The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-15
DOMESTIC.
Congress P,ocefd,nrs Of .nrgt.

that The senate d1htre 10 tnrir amend nieni
on the L. :. Court Bill. On this motion
considerable debate arose. ~ thr coGrse oi
| winch Mr.. Branch SAID. that he I'D IN
detstuud that the friends of the Admins
trailou IN The House Of Repre- entillNrs
we're opposed L this amendment, brcause
II would prevent tire appointment ot a
certain gentleman, Who had hren Bxrd on
~ urcupy the place On the Supreme Beech.
/ Mr.. Rowan stated III relation 10 the uoinI-
natlau Of Robert Trlmble IL I'LL thu place
Of Judge Todd, that he regretted the Pres
idrnt had deemed it his dnt5 10 make the
nomination while this bill was pending,
aud that II WAS made against the WISHES
of both himself aud colleague. He mil
mated Discriminating 10 oppose 1t when
evrr II should be called MP.
The motion 10 adhere vas earrled-Ay yes
/ 20 Noes "a
| The Senate then resumed the conside-
ration oil thr Bankrupt Bill. Mr. Ran.
dolph moved that the bill be indefolfcly
postponed and then, went on 10 answer
the argument Of Nj. Uayne, delivered on
Monday. Mr. Il, commenced with eu-
lpgy ou the spirit of proud independence
with which every tr.rholdri in Virginia
now acted, and DESCRIBED the blessings
which the present Constitution of that an.
clru aud renowned CummSnWeallh dis
ttlhnted among her inhabitants. lie then
ad rftrd 10 the delcteribus effects of thr
papet system-gldnced at the subject OF
slavery and as rrdson why he preferred
black slaves 10 White slayes, that the black
slaves ntver injured the white breed, and
never became politicians, Or came to Con
gress. He WAS opposed To the press, for
The same reasons he was opposed 10 STAN
ding arn,ics-he was for his friend from
Missouri becans. his friend was for him.
The policy of the Government VAS to buy
up all the presses thcy could get and il the
Bankrupt bill passed, II mattered not one
straw whether Andrew Jackson, ur John
Quincy Adams, be elected the next Presi-
dent. lie did not believe the President of
the L, ). would pr able to read the bill.
consisting as it did, Of 10 pages and 80 SET
tons, aud he did not beheye the members
of the Senate had been able to give il the
at entlon II required. He called The Pres
idenps MessaBr TO the House of Repr sen-
tatIves, on the Panama Mission stump
speech, and pronounced the speech of an
other Prof, ssor, puerllr, lily and self sui
ticient--lIr declared he never asked gcu-
teman tar money in the COURSE Of his hfr,
and he never could do it H. gave re
Cipe 10 make bank and denounced
Unltarlans III politics, who were trying to
make 4 unit Of This government, No IA
mlly ever aoul ishrd without flnily bible
aud IN buying blblc, he always would
buy one from the old booksellers, not one
who would sell bible that had the 9Th
commandment printed, without the word
/ not, though the OMISSION Of the word would
suit very we'll the principles Of some OF
! thr nigh digujtaref Of tins 20, eminent. ~
! lie never knew man who was a Throlo-
gian, and SIR Robert Walpole never allow
ed the sahJect Of religion 10 he discussed
| by Diyln,s at his table, because, if he did
he should hear nothing but profanity. The
! American people are not the Tooth pal as
enlightened as they ought to he-and 4
certain great orator and philosopher who
proved that Congress bad the right to dis
! Canals, because they could establish pos
roads, could neither speak or wite gram
mat,cally He protested against the rulo-
! gy paid To the mercantile community by
! Mr.. Hayne, aud throughout the whole o
! his leinarks, dealt out the most uusparing
abuse against the Administration, and par
! tlcularly against the Secretary Of State
without, however, expressly naming HIM
He concluded his remarks, by giving IN
formation tat he had fne double barre
/ gun At home, which, he said, was at tn,
service Of any sheriff who might dare IL
come IN his ciShhorhood, To- execute any
of the provisions of that law or any agent
of the government who ought venture up
ON has lands for the purpose of laying ont
| roads and canals lie did not care whe.
thrr constitutional or not. itsmattered not
to hun what thu supreme Court said -
thank God. he could pull a trisger--he
would use his doubled barrel gun. What
could they do with. hm--hapg him2 Bat
that question mqstsi6 tried ~ a Charlotte
Jury: not by a Mry of this poor, msrra-
bic, corrupt = 0 smiIes square, A jury oil
the Dlstactof Columbia was no more com,
petem. TO try freeman. than a jury of free
negroes. Ifthose with whom he had been
acting perseyered in support of such a law
aSShf one under consideration, he would
quit Them forever. SO help him God he
never would vote with them again upon
auy question whatever. lie would not
vote with the administration, bat never,
never would he vote with any men that
gave Their sanction to that biI-and il the
h,l passed, he would not vote for Andrew
Jackson. He gave that warning, he said,
aod, 50 help him God, 1T would adhere to
his determination.
600
70 the Editor Of tie Democratic Press.
PRtNcEroN, IN. j. April IS, 1925.
Mr.. Edltor-As the Washington Press
appears to he gagged witha squeamishness,
as sudden as it IS extraordinary, have,