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

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es man Of s,oln !, vas sad IN tbs House, that
he "a HI IN tiesite M Other ePitsph hut hal
,yh,sl, tn,ebt truly be inscribed on his tomb
/" Hero lies the man who Gas honored by me
6ieaAship of Washington. and the enmhy oi
~ tsccrssor" Sir, Who persecnied the haine
ofHaniiiBn While living, and followed MN DC
veed the grave The father aud The son
who were the prosecutors OF Fisher hhss,
,,.h,se very g~aye WA haunted, as II by VAN
uoye.1 .Both father aud son. Who ATTEMPTED
10 libpi the present Chief Justice, aod procure
his achn.eni-.-making the scai OF John
Smnh, Of Ohio. the peg 10 hang the iinPeaeh,
rieYi on , The son SIR, ], rs one OF the gfanh
Jury aud my colleague Mr.. GnTnfh, we're Gait
cd upon by the Chairman of the COMMITTEE ~
,he senate Ia Smiths case. M. Adams TO tes-
dfy IN that case. Here something was said
that onr reporter coald not hear. This was
onp Of The early oblaiions of the present i"eun''
benz ~, the ALTAR of his new political church.
Who accused his former Federal associates oil a
t,aitnrons conspiracy with the British author.
ties IN Canada. IN dismember the Union Inc
present incumbent. Yr all is forgiven him ;
Hamilton. Aroes. Marshall, Themselves accused
ofheason---all IA forgiven and tlt'e men, with
one exception nov support him. and tor what 7
SIR. viii take the letter 10 the President OF the
Cont # Appeals m Virginia. and Oh that letter,
aud III fact which are notorious rs the sun NJ
MONDAY, II must be established that there was a
coilnsnn, aud COZ tupl COLLISION, between the
j principals in this tHau. do not say the thing
was ~ri,ien or even verbal one ; ! know that
! the language ofthe poet !. true that men who
g meet 10 do a damned deed. cannon bring O.
ven Themselves 10 speak Of II in distinct terms,
ihcl cannot call spade, spade, but exc ont
! their unh,ly purpose with dark hunts, and int-
cndoes and signs, and shrngs, where more Is
meant than meets the ear SIR tins person was
willing 10 take any man who would secure The
end that he had IN view. lie takes office under
Nh. Adams aud that very office to which had
been declared 10 be IN the line nfsafe precedent,
thai very o0irc which decided his preference d
Nh Adams. sir are We child, en- are we ba-
b'es can't we see or eat M apple-pie without
spelling or putting the letters together "A, p.
az, p, g, pie, apple, =, !, g, PIE applepe
SIR, the fact eau ncvef be got over. ana II IS ms
hcf which alon, could make this Administration
to rock and ipttrr to It's base, in spite of the IN
disr retion. o say no "oIse) in spite OF all the
indiscr rtion Of - advrrsaries. For, Sir, tbsrc
ncvervns n MAJ who has so much cause rs Gen
Iaokson has had 10 snv save me from nv
friends and II will take care Of my enemies
Yes, Sir, he could take care his enemies from
them be- never feared danger but mol of his
friends Mt least Of some, whose vanity has
prompted them to couple their oh cure MINES
with his aud it Is .'eause he did take care of
his rncrlrs, who were his countrys enemies,
and lor other rrasons, which I could state. Nh q
MS cause is now cspouscd by thai grateful Coun-
try Bun Gen. Jackson is no statesman Sir,
! deny that there is any Instance ON record, N
history, ola man not having military capacit
b ing At the head OF any Government. With nd
VANTAGE 10 tnat Govornment and with credit Ia
Al. i - 1 -
subject. II is net those al nts which enahle
r,an TO write books aud mthc speeches, that en-
able him 20 praside over a Government. The
whites, OF 20 IS has told as that
ALA Ri toucan's Rules
Tcaeh oniy how 10 name his tools
We have seen Professors Of Rhetoric, who
could ~ Doubt drscant 1uenty upon the use OF
tllese said iools yet sharpen III m 10 so wlry nm
cdee as TO cut their own fingers With these i'm
plrmrnts Of then trade SIR. Thomas Beckett
WAS as brsyc "a man as Henry the Second, and,
indc.d, maver min--less mGrm Of purpose
Aud who were The Iiildcbrdnds and the rest o Il
the Papal 9ebootrrs who achieved victory
after victory over the proudest Monarchs and
States OF Europe These men We brough up
IN cloi>ier perhaps. but they WIRE endowed
with that highest Of all gifts of Heaven, the ca
pacily to lead men whether IN the Senate or the
field. Sir it is pnc aud III. same faculty and
It's successful display has always received, and
ever will receive, the highest honors that mao
caiL bcstop aud this will be- The case, do what
vou will cant what you nav, about military
chirtains and military dominion, So long rs
man is man the victorious dpfrnder ofhis coun-
~, will aud ought TO receive, that countrys snf-
fraee, for all thu the forms of her Government
allow her 10 be.tow.
Sir \ fiipnd said to me mol long since Whv
General jackson can't write admitted -
(prav sir. can you tell me OF any one that can
wpitc fo, protest | know nobody that CAM
Then turning IN my fiioud, | SAID. it is most
tue thai Gcueral jackson cannot write, (aot
that he canuot write his uamc, or a letter, Ac)
because hc has noler beeu taught. But his com.
peItor cannot write. because he was unteacba-
BILE for he has had every advantage of cdn,a-
ton aud study. Sin the Duke Of Marlborough
! the greatest captain aud negoliator of his age
! which was the age 81 Lewis NtY-Hnd who NAV
rank with the greatest men of any age, whose
! irresistible manners add address triumphed o.
! yer every obstacle IN council, his military
! nrowcsS and couduct did IN the feld--Sir this
! great man could not even spell aud was notori.
ousiv ignorant ofa that an uuder graduate must
| know but which ii is NOT necessary for man
1 NJ the head ofalans Of know AZ all Would
! Won have Suprrced al him by some Scotch school
4 nhStci Nlf, @tnlfNCh forget mat II ls an n
/ bic hclmsman We want for the shin fSfrtc and
noi a professor of navigation or astronomy
Sir, among the vulgar errors which ought to
20 into Sir Thomas Browns book this Ought
not tr be Omitted that le'ruug aud wisdom
are synonymous, or AZ all equivalent Know
/ ledge and wis ION, as one OF our most delisbtfu
poets sings
| - Knew edge and wisdom, far from being one.
| Has MI tunes conncNInp-kH og, lodge dwells
u heads rrnlctc with Thoughts Of Other men,
| y islen, in minds attentive IN their own.
! knowledge IL proud that he has learned so much
| Wisdom j. humble that he knows more.
Dooks not seldom tasnans and SPELLS
By which the magic art of slrcwor wits
! Holds tive mthnltinp multitude enchained"
| Aud not books only Sir--speeches are not
less deceptive. Sir not only consider the want
OF what is called learning not to he disquaIii
/ cation tar the command in chief in civil or mill
tary life, bur do consider the possession of too
much learning to he of most miSchevous conse-
! 1upnce 20 such a character who is IN draw,