The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-24

| luis anu lulI OF idUOf Nfit we Hohis Rild
preceded my existence. Wisdom, honor
aud patriotism were present at my birth
and the brotherly band Of statr+nlen Gun
,ened al Philadelphia, with WAsnIsGT0 !
II their bead, christened me as the. fDDd
| child of the convention, and them SEM me
| in the cradle To greet the household fam
lies of the Statss. They all at different
inter, ais recognized and embraced me, Il
mp To this period we have all lived togrth
er IN the utmost harmony. My birth, in
| deed, WAS the cause of universal JOY a.
'nong rejecting people. was the off
spring of mutual concession for the great
purpose of mutual strength, union aud Sc :.
cnrity. II was an era In the history OF
the S'nfes when the weak threw away
their fears and the strong relinquished their
ambition, aud EQUALITY of right, and equaIi-
ty of protection were thrown as a mantle
over this country.
Coming, as think may say, without
vanity, and withoutmetaphor, like MINER
"a, from the brain of intellectual wisdom,
II has been my good fortune to make
tliends 4 admirers all over theiglobe. Bles
sings &success have attended me- since my
connection with this Union. Leaving alone
the untold Il Inexpressibe joys ofa govern.
meat fit ONLY m the happiness it bestows,
my name has operated as a taIisman both
IN war and in peace. The country aud
! myself have been alike honored-and it
was said in the late war with Great Britain,
that while the President aud the Congress
had done nothing, the Constitution and thr
United States had done wonders. | think
have realized the hopes, and surpassed
the expectations of the authors Of my ex-
lstence. do not believe that one of them
If alive, would find fault WITH and brset &
worry me as | am at present in vonr hon
orabie body and vet other Congresses do
not treat M so--ny portrait hangs in
every Legislative ball of emancipatrd S.
America and delivered Mexico and the
Greeks are fighting 10 possess it up 10
Their knees in blood do not believe, in
decd, that anyof You are untriendly 10 me-.
When you dine with your constituents,
am always toasted, and when your maiden
feet tread for the first time the hall of leg
islation, you swear to preserve and protect
M. am not, however, exactly within
y"nr power There are guardians around
me visible and invisible. | was not il is
true dipped INTO river 10 render me lnsul.
nefable as Was lhr son of Tn rs, but |
was bound with the lisaments of every A.
merlcan heart --sireaed IN the affection
Of every American boso for in
the aspiration f eve Anne lean tongue.
Time, It was expected, would cake some
change IN my features, but even these are
not aiw y for the Org as one of Your
own members said, H. letter t. his co..
'lturnt9 o. the daA h. toak his seat. u Is
- his ars hat he had got to coogre =, &
promising, tina The long ne atad there
'hf liter he would gtow-and vet. if h.
truta VAS known, l suspect | am great
deai younger than that member, and man
timers, DO AZ Horace -ay-, are prone 10
discover spots and heckles on a beautiful
skin.
You may imagine that have seen las |
"ho IN this newspaper reading country has !
1oi the various attempts 10 mulilate me, 1
winch nave been made in both houses
Of Yone honorable body. Il IS true, no
u8e has Vet, " utf With 10 ...--A =-.srb |
tor Bneargham"--ba many If you qua |
very kindly, ard With view to improve
my appearance, help yourselves to fin
ger JOINT, or piece OF an ear or some I'M !
portant part of my system. am treated !
not like household god, in the temple If |
liberty, but like hacknied picture that ev.
cry one paws with his finger, and anal, srs |
with his waking cane, aud blesses With |
his rebuke. | AN aware you are all my |
friends, and that all Is To be for my good. |
What pity you We're moi 10 the convan- !
ton. or do you desire one now You
promise to renew an4 repair ever, thlng
that you remove-buf how, when. 81 here
But once start ship from her ways, and
VINO wil arrest her progress? Do W
think tue same sprit ofco promi-e ex SIS
no" that did forty years ago? W. Id
yan shake that which is secure to re-.
move single metaphysical grievance
when entire ruin might and W nd, in all
probability e0sne Would you, were IA
lion III the LOBBY, open the door add . let |
him In, 10 try fVoa could get him out A.
gaie," or would YOU, by shutting it, avoid
his annoyance
Do not tamper with me. Do not mix
me with the herd of applicants that sap
for your bounty. You are, yourselves. the
creatures Of my benttiCrnce. Do not tri-
tie with the sacred original charter of free.
dom-pursne your owu legislative duties,
aad spare the CoNsTrTUrroN.
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New ORLEANS, March s-Yesterday.
case of rather novel nature as brought |
before the Criminal Court. During the
trial of a criminal Oh Wednesday last, or
more properly, in passing sentence upon
hIm, the Judge had occasion TO make some
severe observ atoms on the conduct of two
members OF the BARN regard TO thu prl-
soner, before his trial. The same after
noon, one of them fMr. Lloyd) met the
Judge IN the upper fauXbourg, and accos.
ted him Ia abusive and mpnacln2 language
On Thursday, the Judge issued his var
rant aGalnst him and he Mas ludrnd il.