Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-17
'sNcuHURG. FEBRUARY ,,,,o
STATE DEB RS

TONS resolution, affirming the uncopsri,,,
and 1nehpediency Of The assumption BY H..
al government, Of the debts Of the seve,1
II is as luminous an exposition of a self eyid.,,,
slton as one might desire 10 see in long ,nn.a.l,
day; bal like all attempts 10 show bv
thai Il are equal TO 4, il generates some,b;,.
doubt where none before existed. The womb.
mat haf-dozen grave Senators should unl,ua,.
such snpelilnous task, in such seriop, ,ona
II they were really in earnest themselves =.
posed that they could impress the public m; my
the belief that they were serions Il conIa
been as delectabIe treat could have dss;,..
IN the way Of broad farce 10 have seen these =. A..
and reverend seisuiors" drawing cut teib,,,f.
e"nien 10 prove hat Farmer floldfasi is no, l.,l
nor morally bound to pay the deb,s # F.,n...
C"reless and ergo. therefore. and consequence
Il f0rtiori, and so fo,h, -Vermont who has ,o,,l..
sold nor hypoihecaled a dollars worth of s,ocls
/ should be assessed with her rateaLe propo,ion ~
The heavy debi of Pennsylvania When the arm.
Felix 6fnndy hit upon this grand illustration. bs
made bold plunge for Immortality. %. f. D.
should be appended his name as an honor.,,
title, with fee simple to his hens
! We certainly agree with The asforesiad Fell,
Gruudy. that ii is neither Just. exped en-, no, to,.,
turion"l, fof the general government 10 assum. IL.
debts Of the several States in any manrer n, f,..
whatever But why this " hot haste on The n,,,
Of the Senate, TO proc hahn llis fact! Which or
the States has challenged this c5uke from their 10
presentaiives in the Senate Would ii moi Lav
been rs well FOR these gentlemen TO have waited I'M,
Ill ihcirlavors were asked, before they thus rsu =,
those whesa servants they are Icy den, ing 1bem =,
/ What right had they to assume that then ..n,a,-
tiers" bankrupts and begears--and TO tell lhe,
beforehand thai they need moi knotk at The don, of
the federal treasury--itsef without a dollar in -,
vaults for relief! Countess. and a dec ent ,es,s,,
for the character o the States they represent should
have induced th' Senators 10 have absraned FINN
this Impeltinen, interference with then affairs n,,d
the Legislatures of al least some ore Of ilem had
solicited the benefit of Their counsel or aid of ll,
bounty. They defend themselves. it is Irur. by
supposing that such measure IS N con,en,plarjon
and that was therefore wise 10 crush such hopes in
the bud. There are no facts, however, npon which
10 base such snrp"sliion; aud lis nduIgcnce in
the abscnre Of such licrs is gross Insult To the In.
lesence, the action uponltis aduecl attack
unon The honor of the debtor Staes. Boh deserve
tors Who have been guilty Of a,rainein thclr respec,
tive States. and holding them upto the world as
usovent mendicants should be made TO answer for
it At the bar OF ounaged public opinion.
Tie ingenuity of the authors of this bold attack
upon State rights and hopor,ls hardly equal 10 Their
arrogance. perceving that they would be mel at
once by a denial ofthe premises upon which all
their reasoning is based, and that, when challenged
TO point 10 single State which had solicited tie
ad of the general governnleni-a mot auehabe
idea, BY me way, seeing that he general govern
ment is itself bankrupt,-they would be compelled
10 acknowledge that il was all chmera of then own
fertile brains co jured means oi iecruilng
their almost exhausted political capital by adding
another 10 tie humbugs nf the day-ihey affect To
regard the Assumption Of State Debts as synonymous
with the Distribution among the several States, ofhs
melt proceeds OF the sale of the Public I.ands-ihap
which there car be no Two propositions more abso-
luiev dssimilar. Why, Distribution has been laiNrd
of for five ,ears-and tie authors Of the Sen.
ae's Report admit that Assumption is conrep-
ton. II Distribution and Assam pon be the sans
thing, why Is Assumption ioi The first time at
tackled. Gen. Jackson once himself in favor Of
distribution and distribution bill absolutely pas
sed both Houses Of Congress, by majority of more
than two-hrds in each II Distribution aud A..
sumption are synonymous. Why did we not hear,
them of objection 10 ii, entered by that sage and
cogent illustration drawn from The opposite condnrt
and condition OF Farmers Iloldfast and Carees at,
The authors OF The Rcpon know that there is a "ldv
dlfference between the two. Their own arguments
upon the injustice and uexpedlency Of ASSUMPTION
are predicaled upon grounds that do not apply to
Distribution, or ii they do, prove exactly the reverse
to wit, thai Distribution is boh just and exred-
en. Assumption would operate unequay-somo
States owing heavy debls while others 1--WE nothing:
Bat Distribution will.operate equally giving TO each
STATE is just portion of the disibuabIe fund, with
out regard either to its debts or to its nrcesstns
BY the Assumption of STATE debts. those States. such
as New York. which are RECEIVING fair equivalent
construction Of which their debts were crealfo'
would be benefited much more han others, whose
works are yet and may perhaps forever remain "h'
productive. Bpi The great difference between 'ne
two, is. that Assumption rre-slpposes an ae' u
bounty on The part of the general government, anu"
obligation and dependence the part Of The STATES
while Distribution, ,he other hand, goes on n'
broad ground that the general government IS '"'
Trustee OF The States for The administration OF l"s'
fund. the snrrlus proceeds Of which belong not or
but 10 them, and which therefore, agreeably 10 Inc
pnY III ~ II 10