The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-28

fghting, stfifnduv oyitrli hn1 TIE men W.T.
dropping around him on every side 1t vas a
Virginia Militia Major. He asserted 10 thai cii.
sis the place whth properly belonged 10 hHn,
and which he afterwards filed in the manner
which we all know
Sir, may, without any mock modesiy, ac-
knowledge what feel, that have made an TN
successful reply to The gentleman from Massa-
chuseiis Thew are some subjects which !
could have wished TO have touched upon before
set down nov and forever. had the mater
ais in my possession when ! came 20 the Hsuse
this morning, but am dragged down by ply
steal weakness from the most advantageous use
ofihem.
Sir. what shall we say 10 gentleman, in this
House out Of it, occupying a prominent sta
ton & filling large space IN the eye ofhis native
State. who should with all the sdroitness ola
practised advocate, gloss over the acknowledged
encronchments ofthe men in power, upon the
fair construction of the Constitution, and then
present the appalling picture, glaring and fan-
ing, in his deepest colors, of bloody military
,yrant--a raw-head aud bloody .bo, ESQ that
we cannot sleep in our beds. who should couture
mp all the imagesthai can scare children, OF fright
EN- old women, Imean very old women. Sir, and
who offers this wretch ed caricature; this vile daub,
where brick dust stands f,r blood like Peter Por-
support IN Virginia of man in whom he has
no confidence, whom he ddmns nth FAINT prdtse :;
and who, moreover-tell it not IN Gath had
zcalouslv, aud deliberately, q cannot say abiy)
justified every one Of these very atfocions aud
bloody deeds yes, sir, paper, not IN the heat of
debate ,nthe ansports oil a speech, but as theau-
thor Of the Richmond Anahema full well knew,
a. knew that we, too, knew, deliberately a. Off
cally Sir, five did not know that Lawyers
never see but one side Of case. that on which
they are retained. and that they fondiy hone
that the Jury will see with their eyes, what
shout s9>ge say of such men His client having
no character, he attacks Defendants character,
upon a string Of charges, in every one of which
fsupposUlg them 10 he true) his client was self
avowrd pdrticepS criminis, having defended =
dopted, and made each and every one of them
his own, Sir. such man may be great Law
yer. (although this is but poor specimen Of his
! skill IN thai linn) or a great Mathematician, OF
Chemist; hut Of man guilty Of such glaring
absurdlty, il may he feaflessly pronounced that
in the management Of his own concerns and in
| the affairs nfmrn he has not right good com
mon sense Aud here, sir. we come to that
great and all-important distinction, which the
pt0fane vulgar. whether they be the great Wi
gar the small too often overlook and
which have lamelv | fear, endcavored 10 press
upon the House. mean the distinction between
knowledge and learning on the one hand, and
sense and judgement, on the other Aud there,
| sir lies the great defect of the gentleman in
question Sir, have heard it said of him by
those who know and love him well =" thai he can
a;gue either side ola question. whether of law,
ofpocy. or ofcon ,itulional construction, with
At ingenuity and force but he wants that
saGacily n political affairs which first dscerns
the proper end, and then adopts the most ap-
/ prnmiate menus and he is deficient i'm thar
! knowledge Of mankind, which would enable an
| oihert much his nicrior) to perceive that his
| honesi dsinferestedn SIS is played upon by those
who are conscious thai he prides hlmsefnpon il
II rs he terer By Whichhe is on al orcnS'oHs 10
| be mOrtd II is his pride, an honest and honor
able pride which makes him delight 10 throw
! himsclfnto minortieS, because he ENJOYS morr
self qualification from manfesiing his mdcpen.
! dence of popular opinion, than he could derive
from any thing in the gift of the People His
late production, the Adams convention nantes
to is the feeblcst production of the day. The
reason is his head and heart did not 90 together
| Sir, this picture is drawn b> the hand of a
| friend. As we have had billiard tables and
| chess boards introduced into this debate, |
! hope may b. allowed to borrow an illus
| irotlon from this last game. Sir. one of these
arguing machines reminds me ofthe bishop at
chess. The black OF white bishop q use the
term not in reference to the color OF the piece
but ot thai Of the square he stands upon is a
servicrable piece enough in his way but he
lahors under this defect : that moving in III
diagonal only, he eau never get off his oriei-
nal color. He can soCur away all over ast
one hnl-of The board +, but his adversary may
he on the next square, and perfectly safe from
his attack. To be safe from the bishop, YOU
have only TO move upon any one OF the thr-
tv.two squares that are forbidden ground To
him. 3 II not 50 the Irregular knight! who, at
successive leaps. ran cover every square upon
the board, TO whose check the king can inter
oSe no guard, hut must move. Even the
poor pawn has a privilege which the bishop
has not tor he can elnde his mitred advrrsa-
! ry by moving from a white square to a black
one or from black square to white on.
and finally reach the highest honors of thu
game So even poor peasant, OF sense
may instruct the philosopher, as the shepherd
did in that beautiful introduction, the fines
OF MIR GAYS fables but one. who drew all HI!
! notions of men and things from Nature. Sir
it Is in vain 10 turn over musty tolios, and to
double down does ears il does very well it
! Us place-in lawyers othce---or bureau
/ | Gm forced 10 use the word for want OF
! better will not supply thep place of,bai whicl
! DOCKS never SdAtt hhu HtNt' tHU PiNt--O
ludementaud experience. Sir, who wonc
make the better Ieader, in II period OF grea
public emergencv-od Roger Saerman, or
certain very learned gentleman from New
York, whom we ouce had here who knew e
| very thing III the world for which man has M
occasion. and nothing in the world for which
| man has occasion Sir. tire People, who are
always unsOphisicated-and though they
/ may occasionally he misled, are always right
! in their feelings, and always judge rrectlv
| in the long run--have taken mp thisthng.
is a notorious fact, in Virginia, that, in Couu
" Conrts, where men are admitted Ia sit H
Judges, who are not of the legal profo ssion--
plain planters, who have no pretensions Il
he considered as lawvers-the decisions arr
/ much schooner reversed thar in those court
where barrisier presides his reasons may
he more plaushle, but his decision will be OF
tener wrong. Yes, SIR the People have deci
drd upon this thing.