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

niurh ne 10 ihe way mast proper Of bringing il
10 the consider afion oil fhc House 10 appeafs
however thal notwithstanding the urgency nj
the subject y tire interest of the commnns ealth
ieppafdiEcl. its importance Was scarcely Snf-
cicpt 10 rouse his patriotism INFO ariion ~ ma,
he Justly inferred from his closing rema les
v here he saws hp does not wish 10 enter into the
merits Of them n this time nor does he know
that il will be necessary when they are taken
mp again. as il WAS but mere enquiry Here
seems 10 be little or no importance attached TO
il, being merely an enquiry into certain things,
about which he appears 10 he rather Indifferent
than otherwise The Inconsistency must be so OBJ
vious 10 every reader. which exists between his
manner of introducing the subject and his clo-
slug remarks previous to his submitting il To the
House, that this question naturally presents IT.
self To the reader 1.-THE subject claims that i'm.
portance " hich, IN the outset he attaches TO H.
why this apparent unaffected aud careless indf.
ference about ii? Iii does not then his first
statements are incorrect. These Inconsistencies
throw a suspicious character ever the whole sub
icct and the reader is induced 10 believe TINT
something more is meant than wa, intended 10
be generally understood; but in every case
however clear the subject may appear 10 be the
consciousness Of a mans own fallibility ought
al all times 10 deter him from passing 100 hasty
a sentence on any action, OF TOO lightly regard
inc the opinions o. others. Under these reStiic.
tons have carefully sought for something in
jus ifcation ofthe principles involved in his ex-
celencv's resolutions and after tracing them TO
their different conclusions, feel no hesitation in
denouncine his rinciples TO heincoucct This,
and the various circumstances which have given
rise 10 those resolutions, in connection with
those of a more recent date, are 10 me SO many
evidences which go IN Justify the charge oil I'M
proper motives aS attributed his excellcncy,
unan the ground that these resolutions were IN
troduced for selfish and party purposes, and not
to prom te the interests OF the State nor the
prosperity of the unon--but being apdy tuned
with the present distracted state of politics. and
ingeniousy disguised under the prevailing po-
pular complaint against tine admnstra ION. who
have in seVera, instances differed with the mid
die and southern States in the conStur ton of
the constitution: and it these resolutions had
been confined to the abstract principle upon
which the differences are 70 ndcd, 81 fa As It re-
lates TO roads and canals. the char &c perhaps
mlgh. have been sustained but he wished =
appeal a III, great champ IF Statr rights,
that he might ride foremost upon the Virginia
hobby and MS the late tariff had rendered the
administration very unpopular with some Of the
States, he included this also in his resolutions
and his attempts to sustain charge upon that
ground, will prove altogether a ortiye for. IN
stead Of being based upon republican principles
his charges are founded on those OF the most
drspotc. and greatly masnltIed by conclusions
drawn from false premises: and the public mind
is thereby led astray, and an undue advantteeSls
gained and used TO blarkrn the cha acters OF
men. who with all their faults would probably
constitute standard of morality which his ex-
cellency could MT come up to. Aud further
more as respects the tariff the people have had
no practical experience on the subject, and ar
therefore unable to Judge of the correctness OF
those statements set forth in his excellency's re-
solutions but hope hiatt the manuiactory erec-
tlg At Petersburg and a recent meeting AT Fred
delicksburg for a sim'lar purpose will soon give
the people Of Virginia "A sufficient opportunity
oftestmg the fallacy ofthe principles contained
in the aforesaid reSo utons. which have been IN
troduced with so much apparent disintereste1-
ness and IN such an imposing manner. that un-
der such Circumstances The people often mistake
their own interests, and adopt those plausible
but false theories thai wither at the very touch
of practice Al oher times they have been pre-
vented as in the present instance, from rpgag-
! ing IN those pursuits which have been practical
| Y proven 10 be productive of their besi interests,
| and apprehend no difficulty u proving 10 the
people. thai il IS not their interest, bnt his own
| he is endca,oring 10 support. his own elc-
| vation, and the acqu>iiipno power, regard
les Of the means appear T. be his ultimate i u.
| \ political pirate aithcr secretly or openly, he
indiscriminately makes predatory excursions a.
like on friends and foes, who do not Weld an
implicit support TO ms ambitious views and.
when no longer useful TO his purposes h. lang lis
at their creduty aud scnrns their subSeIvience.
| Like Arnold, he has deserted MS post and FIR
| the same cause Like him, he has turned III,
! arms against his country. and is cidravoring
to effect by stratlgcm what he vauv attempted
TO do hv the sword which was TO sacrifice the
| interests of this country at the shrine OF selfish
aud unjuStiGahc ambition. With these views
we see him calmly smiling al his own inconss-
! tencies. aud with a stoiCal Indifference boldly
/ denouncing his former opinions. publicly avow.
ed on the lool Of Congress az various points IN
der controversy. In 1902, when propo ition
was before the House for the construction of a
/ road through the S7te of Ohio and part Of tn
| State OF Virginia, our representatives, believe.
! for write this from memory were mostly in
/ favor of the latiudnouS construction. His ex-
cellency. then VIM. b. Giles was chairman of
! the committee TO whom the case was referred.
and who supported IT against the Connecticut
! delegation, who were ia favor Of the triCt con-
Strucion which is now claimed by this political
/ ProleuS as the Virginia principle ; as if any one
State could Justly claim an exclusive right to
any republican principle, which belong in com.
mon to the American people, and not exclusive
" to any integral part. There Is not u State in
the union but what has given hrlh to genius and
aent and given its support to principles which
| do them honor and add to the moral dignity of
I the nation. Yet. under all these aforesaid in.
congrutieS. he assumed deliberate and tran
quii appearance and this by sone is supposed TO
he a reality; bat his actions afford evidence to
the contrary. His philosophy has not yet rem
dered him impervious tn those presages whchIare
the inseparable companions Of guilt and fad not
II aSsimilate his fall with that OF the traitor; and
this is also diScovcrable by the guard which he
50 studonsly throws around every position as
he passes on 70 the point in view. He is aware
that dav Of retribution will come, aud that
such is the irrctricvabc nature of error that al.
though il may. for time, deceive, yet, ultimate
IT, il must drop all disguise aud stand exposed