Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-06

sea- to be sill fa,h fafa,-d inio lLe oy.,,.
''e' OF nautical see" ee--such n. ,he occult dis.
'nciohS between srsm AMI sam lo,Lo,rd
and starboar,l, deck and hull. a. .uch II.
phrases. As they ate dfhcuii Of aco,.i,.a,
the Secretary avs re fresh 49,.
az the Navy Yarism New York and Pb1aa.I
Pr IA. i'ese lessons. AIDE b, n Few occasionsl
vi''Isio he Nav, Va daipassiagton. " ,lIdonh,.
less 5"hYefi haol voodsman into mos, exp,,,
aud ablr head of the Department. over wbisl
even IN his ignorance, he presided with such 81.
ihafy eonse luences. We should like 10 he in.
formed whether Circumstances were so mr.
gent that Mr.. Branch could no; have s,aid n,
Washington aud laken halt of the w-ieht of
government upon himself, until some of fine
other abseniees returned? Ifthey were so M
matter how much lugham suffered he has no
fIgh 10 complain--no matter how heavily and
snsgishly the wheel rolled ON, Branch stands
excused.
We had supposed that AT such critical con.
juncture. NJ Van Buren, would not have ner
mnted any thing short OF official duty Of a
character which would not admit of DELAY. Ia
take him from his post. And in tie charity
of our henrts we bad attributed hi, moyemen,
10 the necessity of other conference between
himself and Mr.. McLane, previously ~ the de.
par'ore of the latter 90 his embassy o England,
IN order SO to re-mode. his instructions as 10
make them conform with the rumored intention
Of our travelling Cabinet" 10 introduce into
the practice of our government the very wis
and safe policy of negotiating auag laws aflec
ting our foreign relations, which majorit, oi
the representatives of the people pertinaciously
adhere 10. This is certainly measure afrcl.
ing the nation most vitality, and il would have
been incumb Mt on Mr. Van Barren, If such had
| been the case, not only 10 SIZE that Mr. Nc.
Lanes instructions were drawn up with the
greatest accuracy and clearress, but that the
Minister under:tood them with the utmost nre
| cision But thi ground ia swept from under
Mr. Van Buren, by his own friends, While
| they contend that this is not "tra,elling Ca
onet," because the travels OF its members are
| on punlc business, in the same breath we are
told by them thar Mr.. V. B. is only taking q
d" Il ing excursion rorlhwardlv, (as Ihe bea,
deal of Editors expresses n)--leavng the pre-
sumption hat his trip, Ike those of his oTica
| IN of Al
! political intrigue.
Which Of the two Cabinets. hen, tie last o,
tIry present most richly deserves the sueer io
tended 70 be conveyed by the term "ravelling''
| The members of the late ad ninistraliol did
not leave Washington more than once year
10 visit their homes and attend for a few week.
to their private affairs, elecliag. ton, that sea
| son Of the sear when their attendance was
| least required a Washing on-excepr, indeed
when impai, ed health compelled them 10 rela,
! iheir tolls Il seek purer Amos phere. And th
mai before been The un1ve; a'practice. whenever
the vicinage of III officers resldcncp 10 the
| seat of government did not render il unneces
sary. But the members of this administration
do not GO home-they have no public business
in vew-'hey are not seeking a restoration o
heaib--in short, they are seeking their person
al ease aud enjoyment-and this, too, at th'
very moment thai their subservient p,ints are
e,toling their industry and their intense appli
cation 10 their respective duties While thu
Richmond Enquirer and its echoes are telling
the people that all the Departments are " close
| ~ engagcd"-that " the President himself FIRE
quently sits up till | or . q clock reading pub
&c papers The truth is they are, according to
the same Enquirer, :" flying through the coun
I We repeat the question, 10 which of th'
| ;Wo administrations he last or the present,
does the term O. Travelling Cabinet mos, forci
bly, and Justly apply?