Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-20
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ero concurrence u opinion. both Sides in reference
10 the feads measures q public policy, contemplated by
each: In other words, If Mr.. Van Bnren had been r.
elected It was not doubted that the Sub Treasury sys
tenn would be maintained, although many individuals Of
that party (the Rlclmond Enquirer for example were
hostile To that system On the other hand the repeal Of
that system regarded as enc Of tic necessary cons
lnences Of his defeat. and especially by Senator Riyes
whose alienation from the Van Buren Marty w,s ,ya,,
ediy Produced by the Obstinate adherence Of his old as
socrates 10 that mrasure--which he believed To be both
projudc to the best interests Of the country and dan
gerous instrument in the hands of already too power
TIL Executive. That system repealed what did Mr.
ilVfs intend To propose substitute? Doubtless the
o'e DAM sfhene was IN 's eye, ii was in that Of
many u III Wing patty, who would have been very
"l@s TO have dispensed with the agency Of A Nation
al bank alto9eiier seeing that il such onyenien
instrument. with which demagogucs might play upon
popular fears and cjudcos if there had been the least
likelihood of It's adoption in the first place or it. being
adopted his belief Of its adequacy as fiscal agent Of
the government should be confirmed by another expert
nent Of It's capacity to The public exgencies But
Mr. Rlyes knew as well in $40 as he knows now that
MI clay and nineteen IN twenty fhc Whgparty pre-
TERED National Bank anl believed hat was the only
measure upon which the country could safely depend fol
the restoration OF sound currency and its concomilani
benefits And he saw as plainly when the Extra Ses
sion OF Congress had convened he does now that it
was not possible 10 adopt the State Bank system nearly
ao hose institutions having suspended specie payments
\ that, even II II was adopted it could not loag maintain
Itself Scarcely nun be found, of any party
who has any confidence in the adeau acy If the State
Banks. separately combined to answer the PURPOSES
Of fiscal agent of the government, or to furnish the
country with sound and stable currency
What. then. may be asked does Consistency of
principle require. al Mr. Rivcss hands? We shall no,
be SO presnplnous and arrogant to answer this ques
tion f.r that gentleman. He is much mere competent,
indeed. to answer II Cor hulscli-And we Ito not know
that the public will have any right to complain of ANY
decision he may mahc;-hough his we will say. thai
ii, after having deemed Mr. Van Bnrcn's public conrs.
50 o'lials to induce him operate with the Wings
and with Mr.. Clay in eApelling him from office h,
should now lend his influence to effect his r, s,ora lion
or TO elect any other individual who will pursue SINH
lar course, whatever els, he may do he will not be
DC IN boast OF his consistency of principle OF con
duet. His support Of Van Buren, or of a Van Buren,
man. IN the next contest Tor the Presidency, will be- ON
The contrary, signal condemnation Of his bold manly
and patriotic decision IN 1887. and which, amidst tor
rents OF obloIuy and denunciaon by which few men
have been oulcssly assacd he 81 couragcously and
81 sacces, fully maintained. We may also remark. per
haps, without lmpropriety. that though he may not
agree with the Wings aud with Mr. Clay in all thinrs
yet that, as, when he co-opcracd with item from 1887
to ISL, he was as well acquainted with tieir principles
and their policy as he is now, Consistency of principle
would seem TO us require that he should still continue
To act with thom---unlcss he means to say, that it is
less important to Keep Van Buren out. ,.nn it vas IL
turn him ouoy that Van Bureaus policy is less oblec-
tlonable in 1872 than il from 1857 to lS4, If h,
believed that prncple aud patriotism required him. in thu
last concst to unite win the Wlg. il must have been
because he believed the OF that party would b.
less ubGuNi0us and conducive to The lrspcry of
tie country, and better calculated TO preserve the pur,
an Republican simplicity the government than those
avo"ed and acted upon by their opponents The two
parties stand now precisely the s7me grounds they
occupied 'hen-and do not therefore, sec in villa,
manner Mr.. Rves would violate Consistency of princi
ps. by maintaining the position has so long occupied
In association with the Wings, ard in oppo.iou to
Their opponents II is now certain that we must ha yc
either National Bank ubrrcasury--tlat Their,
must be Tariff OF duties TO raise sni,ic revenue for
The wants "i The government, and levied to afford
incidental protection to homo aiertSs-and that as To
Distribution, it must be unconditional, or not a, all
No ono can suppose that Mr. Rives, after his vivid
portrayal of the evils of the Sub-Trrasurv. can
ever support that schcmc-on the Tariff question he
agrees in the principle laid down by the Wings and
voted against the law OF the last session because he
thought. not that the principle of discrimination was
wrong but that the duties were too igh differing still
more widely from the I.ocos. however many of whom
took decided ground against incidental projection.
and some against all dulles whatever, Proposing t,
raise federal revenueby direct ax-an as to Dstrih
'on, he concnrs with the Wings in the ro,cq, dis
tribute the proceeds of the sales of the Public Lands
and only dsaonis from lis p,opriety in particular con
JnnctuTes such as that which exists. when the
federal treasury Is empty. and has been reduced
by the proi'gacy and folly of the las, Admins
irailon. 10 the necessity Of borrowing money for
lis ordinary expenditures. We confess therefore
that me cannot see why Mr. Ryes may moi
oonilnne hs cooperation with the Wings even though
Mr Clay should be their candidate for the Presidency
1t is true Mr Rlyes does not con, ur with The Whps
or with Mr.. Clay in ali their mcasnres-bnt neither did
he do so from 1887 to 1871 And as their differences
which were as well known then as they are now did not
prevent cordial cooperation at that time we canno,
see why hey should he more influential hereafter r.
indeed the Loco Foco party dropping all Of their lead
ers, should select some individual as candidate for the
Presidency, agreeing with Mr.. Riyps in those points in
which he differs from the Nh!us and Mr. CLAW and