Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-01-27

atm ioreign government With poue r 10 step in and do
what we dare MOI OF will not do oursevesl The ques
ton Is one o' grca, magnitude and the people ough,
look to l, IN time, particularly the teeth u the vote
Just given in the Virginia Legislature
The Treasury No,e Bill is now before the L s Sen
ae-and following up his hostility To State Banks Mr.
Benton proposed 10 amend that hin as 10 employ the
'aNl's power OF the federal government To effect their
prosration. --proposing after the Is, Of December
next, to impose tax upon their notes and emissions
the tax being graduated by the denomination Of
the notes, decreasing in the increase in
value. Benton was met at one. by Mr.. Calhoun, with
the declaration that his m,nla-n was dangerous and
unconstitutional and p+rvesion Of the taxing
power OF the government. Benton however withdrew
his amendment, with the avowai OF his purposc to offer
1t again 10 the trs bill that should come up for
consideration do not know huw this eager desire 10
seze upon and destroy institutions chartered by the
States. and in many Of which The States are partners
sh" ohers nut 10 me II seems 10 be the strongest de
nonstraton against States Rights which ha. ever been
attempted mcdta,cdsnce the foundation of the govern
men In this opinion a, least have the concurrence OF
MI ahoun-and surely his opinion on such question
will not be slightly regarded by his present associates
Mr. John q Adams has been again making himself
ridiculous On last Friday he presented number Of
Abolition petitions. all (which he displayed his usu
al logged ohsnacy, though all were successfully laid
upon the table Among these petitions wasonc puort
ing TO he from ceralnctzens of Georgia. but which,
before II was presented, Mr. A. assured by the mem
bers from tina, State was hoax. complncnling Mr. Ad-
aInss integrity. services, learning and talents but pro
testing against his appointment chairman OF the com
mlltce OF Foreign Relations because of monomana upon
the subject OF Abolition under which he abors and which
dlsuah,s him for correct discharge of the duties OF
that station Mr.. A. moycdits reference and demanded 10
heard IN his own defence against the charge of incn
potency thus alleged and which he said had been before
made by meIllSsr the floor, (NIr Wise) as we'll
as in this petition. Mr.. Marshall moved that the
gentleman from Massachusetts, be heard, which
was agreed to by small majority but before he
could proceed points of order successfully
raised. which consumed nearly the whole day Finally
the whole subject laid the table by vote Of "a
! to %, and the House adjourned The ''old co-
nuent'-wonld thai he as sane on the subject of
the Right of Petition he is sound ON that of Abolition
will >e heard this question leioe he done and
if he does lot succeed in convincing the House tina, he
is far better ola fled 10 fill the post Of chairman of the
committee of Fo.ee. Relations, than the most Dustin
p,tsLsd of his assault MS lis natuIa force" will have
much alated since he las, Undertook cpel somewhat
similar mputaiion Ii his dist 'iion were equal To his
ability no man OF the present genera would be half
50 much admired or ,eneraicd, as John Quincy Adams
bu, unfortunately his passions sourcd by disappointment
have hurried him into fatal to his own reputation,
and we fear disastrous to the peace and Happiness OF his
country II was in his power TO have stayed the torrent
Of tana,icis-bu he has preferred give addition
al impetus, and in doing he has covered his name with
load oobloquy which will follow it even beyond the
grave.