Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-21
THE STANDING ARMY.

enlisted in the service of WIN. H. Cramf.rJ-o,,
| opposition 10 him, en- passdnt we regard the mos,
serious error OF our political life, -declared amo pg
othef grounds OF objection 10 the Hero Of New Or
ieans that II elected, he would "convert the whole
county into one great camp, aud would reduce al.
| most every tinng under martial law" That paper
iitle dreamed, then. that this monstrous attempt
would be reserved for Gen Jaekson's successor md
that would self be The apollo sist and defender of
Its authors We do not say that the En-
quirer sanctions the scheme. No: that il dare no,
do. 1t says, the contrary, that it "has carefully
examined" Mr.. Poiusett's bill, and that il does
"not approve of it," And in that sing lie sentence
we have The reason OF the Enqurers refusal to pub
lsh the BILL lest, its readers disappearing it also,
might no, be disposed, like he Enquirer. 10 eon6ne
their dlslpptobaton TO the measure, but miphl
make ii reach it ought TO do, its bold and daring
projectors.
The Enquirer contened ITSELF for a long time.
as did its echoes throughout the county, with de-
elaring that the Wings had njured up from Mr..
PoInseu's bill, great Hambog, to alarm, the poo
pie But the II quiry naturally arose, why does not
the Enquirer publish the bill, and thus permit lis
friends to read and Judge for Il emselyes To This
inquiry, however, the Enquirer turned deaf car
and treated the que'iss With supercous silence
At length, however, i, is compelled to speak. The
| Tippecanoe Club Of Richmond, at a meeting held
on the 9th inst. appointed a committee of three to
wait on the Editot and procure the publication in
his paper "oithe Report Of the Secretary of War
OF his plan for the organization Of the Militia and
the Presidents approval of it," as an advertisement
for which the Club proifered the customary com.
pensation. To this request the Enquirer returns
fiat refusal. II will publish Mr. Poinsett's scheme
neither for ''love money" WHY =! We ask
the people ,ohy The Enquirer refuses to publish an
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT,-a documen, .,repar.
ed by one of the Presidents Cabinet coun, illors-
one OF his official advsers-a branch f"Me Unit"
each tongue oiwhich Is supposed 10 be. aud lastly
so. the organ Of communicating to the people the
result oil its joint concusionsl Though this
scheme comes before the public as recommends
ton OF the Secretary of Va, il isa Cabinet lea
s~e-hav'og, without question, aud neither The
Globe nor The Enquirer uM deny il, received the
sanction OF The President before il vas commuoca
'ed TO Congress, or publish for the information OF
the people. lh's would have been a just infer
ence l,om Gen. Jackson's celebrated doctrine of
the "unhy' OF the Cabinet, even # there were no
other evidence of the Presidents approval oft,e
scheme in existence. For who believes that a
meu.ber OF The Cabinet in habits Of daily and con
hdential intercourse with the President would have
dared TO recommend officially TO Congress plnn of
such vide scope, of such US import inyoIy.
ing such od'oos principles, and obnoxious to such
vital aud overwhelming objections without submit
ting 1t 10 the President for his approval or ,ejcc-
ton Who 10 stupid enough to believe, that, #
MI Po'nse,i had assumed this feaful responsible
iy, he would lave remained member of the Cabi-
net hour after the disclosure of his arrogant as
sumption Is moi his retention in Office conclu.
sive proef that his plan even if ii be ofhs own deyi
sing, received The sanction of Mr.. Van Buren, l.,
not the forbearance exercised towards Mr.. Poinseu
~ the Giohe aud Enquirer,-a Grbea,ance utterly
"recont'leable with the assumption that be alone is
responsible Tor this bold arten NJ to "conyer the
whole country into one great camp. and 10 reduce
almost every ding under mari a law, "-conclusive
evidence that these papers know that an assault up
ON him would strike higher parsonage
The attempt 10 relieve Mr.. Van Buren, from the
responsibility of this measure is as ridiculous as
will prove 10 be futlIe. 1t is true that The Bill. EN-
hodying the details Of this grand Military scheme
was not published until some weeks after the Re-
port OF The Secretary Of War appeared, in which
The idea ola great Standing Army OF Militia was
first preached by that ofiicer-and it is equally
true that the Presidents approval in terms CON
fined to the Report. But raised the alarm upon
the Report itself, which the President did appfove
and before the details of the plan were presented TO
The public. Those details, in reference TO which we
are dehed TO show any evidence Of the Presidents
approval, do not change the character of the scheme
itself. though they reuder il more obnoxious in ma
ny respects, by more clearly unmas<ing its despoc
and oppressive principles and tendencies. 1t can
not be doubted that, when Mr.. Poinsett submitted
his RcpoH (Which, be it observed, is made 10 The
PfeSident and by him communicated to Congress,)
he had already framed his Bill, in accordance
herewith aud submitted that 10 The President Ike
wise: for in that Report, he says, after gIaneins at
had better be left subject to regulaton-d plan Of
uhjch | AM PREPARED 10 submit 10 you."-
Thus il seems that Mr.. Ponseti, when he made his
Report to the President had his Bill ready. Aud is
it probable that the President, in transmitting that
Report to Congress, would have said ~ cannot
commend loo strongly" (mark the emphasis of the
language y to your consideration THE PLAN sub
united by that Officer Mr.. Poiase for the organi-
cation OF the militia Of the United States" If he had
not seen .H,e Plan" which Mr.. Ponseit said he was
..prepared TO submit to him! The supposition is
and la. in n lIPrts