The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-24
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Iyyf.IfBURti, AUGUSr2i, 1896.
Fam. Perfer-usny Of the opposition
ms af,.rt 10 believe. and II j. affrctation
r,oa. that Com Porter has been driven
80, the naval service Of Ills country hy
a. ,.rserntions of The administration + Ii
: -, such thing. What persecution
T,n Porter was fennd guilty, not by the
ADMINISTRATION. but by conrl-mariial of
81. h,otllrr oflirrrs. of nakng war on a
rieodly pnwef Ia time of peace of viola-
,,or tbe constitution of the United Statrs !:
I'D or infringing the law nfnatIons What
.,,,Ll Ia have heen, aud what lUnS his pun
;shnent f? 1.-THE couIt.martlal 0r the adj
,,,ini.tration had been disposed tn persc-
o,,e him, he wonld have been broke hut,
nat be,ng ~ disguised, aud in c0nsidera.
INN If his motives, he WAS only suspended
for sir months Terrible persecution this,
,od,ed Bal his friends pay him but a
nnor compliment, when they make him
,brnu np his commission in pet. Such
a rigid alsciplinarIdn, and such an exactoi
orf,rns and eerenonles due tn his own
nerson from interiors, he surely ought mol
~ have murmurrd when A superior bower
Inflicted on HIM "a very slight punishment
l,r what il mad declared tn be- a vefy great
,I..ncp, Ii the administration had pprse-
eutrd Com. Porter with one hundrrdih
mari of the malignaDcy that distinguished
,he conduct OF olhcr administrations to-
wards tie brave, but unfortunate Barron,
mr. even his own conduc, towards tn, chy-
alrons ktunon, he might have complained
with instiee and thrown up his COMMITS
sion with commantlabe disgust. But as
il IS. hp had no cause for such course
either In the sentence of the court martial,
az in III. cnndnLt Of the ad administration
and we do moi believe that he was actua-
ted b, any such motive.- We part with
the gallant hero of the Essex with great
reluctance /; bat the Immense pecuuiary
compensation, as we'll AS the glory when
he has az often sought al the rannon's
mouth aod which he here saw some pro-
bobiIity of acquiring, were Incentives
sufficient TO induce hun to accept the OF
fer of the Mexican government. This
country seemed to be in no danger of an
interruption to hc' peace
"Grim visag d war had smoothd his wrinkled
irOnti
and he saw, therefore, that his country
could suffer no injury from his retirement.
He kntw, too, that he left many enterpris-
ing spirits behind him "a Jones, Balm
bridge, Hull, Rogers, Warrington, an
Eliot, Stewart, Blddle, and host Of
others, who only need IN opportunity 10 in
scribe their names high On the roll of fame
h., 4 II,
wherever danger points the way /; and who
will shrink rom no enterprise however
arduous, which their country bids them
accomplish. While, therefore. We regret
the loss of Com. Porter and such of hls
brave associates AS may follow bin in his
nc" e"ir-", II hirh W. h"P'- Ill H.. I'll ..f
honor TO them all, we do not despair, IL
occasion should render II necessary, of SEQ
ing the star.spangird banner again floating
III triumph ON every sea.
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We would solicit the attention of
al the lovers Of rioqarnce, argument, vii
humor, profound rrspa oh and clear TO-
monsration Ia the non-drscIipt speech of
tbat non descript statesman, john Ran
delphi, of Roanoke If. after, this specl-
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