The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-06
THE VIRGTNTAN,
LYNCHBURG. FEBRUARY g. Ieee
ONGI{ESS.

nave been decided IN rs many days, has
been passed, by Il vote If more than 10 |.
Our read rs are already aware that II ere
ates three additional circuits in In, West
ern States, and adds three more Judges In
the Bench Of the Supreme Court. II wa.
made the ground Of opposition to the ad
mIn'stralion by two only of the members
who spoke against if, VIZ Mr.. Mangnm of
n. e. aud Mr.. Mercer of Va. from the
latter OF whom we should have expected
more moderation and more justice.
appropriation for FodiGeatioas.-This
bdI applopriates sums ol money for the
complexion Of the various forts which hay,
been commenced for the deteuce of onr
long line Of unprotected sracoAst. A.
moug the items, is an appropriation or
$4,000 for Fort Monroe, at Old Pom,
L mlort.o When this item was read. Mr..
Floyd, of Va. moved that the name of the
fort be changed from Monroe" To Pow.
hatan !" For, says he) Though Mr..
,ionroe was the chief Magistrate 81 the
United States, he imagined lhat PoNhatan
MAS quite AS Respectable ,entlctnan as
ever he Was and that he posseosed quit
as much generosity, masnanlmlly, aud A.
much military Tact, too, although he :, as
not at Blalrnsburg And afterwards,
going out of his way 10 speak of the archl-
lecture of the Presidents house, wbrcn
happened unfortunately for Mr.. Monroe
To be completed during hi, official tenn,
he remarks. that President Monroe was
il magnificent man, and liked things to b,
thing Of Dr.. Floyd, except what we have
gathered from his official conduct yet,
sure we arr, that, whatever may be NJ.
honroe's generosity aud magnaoirnit ;"
he need not shrink from comparison
with the gentleman from Montgomery
And, as for military tact" we opine tbat
the Doctor is General too, he
has spilled more blood with the lancet lhan
The sword, and EXHIBITED more skin in sci
ting limb than embatrling armed lrgions
In the field. There is something suicidal
in the attempt making BY FUginians. To
tarnish the well aud hard earned fame or
a man whom it should bp their pride t.
claim a. countrynan. Bot, he has been
unfortunate, and he has therefore been ga
inundated. He is pOwerle-s, aud he Is
therefore treated With indifference and p
ven with contumeiy. Those who wor
shipped the rising Sun, turn their back Oh
him as he set,.-Nr. Floyd to talk o
. generosity and magaanltyo at the yer5
moment he was polsouIns his dart 10 aim
at the breast of hero who blrd, with
Washington and Lafayette, al Princeton
and oI the Patriot whose energy aud
disregard of srfi4n considerations dtsprllcd
the clouds when long ,rrles of disasters
caused by lInbrcllny and mls1nauagrme0r,
had gathered around oar drstiair, during
the late Wal To talk of" generosity anu
naGuani nily," when he WAS endeavorlpg
10 add another Pang Ia the Affections wh,ch
nave embftr,rd the evening of Mr.. Mon
roe's well-spenl lie And what vas the
mighty cause that Thus Impeled Mr. Floyd,
Of Virginia, Ia th,ow himself AjAx-h<e, IN
the van of the battle : Tell II not, les
our readers CHEEKS be parched with The
blush of shame aud Indignation " The
govtrument,' COZ which NJ. Floyd seems
10 be fearful that hr Will not be- recognized
as Il component part had honorcd Mr.. "
ny gl,ms his name IL folt ; aud Mr.. +.
with a pr.per cunIlction, no doubt, ol the
hgh Importance of the snhJrct, aud The
lc,igaiy conscientious connected with II,
no,rd To alter il 10 " PO,o6utaO," for ia,
reasons uhich we have qlplrd from ms
speech !-ln case of war, the Big guns
vould haNr dbu5t"ss been analH al thr
ebangr--al, al " BMieos5arg' CONSIDER
,rluns hAd been dIsprIcd, and would
nave pIay I'd mrh lreblr eject npoa the en-
en,', hnl- u Temporal y moreS And
TINS D.. flatd VS. the man brought Tor
ward To contrst the palm al aoauG With Il /
Randolph and = Fucker fnIs gon-
powder P,rc, ;" Mno would " ca'il al ihr
n.ath pan If hair was deemed, b.