Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-09

where all cases. Of nil sots were 10 be acted upon
and decided IN making PERJURY recommended
tonic offices IN making The law ol lofeo the law para
mount III trebhng IN his Economy the expen.
ses OF nnteeedcnt administrations; in encouraging
innovations upon uniform, currency and finally IN
March, 1887, crouchng himself back into his Jun
gle Ia chuekle over the commercial eiemiads pro
dnccd malnly by hs bold cmpitieisn IN finance
II must he conceded that he had pushed his outlaw
~ lntther Than the NEST bitter opponent could have
ever anticipated. Much OF our surprise NJ all tins
Will be removed on the hypothesis that an army
whether OF regular soldiers or Office seckcrs--is SO
'ofclble, aud NJ the same time 81 coarse weapon
that any hand. which wields il, may. without much
deNcnIy perform any operation. and attain any as
cendanl. IN human society" Ruin aud cmbairnss
men staring his counrynen fun IN the face, Andrew
Jackson proclaimed in his vncdictofy " airs well -
anu IN ms last will aud testament bcqucahed the
commonwealth as legacy. continuation of his
dynasty. Thus IL is !" the legitimate heir" ooen-
pies the chei station of the Republic aud these are
the footsteps in which he pledged To follow Yes.
the footsteps OF an Administration, which, as Mr..
King SAID IN September 1897, had brought more gray
liars upon the head OF our youthful and vigorous
hrpnbhc IN The last four years (oi Jaehsons Admin
islratloh) than ought 10 have grown upon II one
enfe century Of quiet aud peaceful administration.
win The constitutional corporation Of the Legs
lavo Deparlmenls-and an Administration winch
Mr. Calhoun pronounced unparalleled in the
annals OF eifohr,y and andnciy. In March, 1887.
The OLD " Roman retiteh, leaving the country in
prosperity = IN May thr New \ orb Banks sns.
pen ted specie payments aud were followed IN the
"prosporons' step by nearly all the Banks though.
out the un'on-iailntes were daily announced-and
To cap the climax Of the !" Prosperity" in Septem-
Der oliho same year the 25Ih Congress assembled
Tor an extraordinary session :
Lutte mote than Two years have elapsed
since the inheritance Of ,be legacy, aud IL is
well known Ia what base uses il has been applied.
The Inconsistency of Martin Van Buren, after
having once pet"ned Tor Branch Of the L. s
Gank At Albany, and then in December, 1898, de
nounciuc the same Bank ns an institution with
dangers attendant ON lis power" aud with Ian
greater power for evil than for good" his removal
nom Office 81 Campbell Skinner, and Others
whilst he does moi apply aud extend the principle
oi rotation 10 Kendall \ Co. his course in re-
Ra,d tn the Public Domain aud his ingratude 10
n bcnciactor--hcSc arc comparatively speaking the
smaller offences that will not be ivasscd.*
whatever may be the views al any gentleman, IN
respect TO the nan cial measure OF the present Ad
hlnisfauon, no one apprchcnd will justify the Pre-
sidcni IN assuming the livery of an nerant, elee
uoncotIng demngougc. Declining dinner tender
ed hIn' III his recent tour through Pennsylsan
by the citizens Of York. he trusts In hs letter, that
" The timeis not distant when his scheme of finance
will receive The cordial assent OF all disintefestdR
persons;' and moro recently, IN New York, nltri-
bntes all oPposllionio his nsnci, banlline To phi
sac interest and individual efforts. under mistaken
impressions rs Ia liz tendency" j. this scheme OF
finance, this experiment. the denounced by the
official organ oi the administration IN 1881 4" dis
organ zng and revolutionary !" And ~ II IT. sell.
same " scheme" denounced by that other Imperial
o,Gin. the Richmond Enquirer. III 1897, as n nrca.
snIc that would enlarge the Executive power. al
ready too great Tor Republic ! " We pause for a
reply.
la the words Of Mr. Calhoun. " tie avowcd and
open policy Of the Government is to reward political
trends. and punish political enemies, and its whole
power" he adds, " has been perverted INTO great
polical machine with view Of corrupting aud