Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-20

the amount Of Government patronage has swollen mud
'nu tipi'd 10 so vast and fearful an eNtrnt us seros
Ia threaten If indeed II has not already nv, rhrup III,
balance of the tonsuiun
We not LETT 10 speculative argument Ia proy, TIM,
lhis iincose lhuence and patronage will be perverted
by President, who is candidate for 10 election that
every proper consideration o the public treasure the
public veal Of decency aud morality, will be sacrificed
IN HE pursuit oiseish aud party ends-Ihe records
of cong fssslona inquiry which nro to furnish materials
io me history o our country, present picture Vi such
Infamous corruption IN this respect, as IL, make the
check oltvery true Nrgnlan Of every honest American
purh Win shame when he reads ooolletls thrm,-
o you NOT remember the correspondence IN relation 10
tho land offices. where men IN Office wefo repprlcd NJ
shameless punderes VI the pubc treasure aeknow lep
ed deis1'les and mgncs, with recommendation tia,
they should BE- continued in office because they and their
friends had political influence, which was at The service
:" The President. upon condition that they were retain
rdf-and these recommendations complied with,
IN every case, 10 the oteri Here is written in letters
oil r" warning 10 tho country 10 eradicate this evil oi
an ecctonfcrIng President
he hosts OF drianlters IN Office which has appeared
IN the last ten years, disgusting the honest dsnayng
mo patriotic. and sapplng the public morals. but the
"do"s pr"g'ncy OF elrc,ioneering Chief Magistrates
All other qualifications for unico but political zeal and
influence, have been disresarled; ir Tho highest Judi
'i' scar 10 INC mcancs psi oi tide waiter all have been
used but AZ hrhes and rewards Tor parzanship aud TIN
natural consequence has followed in III, abuse aud -t
inptloh which ah"unds IN every department. The at.
are nndrnIaOie -, he patronage Of the government
has been bestowed upon party grounds and thai la
mcn'able degree of inca pacly unflncss aud dl,hon
es'y III "iIee, has been shhil,d within the ast ten or
fillson years. Would this be done without motiye2-
Az ever President Of the ned States ~ base or fool
Nh IN 10 sacrifice the interests of the country and his
own lame. when no advantage 10 accrue 10 himself
from the sacrificed Noveh Take away bs lnlcres, IN
second election. aud You purity The fountain Of patron
aye u the party who would seal up Tor ever this source
nj rtIfni, linn ala al
purPtr, would Keep open, lnosl the friends OF N,
personal independence and virtue Of Tie citlacn-,b.
best ennod or no to the idcnco and support of the
people.
II may not he although unins,rrcve, fellow citizens
10 invite Your attention 10 few historical facts IA refer
ehce 10 the adoption. by Congress nf
BANKRUPT SYSTEM.
The bankrupt Law Of 1871 from its general unpup
ularly. has been eage, seized upon an weapon Of A..
SAUL upon the Wing party. But We shall undertake. 10
show very suceinctly. as Ne can do concusvely thai
Il Is not. ~ has been alleged "a " hig n,rNsur,n II
IL true that majority Of The members of both branches
OF Congress, by which that law WIS enacted Al,
Wings; but II liz likewise that NJ many of the Who
members we're hostile 10 II that could moi have passed
elcf House had not sufficient number Of the Demo
erae party IN both branches. voted for IT, 10 preren
us dtcdt II Is therefore, point Of fact moi Whip
measure. and would mol have been adopted had The
lntmhcr. 81 that party nlopc sustained it, Il WAS pass
dby Democratic ac well ns by Wing votes It vas 90
posed by W big as well AZ by Democratic votes The
fact that lager nurbrf of party than If the otc
s,ed for the law Justly involves them IN larger share
=" the responsibility ior It's enaclnent--but no, tie ep
ciusre responsibility.
l'u, II deserves 10 be- remarked that Mr. Van Buren,
has been uniformity the advocate of Bankrupt Law,
aud. 80 far back AZ 1876, when he was Senator from
New ork he not only voted for but delivered sucrch
IN favor ri bill u establish unnm system Of hank
fnp''y, Then beloTe that budy-a bill which was IN al
H"7' every 'h"flant particular open the same otrc
iips ''Iai are now urged against the Bankrupt Law Of
l0ll, by Mr. Van Bnrens friends if not b, hlmselt,--
lhleod during the lasl Presidential canvass both Air
All Buren, and Col johnson the candidates Of the IN
Ponens io the first and second Offices Of the nation
were avowcdly advocates of Il bankrupt system up,n
their often expressed and unocanrd opinions in its favor
opinions uIechncd even noaand # they OF the less
eminent members Of their party differed from the Win,
advoctrs OF that law al alt, that difference mainly nt
altogether, grew out OF the adverse yews AS 10 the ,x
pe'liency OF placing State Banks and other corporations
al tho mercy of The Federal Executive IN the dc,ecra
ted n'me OF State Rights
- late indeed, as the winter Of 1857 the exprliency
oi establishing bankrupt system was referred T., the
Judiciary Committee Of the United STATES senate which
Committee consisted three Wings and i,ro Democrats
mai Committee Was unanimously ~ favor of the policy
of bankrupt Law but. differing In reference 10 the
principles "h!c ought 10 be- onbudled it, each Of the
parties reported bill And il IL worthy OF special oh
serVaon, that the bill reported by the Wing majority ii,
the Committee. did contain many of tho poyslons
"l tue existing law, which most strongly object
ed Ia and dononnced-mhilst the bill reported by MIR
W ai', az Tho organ OF the Democratic minority did con
Tain these very proyisons And what may prrhap,
seem sui more remarkable Mr. Benton who has taken
The lead IN opposition To the law of lSiI WIS then tho
esauipoh OF MI Walls bill aud the uppanrnt Of the
antagonist -" hig scheme, because MIR. Nall's bill CON
a'n' and the antagonist scheme did not ihdsa yer,
features which are now the subject of his and party cs
pec'a nale'lcton, Indeed the existing law. winch
hr. Benton and bis party camurously denouncc doe,
not contain Single inpo,ant principle that was moi
'ihoo1l'd III Alr Wallis BILL which they 50 s,r,ruonsl,
advocated lhc only essential difference bet vecn them
u me absence IN the former OF provision making il ap
Pii'ape 10 state corporations, which was embodied III
The laier-a provision which we regard as unrnsliil,-
ona IN itsell and utterly destructive oi the rights Of the
statrs-as Martin Van Buren, himself (lhouph he has
fehil, changed illt opinion declared 10 IN ia.
ana As J"hn l. calhoun lrocalns il to be how
Alter shrlc glance AT The a,lI,l,de 81 parlirs On This
question. al three several perods within the last sn,,u
teen years no unPreudccd mind will hesilatr tn usi,
The declaration, that the Bankrupt Law was never r.,
eafhed or Treated, as party question at all, until the
Extra NrssIqp OF lSl and that it was then as far as
paft"aoc MADE party question for iactuus nnrpus,,
II Is question with which the w hes as a rariy have
never identified themselves. and to which on the other
hand Their opponents have until 1871 given as rener-
al aud as cotdal support themselves Its subsc-
qcn repeal TOO, by vote Of about to one in tho
ilhisr ol Representatives, in which there is large
hl1 WdJoilly would demonstrate the injustice OF the
attempt 10 identify it "a Wing measure" even j.
Tie hitecnce 81 the country did al once enable il
J TO deitcl the tasiiy of The allegation
circumstances require us, fellow citizens, briefs but
'ihPha"callN. 10 say that We are opposed TO the
ASsU MPlION OF STATE. DEBTS.
III "la'9vor tvrn that proposition may have been