Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-01-03
.HO.ADif. January 3, 1872
TIE FISCAI. AGENT

Tie space occupied by tic Report and Bill Of III, -.
rotary Of the TreaLuy and the accumulation Of o,h,,
matter on our columns compel to exclude any extend
ed commentary On the plan Of Fiscal AGENT, which
after most protraetcd, and doubt no, painful mn,
nton has been ushored before the people, as C,h,.
measure Indeed, it might suffice say that, az VIZ h,
been prepared u expect, by the ntmations Of the Pro-
dents Messages i, is hybrid in its charac,cr"h,,
horse, and half algaor'-its roo, the Sub T1,,sn,.
scheme its branches, Bank. Whether the prcs;d..,
and his advisers deem this the best possible scheme Of
and currency that can be devised Or wbc,hv
reduced, by the course heretofore pursued by Mr. T,
to the ssy Of ehaking GU, plan, they have
done as well as circumstances SLOW 1t were No.,
bootlcss to enquire. This seems to be generally CONF.
ded--that whether it be good bad OF ndifcrcn, il i,
The hest that shall Jc able to obtain ,urnp III, ,..
Of tho present incumbent Of the Presidential chair AMI
The true question .r every man, Of every par.y to dccd.
thercfrc. is Mt "lcher he would IF eksee vote f
such pian, tu whether, in the existing condition ot
things, cnot the wsr and sair policy to acccpofi,
ottenaiise-wth tie ayowod purpose on the rar, Of
those who do 50 accept it, whether they be Wbi.s q,
Loco Focos, avail themselves Of the earliest opprun
~ to suporsede ii by what they may respectively
deem better system. 1t is manifest, from the circum
Of its origin, well from the character of tho
scheme itself, that ii is forced cxpcdcn and that il.
authors have been driven the lend Of t.cir ws in
It's c!aboratiol-llonco has any idea tha, it wlbc
permanent Ii we thought it would be- we should re,,
it, But ii is very certain that it will expire with three,
piration Of Mr.. Tyci's administration which NAV b a
garcd 80 far as the two great parties Of the country are
concerned, sort of ia!cwegnum He canno, be r..
elected; and as his best friends conccde that he is bo
ken down. the probability that he will make no effort
to secure reelection We regard it, therefore. As Ger
tain that the next Presidential election will throw tn.
rons OF Government the hands OF other the two
great parties which represent the opinions of nearly tho
entire body Of the people this great and abs 1rbnr
qucson-and that then this cxpcdent Of necessity will
be discarded aud either the Sub Treasury will be rees
tablshcd or National Eank will be again Chartered
These are the antagonist schemes between which III.
nation divided and one the other is be ultimately
the fiscal agent Of the government Mr.. Tylcrs scheme
Is virtually concession of this act-being in truth
combination o the elements Of the two systems upon
both Of which he was compelled to draw, notwhs,and
ing his solemn reputation Of both II is desperate at
tempt to anal gamatc conflicting and homogeneous theories
against which, IN their separate trms he had proclaim
ed his hostility, but without the aid of which, nevcr,he
lees, he fund himself tossed to and fro, without rudde
or compass. On sea of constructions, with no char,
to guard him against the r.cks and guicksands which
hodged hun IN on every side and with experienced p
lot 10 guide the ship oisate, amid the threatening peyis
safely INTO port lie in effect vetoed the Sub Treasury
and he III Tact vetoed the Bank; and then he graycly
turns r1und and presents lis with his projet which, like
the contents Of the witches caulron, is ''eve Of newt
and leg OF toad, "a Sub Treasury skirt hung to Bank
Invested it may be, of of the most ole.-
onac features Of both, but nnncsunaby also stripped
at the same time efmany Of the best Of one of them
Our position IN reference to this Fiscal AGENT
which seem i.haye been some extent msunierst ,oi
may be accurately inferred from the foregoing rrnmks
We agree with cotempoary the "lndep:ndeat"
that the scheme viii be Inefficient and as permanent,
system, that It may be pcrilous-wc know that it is Oh
noXious to many oftle objections which we have hero
ofore urged against the SubTrea.ury and to the rco
(which We arc as sensible evcr-Yc, the question
continually recus 10 u.s. what to gain by its eet
ton The country demands that the revenues of the
government Shall be under the control of law-his
scheme places them under that control 1t requires a
sound currcncy-this bill gives them that promise II not
to the extent desired still t, sufficient, extent to Justify
brief trial Of the experiment. 1t demands reduction
and greater uniformity in the rates Of exc, .aIe-his
'''' '''' 'N''''u', ''o"Sh NOT NJ lpliN W
this result Roget i,-aud we lose all thu, ,cnay gain
by It's adoption Adopt i,--and, though we may sti
lament the nadequacy of the remedy to cure the malady
which now allics the country We, we shall feel ina
considerable degree its aneorang influences II is not
all we desire; but is more than we can get whou, it,
And cur philosophy teaches that when we cannot achieve
all we wish, we should nevertheless accomplish all
can.
The Report ly which the bill prelaccd is 50 able and
lucid, that by common consent, Mr. Webster seems obe
regarded as lis author. notwithstanding it bears the s,
nature OF the new Secretary of the Treasury Yet there
's contradiction between certain p,rtios Of it, which
strike us not only as remarkable but as wonderful, in
document evidently prepared with 50 much detcraion
and care Near the close Of the fourth paragraph for
ample the Report SAYS, that the Bill which it proposes
makes no attempt 10 furnish The country ,r;th either
currency on erctaage' And YET in the very same
column declares that the three leading Objects OF
the Bill, are, list the keeping ofhe public moneys
IDLY the furnishing, well for safe and convenient pay,
nents to the treasury as for The use Of the country
paper crculdon,' &c. and 3dly. "a provision fol- sup
plying to some extent the means Of safe and cheap tI
change in the commerce between the several States -
Is TINS apparently fiat contradiction susceptible e-
PLANTATION We invite the Nadisonian to unrlddle the
enigma.
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