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

WIN more than monafchieal power while the pcople
nave been amused with the pretended devotion ri
.'ese honociais 10 popular tights, has very natural
9eAe"ed Their arprehensious as 10 its RI, Ct upon the
p"ohe mind. The power asked for by the President
10 eootfol aud crush the STATE Banks by a partial
bankrupt law, tapplcable to corporations only, aud
"h'eh nc, while IA Senator from New York, declar-
Ell 10 be a violation at once Of the Constitution and
Of States Rights,-his claim Of the custody Of the
public pu,se-bis declaration TIA, :. the Executive
Is = component pat of the Legislative now.
en- IN The teeth ofthe Constitution. which expressly
separates them, and denies TO The one all Jurisdiction
owe, matteis confided to The o,her-and his demand
Tor a Standing Army Of 20o, COO men. To be ap.
port'oned equally among the eight military districts
INTO winch tie country is TO be rarcelled off,-to sa,
nothing OF a hundred other similar manifestations Of
a determination 10 stretch the powers aud preroga-
ives OF the Executive TO The utmost possible Limits.
without regard to the constitutional restriclions,-
would, in the better age of the Republic, have
kindlcd a fire which many waters could not have
quenehed. | do no hesitate to say, thai, with regard
to the importance OF the principle involved, or TO
The extent Of the powers assumed, OF To The jeopar-
ny IN which the liberties Of The people ate placed,
The prominent doctrines and measures Of the present
Administration are more injefensibc, and ought TO be
more odlons eve0 than the much talked of tby those
who do not know whit they arc) Alien and Scdi
of the Reign of Tenor as we have been
taught to regard the administration of the elder
Adams. This assertion may sia,lle those who
have not scrut'nized closely the pretensions set up by
Mr.. Van Buren, and his pa,lizans, and who are in
dueed 10 support, without examination, bad mea
suies, because they are cioaked under a popular
name. aud are the Shibboleth Of a party with which
they have long acted but | ask them to analyze
these measures-to observe the latent Capitalization
Of power. not in the hands Of the federal govern
ment only, but in those Of the President exclusively,
the strong branch Of bat government Which uniform.
" turks in Them all,-and after they have done this,
let them compare the results Of their examination
with a similar analysis Of The principles embodied in
and if they do not acknowledge the ruth of my as.
sertion. II will be because the prejudices Of party feel
ing are yet too stubborn 10 yield to The light of truth
and to the force Of demonstration.
The Enquirer seems 10 be confident of the success
ofthe Administration parry in tins State al the Spring
elections. All sham depend upon ii. il affects u
confidence it does not feel hoping 10 produce The
result whieli it predicts, by intoxicating the belief
that thai result is certain. BY this means ii expects
10 catch The hoaters and the walters upon provi-
dence, who, Ike itself, are Away keen upon the
scent of IN jotilies. Cool and spacious calculaiors
here, know, do not entertain a doubt that the
Wigs will have a deeided majority in the next le-
eislatue-it may be as small as 10, or as large as 20.
In Ihp afcuta,inD az M -, Ia To-, . no. h.. =.
all sincerity, Hqre no fears. We shall lose a Few
Calhoun men in different sections of he State, who
came over wien he was kicked out of the Admin is.
tration rinls and theatened with the halter, as a.
mother Cdtline but as they brought with them
40 strength when they joined us, so they will not
weaken us by tins base betrayal Of principle, and
scarcely less base sacrifice Of personal honor. Asa
class. The PEOPLE never had aud confdc &C in Them
or IN THEN leader. They are generally looked upon
c''her as seial orv'sionary ; aud in sllhcr case, as
unworthy of trust or confidence. Their places
will be mare than supplied by a large acce.,
sion Of The %yeomanry Of tie county, div
en- of from the Administration by The de-
structure character Of its measures, aud The pc mi.
cious itnueece of lis doctrines. which strike alike al
the security of property and the stability OF legisla-
ton. lie fcshh, now soon 10 be aSceriaincd, VIII
determine which ofus, | Or the Enquirer is Brag
The good dog, and which HoLd(dst, The better.
Mr.. Tallmadge Inflicted a severe c,stlgaiion upon
his colleague Mr.. Wright,a few days since-bui MOI
so much in The seventy Of his language, as in the
nature Of his facts. For three Successive year,, the
voice 'f New York, by overwhelming majotitics,
has been heard in condemnation OF the financial po-
Icy Of the Administration Yet, as if 10 render his
~Ilful disobedicnce TO Instructions more g~laringly
signal, upon his Ailantean shoulder has been spcci, ii.
rdinng this very measure, nus hricc condemned BY
his constituents The course of the Loco Foco
party in reference TO the Right Of Instruction is strl.
kinely illustrative Of he insinceriiy Of all their pro.
fcssions. They affirm that the Right Of Instruction
is a cardinal article Of their creed; yet, while they
their opponents, tot which the late resignation Of
Senators White and Foster OF Tennessee is an ea.
ampie,) hcy NEVER RESIGN. and only obey
when obedience will not thwart the will oftle Execu,
tive or the DEGREES Of Party One would think that
their arrant hypocrisy on his subject is so thinly
yelled, that, however successful they may be in
paIning their receptions upon the people on Other
subjects, upon this they caonot obscure or deny tia
truth.
The Wing papers in Pennsylvania speak Will
increasing confidence of carrying the vote o.
that State for Gen. Harrison, The Harrisburg
Chronicle says .If Pennsylvania does not give
larger majority for Gen. H. than any other State