The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-03

The two volunteer companies ol ih's pace VIII
,,,, together ut the market house, ut II o.
.,acI and march To the Presbyterian church, at
- ala 20 the exercises will be introduced bv
,4e reading OF The Declaration ofindependence
,, SamL |. Wait, esq. aud an GRAFTON by John
u Urouhari, esq.--Ater leaving the church the
,ol,nteers, together with numerous citizens of
the town. will repair to then respective places
of dung.
II Is contemplated 10 take up d collection,
.nor the Grafton shall have been delivered
:, aid Of the funds oil the American Coloni-
v,,,on Society, under the snperin'endance o.
tho Roard of Managers ofthe Auxiliary oocie-
=, of this place aud il is hoped that on this
day. sacred to freedom, there will he a gen
oral disposition manifested to lay a lriaIng of
fering on its altar,
Old Sores.-Et is sometimes difficult toacco"n'
"a, the personal hostility manifested by one lndI-
,;d,ol towards another. to whom he happens to
he coIitically opposed. We are much deceived
howeyer, if political ranconr is not both genera
,.d and fostereA by personal antipathy, ~ nine
o..es out often. where an acquaintance aud
i,,r intercourse had subsisted between the par
,e. Words spoken IN the heat of debate CON
veying a censure or a sneer,-and opposite OPT
,io,s defended with a warmth approaching al
ao, In yiolrnce,- would be forgotten
and forgiven by generous minds, apt themselves
~ be led 10 similar errors by the lmpetoos' y
# feeling are apt to leave behind in the breasts
- vain conceited aud malignant men, a sting
h,h never ceases TO rankle ND ester, until a
favorable opportunity presents Itself Tor retai'a'
zion. Mr.. Clay has unfortunately raised up
many enemies of this character. Dlsdanlng
concealment. he has at all times, ADD on all oc'
casions. expressed his own sentiments boldly
and decisively, aud frequently, Disguised al the
,,midity Of his opponents, who dreaded to march
l,a maze out of the beaten track, he has rldlru-
led their idle fears, aud made them vince under
his cutting sarcasmS.
Among the individuals to whom this remark
vii, apply, are Mr.. ,ingh Nelson and General
Alexander Smythe of Virginia, and Gen. Sam
,ol smith, now Il L. :. Senator from Maryland
line latter gentleman is much more obnoxious
., c.,suI. however, for the course he has
,so,pht fl to pursue, with regard to the great
a,,.s,ioo now pen6 ug before tive American peo
~. than the twoflrmar. The district represen,
,.J in Congress by Gen. A. Smvthe, and the
,on,ty from which Mr.. Hugh Nelson is IA dele
rate 10 the Virginia Legislature are known to
/. aoeinst the Administration and those gen.
qlamen. therefore, are only eSemplitylng the
heant,fnl aud unerrinG test ofr'pnbhcdhtsm, late
p. b.oached bv the Richmond Enquirer, by al
,ya,. poing with the majority. Gen. Smith, NJ
st,,gg ,,,d however. has not only opposed the
so,,,u.nts orthe very body by which he was {
,octaa hut his election itself was secured by a
ni,if,i piece OF dnpllclty. Aware, as he was.
49,, the administration party ontnumbrred by n
xonsrlrrable majority, then opponents IN the
Adarvl.nd Legislature, while the election was
nending Gen. Smith preserved a most profound
silence AS TO his political preferences. Eoqnr
rios v.r. male Of his friends, but while no pos
5,;ycIy satisfactory answers were given, sach re
.,o,l,s were made AS were calculated o convey
,h. IMPRESSION that the General wotid support
tbo administration aud he was consequently e
,ectad Thi; produced a wonderful eilect-no
Jess than that of unlooslng his tongue. Inc
dumb spake-anl us FIRST words were violent
,nathena against the administration IN non
o,,nle man would not have permitted h'uIseH 10
be elected under.such circumstances, ana II he
had been elected, without conniSdnce or intrigue
on his uArt. seeing that ne should misreprtseht
his constituents, an honest man would nave re-
.igned. Ii he had been teacilabie, he mlghl
have learnt An excellent lesson, ON this head,
by reference TO the example Of John q ADAMS
IN lso7.
But. TO return from this DEPRESSION. These
three gentlemen are now taking revenge OF Mr..
CLAW. bv lending their names 10 a faction as
nnltifarious and as seli-des'ructiYe III It's COM
p,,ition. as i, is base and malicious in pui pose,
for the sight estimation in which MI. Clay, o
yo,e held their stock OF political knowledge. II
Is certainly a most noble revenge, esPee'"hy
when we recolIect how long 1t has been hre"lnS'
The stand taken by Mr.. Clay in favor OF the
reco milton of the independence of the South
American States, as early as 1873, will long be
remembered, as characteristic of the daring OF
,hc man, aud as eyincive OF the deep interest
be has always felt and displayed whenever
questions touching the liberties OF the human
face have been brought into discussion. VINE
thcr o, not Mr.. CLAW was in advance Of public
opinion, in the agitation OF this question, II Is
most certain that he was far in advance OF the
vi VS. of the then national executive and OF Con
grrss. and his policy was, of course not sane
toned. Two years afterwards, in 1920, Mr..
Clay renewed his efforts; and, notwithstannlhS
there hadhern ~ material change either IN the