Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-09
vol Xx..--.vS. 3S.

IONS N Letter from Washington under date Of tbs
10Th instant which we recommend To the serious consid
Grafton oil all our readers IN all parts Of the country
"The President Of the United States and another ON
cial characters are frequently receiving letters from ths
other side oihe Atlantic, complaining to the authorities
Of our Federal Government Of the non payment ofnte
rest particularly in the Of the bonds Of the State f
Mississippi. II il a hard case they Justly think thcv
do not receive dividends those bonds and they are but
little prepared to learn that the question of ropudiatns
me debt altogether has been submitted popular vote
he impression of the best educated classes in England
yet seems 10 be- that The Federal Government, has some
power over the States Ia make them pay the interest on
their bonds. They complain 10 tho Federal Govern
mont as If tina, Government in the omission Of u-
~ and when, az is doubt the fact the Federal au
thores answer kindly, bu, truly that they ran do no
thing that the debts OF the States arc none OF their,
for which they responsible the answer sounds harsh
and wrong, III ioresn ears, provoking wrath and recu-
nation.
eff now to national causes Of complaint. national
grievances 81 believed 10 be national WRONGS and ration.
al PRIDE be added personal suffering and sense Of rs.r.
soal wrong who calculate the effect upon the l;ri,-
sh popular mlnd II TO the camors Of the British prr -
hc added private creso robbery perpcraed by and under
'hc SANCTION OF States who can set bounds ndgnati,
thus onlindled or hroscc It's results? have no Jub,
therefore, that the of Mississippi and tie doc
trines OF repeal and Reputation TINT ar, AL Al, will
add new fuel 10 the flame already enk,dcd against us
and have no doubt too. that for this very cause the
british Radeas. TO emhro us with their father
W" nv w" NV Wy " ahn repeal =
We can do nothing for the States as Federal (,oy
ornmon IN the assumption Of their debts; every body al.
most is owning That The Indirect aid given by the bill
distributing the proceeds Of the public lands il IS already
proposed by The Radicals 10 repeal and by to- Nulcrs
to uullliy for South Carolina, or rather Mr. Cal.
nouN, Qho same thngO we are told. will not tale
cont Oh that (though IN passing, innocent nullitc...
ton 1t rs We may remark, the Palmetto il welcome To
All The glory. II allows other States all the gold TIL,
Tho lord help all who blockheads ,nog Il, pr,,,,
upon her what Mr. CALuorn docs not wantt This
proposal however 10 repeal and nui, the indirect Aid
we can alone give to the States shows what Is akin 1,
reputation II not reputation itself, viz the disposition
o' party To allow no means Of PAYING of State debts
or to ohsrnct all means the Federal Government can a
one lawfully give II is this bad spirit nhoa that docs
harm abroad and at home II IA ii we had no comce
country, aud suffered nothing from common wrong. II
Is as II the world did not know as Americans, all,
1"i rs we could shake Of an, an l,,ricn, citizen,
at will. ss II. too the States had done SO wrony in
yielding to the temptations OF the Federal Government
which, when abandoning all system Of internal improve
men's, openly invited and encouraged the States tina,
they would not be torrycn and the Federal Govern
mont would rather blast than protect their vi yhte faith
the greatest jewel Of 4 r. nplicap State :"