Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-02

aur Government al rho Present time Il The Sun-
Treasury hi, shall. ftam tie mere recommendation
ol The President, be pissed into ias. mi oniy "Hh
The saueon. buI viii he leudest applause. ei those
Who. hut iIf1le hile sirct. must Veements con
aeuaea IL. Ia vhai aie 5sefIhe tbs slffhHg
he grounds 10y eaRgias' hnt 10 tfai essential
principle of M, narebIcs. tie authority Of one mtD
The hill IS the 4htug miitnseally NOW. that II
MAS IN '3l-lhrn u WIS recommended a mcte
member al Caueiesa. - HIS M1jcstY. lie
President oi tie United STATES. Mr.. Yam Bhtcn
and Nh Benton. iua trrafl. mate 40 lie Sel+fe Of
the Unucd States IN $50. IN lie dangers 81 Exc.
euiNe power. nsc tbs chnhalie lauenase-"A lea
the recommendation ,f tie President c1ules any
measure Though tic TOO Houses 81 Congress what
will tllis be but the Government al one Wan. and
han = the Government Of ouc mn but a M"nar-
civ Names 3fe Uoihiag..' lleic We have tie au-
thofiIs 81 Mr.. Benton. auA even II Nf. Van Bu-
zen. that when he shall Lave carried the Subj
sury .lhtoneh Tic two Houses oil Congress he
vail have virtually made himself MONARCH, no
mate What lls titlr may be.
Secondly l.~t rs see ii there is not danger Of
another feature 81 Monarchy showing hscif among
us--ile acquisition Of snrion. by means oi cor
ruHian."
We have tie authority ofihe Editor Of the I'm
quirer. IN his papet o. The sh September, So that
The Sub Treasury vii Place IN the hands Of tie
President this mighty engine ot pfspousm. Al
that time opposing The bill, he sa)s--""c have no
desire TO see such IN accumulation Of power III the
hands OF he ESreaf1ye--no wish To put he noreg
directly IN The yaims u rs fiends and pas5saas.
and Nc wish as few mans ef corruption as possible
trusted m his possession
Thirdly. VIII lie President have the power Of
enforcing las will. should the mcaus OF corruption
and olhet rXpedIeuts ldd
Ile,e, too Ne hate the au,hntify Of he Editor Of
the Enquirer. the elamorous prof. 81 the doc
nlues ii % aud -. In the same paper, seeming
feel holy honor At the consequences Of the pas
sage ofIhe Sub Tr a.ury bill he says" We wish
10 the purse and the sword not more strongly
united han ihcy 10 tic hands of the President
Ia h paper ii October tic 20th. 1857, he says
The Sub-fteasaf, "a enlarge the Executive pow
e., difeadB Ice gfe@ tr n RFub'1e'-aud. rs n
ptool tha, lie thought would clahe the President
With powet almost nnimiIed, speaking of The Spe-
cal Drposue System, he rouclndrs-.'S Such Is the
Compromise We b"g leave Ia submit 10 all he
tuea3s u d hmttsd Ir-ctirc aud guarded ENche-
qurt"
lfihs DOES moi complete he cturr Of nonar-
chy, pirlnle--lcl u, remember, dnsnby Messrs.
Van Buicn. Benton aud kuohe-uolhng can he
wanting but the suhArtYlency 81 the Leg slalSe Ia
The Executive VIII. and lha seems To mo 10 follow
as necessary CONSEQUENCE, from the doctrines how
supcfscdug all others, Ia Wit; Don't dy,dc tue pH
~" and sink or smim' ntli the President.
Il Appeals 10 NY humble mind, essential Tor
the preservation Of liberties that the growth Of
Executive power should be che, he'd anl that Con
rress should be restored 10 It's flghlul authority,
that doubt The wisdom Of eeeiing any OF our dis
ttngulshcd politletaps 10 the Pfcsidency-any Of
those men oil e,eA nnaence identified with some
particular system, oil policy, and having 50 many
public men bound Ia them by the ties Of political
associations. begin ia lhiuk, II would be better TO
have President ol inferior capacity provided he
WAS possessed of superior honesty aud patriotism
We talk OF the Admli Isttalion 81 Mr.. Van Buren,.
OF MI. Clay, o, General llallsou. 6c. Did the
hamers Of our Constitution design that the People
or the President should give the tone 10 the policy
at the Government. 1aldcd by the hight OF the lie
publican principles. "a well Us Of the Constitution.
Ihlnh hat the Representatives Of the People should
aud not the President bat the Legislative autho-
rily, and tlla OF the People themselves seem to be
IN danger ol being ovctwhclmed by the predomlna-
ting lulnencc Fl the Executive. In these DAYS. so
rhe with the dottine OF Instructions, the President
IS cxenctaled lrom thcit operation. do not know
+ why, unless upon the pthciple recognized IN Eng.
land, HAT lie King can - wrong. The people
may instruct him ever 81 often, through their Re
picsenatHes in Congress. 10 abandon his iayorilt
measure, he, nevertheless, MOI oily dsfcgafls "thc
national Will once recognized " the " Supreme
/ LAW" hui makes the insulting l. situation, that op.
position 10 his will sum hom motives Of inter
/ est.
/ Tie gentleman whom understood YOU n,ont
/ especially 10 compliment by the Dinner on the lGl
'nstaat, the Hon llrnty \. Wtsr, las taken pro
i mine rui N attempting 10 expose the corruption
wmoh lac believed to eNlst ~ the Ministerial DE
! pattmcnts ~ Washington. Ctitaias no maa has
/ ing 90 Gdencc Ia the integrity ii ihosr suspected
/ should throw any obstacle IN the way OF an invest
/ cation winch would result IN ihcu yindieatiou,
innocent, aud II gnlty, all honest men will rcIoc'
IN Their exposure, trust there viii be tan oppor
tuults afforded At The approaching session of Con
/ Cress, Of probing every Department thoroughly -
! The examinations OF the Investigating Committee
raised At the ldsi session, CT the instance OF Nj
! Wi>e belIc,e) resulted IN the exposure ot a mae
/ ice IN New OH, oi 4 luust cuuuplIug aud de
moaliAlng character mean thc eNaelion Of mon
ry from the hotde of custom house officers, to bt
i used m elections. TIL question naturally auses
how 10 BE- nsrd That Is not easily shown; nor d,
pretend Ii know But that The people should b.
taxed 10 dthay lie expense opaTty elections IN am
way ~ revolving To every ldea oil Justice u Rcpub
l'ranlsm. We may well Imagine that those VIII,
would be guilty q the outrage ul demanding, Iron
uleiut officers, n the perl OF thclr Offices, pan
Their salu es. would not be very Setupulous as I,
The manner If using il.
scnds The following toast, and bee Won, gen
I tlemen, ioasSufc those citizens of the County o
! Louisa, whom You represent, that highly apple
clate HE lion, N HEY have done me by the invita-
ton 10 pattahc OF tins public cNhbIton OF Ihcir hos
pitahly, and accept COT yourselves my grateful ae
/ kuo"lcdcments tnl the KIND manner ~ winch VOL
have communicated it.
Sr'y respectfully, yours, &r,
f.. FONTAlNE.
The Legislative Department of the Federal Co
'cmmcnl; May II be icstored rs ngtitai author
n.y.
GRELN IlAIL Nov. l., 1850.
Gcntlemcu-l duly received yauf letter Inyuin.
ne IL parlahc oi public dinner 10 be gwen TO III
lion. Henry \. Wise, Al Louisa Count House, as
mani OF aprloballrn al the manly aud patriot