Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-26
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ter an elaborate d.haie-amendng il, however, that
The mother bank redeem the issues of all It's branch
es as well as It's owu whenever demanded IN specie.
ofcourse several Of the Lococo members Of thai body
voted Tor the bill, or i, could mol have passed So that
we see measure heretofore yocerousy denounced by
thai party whenever it rcsor,ed to by the Wings,
although under circumstances far imperative than
now exist. (ccause the Banks, paying specie upon
all their issues, the country may be always Supplied
with chonge,) unhesitangly adopted by themselves
do not advert To this fact in spirit of complaint. Far
otherwise. II rather matter of congraulation when
wise and salnary Wing measures adopted by our
opponents II may be Justly claimed, however. asa re
luc,an tribute To the sagacily of the Wings, aud " an
acknowledgement Of as well as rebuko 10 their own
previous peryersoness.
The House of Delegates have literally ,ra,,ed week
in the discussion Of the Rcpor, OF the Committee of Fl
nance The Report closed with two resolutions in sub
stance affirming the obligation of the Legislature to pro
vide the ways and means of quldatng the States abl
tes aud laying down the principles OF taxation by which
this result may with certainty bo attained II was a
waste of time because denied the obligation OF tho
State pay debts while neither the adoption the
negaon Of the general principles Of taxation asserted by
the committee, could defnvely settle the question
We ended where we ought To have bsgunln the adop-
ton of resolution, sim liar which improper
rejected at the commencement Of the discussion, rc
committing the Report, with instructions To the commit
bring in Tax Bill. in order that the House may
have in its details something tangible before il. and
which, when acted upon, will have practical meaning
When that bill before the House, which, by the
way. will ombody many grave innovations upon the
long existing system oftaxaton in Virginia the debate
will Of course be renewed and shall have the tcra
ton and recraion of all that have been said during the
past week. The cacoethes bguendi RACES with exlraor
binary violence in the present Lcgisla,ure-eyen the
previous question" proving but feeble barrier to The
flood of words with which wc are daily deuged.
In connection with this question. it IL not nappo
site to remark that " lille wisesl fnanclcrs puz
lied 10 find subjects Of TAXATION and while they are
very properly reluctant, in the existing pecunary pres
sure upon people groaning under load Of cmbarass
ment. 10 augment their burhens-which howevers aso
uley necessary for the preservation of the bgh ed faith
and honor of the State they refuse TO reccre The Of
thirty scren thousand dollars, due to Virginia hor in
sialment under the Distribution law. and which lies
,,e md inappropriate. in tho federal treasury and
mns ~, ii auc to lie there. unemployed! 1t is in vain
IN saw tina, H. reception of this fund would be degrading
to Vrpjni, while she h,'ds on, with per,nacious
grasp 10 the large sum money which she received,
without a moments hesitation. nnoer me Distribution
law, passed in S37. and approved by And!s" JACKSON
there be pollution in the act, her hands aif'dy de
filed; aud il is ridiculous topoy the prudc whc she gives
evidence of repentance FOR her former sin. No
will have confidence in her afecation Of purity I'LL she
restores the wages of corruption which she willingly
CT. we'd and 10 which she continues cling Nor will
taya to say that tho General Government is now
much in ncsd ct the money Virginia; BECAUSE evrs
if the fund did not 'Lelng' 10 Virginia as we contend
it does and as she, by @helmag majority of her
House Of Delegates, in 1889 asserted Il did, still the
General Government dare iooch single copper of
the amount. II has been apart by law of Congress
for the separate and exclusive Of Virginia; and If
she, while her treasury is empty, and she is compelled
to impose burhens upon her already oppressed Poo
pie in order To renqush it, refuses to receive it, there
it must remain, idle and unemployed Is this sound
poicy--is this true wisdom--at such time this?
Does rather result from the obquity and peyers
ty of party eong9 The people. who are the sufferers
must Judge perceive that in New Hampshire. one of
the ground, taken BY the seccdes' from the iocoloco
party. with Isaac Hill a, their head their rejection of
New Hampshres portion of the Land fund, and the
scquent necessity of increased taxation 1t seems to me
that if there other of secession from that
party in Virginia this would be amply sufficient to lead
to such result.
Before this letter reaches you, perhaps you will have
heard rumors Of Duel. which have been fought
this morning, at Cl,rks Spring, in the vicinity If this
city, between WIN. +, Richie, eldest of tho Editor
of the Enquirer. and John H. Peasants Editor Of the
Wing, but which was happily prevented by the ntefer
ence and efforts of Gen James w. Pegram and James
Lyons, Esq. The affair grew out Of editorial
controversy between the Enquirer and Wing, in which
both parties used very violent language. II result
ted in challenge, last Tuesday from Mr.. w. +. Rt
chic which was the same day accepted by Mr. Pleas
aus; and learn they to have fought Thursday
morning, but found it impractcabe make the necessa
ry arrangements. Had this original purpose been
ried out there would have been possibility Of med
alton by their friends, the fact not suspected
until late on Friday, and then rather conjectured
than known But fortunately, the meeting pos poned
unit, O'Clock this moming-and it until about
day break that the unremtted efforts Of Messrs Pegram
and Lyons, who commenced their noble and fortunate
mediation yesterday evening, successful, in ndu
cing such mutual explanations to lead pacific ad
justmen This result is to be rejolced at SINCE
from tho of the fight it would probably have BEEN
it evidently designed 10 be, fatal to both of the
combatan,s. The weapons selected were mushcs, 10
L~ Loaded with twevc buck shot, and the distance TWEEN
ty five PAGES. Nosugeon, other person. except tho
seconds. Washington Grecnhow acting for Mr. Richie.
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