Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-22
TIE Baltimore Resolutions ia coa,ra,t ,sih oae oefA.
Baltimore CoD,};.iate.

One OF The resolutions adj opted by the Baltimore Con.
vehton declares that Congress has right charter
National Bank" And vel George NJ. Dallas, The can
dictate nominated by that body for The Office u Vice Pre-.
sdeni says: III the constitutional power Of the naio
al Government To create Bank. did no, then (me.n.
lDs IN 1852 nor do | now entertain a doubt"
Another Of The baltimore suIu ions takes decided
grund against Protective Tariff. And yet Georps
NJ Dallas. lis candidate for the Vice Presidency. and
who, by the happening of several contingencies NAV
IN the event of his election, fall heir Tyler cid upou
the death Of Gen. iiarrson to the Presidency ITSELF ,E
firms that the Protective policy us legitimate scion
FOL Tie Reyoutnn thai the encouragement and protee.
lion q o,T manufactures were objects coptampl,
led by the sages and soldiers of that great epu a. A.
like The procf and the security Of our independence
The batinors resolutions also oppose the dist ribution
among the States of the proceeds Of The Public Lands
as voailve OF the intent of The deeds Of cesson aud a.
unwarranied by the constitution. And vet Georqe NJ
Dallas voted, in 1882. for Mr. Clsys celebrated Land
Bill. which was defeated against The ascerianed Of
iwo-ihlrds OF both llousts Of Congress, by resort Il,
that new Executive power the Pocket Feio
Acaln-We are told. by the Baltimore resolutions.
that 1.-The constitution dues confer upon Conu ress hs
power to commence and carry a system oil internal
Improvement" And yet, on the 22d June. 1882 Geo.
NJ Dallas voted in favor of the bill which passed thu
Senate, making large appropriations to works of inter-
nal Improvement
Is not this blow ing hot cold with the some hre,b3 Il
1t not spreading their net for all of birds? When ,hrv
would appeal 10 The South, they read The Baltimore rev.
olutohs, and say, "behod our prinriphs" Bu, when
they would influence The North they pxclam "brbold
our candiddte" And this is the parry which is ever
boas1s vi lis strict adherence 10 prncpleuf its deyu
tion to the eosuon-ut lis uniform adherence 10 thu
text -b"oks of the Republican church! Like the pha,
sees Of old they make broad their hyaceries and v
long prayers IN the market places and thank God thai
they are no, so devoid of honesty these .poor pub
cans, the W hgs- but the people not always To be
deceived by loud and empty Professions, su,h as ara
constantly rnng III Their ears. hut which as uniform
ly violated In practice. What confidence can O, ouob,
they to have. for example, in party, which, proclaim,
~. such creed as that embodied IN he Baltimore reso
lnns. selects as lis most fitting agent to maintain il
such man as George Nj. Dallas, whose whole public
career has been IN open opposition to it? An apstls
should certainly believe in the creed which he ia sec
ted 10 defend-nur less should a statesman have m,n
tanned and acted In conformity with the principles epun
cated by The parry which puts him al its head II
party, indeed, select individual for one Of lis leaders
whose principles are mol III accordance with its own il
shows that either the party The man IS destitute of
honesty, and Of course unworthy of public confidence
and support Amply this test 10 the locoloco party and
to George ~ Dallas and there can be no question that
either The party very nle for the ascendancy Of
lis ProiesSed principles or that Mr. Dallas in his "a,
gerness for office, is willing recant and renounce ,hosa
upon which lie has heretofore uniformly acted Ia 81.
ier case, we repeat, they ought not to be trusted