The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-09

WAN SbtHt Dpul ipI HHi iHi'"N e'f'
tells You. they 60 tn Congress To
make laws-and about altering the
Constitution, | shall en-dec-vor IL
see something about ii. Aud. gen.
tlemen, for the Banks. ] wants at
tcntion-silence | says there amt
no justice in nm particular the
State Bank Of New bern. The Pre-
sident and Directors. sposc. would
ent like to have me aay much at Rol-
ly. but | must stick to your int'ust i:
| don't see about their lendin money
at & per cent, aud get 10 andiudg-
ment too, aud the No-try gifts cost
too. The great folks do ton much,
and i'll don't say something about
it at Rolly, don't know who will.
Nav. gentlemen, as I'm in politics,
| shall begin To talk heap about
schools aud about roads and wants
10 search too good deal about pat
riots, aud musters particular and
il VIC can make my laws about um,
we shall We must consider 90 nm.
/ Gentlemen, rest ye well assured. |
shall think on the muster business.
Now, gentlemen, tho laws must be
made. for we conldent live if it twa'nt
and we shall make some, reckon,
at Rolly this tune. ha'nt now got
time to talk on our Courts and Su-
preme C0urt--but shall think on
nm all when | get to Rolly. When
git there, lshall search some about
the army--and / shaIi, | reckon, find
out what Great Bcitain's doing
and a good many things that don't
talk on now.---Gcntlenen, tis the
good of the country | wants---l want
To have folks think on our lndepen-
dence. Now we are the biggest ma
ton Almost in the world. Wash.
ingtnn was great man---0ur faith
crs fought in the old Revolution. and
Jefferson was for independence. We
have good many States to our go.
yernmcnt, aud if Bonapartc comes
we'll beat him away. Now let the
French come, if they dare. ---Gen-
tlemen, we have trade too---onr
ships go clear across the So, and
come back---bnt the sea sometimes
runs up high, and it is stormy some
times, and in the night IL is dark.
Gentlemen, Louisiana belongs to us,
and Mr.. McDulie is in Congress.
| say gentlemen, we have a good
many states. Now, Commodore
Rogers | have heard ofa good while.
Gentlemen, | could say good ma
ny things, bat ha'nt time. there
are more vessels. | suppose in New
York than there ever was at New
bern. Gentlemen the world is very
large. Now | ant | spose to talk
much on the stars nor .he sun nei-
ther---you'ye elected me a politician
aud 80 | talks only on politics.
Now ye've elected me. | thanks ye.
You didcnt elect me last year. hut |
thanks yc. Gentlemen, thinks
for your true interest, rest yc well
assured. Now, silence--but you've
raised me higher than last year; 80
I'll say on---but If yon had done a
little moro should been up to the
foremost man but run him nigh
lty clpst--- ny opponent, though l
spose flicnd,in the Rolly Commons.
So az I'm elected III say on, though
I ant in the Sinate, but hope for
influence in the Assembly of Com
mons, and do somewhat with men
ding tho law on hoss-stealing, prIn-
ted in Hay woods Justice aud Acts.
Twonld he for the interest OF the
community, if detected from steal
ing hosscs from ncgurs. Now, gen
tlemen, I thank you for the plum
pers which elected me, and if my
crop was good, you should not lose
nothing by it. Gentlemen, THANK
We for cleCting me, very p'itlely !;
aud we'll all take friendly drink
of spee-rit and water. fc have e.
IIected meas we've been trying
for some tirne' 80 my conscience ~
clear. since wish for the good OF
The State and C. county partic-
ular. and for Rolly too. Now, gen-
tlemen, would say something about
the Engineer, but I thinks the Go.
ernor will fix that business, 50 I'll
wait till git to Rolly before writes
we about it. But now. gentlemen I
hopes that my office at RoIly will be
tor the good OF the United States
and particular for the Union. Gen
tIemcn, if my friends didcnt have
confidence in my knowledge. they
wuuldcnt give me SIGH vote. I'll
stick up for your intrust at Rolly, as