Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-23
CORRESPONDENCE.

richmond March Il. 1870.
The Legislature will probably adjourn to morrow.
The Bauk blllwl pass pass At all ia ohjec
,ooo lie fern lhanl had supposed it would assume
,ben last Nrute-the House Of Delegates having
b,eu compelled To lecede from lis disagreement to
came Of the amendments Of the Senate, by the in.
o.,be adherence Of that body to lis crude aud un-
,holesome theories, by which the BanLs, aad,
through them, The People, TO be still farther em-
Larassed aud oppressed. This may be wise eglsa-
ton, for aush know--it may be good policy to
employ the power OF the Government which II seems
smIoIenI for good, to ha,ass and perplcx the gov
,med--il may be- thai the Banks are nusarces
Which ought 10 be abated aud Which, rs tucy can.
plbe conveniently clushed al a blow, must he
,.ed off by iaches, although every assault upon
@em lnilicts awound upon the pcopls also-this,
Isay, may all be $: Aud If ii be So the people
mus. be couten as Hey ill doubtless be wiling, 10
screw lle'r courage TO the point of endurance.-
But, If this be aOtsDi, instead of wise, il is uost
/ perncous leglslton-t government oaght TO lus-
lei and encourage aud protect TIE interests OF the
Constituent body Instead Of perrexing them BY
harsh and unnt cessary resictions-f the inks are
not unnixed evils but like fine, though sometimes
destructive, are IN the main both useful AID essen
la' and ought Ihelef re 10 he sustained, that in
| larn they may sustain the people, with whose
rsperiiy Their own is inseparably idrntfed-
hen II seems 10 ne. ii becomes all men, OF ali
parties, TO rally under the Conservative slaad4rd
and 10 resist the Destaeres, who, in order 10 carry
out theory, Which fat as il has been tested liz
experiment., has been the p,oliGc source of vide.
Ftead aud daily Increasing evil and mischief are
Wiling TO convulse society to lis foundations -
When speak OF tie Conservative standard | have
no especial reference to the mod RI political nonen-
eanrr; but use the term in HE sense in which !,
was used hy Mr.. Calhoun some years aco. bcf,rr
lie formed a coalition with the Power parry, and
@hen. IN reference TO Tie measures Of that party.
lien IN Their inciplenty, but in the full tide OF
disastrous experiment. lie declared liat the time
would soon coine when the country would be divided
INTO two pirlies-Causeryat,es and d sfluct,vrs.
Even has progerbia foresight, however dad not then
enable him 10 foresec That having deserted hi,
late allies" because lie calcd that their Joint vic.
Tory over common enemy would not enule 10
his benefit" he would now he found fighting undo,
lhebanner the Notwithstanding the frau
OF The iec whose buds were SO bitter 10 his TASTE
But this Is DEPRESSION.
On yesterday. COMMITTEE Of conference on The
bank bill were appointed by both Houses, VIII ell
agreed upon terms Of ce0YrQmise-if, indeed, thai
e"n DC ca'cda Compromise, in which patty
.eds every Thing to the unbcnding obs,inacy of
me other Aud this leads me TO lcnark on the sri.
Ming fact thai the views Of the House of DELEGATES
mo popular branch Of the legislature, flesh from
L.. a,
by orer'ehetming maoriies Of that h, DIS, incladnq
oil course many oflhe Administration afly, WHO are
not yet converts TO Bcntouian politics ANY moro than
10 bentonlan morality; whereas, ON the other band
Tie antagonist views Of the Senate the aristocrpi
cal department of the Legislature, most ofthe mem
oe's OF which body ere elected Yeas ago, and by
Their long terms Of service, are removed from dj-
" responsibility 20 the people, are sustained by
0"c myoruy oil ihIle more lIian quorum of thai
oouy. Sotha, ilc3 on three men in the Senate who
n"e not the lmaed7He fear oltheir constituents be-
lore their eyes, absolutely defeat the will Of Luree
My9rdq otHe people, as expressed by their dele
sa'es but lately elected, and immediately response
Ole to them for the faithful expression Of their will
And Mis is called MODERN DEMOCRACY,-|
Ihe House. however, under the pressure of a stern
necessity, which knows no law, compelled to d.
doW the compromise, thus dictated to IT, in order TO
avert worse evils which must have resulted from the
'"ure of tie Bank bill, the necessary consequence
MS refusal to yield. learn, however, that there
IS sHme doubt noe whether The majority in the
'tha'e will follow the example Of the other House
~ reference to provision which extends relief To
'"c People, as well as to the Banks In the sp,rI
u ohylock, they demand the pound OF Il sh, though
!" Tie process of cutting from tie body their VIC
ah-the people--bleed to death. Ard these are
Tue proiessedly dear lcrerS Of tic people! Just
'"c gUecAonaie gentry all yranis have been, an
''en' and modern. from Nero to Napoleon-clyine
''' poor people, ard at the same moment c,tsh-
"e 'neW beneath their iron-hreed power have
'e'a somewhere Of Ftenchman who murdered
'%In wives or moie by The process OF tickling. lie
vas 100 good 10 adept acy ,oleu' means Oh xtln-
s"'sh'ns life, bun embraced them kindly, while lac
"Pt'ea n's genile species o Iolure until they sunk
""'er The hullatln2 process. So. with these Mo-
y" Democratic Refotmers, who litkle the peoplc
"'''fy, Willie the life Of the public prosperity is
- "'s wasting away-ihe victim all the while in
- eeaoie state OF deluslon, or if panied, exonera.
'elt murderers from ceusure-they kill So de-
,na, IL history be philosophy teaching by ex-
v;, 'nihk The people might consult its pages
.. '0"oal benefit They would fiud every MOI
''' Oh The people lyraut at hear, aud a dcspor
''ac'ce-evrry vociieious declaimer ab.u the
,-,sn." '' NE social system fanatic or a knaye
~ s...'otous advocate Of the Power party in