Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-27
COY. GII.MI,R.

This renflenat Who Is candidate for Congress in tho
! bedford District aud now on his way Ia Bedford Coun-
f, made speech in this H. the Aas1pic Hall,
last thursday night
The Governor spoke fos abut two hours, aud his
speech consisted principally Of f.e sayings fun, jokes
srnace and hunmr, and altogether Of the ,,,s'
unique speeches ever hcard--it 10 the
real Mix, Walsh style. lie cunmeaced by Civ
IN. long dissertation the theory Of Dem
mraiic gpseronens-and then touched upon aud
deuncd ,he pursued by the Wings in Congress
Sumo In the crowd then ASKED The Goyefnor to tell
us something ab ut the ''ercry inch JIhig"-which
the Goyernr did, ~ saying oil his inches was. that
he opposed to National Bank and was now. \.
mother WAS. that he opposed 10 the Tariff aud
still SvIne hen asked him the inch which
lot abushns the Sub Treasury which he declared he
vas IN favour ofdIng, durn. the CANVASS Of l54l when
lac wished Wing yotes-to " hich he replied. he
III FAVOR oil adopting that very system. Sui he says ic
has not changed Ii he be- true it must be that all the
Wing party have changed ard left him whore the,
formerly stood. The Go;erncr male signal failure il,
this part Of his speech for he certainly did succeed.
we believe, III convincing any that he was stW an
ere'y inch Uhie. Several calls were made on the Coy.
erhuI Ia late What man he preferred for President But
he always managed 10 cvade tie qn. sun aud say he
for principles But the Governor must know that
these Irmcihs cannot carry out themselves but that
some man must be the organ through which 10 carry
them cut. And they wished know vs. hal man. Of the
candidates no" spoken Of, lie preferred elect 10 carry
onI these principles. We suppose. huwever, the Guy
crnor. is ior that abortion Of President, Captain T,rr
lor the neat Presidency. and ASHAMED 10 owni,
knowing ~ Ter man would be curious oohinr crea
iure IN these dggMs. as he has always. we believe
been placed among the "gurd-thc peculiar friends OF
the President. The Governor expressed grca, love fer
the Pe'Ph-H the dear lolh-ihete is ne.hing like lhc
peop'--until we really sick Of such hypocrisy
for We have no faith in man " no make. such loud
professions about his love for the people Ills all FUDGE
--and nothing but tndseor the purpose of getting Of
fee.
ALT, Governor Gllmer concluded, Governor Pope of
Kentucky, WAS called TO the stand. lie spoke principal
y upon the crnsitn'ionaliy and eApodirncy Of Ma
t'onal Bank-point'd to Republican fathers. who
signed bills incorporating Banks. He mentioned first,
the signing of the bill by Washington the ia
ther OF his country, ar. jefferson then one Of the
Cabinet giving him his views on the subject in connex
ION with Hamilton, in which, after arguing the cons,i.
lntonaIIiy ottho measure. he advised Washington if
there was somc doubt with him either way he ouolt
10 yield 10 the Will Of the people expressed by CON
grass, aud sign the bank bill lie then alluded to
tho bill establishing branch of that Bank il,
Louisiana, which WAS signed by Thomas jefferson.
but winch the Democratic Republican State Rights
men Oh our day oppose, but claim to be the only
true disciples of Thomas Jefferson lie then men,ion
I'd tho c-cfarcr Of the Bank during Mr. M dirson',
administration. the author of the Resolutions of '9S-
W aud the head Of the modern Democratic Republican
party WHO signed the bill fer thai purpose lie then ask
ed Gov. Gilmer fine was a Madisonian Democro,-to
which Gov Gl'mer replied he was not. II the Wings
then canpolnt to all the Fathers Of the Republican school
Why contest the point further? Coy. Pope then argued
the necessity of National Bank to regulate our curren
cy, which is now I'M most depnrable condition. and
thai II never viii Ice rsuItd until National Bank is
chartered. lie rIde'ed the idea OF politician talking
about ms ronsccnceii had nothing to do with ,he sub
ect lie looked tae man. acts and moi =, his rance,
cace. f.r his own part he always sluddered when he
earu rinafs talk about their conscenres in matters of
Federal relations. We bee9e the Goyernnr is about
hall right IN this for conscience seems l., be yrr,
good ploeNt for politicians do most any Thug COY
Pope rldcued the distractions Of Gov. (;ilmer-,nd
showed thcnposshillty OF administering the Govern.
"n'n' upon such principles Gov. Pope then atyered
briefly To the course pursued by the Wings in Conor.s
and Their failure 10 carry out their principal measure
the Bank, by the vote OF the President He then al
v.rlcd To the Tarl and concluded
GOV. Gil.MER AND TIE SUB TREASURY.
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