Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-27

| % The Baltimore American con,ausa b,;c
article IN reply 10 the unwarrantablc assumption.
Seward, in reference TO the subject matter ofdn '''
the Executives OF New York and Virginia. arising 80 gu
ri"sai Oh Inc FORMER 10 surrender upon the demand NJ
f' e'"eno' new hork charged with stealing slave fn
Virginia Gov. Stewards positions declared IN h.
general aud ahsmc-and properly So lie nlo, " 100
SAL for example, upon "ihe law of nn,ions".s u
provisions of the constitutions compact were to L
by a code Which has no applicability to a conea
States like ours Let Gov. Seward apply the "lnn5 VI
TONS to the complex machinery Of system md he y,
uniformly discover that they have no sort of be,,
ON points regulaedb. the Constitution itself "rbe
nations do notrecognze slavery in property" we nre ,
by Gov. Seward but he forgcts that Me coustu,;o,
and IS by that instrument that the States are Louud
other, andb by which their intercourse with each Other
regulated. Yet, admitting III, position assumed bv e.
Se"ads conclusions, (says the Baltimore American, n;l
seem nasty III that view; For adds that paper "If slnl
longing to Great Britain, for example, should make de.c
upon our Southern coast aud carry oa number of sayc
would that country he excused bv the law of nations f
making restitution Would it be enough that ENGLAND
should saywe do recognize the right of prope,,
slaves y Gov. Stewards position is unenalle and n,G
s9e' Bu whether II be so or not Thing is certainoJ
that is, that the non-slayehoding States act upon il ma
clifton of the Outrage of which complain will lead 10 nno
eranda prompt hHfcation OF the constitutions by an appe
To the "law OF nations part-wlch justifes the nm
rcation ofnont'reourSe laws those whose indcrmpo
ngrcss and egess cannot he permitted without danger ou
property, and perhaps our lives.
BENTON AND CALHOUN, AND HARD MONEY.
five comprehend the debate which took place in the Sc
male the 10th inst n motion OF Mr. Benton 10 strike
out those parts othe SubTeasury bill which auloz1e
reception by Government, money, of such would
be allowed by law to be recoivedin other words Treasury
Notes,-Bentun obtained complete victory his ary
Mr. Calhoun The ru proposed be stricken were in.
prfpla tlp inst Mr.
Treasury Note currency has long been iuyori Benton
however repudatcs the idea OF paper money in all Shapes and
forms, in which he joined by Nor ell of Michigan Wal
her of Mississippi, &c. who for an exclusive me-
tac curency'-wlch all ofthem have socmnls declared
they never contemplated and have denied and often that
was necessary consequence OF the adoption ofihe Sui
Treasury hill Benons motion prevailed by of Ito
6 Mr. Clay and most ofhe Whis Senators voting orit Mr.
Clay expressed his belief notwithstanding all this show oa.
version to paper money, that "a Government Bank uedn
the bill" lie said also Somo Gifts friends are against all
paper. they woHld soon have the hydrophola Another
hc Senator rom South Caruinal would have paper but
then it must be his paper, Government plprr Still he
would a of paper That said Mr. CLAY,
is the situation the friends of the l and sir, will tell
what will Before the session of Congress
those gentlemen willhaye opportunity of showing
he attachment tlcir aversion The Federal paper system
for have dou, that the Secretary of the Treasury long
before this session is over, will have in proposition
Treasury paperlhut will bring the nnrk what
these friends oispecie will take the subject" We have
idea that the scheme OF exclusive metallic currency
really any friends than it had ago
when ii was with the exception of Benton universal, dis
claimed by all men o. al parties. Calhoun, as any onemy
perceive, by locking at his speeches always conendd Ra
paper medium OF necessary, aud his scheme
was that Bank bills should be superseded by Treasury notes.
and, as Mr. Clay declares that provision oftc bl wM
Bentons instance, has been ckcn ost by of3o6
was inserted to please the South Carolnian! Bentons
tory over him therefore, is complete and well satisfied
Calhoun of The iact that he fohw h declared that he
~ in favor of Treasury notes temporary epedu-and
that as soon as the necessity which justified resort to
should cease he would any man IN oe Hand
Money hGmbug! But he is late. On this subject Benton
has fairly the of him. Heaven forbid that either OF them
shall ever be placed ina position carry their re'olu'
tionary doctrines