not a
it is now, bread blanket, 10 cover every shade O
opinion however diverse and contradictory.
The truth is, all these questions, with the cxcep
ton OF the Bank, are OF comparatively modern origin
and had nothing to do with the original formation oil
parties. We go farther, and assert, that they have
been opposed, at various periods. by members OF
both paf,ies-and it was never, until recently, at
tempted to ascertain the abstract political opinions
any man by adserting to his hostility a,tachmcn,
10 either ofthem except the b ank.-which ahoue Ia
in its first Incorporation and in 1911, ii opposed
by the Republicans and supported by tile Fedealiss,
v,,in lsl6, on tile other hand. supported by the
Republicans and opposed by the Federaliss-and
which would have been he chartered in 1886 with
nearly the unanimous consent oil all parties. II Gen
Jackson, incensed its refusal to become the supple
instrument Of his vindcye passions, had not deter
mined that the j" Monster should be sain--not be-
cause fits une onsli,ationaly, because it had not
in lyeSy respect answered the purposes of its crea
ton, but, repeat, because it had dared TO
disobey orders, and thereby, according to the frue
Democratic doctrine Of the present day, which is
'passve submission to Executive dictation," incur
red the faint and guilt of Federalism
Whoever will take the trouble to recur TO the
,mon4Aies OF our political writer's aud debaters will
acc that the great object OF dread aud jealousy Il
sonsst tho real Jel1crsonan Republicans OF 9S. WAS
the Increase Of Executive Power-and, b, referring
only so far back as the administration OF John Quincy
Adams, it will be seen, by Mr.. Benon's Report on
Executive patronage, which was concurred in, and
.poke the sentiments of the party with which he
then acted aud acts, that the same idea was
therein distinctly embodied and prominently set
forth Executive lnfuence--the extension of Ex
scuiye patronage and the Increase OF Executive pow
s,-thc rapid tendency OF our system to degenerate
into the government OF - one man." which was ust
Jy called Monarchy in substance, whatever ii
might be in name, this was the war-cry of The Jack
so,,, party un,lt succeeded in placing its Chief in
power. Suddenly, the warcry ceased aud al
thong b, by an abuse Of the Power of Removal. and
by other means, not less Objectionable, Executive
irfue nee has increased and is still increasing, until
i, has almost succeeded in swallowing up The bran
ches Of the governmen:--ils Veto crushing in their
ultimate stages all measures obnoxious to the lncam
bent which its Patronage was unable TO smother in the
incipicncy-and its sepeated negation OF Executive
..expepimcn,s' only provoking reiterated recommen
dalions OF those measures, as II II hoped ultimately
to oyetcomc, by a stubborn obstinacy, or by acor-
rupt Of Executive palronse, the reluctance o
the Representatives Il the People to adopt measures
which they believe TO be alike unMise and mschiev
.ous
Such, for example, is the SuJ Treasury question
Il, ,lnr ,,lo of, la
Address cndcavor to gloss Of a Subordindie
character, in despite of the hundred concuring cts
viii. 60 to prove that tie Administration itself re
CARDS il as subject of vital importance-'' great
question of Delyerance and Liberty" as il has been
styled by Of its walmcst supporters, while one Of
its recent opponents (the Richmond Enquro,) has
characterized it rs synonymous with an " uhtiuted
Erecatre and an uaguardcd Treasury" WeHe TO
be graycy told, that this is "a subordinate ques-
aion," when see that the Administration aud its
parlzans every whcle making ii the test of or
thodoxy, and prescribing with Jacobncal violence
all who do not give il hearty support, though,
in some cases, while they oppose it, they declare
their willingness to "sink or SWIM with its authors!
Thus We see the President ruthlessly cecting from
office every man suspected of hostility TO this
scheme while democratic" Convention, held
in the Frederick Congressional District, but few
days ago, almost unanimously refused to nominate
the present incumbent, James NJ. Mason, for rec
lection, Notwithstanding the recent proclamation Of
his servilty, decsIvely and unqucstlonably saysh
to be held up, by the Enquirer, fit model for
every Conservative in the State, who may deem mca- |
Of very little import, that iavoIite
sustained. Which will the Independent Conserya-
lives the helieyc-tilis Address
foco Convention written with studied intention to de-
ceive and entrap them the practice Of the Presi
dent and his adherents by which lis alsty is demon
srated Will they believe that Address, when it com
plments their honesty, aud dsclams all intention of
"proscribngr tn EN- for their conformity to the
views ofthe Adminstration-or will they not rather
look the acts Of the Administration and its friends,
by viii Athat compliment and disclaimer shown
to be hypocttical and insincerc? Why DIR.
Jones deprived 81 the office of Postmaster at Wash
ington And why is that removal regarded but as
the premontory torcrunncr Of Others, similarly stu
aled Solely because they are Conservatives, who
will not sink or M with Martin Van Buren,.
Blu, James M. Mason declared his willingness to
stick to Van Buien in despite of the tendency Of his
measurable took the Enquirer for his model, and
defined his position clearly that supposed the
most bject advocate of Executive omnpotcncc
would have been perfectly satisfied with his deera-
daon. But no, He had dared to "hesIrate dislike"