The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-18
April 10, 1894.


Syfraaia and Haiitat.
As AN about Ia leave Ills Goarressfon.
al district, and the ties which have eonnec-
ted os for the last six years are now dissnl
vel III all probability. forever, | should
neither he true In my SENSE oil duty. nor Ia
the ieeliaS, nj my heart, If omitted on this
occasion, my customary address, especially
as was prevented from attending The
March courts of Campbell and Halifax, By
circumstances beyond my controu.
The most important measures Of the last
session ol Congress We're, an net regulating
tie Posi- Offices; an act for lha punish.
ment at offences against the laws of the L.
STATES; an appropriation of 5000. 900 for
the rxtensicn of the Cnmhrrl ND Road INTO
the STATE oi Ohio another of sSoa.oo1 10
he subscribed 10 the stock of the Chesa
pelke and Delaware Canal aud another
Tor ten new sleeps Of war, rs the best slse
cles oil naval armament for acting against
the pirates inlest our seas, and who
are yet suffered to plnnder, murder and
destroy. tn thereproaeh OF all commercial
aud civilized nations.
The, expenditure during the year l Il,
exclusive Of payments on account of 1b.
public dbl, s, ihas%ards under the Florida
treaty, Amounted 10 something more
ten millions aud half The receipts fir
the year, rs t.ltlnattd in Decrmbrr, were
nearly nineteen millions and hall. TIE
public debt on the.iirst OF January last WAS
eighty six millions.
Though tire late ses 'lon gave occasion 10
little debate Of. muth moment or general
concern, II sas .nne Of no snlad interest,
as it deceived On the House of lie
for the SECOND time siace
the adoption Of the c,hsit l,lon, To
elect the Chief Magistrate OF the u
on. Ga counting the electoral votes,
I appeared that no ons Ind M
iufity General Jackson having received
%; Mr.. Adams 81 Mr. Cran ford Al, aud
Mr.. Clay 81 the House being required
by the constitution 10, select one al the
three highest, on the first ballot AIr. Adams
received the votes oftht1eee states, and Of
course Wa ddy elected OF the twenty
pne members of tie Virginia delegation
prescott, ID voted for Nj Cfae ford, for
Mr.. Adams, aud for Gen. Jackson.
While lhe order, seifmaty and dignity
With hieh this election Was conducted, !
lndrr state OF highlg excited feeling. are
deserving Of all psnse, every rejecting
mud must sre that it is nude 81 settling
his a5itaiing question which l. hfg with +
mischief and dagger; and wis. that some
1laa should be adopted by which The pfo |
ilc may settle II themselves, Wlthoat the |
possibility Of far,her apPeal. Those who
n, Ed
rot be mtipenrcd ~ i success winch I
,as hardly II have heen expected, aud I
ybeh will he less and les prohable here
fter aud thase Who are dissatisfied, /.
heull not expasr themselves IN similar |
lazlrds again. All parties should, then,
.ord,ally unite, IF humln i1Iirmity makes |
uci corporation practicabie,) To amend t
lis part Of the constitution, which Is at
ince The mnst delicate aud important
notement of our complex political tu1
hinery. phr people are the Only safe
Of THIS high power. 1t il true
my my br mistaken they may be de |
eited by f1lse pretencrs they may be |
tow their SnilraSes from favor rather than |
Judgment they may act from sudden i'm |
lnlses of feeling bat 50 may their repre-
The people, however. have This |
advantage they can never wiliuliy x deli |
1tfately disregard their interests but their
representative may postpone these Interests
o.his own. Ana admitting the improba
)iiiy Of downright corruption, there ARE
1ersonal considerations from which even
Ii .hmindcd aud honorable men arr not
,xtrnpt. which are nucounected with thr
1nbiie interest. Nor IS II snail evil that
he motives OF the representative, even
y hen most pure. are exposed To suspicion.
Such distrust of the public finctlanafes
bridges their means of usrtulaess, and
essens the confidence 81 the people IN the
government itself, and their attachment IN
he constitutions. The mischief, ton, Is
progressive 1.-THE election OF Chief M
.istrat. is defined 81 So much Importance /
Iow, when he is at the head of tea millions,
hat will il be when he represents the
lower and dignity Of an hundred millions .
I taere is danger of sinister cabals when
ur population IS spares, our planners SIN
liz, aod our attachment to principles has
hp honest sr6our OF youth, Whit viii il BE-
vhen drnser population has relaxed our
niitcaI morality x lapiliarized US with the
nrrnption Tn interest W. shall take IN
lection Of President viii augment as the .
yards against it3 undue iaaurnce afe wea I
ened. Our temptations increase precise
as we become less able to resist them
low, taen, Is the golden opportunity Tor
.medying the evil which, Ioas neglected,
I'll be beyond all hope of cure.
I would invite your attention, Fellow
'itizens, 10 another subject, which, if my
xperirnce nr reelection have isa9ht me
~ thug. is Of TIE same serious character
tier a long ana arduoas struggle on the .
art OF = respectable majority, 1t has
zen decided. that congress has the .
institutional po"er Of making roads +
nj canaIs: AMI the maierities Of bot.
oases have been Ia frequent and large
, make change of opinioh pro
abe. The power being thus asserted,