Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-07
:,G. MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER =, 1912.


Mr., Clay went advert 10 the domestic policy Of
the nsion, aud 10 the extra session of Congress called
by the amontcd Harrison, lie acknowledged thai he
advised IN part, the conyocaon OF that session II was
necessary 10 give ccitrcr 10 previous tflumphs Eel
low citizens. said Mr. Clay. wha, did you b. the
victory Of lSlOl Did you mean only 10 ehahec one
tenant OF the White House for anohcri Was it 10 be-
barren victory No, no The object You had in
view was To produce radical change IN the policy o
tho Government. YOU wished the currency
ioc ,dsdcrrd exchanges reciicd revival
secured, aud all the great measures dcctbed by the VIII
of the nation established Forty years had alies'cd The
utility Of National bank. III establishing National
currency Al that extra SESSION. bank bill was Intro
ductd, aud, contrary the general expectation, vcocd
BY the President. SO anxious. however. were the
W hgs 10 carry out the will of the nation, that some al
ttm was not OF the numher) wished 10 ascertain from
Mr.. Tyler what KIND of bank bill would meet his ap
probation. lie (Nr, Chy) could no, so and ask an,
Executive question Of that sort. Tho President did
tell them. They exhibited the draft Of bill, and with
hsown hand aud his pen he altered the title lie
told them he would slgn IT. he told hi. Secretary oi
State that would be approved by him. This was one
OF the &c asiors on which CONTRARY 10 his general prae
tiec and the habits Of his i he "kcpt dark" Noonc
knew how he would vote. lie felt that, II he
favored It. that very favor would be likely 10 prejudice
the measure IN the estimation ot The Executive. felt
precisely like the venerable aud estmabc patriot. JON
aIhans 'boris. when lately asked. 'hotr many Clay
men are h,rc in he custom house,? .oud laughter.
We passed ns bill in the Senate in TIE shape IL came
from the house ah exhibited to the President, body,
head and tail, Would YOU suppose it possible that bill
thus prepared would receive his ,etol SINGULAR II
must appear II was vetoed and on such principles, too,
as cll rs hope Of establishing any bill calculated 10
correct ,he currency oi the country.
At the same scsslnn, tariff bill was passed which
furnished eight or ten millions 10 the Treasury Nh
was this all. Owing 10 the mlsguvernmeut which had
50 long afflicted The nation, the people suffering pc
cunary cmbarasSments. and sauary bankup, law
seemed called for by the public dsilC Though here
IN The West we did moi need il. felt that II was due Ia
the country ,rhoe county. Here SAID MIR C. let
ne correct mistake which To hc abroad IN Some
quarters, resembling old story II many years standing
When voted for Mr. Adams II was said tina, violated
Instructions, Ma So When gave that vote | rep
resented the Lexington district; and II is well known
i1c, that at M period since that east. has The
H. ,'neion district reversed 1t. IN any tanncr. The
counties which compose it never gave majority for Gen
jackson. The Leg salurr had no power members
of Congress Bol equally the servants Of the pro
plc-clecled hy hr aeoplc and subject alone TO THEN
correction. wass.s hY the people who elected
ne and 10 them ! datf e#. Ir my justification. In
regard TO the bankrupt It| e#47 novcr instructed
The House passed r,soluoH# ~ .' effect; they
sent 10 the Senate, amended Itncd TO thr House the
amendment moi cuncosrod in, aud the matter tell be
tween The Two branches of the Legislature.
Having glanced IN rapid reye" al the business n the
extra SESSION. Mr. lay passed Ia the transactions ii the
last. He membcror Congress during the whole
war-Was elected 10 the Senate during his abscnco At
Client but, doubling The legality of tina, choice. resigned.
and was anah elected in 1876; and he wond declare
that he never knew a Congress more devoted 'r more
patriotic Than the present. Its Wing members seemed
anNonsy solved In cauyou, the measures supposed 10
sccuredby the electionu Gen harrison They hadmurh
10 contend with. Besid the regular aud legmacop
on the Democrats they had Ia oncounter,hc veto pow
encouraged by kind OF quasi opposition fle believed
he Democratic party honest. IN the main; but the
leaders of lhc party II who stimulated Mr. Tyler To
his acts oi rcachcy While speaking OF leaders, let
(sad Mr. c. do a sheer act Of justice OF heina
man with whom have not spoken for years. and may
never again speak mean Thomas llart Benton of Mis-
souri, The contempt aud dsdain with which he treats
john TYLER ma, be inferred from the fact that he
crossed his ihrcshhodhc had mol. at least npto April
last; and am oIl by the mods Of my friends around me
tia, he still continues 10 treat him aud his reachcry
they deserve. with loalhng and scorn.
But what the and policy OF The
Whlgs2 The Democrats accused MS Of having no prln
cpes before the election of lsi0 and they upbrald
us for mol having carried ou, what we promised Aud
what fellow citizens are their prncplcsi hfrd
money currency. hardly got! Laughter, loud and long
They say that bank olhc United States will overlun
our lleries-sirip of all the forms of eedomas If
the liberties Of this country could be overhrown and
yet all those connected with the banks remain reemcn!
Mr.. Woodbury. and Gen. jacksonGod bless the old he
ol-I wish him no harm. and. although he has Injured
me much would not, If in my pjwer soil hair OF his
venerable hcad-the old General and Mr.. Woodbury. did
say that the local banks had succeeded IN making
changes cheaper and furnishing better currency, than
the United States Bank had done. We made predc-
lions. painful as it duty 10 do and anticipa ed
the suspensions which have since occurred. but We're
laughed Tor our pains. told the country in 1891
aud employed a figure when said that you might as
well expect a nrci Of canoes, dashed together with a
hickory within. To brave and ride out storm,
look for local banks to furnish sound and regular
currency for this extended country. There is now an
effort making by the banks in this State, In Kentucky
and elsewhere, to 'rsnine specie payments (and hope
said Mr. e.. they will be alc 10 maintain it, but when
ever the time of difficulty shall come, (and | mol
anyo's to predict } they will snap and break again
Our Democratic friends, notwithstanding their recon
ncndaon OF a Iocal currency what do they say when
the banks suspend? DOthcy try 10 sustain and defend
thcm2 MOI The United States Bank monster
they said and that must be put down. and now their 10
cal banks have failed all banks are denounced brood
of little MONSTERS and they too must share the fate
He did not embrace all his Democratic friends in this
category, but their cading men. COL Bcnton, for III
stance, whom he cQmpllm encd few moments ago fuI
his sagaciiy in another respect went against all banks
against every thing but hard money cnrrcncy-and
desired that should copy after of the nations
the world. The examples England. Ireland, Scotland
and France, are all abandoned. and miserable and
wrotccd Spain and Portugal and the neghboring colo
country. We Wings 90 for all the money we can hon
esy get, and as good rs we can get. We 60 for weL
regulated banks for State purposes and l'-reg
uated National ans Tor the Union to furnish Nationa
curreccy Many cry for hard money, although the jung
ling Of dollar has not asonshed their pockets for ma
ny day. They reminded him of the anocdotc he once
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