Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-09
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From The nadisonian.

! "'s"' o"' was uhHoludoly crowded out VI uu,
Last pnblicatiun
10 E;e Editor efhc Nadisoaian.
Two correspondents Of the " Ricl mond E,,ui
lri oil tie l7h instant, over the signature of Rim,
Nudge, a remarkable coincidence have bonn,.1
me "ilh an especial notlce, and by way Of rxnn.
s'ns "ha' 'he WY consistent editor Of The Eoqui-
rtr has been pleased to call my apostacu" h.y,
distracted from an address published Ia the neo,I.
OF Nelson county previous 10 the last Presidential
election with my name, among Others affixed So
'cral statements of votes given by Gen Ham, on
as member OF Congress, the Inscription f some
oP'',ohs 10 MN ana commentary upon them, and
ascribc the address In my pen.
II is NOT my intention to enter the Isis If ,o,,,,
vrisy with The authors of these articles for thai
VIII not do vi h any correspondent Of the " Enuul-
rer but simply 10 state facts admitting what Is
nuc' ana d'hying what is untrue. ! am The author
oil The Nelson address referred To aud hold myself
personally responsible FOR all that ii contains The
votes aud opuions which change in that address
upon erneiel llaifson with exception are hue;
and now repeat what | then SAID that the con
s'fucton Of tic constitution under which those votes
were gwen, and opinions expressed are federal. but
no more federal IN Gen Harrison Than IN some " no
are now regarded aud held up Us purely dcmocra.
tic aud nfrxibly republican, WHO gave the sam,
votes aud entertained the same opinions. | shall
feel happy II those distinguished rmbsts II Nh, de-
moetatic republican party, before whom am rcqair
ed 10 lall down aud orshtp, less guilty oi he
Is
II they we've, should ltrl 10 hesitation ~ knowing
how 10 dispose of my sui age at the next Ptcsiden
tol election. But this is not the case.
TIE LIST charge which ! made against Gen Ham
son was. that " lie voted lor the Panama mission"
This Is tue, aud do NOT nov approve the vote : bur
II Is one OF thosc by-gone questions which lury OF
PATRIOTISM do not lcqnIie me 10 recur to.
ID. lie voted Tor The appropr laion 10 the Dismal
Swamp Canal. Tue and did Mr.. Branch, OF
Nonh Ca'ollna, MI Eaton, OF Tennessee, and Mr.
King OF Alabama, all regarded as sound Icpubll-
cans by my aCcuscls.
Cd. lie voted against a. any restrictions" on sur
seys for roads, canals, DC. True aud So did Nh.
CuiIberi, Nh. buchanan, Mr.. Livingston, Mr.. Me
Dntte, Judge Mclean, Mr. Poinsetl, now Secretary
of War, aud Il. NJ. johnson. the Wee President yle
for the general survey bill These gentlemen are
all deemed now onbodox republicans Gen. Jack
son signed bill for these surveys during each year
Of The eight OF his administration.
h. Which embrace Ali aud 5h substantially.
Voted Tor tie ll.h tariff Of 1928" This is rue,
AID so did Mr.. Y n Buren,, Mr.. Jolnsoo, V. r.. MI
Slds Wright, Jr Geo. Wolf, late Grverr or Of
Pennsylvania, Nh. c. A WieLliflc, Nj Benton Mr..
Nation DIekerson, Mr.. Eaton. aud athers--all lead
ing aod prominent members Of the Dcmoe,ac,,e par
~. Mr.. Van Buren, also voted for the tafl OF 1924
without instructions.
7lh. - Voted lor an odous bankrupt Law. True,
and so did Mr.. Benton, Mt srrien. Mr., Ilayne, Of
S. c., Mr.. K. NJ Johnson Mr.. Kane aud Gen
SnhIh, Of Md.,-all who survive are dlsun-
guished leaders of The Denocfaiic parry. Mr.. Ben
ton has recently ayoncd his advocacy Of such asys-
TEN, and Mr.. Van Buien recommt uds a system OF
bankruptcy over State corporations; measure par
taking OF all The odinm Of general bank up law. but
what is worse, applied 10 institutions e,eaed by the
States, which he once declared unconstitutional and
dangerous.
." He IS IN favor Of Mr.. Gays Land Bill" True.
* Mr.. Van Buren IN favor OF Mr.. Beat u's grad-
ua,Ion scheme, which is as bad, not IN prlo-
ciple, and more usi in IT'S operation Ii is bet
Ter than Mr. Calhouu's Cession bill.
Upon the subject of National Bonk, | was, in
The address 10 the czens Of Nelson, unjust to
Gen. Harrison, lie does not maintain the latiiu
dinous opinions upon that subject which asc,b, d
to hin. When the address written, had not
the Sherrod Williams Ielier before me, but wrote
from the recollection OF a cursory reading OF that
letter. and fell INTO an error. The following are ms
own words
Il would, fit were clearly dscertaiacd that the
rublc interest in relation TO the collection aud dis
butse ent OF the revenue wurld materially suffer
without one, and there wefe unfqUuocdt 'ndmfeSia-
tions Of pubtic opiDton in as fdror think, however,
the experiment sloud be tHTty hi"d to ascertain
whether Tie fnaHciat operations n Uc G0rcrnment
cannot be well carried on without the AID ola Ma
riona Bank. lfn7s not necessary jor hat purpose,
it does not appear to me one can he cOnShtn.
tionaiiy chartered. There is no construction wleh
can give TO The Constitution which would anlho-
rze H. the ground Of allording facilities TO com
mrrce.o
With his extract before ne. aud The fact that
Gen Harrison, upon another occasion, bad declared
that lac regarded the last charter Of tie Bank OF the
United States rs unconstitutional, | feel II duty
which owe 10 Gen. Hallson and 10 my sell TO make
this public acknowledgment Of The injustice winch
did hlm | ada lie goes iuIther than would,
but nothing like as FAR | ascrlbed to him, and as
many of his opponents have gone
Upon the subjects, then, 10 which my charge OF
T. ] ,I,,,,, ma
lons apply, his competitor and leajng o pon'nis
are equally involved, and there is no just reason
WHY, in condenInjng the ore, should not condemn
The other or refuse 10 excuse IN Que what hdu ex-
cused 10 The other.
1t is well Known hat ny opposition TO MI van
Burtn, has gown PRINCIPALLY out OF the opera
IONS tfhs administration since The address 10 the
! people oil Nelson, which is araded IN judgment
I against ne was wIIlttn, aud cannot a1PS to those
subs quent objections. II my c"rcdent "ccusers
bad thought proper TO have published from The
Nelson ad,lr, IS the reasons upon which based my
support OF Mr. Van Burcn's election. they woDld
| have afforded me an opportunity 10 shew III M
Van Buren has brought INTO tie practical admins
| ratIou OF the Government, principles aud riaclces
! Il iectly at with many OF them, auu WIN 'hose
which brought HIM into power. lis Sub'tcas~fy
scheme-his baukiupt law over Stale corporations
his Treasury uote syslem-hls use oi banks al
! executive dl,cretinn-hi advocacy OF the gfadua-
non scheme Of the public Lands. were never a'o"ed
previous 10 hIs elect ton, but many OF ieu dehouhc
ed. IN sustaining Mr. Nan Buren over Gen. HdirI'
son. | gain nothing Of Iuinclpir, except perhaps 4
banen ali; rraciio upon The subject ri internal IN
proven.ens and d national bank. Wlli'e IN sustain
Iug General Harrison over Mr.. Van Buien glii
HE overthrow Of the Sub-lreHsnry scheme and rs
whole Inter OF ,argeiou, and destructive measures
a d firmly believe an all pow eiiul and oveIshado"
ing eAetutiv, bank. more dangerous and more ne