Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-09
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POLITICAL.
From The fredericksburg arena.
THE SuB. TREASURY BILL.

THE SIB.IkEASbh1 DILL
This measure was forced through the Lower
House. on Tuesday. The majority won'u e''oy
ha,. LEI il Law over-but Mr. Calhoun made IT'S pas,
sac. The condition Of his suppnft OF the Adpnistra-
fion and forced them carry Il. Twas ordered 10
III I'd reading by vote OF 1913 10 100 Eieht " higs
absent from idsposiilon or other e"uses-"z
Nessis. Wise of Va Bawrente and Read OF Mass,
shefrod Williams and Anderson Oh Ny, Co,"'" oi
Ohio Granger Of n. Y, aud MtCany OF va. In
add,, On TO these Two seats lately held by Wings are
vac ,utthe one by The resignation al Mr.. Slorts OF
Conn the other by the death Of Mr.. Bro"c OF N
Y Mr. Fisher of n. c., II IL said. had De peen
present. would have voted IN the negative va tue
other hand Mr.. SpeAkei, in the event oil hlie wouiu
have voted Cr the Bill as would Mr.. Howard OF Ia,
had be been present. Mr.. Hastings of Ohio, voted
for The Bill but Withdrew his vote. IN consequence oil
some difference OF opinion TO his beng within Tue
bar. At the right moment. =,
Suppnsing, then, that every man bad been nj hs
noa there would have been for the Biil l2S-a.
pa,n., il ll6 (ineudIne Mr.. Fisher.) Had ~" ger
s.y not been DISTINGUISHED by an aci W ''
violence 5 votes gsec for The Bill Won" n1re oee"
recorded against titus making ',e' 'N'' "'y'
i21. ui,,o,,
The President may boast Gems VIC ofy-a v'c'o's
achieved by the power and'''uenee u 'no
ment over The People MAX d,.
.,'..,hs,,an ,,oonged discussion OF ioui years
n,r so..ad r., retder it more aud more odous
NJ N have the haIdihood To say that the
~ "e has moi been condemned and dlsregaided.
~ n been respected, The Bill would not have gone
Tough the Senate. Who will pretend that Viz
gina not against the measure aud YET, instead Of
two votes In that body against IL, was recorded
III It's iayour-so Of Louisiana, Connecticut, New
York, North Carolina, New jersey, &e. And in
the House, conholng ourselves TO the Virginia Dele
Ralion, will any say that Messts Boeman Coles,
Lucas, Craig or johnson represented their cbnstu-
tn,'s wishes, ~hen they voted for the measure! We
will not SPECIFY Representatives om the States sim
iarly situaled We might name many.
" e asset then that he President has conquered
the people BY party dsciplne-by the power OF
palronsge--by perlinaciously adherIng 10 scheme
again aud again stamped with the disapprobaon Of
the people, he has finally carried H. To effect this,
however. the nagiuous Outrage Of expehng five Rep
tesenlalves Of u sovereign State OF The Union was
Could the question be 4bmiiied al this
moment directly 10 the people at the polls, con
hdrnily believe not one hind Of Their voices would
be raised in It's favor.-And This is a victory which
tho ihul are called upon to rejoice at victory OF
the Executive over the popular will AN illustration
OF the monarchoal tendency OF the Governments ios-
iefed ana developed Tor the last ten years. and thai
under the name 0l ultra democracy. What mca.
sure IS there winch Mr.. Van Buren,, # reelected,
cannot force through Cong ess IN The Of Two
az ih'ee yeafsi None whatever Never was the
dangerous Influence Of the Executive more striking
y Displayed. How long will it be before the people
see ,lat the tendency of all the schemes the late
and present Administration is TO consolidate all power
IN the hands OF the President?
AS 10 the Bill Itself, care but little about il.
he honr OF delsetance draws nigh, and If should
be found that tho measure is attended with but hall
Tie Ills anticipated, 1t will be repealed Indeed we
are not sure that the parry power, al the
sion, II Hanson be elected, unwilling TO leave hn,
as legacy snch source Of power and influence,
may not repeal II themselves even before ii has gone
into operation.