Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-29

'u"aan'en'"' institutions of the country. !
the government from a pas,irs into
an deflce machine a federative. limi,ed po
public into consolidated, unlimited d,,,o.
ism We. for once. concur in opinion with
His txcellency The Governor. A revolution
mas indeed been effected, in producing which.
too, he had no little ogency,-a revolution
winch no man who entertains any reverence
either Tor The institutions or the character os
The country can ever cease to regret. II has in.
aeeu' madeths government an aciire instead OF
Passire machine-actiye in Furnishing the free
exercise OF opinion, and in holding over the
heads Of people who profess the shadow Of
freedom, guaranteed 10 them in written con
stntion, the rod of chastisement, if thew dare
exercise il. II this be not unlimited despo,i,m
then the Governor and ourselves are both ia.
ceived in our original conception of the mean.
ing OF the word. We cannot conceal o,r inn
al this decided change in the sentiments of
Gov. Giles, nor our astonishment tina, the " O,d
Lady should give currency 10 the fact Their
predictions OF the return of the good old repub
lican simplicity Of the Jeffersonan era nc n
Consequence Of the election OF the Military
Chieftain, IT seems, hive not been realized
and it is well that they have the candor to con.
fess, that, instead Of it, we are cursed with
unlimited despotism y and that our written
constitution isa blank nullity"-the might
have added our ta,Os likewise AS usual with
the writings of His Excellency, We could only
persuade ourselvesto get drought he first thirty
lines--but we have no doubt the remaining t,vo
columns of" No. l." did, as the two hundred that
are 10 follow ariH, conclusivelv prove the tru,b
OF the proposition with which he sets out. and
which we have above quoted.
II The Richmond Enquirer, after DELAYING
the publication OF Mr.. Claws late Speech as
long as decent regard for public opinion
would permit, has at length commenced it bu,
in such manner AS TO weaken its force as
much as possible. Instead Of presenting the
whole Of 1t at one rism as it could have done.
and, lift had conceded with its opinions, would
have done, il publishes il by piecc.meal. and
throws il into the most obscure part of its sheet
This might have been overlooked, il the same
paper had not contained editorial and selected
comments on the Speech, occupying almost a
much space as the portion OF it that is publish.
ed. written in the usual uncaudid spirit which
has chara CT erized the Enquirer few years
past, and which was always Characteristic of
the N. Y. Evening Post. which now furnishes
the Enquirer with seine OF lis choicest articles.
though at one time they were as far as the
poles asunder.
To show the tone of the comments on Mr..
Clay's Speech We quote single sentence
Tue ." Post" and " Enquirer say; The re-
call of our ministers to London aud Colombia
is complained of by Mr.. Clay: he SAYS that the
recall was solely on the ground of their being
opposed to the election of Gen. jackson. Mr.
Clay knows very well that The ground of
their recall WdS the notorious and utter
incapabittu of both" - Was there ever a
more unbushing ialsehood, more boldly
aud wantonly asserted And who are
they that talk thus The very men that sane
ton the appointment of little Tom Moore, as
the successor of our minister 10 Colombia
Tom Moore, who knows about as much of the
duties of his station as he does of the man in
the moon But there is no use in talking to
men who make assertions, knowing them TO be
untrue. for the purpose of influencing public
opinion. at the same time that they crafty
their malignant passions. Every man OF COM
mon candor, who knows any thing about the
character OF the two men, will admit that the
country must be disgraced by the substitution
of Moore for Gen. Harrison--and that il will
not gain any thing by the appointment OF Mr..
McLane in the room oil MIR. Barbour