The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-06

MS tnIeicstbV going totiaeT sue tndf may be
successful, IA tins q at AID Important contest.
He has conscentionsiy. ard without sgnise de.
csreri his sentiments aud proclaimed his prefer.
rncc for Grueral Jackson over Mr.. Adams for
the Pre- .Itient If these United States aud is not
m ling to abide the consequences. Here We
see the cause OF offence to Gsllus in the Am
hegSt speech. Gallns represents that speech as
heiug iiiiberal, oue-slded and full of passion
.ieyer was a speech more unfairly Characterised
IAN that is by Gallus Mr. Rives opened his
,ncech by observing 10 his constituents. that he
bad when he FIRST presented himself for their suf-
frages. to represent them in Congress, given
them his views upon the relative powers of the
General Government and the State Governments.
lie was then before them To give them his
views upon some ofthe powers which had been
exercised by the General Government, which he
deemed mpotic and unconstitutional Here he
went very lily into the discussion otthe subject
of the power of congress make roads and ca
mails, aud coutendrd against the institutional
right as we'll as the policy of the measure. lie
insisted too as he had done in his speech the
preceding session of congress, tiat the exercise
Of this power was then ing on more for cleo
iiofeerine purposes than Tor the public veal
lie Aescantpd freely upon the Tariff law also in
81 ting upon its unconstutiona'iiy a. impolicV -
lie spoke OF the waste ofthe public treasure IN the
unnecessary and in judlcious appointments that
were made to office, and the improper allowan-
ces TO the incunbents. He inStanred il IN the
case of the Panama Mission aud the appo nj.
ment OF Mr.. King minister % the urt of St.
James. IL the case of the Panama Mission, h.
mentioned the FACT of Mr. Sergeant and Mr.. TO.
chester remaining SO long in the country after
their appointments and trying To get other Offices
from the people, one of them drawing q salary
from the public treasury at the same time. lie
mentioned the fact, too, of the appointment of
Mr.. Poinsett TO attend the congress at Tacubaya,
who was then our minister at Mexico, about SIX
miles from racubaya and the attempt ofthe Ex-
ecutive 10 allow to MIR. Pohlsett outfit for this
mission, but six miles from his residence of $1,000
He complained of the appointment of MIR.
King, whom he represented asa superannuatcd
man who had resigned his seat in the senate of
the United States, alledeng, as "A reason. 10 the
legislature of New York his old age. infirmtes
and consequent uuftness for business Hemen-
toned the money which had been Improperly
oad 10 Jonn A. King from the public treasury
! L. showed the injury that would result TO the L.
nited States from our loss of the West India
Trade and proved the culpabiity ol the EEccn-
tive in lis oss. tie concluded his address upon
the presidential subject, and gave his reasons
why hr preferred General Jackson to MIR. Ad-
for the high Office OF chief mag lstrate ofthe
nation Ifhe did General Jackson injury Ia
advocating his claims for the Ugh office OF presI-
dent, he must indeed be poor advocate, and
must haye fallen very far short, upon that orca-
sion, Of his usual ability and success But
think il will We found Gal ms is as much m'sta-
ken in the opinion oftne injury done TO the cause
Of General Jackson, rs he certainly is in the o.
pinIon tia, VI 4 ives il jurcd his own pUPularit,
by this his speech. The fact is, the vote given
on that day to Nj. Riyes by the freeholders OF
the co.nty of A nherst was nearly unanimous.
There may have Zen to 3 votes scattering IA.
gsinsr him. Ind ed in the whole congressional
district so well satisfied were the people with
him. that it is not believed he lost as many as 20
votes.
C:allus" charges that Mr. Rves evncad
much passion upon the occasion of his speech.
One who was rrcsen', and listened wit much
attention to the speech and observed Mr.. Ri1es'
manner particularly throus bout his speech, saw
nothing OF passion. On the contrary, Mr.. RiveS
seemed entirely sell possessed--ue was calm and
deliberate, tho impressive, in his delivery.
do not deem il necessary ~ enter the list with
GalIusupouthrc angrwh chhcaSs' Ia taken
place and is going ~ in favour Of NeSSrs. Ad
ans and Clay IT, Nr. mia nor shall | dispute
with him about the blessings that were pour
ed ont upon them NJ the last fourth of July celp
hrations--nor about Mr. Clay S innocence Of the
charge Of corruption which has lJccn made IL
gamst him and his regaiuing the confidence and
affec tion of Virginia Bm vrri, | believe Gal
lus is much mistaken on those subjects as was
Sempronils who wrote in the Niroinian last fall.
and asserted that this congressional district was
in f1vDur oi tho Administration. HOMO.
Nelson county.
T. " A Republican" (rclating to Mr.. Coo.
per) has been accidentally mislad which
counts for its non-appearance. 1.-THE author will
furnish us with another copy, it shall have
place.
Three deaths occurred in Charleston, from
Yellow fever, on the Eth ult and one on the
18th.
De Herc is one ofthose novels which have been
so much pulfed and bepYaisrd by subordinate
literary journals, that the reader will he surprls-
cd 70 find so muoh ccnsme thrown on II ii the
Quarterly. The reviewer is Mr.. Iockhart,
himself a novelist and therefore a jealous critic.
Mr. Ward (anthor De OF Vcrel is described d
gen lcmanly aud scholar-ke writer, capable of
gcrting no an adnirahle "Sketch Book" but
wanting iheimaginativc and dramatic power OF
IA great novelist The merit OF DE We're, saws
the Reviewer. lies in detached passages. For
our own parts, we thinlt the reviewer is right
Both De Vere and Temnine Except in parts
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