The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-27
LySGnBuRG, DECEMBER II, taea.
Eriraci ere leiict from enc ofht Editors Of
he IVgtniGn, dated


GfTf OF NAsHtsGroS Dee. 10.
G,rHtmta-I find but little inducement
In rnrnply with my promise pf writing You
thr news from this place. That article was
never mote seaaty or undressing lhe
two houses of Congress, have up to tins
date, been almost wholly engaged ~ the e
lection of officers, tue organization 81 com
anitteos. aud thr reception and reiercuce oi
prtiionS and II Is pet expected that Tie
presrlr session Wlll call forth any measure
ofaeep or gntlrr Il laiercsl. II IS known, IN
deed. that Ar. Stevenson, according 10 the
notification he gave Al the close of the last
session, viii move the repeal or the inodll-
.1lion of the 18th section of the judiciary
act. but believe need not qualify III. ex-
preston nave made 90 account OF that Cur
eninsttuce. Its connection with the most
sacred doctrines of the ultra republican par
ty,'is no, seen or admitted by the politicians
of the present day, and the subject itself IS
40 abstruse, and abstract from the common
topics orpolticaI discussion, that there are
few who have any acquaintance with II,
and fewer still W no care any thing about 1t.
The same party which IN 'UD was ready II It
had proved necessary, Ia appeal to arms to
repress the encroachmcnls of two Depart
ments Of the Government, on the reserved
rights of the states and the people, stand IN
1881 with folded arms, and witness with
perfect Indifference The more alarming, pal
psble ard dangerous usurpatlons Of the
tLird. The reason of this, whilst II cannot
be mistaken, is discroditabe 10 the under
standings OF the people of this country
~ 4, th. ,.,ttt, # h.
ance, and Ia the arguments which prove II
a violation Of the Federal Constitution but
they cannot connect whit, that remote and
consequential, but necessary danger Ia their
liberties, with which it's iraught. II argues,
however, 10 degeneracy in them, for ii is
only against pressing and present danger
that the people can or will be reused into
resistance but IL furnishes mn important
lesson 10 our Rulers, that they may pro-
gress with IMMUNITY, III their system of en-
croachment 50 long as they conceal the
fact from the senses of the pcope-lt is by
their senses only, that they judge, aud new
victims must mrilr martyrdom in their
cause, before the people will either see,
feel, VI understand, that their personal
fights are invaded, or that the equilibrium
Of power established by the Constitution,
is virtually deslroyed.--l is scripturally I'M
lawful to do evil that good may come from
IT yet it is only from political excuses,
that popular a,neGoration ever has been, or
can be effected BY the pride and last OF
Tarquin, Rome became Republic Eng
land, from the tyranny of the FIRST Charles,
Commonwealth France, TO escape the
united dcspotlsm of hing, Nobility and
Clergy, sNr cpl her limits OF these worse than
tlstlt SIS pagealtLs, aud reserved all power in
the hands of tho people oar ancestors on
" resolved to b. independent when the
oppression of George the Third was felt
and finally the constitutional aggressions OF
the Federal party during Adams's admins.
sraiioa, prndnced chaAge IN the national
councils Favorable TO the rights and inter
ests Of the people. But il may be safely
asserted that Tins last revolution was effect
ed, not because the abstract integrity of the
constitution had been violated, but because
she unconstitutional laws which produced
this violation were ftk aud seen Ly the peo-
pie to be tyrannical aud oppressive. Rea-
SEEMING, therefore, from Neutrality-suspicious.
und this known acquicscent disposition OF
human nature, IL is not difficult 10 deter
mine, that there is no ground to hope that
nj this time, the desired formation in the
Judiciary act, under which the Fedora
Court has SO repeatedly transgresscd the
bounds of is legitimate powers, can he ef.
fecied-Thoush IA priaoiple the same witt
the alien aud sedaion laws, aud though il
reality, more dangerous from the indcpen
dence andrresponsihlc situation Of the Jud
yes, yet ass the grievance does not eom'
hume 10 thepurses or the immediate salct,
and liberty al the people, and is only to b,
reprchended as shelving the disposition o
The Court, aud 10 BIZ feared as becomn,
hereafter a preredant Tor new encroach.
ments, il vail be thought unworthy o.
reformation by the prople or theirrepresen.
tatiyes.-Under these circumstances, il
would. perhaps, be better to defer the iur.
ther agitation of this great question, uuti
some new conIuncture shall strike the PEG
Pile With just sense of their danger, aud an
innate them 10 new eNertons in defence %
their invaded and invaluable rights-Tha
some act, unlawful and oppressive in itself
but producing uis happy consequence
should be committed by the government
90 not think ii iliiberal or wanting in pat
rioiism 10 wish-For, bt sides that il out
remove the bandagc from the eyes of In,
people, il would teod to repress at least fol
time, the sectional feelings which are be-
ginarig TO predoaiaaie over every Other
Consideration connected with national 30
liiics.
4he Presidents Message is considered
by inany the best be has ever laid belor,
CoGgress-I have not discovered myself il
MAI its particular exeellency consists, un
.,sss i ba lhn recommendation il contain,
IT, the appropriation OF money TO repair
stc CunlbaFii,id foid which Congress ha.
the sa,re rigat to So under ihe constitu.
ton, slat il ias to establish new roads, OF
that IL bad originally 10 erect ihai,~-Nem
appropriations con,cy IA pleasant sound e