Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-16

Tue oniy esss oil men who hou rished among US NJ,
Lawyers and Sherffs, Cons,ables and usu,crs. On,
"oeke's will soon again be crowded with suits. aud
" our Ja'ls be empty il will be because the mertilui
provisions "a. ;ie fo,bi! lie incarceration of
81" honest debtor. What course the House ri Del
eg''es may feel itself constrained TO pursue can
mol conjecture II 1t be compelled 10 swallow the
doseptepared for il by the Senaic--and the majority
W "a' BODY Is generally infexble in It's PURPOSES
OF REJECT the Bill altogether. and thereby compel he
Banks at once TO close their dcers, am nj iossi 10
say which OF the Two the House should choose
with The Bill, The Banks would die ling death
without the slightest capacity to &C, while
'hey exist; without H. they would necessarily close
'''ef "oofs at once, as their only protection from ir
'eo'e''o'e rum, ask every man. however prrju
dted he may be agssn.i the Banking system, il he
" prepared for either OF these alternatives
IL the Banking system be wrong, or il its
abuses call for correction, are the people pre-
pafeu TO npioot II by a sud 'en stroke Will they
not rather, seeing that il is inteuwined with
all iher interests, political and pecuniary that i,
has grown up with our free institutions and has be-
come Incorporated with the daily business Of The peo
pie almost regulating the value ofp,opery as well az
as furnishing the universal currency.-wn they no,
'a'ner get M OF II by slow and safe degrees, and
mus avert the awful CONFUSION which musi al
tend It's sudden destruction On a question like
this, which appeals the business aud the purse of
every man. be he IN III OF low rich or poor, to the
day -aborer, VINO lives by the honest sweat OF his
brow, as well as to the OF wealth who draw VS. his
income from lie silent increase Of his captal,-it
would seem that there could be but one voice. |,
certain that there would be no coutrariety of opn
ion. were the Banking question ASSOCIATED from
Federal politlcs-that mighty maelstroom, which
threatens to engulph all lh,t is dear to us as msn
and as patriots, Or, il there pere any difference of
opinion. II Is no less certain that the of limited
means-hey who prof, by the credit system which
gives lie to Intelligent enterprise. and reward To
honest industry, constituting ninety nine hundred,hs
OF the community, would with one voice defend
the Banking system, while, with the hand OF sur
geon. not less skiliul because he is cautious and
tender. they would lop gifts abuses and impart n
healthiul vigoi to lis operations. They, only.
would cry "down with the Banks |" who find IN
them unwecome competitors in the money mart
the Shyiocks, who prey upon the necesst,es uf the
cause the Banks interfere with their unlawful gains.
We shall soon, however see the erd of these Eek.
pcriments, under which the pubic prosperity has
SO rapidly declined as The health and vieor Of man
decay under he perncious treatment o fquacks and
emplrics. 1--we continue 10 confide The cure of
our maladies 10 the Doctors who have infused the n
into the system by their poisonous prescriptions
who found us WeH. PROMISED to make US betier and
have already nearly killed us-ve cannot expect to
escape the fatal consequences Of our incuiabe cie-
duliy. But am happy 10 say thai | believe the
patient begins TO see the fatal error Of his course
and that the phlebolomizing system Of Doctors.
Benton, Van Buien and Calhoun (~hat a conjunc-
ton of names. will soon gi.c place to the gently
stimulating and srdalise practice Of DIR. Harrison
graduate Of the Virginia School. who Obtained his
diploma fro faculty, OF which Jefferson aud Mad
isou were the ornaments. Heaven grant that The
weak and atteouated patient die not under the lane
before the change is effected