The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-03


tires 10 mari, the progress 81 the storm. and
pr pare Inns II to ride upan the popnlnr cur
rent. This arncars to he an outline of his ex-
cellenc : public character, which, notwithsian-
ding his exclusive jurisdiction. becomes public
property These circumstances | think suiiici-
ently warrant the following differences: ihnI, for
the aforesaid purposes his eNcellencV wishes the
investigation 10 he made hv a committee, that.
whatever measure might grow oui of IL might
proceed from them. and nnt irom him thai the
appreciation flowing from pubicsentimeut might
also rest on them. aud on him. Reader mark
how g ardcd and this, too where he had hut
little. If any thing, To fear; hui IN case the re-
port should moi be- received bv the House, the
measure might proceed from them aud not from
him This inference is still more evident rom
TIL following circumstance; his cScell"ncy was
sensible ofthe prevailing disposition Of large
majority Of the Assrmbl, 10 oppose certain prn-
ciples avowrd hv the general eascrnmani; and
therefore. in lie appointment of committee,
he would be almost certain To have - consnlera
BILE majority in flvor of his propns tions, upon
an impartial aud general selection and under
this belief he with an air of unmpcachRble lib.
eralty. wishes gentlemen Of all parties TO bo put
on the committee that the inquiry might be tru-
" Virginia inquiry. For what purpose
That me- State might present an undivided front
in opposition to the general government; not 10
the principles avowtd hy the administrator,
hut 10 the government tseif which includes all
the FEDERAL judiciary and every other denart-
nrnt Of the federal system wherefore this OPP
position. the report saws, to STAY the hand of
despotism and the false Suggestions and false
calculations nf human ambition. human aShrlCc
and human MINING. From this the reader may
SAT " infer thai there is an ambition which Is
MI,
which IS mot human: aud every reader ought to
he thankful l. his excollencv for this 6nr group
ocsnhlime ideas. and also TO the majority ofthe
learned and discriminating assembly, whose
sanction ave them p hlicty for we IN ght
have attached SONG mCoulh aud vulgar adlcr-
tive commo amongst the ignorant such as IN
human ambition. inhuman avarce, inhuman
cunning or human ambition, supef-ilu-
man avarice aud super-human cunning lilo"
W andronS all aud = how contrived the scene
Ia work the fancy TO the tnle's belief But,
sier he on your guard. There is auother,
add with him n more welghtv reason In reserve.
Ills pycrlency must have kn 'wn that his reSo-
Intons were not Of character 10 conciliaie
aud promote harmony among the States, hut
were calculated il not Intended, 60 create aisu-
Mon aud dscord throughout the middle and
southern States They have 10 m, every APP
pearance oC deep laid Il sign. Let an, man
mari, his nrooress and Judge for himself His
,xccIlencv could have hut little doubt Of passing
his resolutions through the House, vet. AZ every
step he appears inten'iyely TO shrink from res
nonsibiIitv II the FIST he shields himsfunder the
sanction orthe committee: IN the second he's care
r,I To amnlirv his shol & instrndo of g'slative
hn wishes il 10 hc n truly Virginia inquiry,
whirh * truly an ORIGINAL caption aud doubtless
he frst in the pnlitcal world and coming I'M
der this cnrnomcn he would not only divide
nth The general assembly the responsibility that
nia't hereafter attach to the measure IN lis final
4 vo'oncmrnt but il would also appear 10 the
| ,vorld rs ifha were acting in pursuance of in
structions received from his constituents, the
npnuIe Of Virei mia. What else are we Ia under
: and by VIRGINIA enquiry, If it docs not mean
an enunirv made by the p ople This accounts
| Cor his rrSouiio 8 bej placed in such shape
be f,te the house who as was well known 10 has
| axccllpncv, was under leeal disability 10 pass
any 4 .cision uInn thom III I ought 10 b. regard
ea bv the nennlc because it could have no ten
| drncv 10 settle the question, as II did moi come
within the pale oftheir legiSat We powers aud
this /. aonther reason why h" wished that what.
eyer measures might grow oui oft might come
from them and not from him Another reason !:
I he was sensible III 4 this report would BE- crcu-
lated thronp houtthe Uuited States hv the presses.
slammed with thr authority ofthe State legislature.
and thousands Of peoulr would not even sup
pose bu, thai the question was property cognl-
! zahle nv that body. when his resolutions were
not worth the paper thar was wh'cd with them
altho' they cost the people upwards of SlO OOo.
! He was also assured that the latitndInous con.
sfruCfion on roads ard canals would meet with
moro or lcss opposition IN almost every state in
| the union, from the prriudices Of the opposi-
! sitionisis upon their first presentation and the
/ tariff going forth underline impress oflegislatve
/ authority would raise the middle aud southern
| states IN mnsse against the administration, thou
sands ofwhom would not trouble themselves TO
know whether il WIS constitutional or not
! They would take tho ipee diri Of the Virginia
assembly for that Against the administration
/ his malce'appears to he particularly aimed, re-
| eardIess Of who NAV bel the char, because
there is the centre of national influence, at once
thc theatre Of his glory aud Of his disgrace
f These stratanems. on the one hand, are 10 with
/ himself into popular favor, while ON the other,
they cover his DESIGNS. and screen him from
! suspicion And finally to guard ms much as
/ possible against the effects of that melited de
] testation whic by the award OF Justice must one
dav fasien upon him, and cannot fail 10 add an.
other and a deeper shade to the ClmIncrlan hue
of his character; and therefore he wishes ii 10
be truly Virginia enquiry that the blame ma"
rest upon the LegiSI ature aud the people. He
only desired them TO make an inquiry into fun
damental points of law, Nc They appointed
a committee they reported 10 the house the
report was acted on and received they are IN
dviduallv AS much to blame as me! Here IS
his strong hold. In the last extremity he makes
this his refuge. n he felt himself perfectly JUS
tifabe in his proceedings. would he be thus
squeamishly modest Would ne he prod-
gal of well earned fame as to wish 10 give away
a portion to every one in the state for he
wished them TO present an undivided front IN
opposition 10 the general government. Is such
liberaliy consistent with exclusive jurisdiction
Virginans look at this TfihoSe differences are
no. correct, whv such labored detail of hypo.
thetical propositions disguised as facts And
why such harcfaced incon istencies so stndious-
" supported for correct principles One Of
two thing. is demonstrabe either that he did
understand his own propositions or he did not.
II he did understand them, ne is guilty Of "A high