Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-06
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

words IN relation 10 Tie SUE OF The late Message.-
Wa should have less iucl,nslion TO do so, were
It Open Ia criticism in this respect, when there is SO
much IN ITS matter winch demands auimadversion.
The most important. and consequently The most
Abofed topic Of The Message, is the long yexed
i question Of the Finances and the Currency. As
WAS TO have been expected tie President again re
commends the Sab Treasury scheme. and endea-
vors. with elaborate pgennily, TO demonstrate The
absolute necessity Of IFS adoprionnot precisely in
the form in which he originally presented il to the
county but with The specie clause. urged By
Mr.. Calhoun whom, by the adoption Of his areu.
ments, the President evidently seeks to 0diter and
coneliiaie. Upon this point We happen to agree
with both of them five are 10 have the Sub
Treasury, let us have IT, MT as m emasculated and
impotent thing such rs II would be without The
specie clause let ii possess he vig0r we'll The
form Of manhood. We shall not therefore cavil
"uh lhisle ollhe Message. Butte the scheme
itself. IN any form, declare now, rs we have al
WAYS DONE our decided hostility, hasing seen noiL
ing slhor in the events oil tic last Two years or In
the arguments Of its supporters, to induce u.to re-
IinquIsh one Of our ELECTIONS.
The Presidents Arguments 10 favor Of it, which
possess no novelty, except in the dress in hich
they are presented TO the public, may be embraced
undcrtwo heads Isl, the suspension of specie
payments by The Banks, and the co.'s quem deranee
ment ofthe circulating medium II The country and
ely. the example OF foreign nations. Ii the former
argument Irovcsany thing, it il, that Banks onph,
forthwith 10 be abolished aud il the alte, it is that
We ouglhto discard our Republican institutions alto
o il r. an Iel IP1 all
tIonal Monarchy. as in Great B,lain, which though
the lreest government. orrs on earth is not
one OF Mr. Van Burcu's torcig models, but an nm.
mixed and uulmued Despotism, such as Russia
OF Turkey, or Egypt, III which the Sub-Treasuty
system prevails ia all lis cloty, aud 10 which Mr. V
Buren refers examples Tor our imitation govern.
meuts IN which the sggranlizcment Of the E,o. by
the oppression Of the many, is The leading and pr.
mary principle. lfwe are 10 borrow our sysleu. Of
Finance from these Kingdoms, over which the sia.
dow Of stern and relentlessdrspolism has cast lis
whitening Influence for inuumerable ages, Pierced
by no ray OF light except that winch falls upon
crowned and tllled hcrds, sewing only TO render
more palpnble the darkness which rests upon Tie
hopes oil the millions, by whose oppres, ION kings and
mobiles are enabled to live IN ease and grandeur
from lhesc kingdoms. Why shall we refuse to extend
the process, aud 10 substitute fui our pr, sent com
plcatcd system Of State aud Federal governments.
with all lis machinery OF representative executive
an judicial officers chosen by and responsible 10 The
people, tho 'Simpie" model OF a. Autocrnt ,cien-
ug by "drne iiahi," unchecked bv constitutions
aud Uncontrolled by The popular "ll Mr.. Van
Bnten tells us that lin twenty-five ont Of twenty.
seven foreign governments, from which undonbl,d
loImatinn has been obtained the pullc moneys mr..
kept IN charge Of public officers :" the argument
which he draws from THIS Tact IS that ibis concur
renee OF opinion IN iavor OF that system is perhaps
as Great as exists gu any question ontetnal admin.
lsilaiion " and the inference Of course that il is
therefore worthy OF our adoption But apply This
argument TO other features OF their political systems
and what is the result IL more than "iwenly.iuo
ont oitwcnty seven foreign governments" there is
"A concurrence OF opin ION" that u Monarchy ~ pre-
e,able 10 Republic Is MrV. Buren, therefore
in hvorl ola Monarchy I Perhaps in all of them.
Church and State aic united: Is Mr.. V. Bnren
Therefore IN favor OF union Of Chulch and State
lie will not oi course al nit This and yet to this
conclusion is he forced by his own argument With
us, the very fact that the Sub Treasury is IN opera
ton IN eterY dcsroilc government upon earth and
that has beer nowhere adopted where there Is ia,
least semblaoce Of eedom,exccpr perhaps ia France.
where II IS prolific IN abuses,as de nonstaed hy Mr
KWes, "ho,Nhilc our Minister al Pans had The best
opportunities to observe the practical WORKINGS of
the $, stem, would be with primd ficie evidence
that is alike Incompatible with the free institutions
and with the genius OF an enlightened and enterpi-
sing people. There time when the bare cIIa.
ton OF principle from The most liberal government
IN Eufope-that OF Great Blitain--as preiexI for
the introduction of a similar principle into our own,
was enough to place our abest and purest men un.
der the ban ofs.pubc opinion: What then, oughr
to be the scrdIc ofrubIc judgment upon HIM. vi o
seeks ior precedeuls 10 the most drspoic aud slolc-
,ani governments on the lace Of tho earth, for the
imItalIoc oi tie only nation III which The great doe
IrIne OF political equality srecognlzsdl d es not
It's origin stamp ii with tie mark of Cain |, MOI
the character OF lis eudofsers tic best evidences OF
tie wisdom of those who rcpnd,are II!
! Bat are told by Mr.. Nvn 3urcp that the
Banks hese again suspended aud a,e asked
wlaI is the government 10 do We answer emph l.
/ icay, Lei Tie Gorernmet identity itsdJ Uih, ana
not separate itse!f from, The People. II Banks
! be longer chartered BY The STATE Governments, aud
II their notes ave to be recoen zed by those goyern
ments as the circulating medium oIthe county, We
take the ground that the Federal Government
| shall collect It's taxes IN tue same medium mhlcl
answers the PURPOSES Of the States and the peopie