Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-06
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An address from hon. u. a. Wise.
TO MY CONSTITUENTS
" AsnINGroN

for special reasons which are In themselves ,xt,a
ordinary or | should wait until after the adjourn.
meni of Congress, 10 make my usual round Of ysts
Ia ynu in person.
| Never until the present session, during seven
wears service in Congress has there been The leasi
necessity FOR ~ otlef YOU an excuse for nj seuct
itom IN, pnst Of duty 81 lot any neglect OF public
business. In the goodness of Providence, hereto
lore. | have been blessed with health aud emery,
sufficient 10 snstain under the heavy hnfdr,.
aud severe TRIALS of Rerr' sentative who tiltd 10 be
worthy vi his hue But, this winter have bee,
troshaied BY severe sickness, am still weak nnu
nut Josi larry recovering. The attack was. in part,
brought On by excessive exetiion aud extreme eA
posture. duing The monih OF December. whilst en-
drasorng To prevent most reckless patty attempt Ia
dlSofean2e aur Government by deIatme tie snyrr.
eignSa'e OF New jersey of her h andleonsliiuon.
AT representa- on DUNN NY Illness and subsequent
absenee, consequent upon II, coud at.snd To ma
business IN the House, and "i.a chief regret vas
ohligedto neglect my correspondents. The numb !
| OF my unanswered letters is great that desp,ir
Of ever responding To m1ny Of my itlen s, and an,
sure thai they will excuse me when INFORM iheu
that that number exceeds one hundred po,g nfog mi,
table.
! 70 answer once for ALL several ofthese letters ad.
dressed 10 ~ from parts OF my district, IS
/ the ain object oi this circular.
First. nm asked mhether voted Cor wha, :
called Gordan's proposition III S35 aud lol my ex
| planation of that vote.
! Secondly. | ann told The repnu is circulated in
my dsinu thai | bad said would vote lur the
sub Treasury bill al tins session, aud | am asked
whether this be true,
! 1hirdiy am also told it is reported thar said
spue time las fall, preferred Mr.. Nan Buren, to
Gen. Harrison Tor the Presidency, aud | am aske
wheeler This be uuc.
On all these points You must permit me TO be
breE | VIII he categorical.
Asto the Gotdon proposition "Wednesday, Feb.
ruary he lllh 1895 aid vote f,r hat propositions
! IN IL nj ali, iy,,s,
hers against maj,tly oil l6l embracing all except
me Of The administration uarly, who voted III ALL
The expl nation of tlalyote issery plain aud easy
Uhdet The same circumstances. with the same mo-
nv,s wlrh governed me, and die explanations |
made the ilouf OF HE House at the tIme would
again give the same vtle. What The clrclln-
sarcrs. motives. and ex plaralions nj the time
The most powerful = puar art Which the Presi-
deut In 1885, employed TO crush the re-cbatrr OF
the Uult'd Smics Bank, winch Institution VAS I"
expire III $50 WAS the b a>tu pton'Ise then held
forth by hmsli and his pn'y 10 = We 'he country
Sgeeie cufr0cy.' aud "a hard money GaraH.
mcRL" by" a ditorce Of The Gorernment iItn ott
btHkS.' And. he it remeu befed, tha al the very
iiue these professions made the President bad
himselJ assumed to form, aud his patty in Com
gtess cun. iiing 10 obtain the sauelIon Of law
for hat very combination of local banks, eighty
az ninety in number, winch they afterwards did
establish by the vi 1886. under the auspices Of
ihe noio ions Reuben VI. Whitney system which, !
ntsktN dOi me ufHnkafl, DoHffH, ava HnhiI}
blew up our currency after debauehng the Go- |
yernmee officers with spirit f speculation witch !
| nave srlyea ior years as bard TO expose as they
have conceal, aud after ruiniog thousands Of the
People ly sunu latug HAT iaae iur SPECULATION
which the President and his party have since so in
sueDtly denounced.
knowng their professions the lime To be false, /
hollow, aud hypocrcal, as knew their real de-
Signs 10 be foul aud fatal TO the county, unlied
heartily with my Opposition friends IN The endea
vor 10 prevent the greater evil Of two, and 10 de-
mousiraie the truth of our convictions as to the /
promises OF " the party" Accordingly, when the
House proceeded, on The 81 day OF January, 1885. |
to consider the proposition submitted by Nh. Gamble
Of Georgia, the day before and which seems now
10 he forgotten by the President and the friends OF
his profess policy. TO Wit
" ReS0trcd, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed 10 communicate 10 Tins House whether, IN /
his opinion. IL IS practicable or convenient Ia, ihu /
Department 10 collect, safely keep and dsbnI>c The
pnbc oftht Uniled Sratrs Ut1out me doon- !
cy ofa bank banks, and u so 10 rePor 10 his House
The best mode has "pinlo" BY achieh that object can
be acc2mPtShed'-
A molion VAS made by Mr. NcKint "a pronlinen,
member of the Commune of Ways aud Means aud /
a friend o the ADMINISTRATOR thai the SAID rrsou- (
ton do lie he table. And the question being put
on this mniiup II passed IN the Affirmative Yeas /
IO6, NAYS 81. The d3;an sita ion members voting !
III The affirmative aud the Opposiion, mssrIl III the /
number. the negahre. Tins WAS he first trial of
their s0r etiiy.
Monday, January the 5h, 1885, Mr.. Gamble re-
new ed his propos tIon in another form, but 10 The
same effect and allow ed be read and order
ed 10 lie HE table," Tins The second lest OF
their sincerity.
Tuesday. February 10. 1885 The House pro-
ceeded the consider alton u the bill NO 563) reg
ulaug he de osle oi the money OF The Umt.d States
in cerrain local banks" A motion was madehy Mr. |
Robertson, of Virginia, that the sad bill be recon-
rlittel 10 the Camu'iltee Of Ways and Means with
s,ruciions 10 aaepd The same rs 10 dispense with
The agency or insrumcnt,luy Of ,nks ~ q fiscal
operations Of he Government. Onthe ! lh OF Feb. 4
ruarv, the qucstlontecniflng on Mr. ROBBERS MS mo
lion, II put, aud decided ~ the negative \ eas
81 nays ll5 ;tvrty Opposition member, Guiding
myself. IN the affirm alive. aud the entne Admins
Irar,on party, ping abseptees, IN the negative.
THIS was the htrd es Of their sincerity.
Again. TIE question, the same day, recdued
on Tie motion made by Mr.. Gordon 10 amend tie
sanl bill No $3.50 by striking out all thereof after
lhe en1cung clause, and inserting his proposition,
the first section OF whlth made The collectors, al pa
&c, " here the revenue sho"ld not exceed - dollars
per NUM- the gents otHc Treasurer, keep anddi
bu,se The same; TIE second section OF which provided
that, ii all places where the amount OF public reve-
nue. co lrcted should exceed the SUN o - dollars
per anuum, there should he appointed by the / re-
81 cut. BY aud with the advice and consent of the
Scnale &C he public revenue. 10 be agents
offhe Treasurer. &c ; and the hrd secton Of which
ptovilrd lhar. jrom and aIier the - day il.
me trtoie rcrcane of he Ualtod states derired frpm
customs, tandS or 0ther sources shut be paid an nc
current COINS Of The Enitcd States" THIS amend
urnt. YOU perceive, proposed IN substance. from
day 10 be spec.fed 10 ditorce The government iro"