Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-05


aordipary and nnprec-ie led tune oil dieaiion anu
,irnnneiaipn Which ibu President, 10 the b'is zsai
with which lie Is animated far the propagation oi
his iayotiie s.iemes. has permitted ii'nssh 70 vs.
sumo in lis message towards The sovereign Stttes
of the Tuian. lie indulgrs ~ the most vehement
animadsft.o.s their systems ol Siae poi'es'-
lie invoices atufhrss ,piru OF denomination hgaln-'
their banking institutions, ''by trhose means ne
SAYS tic provisions OF the Constitution aniho'lz ~
Conrres. 10 coin money aud regulate ihe 'h'ue
thereof" and prohibiting He States 10 coin money
emf, bills If credit" &c" &c, have been "Prarh.
ciniig saLrtrftd." lie calls upon the States bot"
whuse Legislation. :" he sty-, 4" these evils have
srtuiir," 10 Apply the remedy. and fsreeiaiy 10
enforce an pftribe trecaiioa Oft Ian against
Banks which may have suspended specie pa,
mcnis or in other words lisid.y TO exact forfeiture
Of b,ir charles Aherihesc Impressions an the
Sfs.. D ms re aifaigns The State Legislatures iof
iinnPine theI respective States into enba'fsss.
mcut and debt" telling them that "nur people VIII
M, long be insensibe 10 the extent OF the bufiheo-
entailed upon thew" aud holds up the States
TO the view OF the I'D. for their eAifa'a'
ganee and mprosid, nee, l. such manner rs
cannot G,l seriously to prejudice 'her cred
II, Whatever be then resources. 80 vehement u
his horror 81 the credit system TINT he seems
To vew with instructive aversion every ming "heh
IL may have assisted 10 cieair, and proceeds
10 dennuuee those noble aud most pseiulSta'e
improvements which have caused the recent
wilderness ii America 10 q" blossom rs The rose,
rs splendid hut IN many instances pfohlfts rail-
roads and canals absorbing The ifni,s o national IN
dusiry for yearsfo come, AID securing iop seiy no
adequate return - After this onslaught the poll
cy OF The States aud their lnsluiions aud establish
ments he summons up the spirits and elkindles the
zeal oi his followers lnr The work ~ demolition be
fore them, by the war-cres 81 =" monopoly" pr.
,cgrd associations" - partial leg isalion.' aud tells
them lhat The abuses which ,hry have the power
pcaecabiy 10 remedy aye sUch rs have else" here
ADD ria ufr II
fec otHorsdhds lhe human rare but thai they
will carry through the reiorn which has been 81
well begun" :" submitting 10 temporary sdcr!fccs
hoiesrer great, 10 ensure til II permanent vel
fare"
Upon What new conception Of the powers and du-
lies Of Ghirf Maeisira Of the Uni n, tie Pfesi-
dent has fell bmselfaubof zed thus TO interfere wih
the domestic concerns Of the States and 10 afragn.
lrcntr md dictate 10 them IN regard 10 matters be
longing their ext lnsvo nisdiclion ian inteffer-
ente which Stems TO me IL be consolidation ~ its
worst firm, and II submitted TO III this instance,
would be precedent JUSTLY ing an interference with
any other, even the most delicate oil all the dunes
tic institutions Of tie Slaie,) | know mol. But no
rhecting sober mind, d man can fail 10 perceive,
for an instant the vide spread ruin winch would en-
sue 10 the whole country, II this war upon lis indus
iious PURSUITS and its established pol ey and lnsrilu
lions sh II continue 10 BIO prosecuted in the desIuc-
tive aud ianatitial .spit which the President en.
couraees. If lac has not infused into his followers
" Gteaf as are NE sacrifices" which he himself an.
ticipaIcs, they bd defiance even 10 his powers OF
description. Lrt those Institutions which supply
The currency and contribute IN large degree 10
uphold the credit of The States, b. annihil,cd-Lel
hose noble State Improvements, which give value
10 the products Of Agriculture. and life aud ANNA.
ton to industry, IN creating aud opening way To
piouAble markets, be abandoned aud suffered 10
become an heap of s'opes let the value Of eve.
~ destrll ZION OF labour aud properly be brughl
down o the slaudarl of an exclusive hand money
c.ftncy. "--and tie imagination may conceive,
bui pen can adequately portray the general scene
of dcsolal,on aud distress which will follow. TO my
MIMI the most appropriate type oi It is presented IN
the rayagcs oi Auilla, IN the hnh century the
face OF the hir,st pnrlion OF Europe. II was the
boast al that ,elel rated chl, fam" that he grass
greU upon any spot ,eiere his horse had hod !"
and il The destructive doctrines Of the Pr s,dcni
shall be ta,re out. in the spirit Of his Message. he
too, may boast Of u similar uiumph over the pi, suc-
rily, happiness and civil ztion Of hls county.
llsc"e MOI already had some foieastc Of the dis
astrOus consequences which the propagation nf this
splii aud lh,sc doctrines is likely IN produce, IN
the recent proceedings of the Presidents part, 10 the
Legislature OF one Of The most powerful States Of the
Uuion aIude 10 Pcnnsy lvania. Unfer the in.
stga,ion of the Presidents message We have seen
his political friends there br nging IN and triumph
antly carrying through one branch Of the lie ,sla.
tnre, by dtnt ~ party discipline bill for f1rcine
IN fticcn days, which, II was understood, would
have been promptly passed, under the same nnu.
cnce, by the other branch, bat Tor the patriotic in
IcrvcDton Of the Governor. who, seen the incvi.
table distress aud run which 50 precplIsic mca.
sure must bling upon the eommuni v, and that i,
had already nn ctcd serious blow on the cltdn
. '',e State herself by rendering il impossible to
n,reiihe payment 81 large amount of interest on
her public debt on the d II fell due, and thus tx-
posed that great Commonwealth In the Injurious ef
ieets, rs well rs notification of u yioat on oi her
solemn engagements, came forward uubiv in the
face Of the putty denuueaiiops which lie fofesaw
and declared would be vIsned upon him. and earn.
esiy APPEALED to the Legislature pause, and re.
consider the dangerous measure which was IN pro.
grrss. BnI IN Washington itself under the person
al surveillance and direction Of the movements of
his parry by the Presdcti. We have seen still
more alarming exhibition OF this reckless AMI unctn-
situtlunal spirt OF Interference wuh the domestic
concerns and credli OF the States. Ga motion of
The member of the Senate, fresh not from the PEG.
pie, buI hom the cabinet OF the President. of which
he was. but u few days ago, u member, we have
seen commute raised, upon fcigned issue Of ~,
sumption, (Which no Stale, any one on behalf of
a ) ate, had proposed,) take cogniz lnce of the
subject OF State debts, calling up the States in sue
cessioD to the bar of the Senate, passing Ia review
then pecunmry engagements aud condition and so
gaflngly, To al initnis and purposes, sitting as
commission Of bankruptcy he affairs Of The States
that When their report came IN II was In oan,ly
sent back TO The committee 10y which il W p,epai.
ed, With the coucu ien,e otmany Of their polticI
friends. to have portion OF II suppressed and ex.
plugged.
When to those and HE other evidences If CON.
ienpnous disregard Tor the rights aud dis nity of
the states 10 wnieh have alr,ady referred we add
tho bold ACT Of parry Po,cer by VIII CHI the Presi.
Ter g Inn - In.