Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-11

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With sentiments of high respect. | am. gentle
men y,nr obedlcut servant, J. GARLAND.
WAsulNoroN, April 9th. 1870
GcnHenen-l have bad the homo, Of receiving b,
this days mnl, your uutitRion To a public dinnc
10 be given on the 9Th inst. 10 tlr Hon. w &
HIVES, by the eltzens OF Ftrdelitk enunfy oppose,
/ TO the present administration.
/ MY engagements, regret To say, will not allow
me The pleasure Of being personals, with YOU. M
ene appreciates more fully than myself the eminent
ment 81 the Distinguished Individual whom Won pro.
pose 10 hunot, and | have always regarded II a
pleasant dnty 10 express my high admiration OF his
course IN the Senate OF tho Unlcd States IN taking
~ decided nsand against the Executive IN It's al
tempt to grasp the honey power OF tho nation in
+ the hand which holds the sword.
| should like too 10 be with You To shake old
] friends by the hand, with whom have spent 50 ma
i ny pleasant hours, DUNG the Two ihfre years
resided IN Winchester, student IN judge Tuck
els law class. Aud SET anothef pleasure should
deiivc irum The yiSIf--hat OF seeing tie eeneu of
TIE gtcal valley OF Virginia assembling IN their nj ht
before the election AZ an earnest of ther utter dis
appreciation ol the weak and wiek ed administrations
which Is sacrificing ever, interest of the people 10
thelt own nanow, contracted and soliish views 70
me II would be- cheering spectacle, 10 see lllc hph-
minded people Of Virginia express. IN the power of
their nnlamed independence, theif determination to
unite ~ friends IN common cause, aud Whatever
may haVe been sill Hte the shades of difference
Ia lhc iotme OF present opinions. axe cue ear
nrst. vigorous tlioft 10 rid tho roun'fy of an lube
Gle ADMINISTRATION which sirs Ike 1t leaden incubus
upon the body polite. An administration which
has lost all appreciation OF justice, M II has Ia It's Vi
clous career los all sense Of shame. II has become
besoted vi h power aud lnloXefed with arrogance
! 1t has shown no respect to the interests OF tn
country OF the wants of the prope aud only considers
tle people when N esumaiIdg llon slrneaih, they
strive by sperious schemes TO make them tributary
by hen votes.
That the people oflhs whole country are oppress.
ed, embarrassed and almost bePgafed, i. an appa-
rent laci-we see ON all stlts, ~ the palalSs sis
winch has come over individual industry AMI enlfr.
prsr-in HE ltoslrill0n of public Confidence aud
pn1hc credit and above all IN the bnnkfupr,y of
The Federal Government. Aud eau any one doubt
from whence hese evils have sp,une Can any
one deuy that they have I'll resulted rom that sys-
tenn OF empire governmental experiments winch has
broken up the monied institutions AID commercial
relations OF the whole country. The attempt To
mend a currency which WAS good has destroyed il,
and has brought on a lrain Of evils which no hing
can cure but a change oflaea anil Il eh1ngeq) mca
/ sues.
The Sub Treasury sysfem, three rfjrcledby Con
etess aud tie people, Is renewed by to President,
and he backs his recommendation hy the weight aud
example OF The royal mouatchs OF Europe. lie had
~ well cite Their practice authority fora standing
army 10 awe aud keep IN subordinate The PEG e,
aud especially the refractory Wings, IN layor OF
his weaving a crown, since he has auogAted aud
snmed all the powers ola Royal Executive. Bur
ifom my readings oi the past, am enabled 10 trace
the history Of HE sub Treasury system several thou
sand yeals back, aud To assign II to ! yaul mare
despue Than the Czu of Russia the Grand $ .llan
himself. The hrst Sub-Trrasnry, lind estab ish
ed IN the ffl history written ailti the creation Of he
world, aud ali0de 10 it only history, and as he
most autho nitc.
/ The pdn oil u Sub. Tredsurgs ad down in the
dist chaptei ol Genesis, as plainly the PfesI-
dents last message and lis practical experiment vail
be found II the 47th chapter. Ii there be Van
Buren, man III America. who ia open to conviction
ON The subject # the Sub Tteasufy. IL he VIII Turn
10 those Two chapters aud read lieu, his quiet soil
tudeu will be impossible Tor him To continue an adyo
cate of the measure. Phdr0ah his the credit Of lrsl
approving the Sub Treasury system la one respect
he aud Mir. Van Buren, are much alike. Tue for
urr great tyrant over his people the latter
yer his parly-comblning the OPPOSITE traits oil an
afstoclat aud sycnpbaui, lie 60 ninrnced his ca
recr rs the tool OF faction and is disfosrd 10 end
it rs the lyran II circumstances for It any will
Lave the tcmeuty to breathe The slightest differ
eoce Of oplnlon he is MOI only exconmuncated but
sui lrcted TO the rnlIi cal guIloiine.
Puaroah made Joseph his secretary Of the trea-
snry, great feccitcr gcaerat. Joseph commenced
the system by placing The com Of the counlf. IN
safe depDtS and ShoHg 6oteS aud when the b cad
became scarce III the Land, Joseph gabeed up all
The money that WIS found ~ tie land OF Egypt aud
the land OF Canaan, and Joseph brou hi the money
into IhdrOai'S h0u5c," This Is the FIST example
recorded IN history ola hard money SHb-Tfeasur5
sysicH and though II acted is well for The trfcu-
Ire. II enSiarcd he people, Il will lave The sam,
effect III this country II the people tolerate It.
The President 10" has The authority 10 cute the
laws aud las command OF the AMY aud navy give
BIN the power OF the parsr, and You make hun
dtspot, although you may cali hin a President
Names are but the shadow Of rowef--power Is the
substance.
. The fist Emperor Of Rome called himself Empe
ror Of the RtPa6Hc aud CLIFTON, than whom no ont
has examined more critically tle foundation and OPP
erdtlun OF governments says, The obvious den
uuoh Of monarchy seems 10 be that ui a state II
which single peIsoa. BY IoIaterer name he may b
. distinguished, is mlrusttd with the erecatton q III
lars, The mana cement olhe rerenuc aad tic commune
+ n the army Give Mr.. Vau Barren the Sub-Trea
sury AMI he Is tie Gefini'ion pcrs1uIiied OF mon
5 archy. For let the SnbFreasury scheme be eaIiie
5 INTO eil,c. and the Executive OF the Untd State
{ will be cothed with power as grral as thal OF an
e crowned u,onarth uf the world. lis will, Tie tci
If a SINGLE HiridQ0i wIll control The entite pub
i lie money, the who'e reYfnne, thr whole espe"di
l., ore OF Tie country. The a3entstn cary nino Ell
eet viii be appointed bythc EHeeut'Se, aud ne te"