The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-20

a.. 1f,5i,d State, meets az Rte FIRST Mon
1.y4n Def.mbrr Ii ~, House nj Rep
resrntaIisrs have ta clInnsr a President,
thu ehaice will bu made the al "Wednesday
Ia Frluuary.
Ihe Legislature al Virginia viii meet
thr list Nanda, "a is"trn,brr, one ort (
earlier tl,anusnal Tor the. purpose Of sup
ul,iug ,acapetrs thai may occur IA uic
Blcctaral tpllrse.
'.pi,e hope is warmly ard widely expires
.-sed that the Goverpor will state i"Ihe lie
gi.aturc hi. views GA tho subject al u
CONVENTION.
-aC9-
ron rnt kInGiNiAs.
No ..
H.ubv dn.t Lou build the hall, con OF the
'--ae,nvrd days UT a few Ncnr', The blast
OF the ,i.sari eanes, aud how ~ ny
empty court tOas'an.
When yc look hack into The history or
nations. and trace their Use aud fill, aud
reAirw The incidents winch have been the
fnrerpnnrrs nf each, W. cnnnot bui heel
consideiabl nnNlrty III contemplating ih-
sflfttn destiny of uHr own. TINS HnNhfJ
Il rrA iulilfA nhru ~ remember thai nprs
i government upon ttid-ihe hrst and
only il stance uf an iinpc,iUm ~ l17Pelie IN
thai s,irnrr--apl although II IS nos an
tae.fali tide of successful experiment, -
although the - all is built, yet n"n" can
say how soon this tide may be rnllrd back
upon its source, carr, ing ,arsnlatlun aud
rtsip n liz track, and the blast nf the de
san slpwl in our empty eourif' I'ir"e
are painful reflections, and such probably
~ are INDUCED ton snon. have always
deprecated any allusion tn an event trau6hi
with So many and such fearful dangers.
because, in the mature sc things, the day of
lis accomplishment must be far distant.
But, TO prepare ini Danger IA thugs at peace,
ism in, nnclion equality hind,ns IN T,olhiea
and in war N'c mpy exprrt the dly 10
arrive when the people will be led asIrd.
by ambitious and designing demag"gncs,
and simple but noisy politicians. When
ever il heco,ncf fashionable Ia appeal IL
the local feelings Of the people, aud when
ever these appeals are regarded IA thu
Strong Si arguments tn r"uoie -or defeat
particular measures or men, then VIII The
end be nj III" Then may we leoh for tbc
speedy demolition of our splendid tb'ic
of goyernment--fnr the rStifisui 'htitent oil
the beacoa light If the world!
No VA. ho loves his country, behold
ina in il hp only refuge of oppressed hu
rnaaity, and Ia its goa crnmeni the only hee
one upon cat,h, but must shudder nj tin
bare idea nf hr dissolution al our federal
compact. H. such ap esept, hr sees thr
most drradtu evils 1t would indeed b"
opening Pandora's'bux, o,,'r spreading the
land With every species ot Ill Instead al
one mighty cmfire, commanding respect
by its united resources, We should he spin
INTO n number of ambitious states, each
jealous of the other, and each sttlNng Ia
master the rr,t--now cug@g"d IN war
among Nr-aoi,cs, draioins each ones re.
sources, aud akehinS the means OF de
fence of cach--aad now Contrnding with
feeble ann against foreign aggff q onf
which our individ,Gd weakness and our dis.
sensions would necessarily proN ahe. IL
such state of things, the wrak wonli
naturally appeal tn the strong for protee-
ton. harlering their liberties for the pres
erNaiion OF ,hcir property and lives unit
wc should al length ia effect have another
Sparta, aud Aliens, ard 'rhebes and Ma
crdnn, 81, - .aw =" the nilnur states, aud
adding Ia thrif anthition rs they acquired
'ponvr to cx',utr The schemes II wond
generate. This Hdi be the necessary re-
suit of u d.ssnlu'. Ian Of the Union aud the
Union must atd WI he DISSOLVED ii III,
people are tantht 10 believe that one por
ton is si,hiae te Cypress another
Citizen of the Sou'h" has enormously At
tributrd TO the Northern people dsposi
'tun to Cypress those Of III. South. shall
enlrayor To show that. like the bry in the
Jablr, hc. has'cri.d " VoJ'" too soon.
There has arisen emily vac qnesiionln The
na,iunal council, in Wti,th the itt"t"st, ro'
LEY and Feelings at tie North and Su,it
were so widely dissimlIar as To prodaee \
dangerous degree of excitement Thu
Al -, 4,
the discussi...t'of this question. degree ol
intemrerancr was taaricstrd on the Gooi
of Congress, disgrace lul IL the membors
of that body, whether We consider them
80 the character Of Legislators or patriots.
In this mrcni able strife, alt sinprt. II is
true, ". blame our naithprn brethren for
DENYING 10 US the exercise ul Il rirht VI hieh
we claim 10 possess. both morally aud IT,
gahy: but they had right tu resist It's
exercise, and il was their duty IL do so,
differing from us il opinion, as they dill. IL
- not The affirmation on tie one part, or
the drntd on tht other nfsny right, how
ever, which can he po1urti-'e'u- danger.
II is the manner in which the denial or -
frmatlan Is nrdr. Thus virniag The sub
j.ct, were moi the people of the Suuth rs
mach 10 blame. nay more, than thcir brc
fhren of thu NORTH: Were the, not more
violent and Incorporate in discussion -
Where Was that iii .nlird temperance tai
sho-ld have characterized oar r, pre,cnta
tises, in maintaining Thoughts Of their con-
sIitnents Wiz re WAS that mild bat firm
determination that should never be ahan-
dnnrd by members ri a legislative body
IL was forgotten by many Southern mem
hers VITO 1hnughi Ia VIA renown, hy talk
ing lnutl', of iHcrling their "byethren" at
the point of the ha, unrt II VAS f,rssk
IN for onsy drciamalion and idle threats,
which wfre productive of no otktr effect