Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-13
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LETTERS FROM NORTH CAROLINA
To the Editor ofIhf Boston coari.x /


DsaR SiR ;ffisving been m,rh grstfied by
the letters Of your travelling eorpsp, ndcnis.
aud with the ease aud boldnrss with which they
are written II hrs occurred 20 me that YOUR
readers conld MOI possibly b. displeased with
series of careless spisies from the South.
Careless say, Tor my voca ION will not alIpw
me sUffic icei leisure 10 make choic. srleciiou
Of words. or 10 round my periods with much
nicely. Neither sit allow able. nv YOU we'll
know 60 he very precise in this way, or very
meIhodical. The more careless ,hr moi ger,
,rei--is remark often aud properly applied
dress and u pnrhSps equally true with re-
gard 10 III styl. Of letters Nuke these RI
marks (which beg YOU viii copcral from YOUR
reade,s) for two reasons first. because am
too INDECENT fo'nke pains aud secondly. en-.
ire nous beeapse " | should take pairs, nobodv
would be tho ganer by u.
Ia aef nv intention 10 20 enc myself Ia
my communications, - 0ny part lcnlar sphlcrt
for grea, icngit of time aud Won may T.
peel mr. 10 wan len from on. topic o. an1ither.
Ms " shalt hapfen ~ snli my e3avenienrr A
Yankee myself ard writing a. Yak -, I shah
exercise aud they will scafe. the uin d tres-
dom II thought AID erptessioni aud, if il
should occur, that blnndei in,o az i0arcura-
cy. grammatical or otherwise Tor laka to nv
self the travellers liberty of sirelchng lie
truth. too Ear. YOU willp'easr 10 ,lra. yout n
elong over II, aud blot Il on, f.rrsef"
! frela degfr of clrvntionnr pride In writ
ing 10 you now irpn N9rh Ga DINA, which
could not have been tell had done the sane
thing, acc rdin a. promise, n couple VI years
ngo This State IL mors important member
of he con'ederacy tbae shr has ever been bs.
fore. No State of,h- +" Nav England nation
can be compared 10 her, and we now look ~ :
on ourselves sas Occupying ground tonsid.
o,ably above your level II was q discovery
10 make VIII CHI required The geuius OF lack.
son tina, we had n man within cur limits COM
peicnt 10 The management of national depart.
nenf. mean not, by this, 10 vnderyaIue our
great men o. 10 say TINT his State contains
no citizen Of suIIi Gent capacity fer cabinet
minister sill less would be uDdersino tod
mean, that Goserno, Branch IL the most com.
potent for his present station that could have
been selected from North Carolina. The IDEA
which would convey Is. that for ftiy odd years
no President has 81 en- N 10 nlanniac,nfa out
Of any Of onr great folks, Secretary nrgaL
General Jackson Is wiser than his Predecessor.
Notwithstanding The fuss TINT WINS made a
bout ,he corrupt bargain between Mcsms. Ad.
ANS and Clay, IL seems pretty clenr that there
must have been very thorough undersidnd.
ing between General Jacsson's left band md
his righi, 10 relation 20 his late appointments,
The appointment Of Branch 20 b. Seer. arg
OF the Navy could never have bcen made With
reference TO any qualification u his for such nn
office. lie 10 and has always been back.
wood'man well acquainted. 20 be sure with
groioing corn and cDiton, aud mnnngin gslaves
but assure Jon IL Il my serious brliei thar he
~ GOT able to Distinguish ship from u sloop
unless hr has learned from lis dictionary thst
the one has three tunes Ms many mests NJ the
| other. The difference between brig md
schooner II Is NOT likely he will ever know
The thing !. IN my opinion aiog, ibef beyond
and above eim. lfibis appointment excited
surprise in Boston, NJ less surprise was sxrir-
ell by II here. lis noi perhaps, 100 much, 10
say, that this STATE contains moi half dozen
sensible men, I'm, his kinsmen) Who consider
him M all fitted for II, or WHO were mol sston-
Isbed at his elevation 10 H.. Mr. Branch served
constitutional torn Of three years rs Cover
ner Of North Carolina aud has been twice cleo.
ted u Senator but II by no moaus follows from
the premises that he has talents above medic.
Gritty BY those who are best able 10 indpe,
and who have known him longest, his head is
rated, 10 use your own expression " not Of the
first. second, or even third order.n But, AFTER
ALL II may he best have things OF a piece. II
must be owned. be Is ms n 10 be Secretary of
the Navy ~ his master Ia 10 be President aud
they are both ms well calculated for their sta
tons, rs q certain place, which must not he
named 10 ears polite, would be Tor powder.
honse.
Nothing could exceed the zeal and industry
with which Senator Branch had labo,ed for The
election OF tie Hero offwo wars. For my part
| could mol accennt for IA, II never nirfed
my head, that the idea Of being Sec. Of the Navy
had entered into his head. lie never was, az
you have conjectnfcd him 10 have been, n Fed.
eralist. On the contrary, lie has invariably
proved bimselIa iboroFgii going, open mouth
ed noisy democrat; and on no occasion more
80. than IN the late elecioneeIing cnmpaign--
From all thar am able TO learn Of him he is
chiefly distinguished by bis dislike or haired
Of Yankees and I nave thought il more iban
probable that this might lie owing 10 his bav-
ing purchased wooden clock thai would not
60, or some leather GU, Aints that would nos
strike fire, or some manufactured pumpkn
seeds that would moi come np. Whatever may
I've The cause, certain IL Is that the New Eng.
lasdars come ir for full share Of the worthy
gentismsns spleen and OF all New England
ers, he inveighs most against Mr.. Webster
You will recolIeci, Thai in Congress, ihe sss.
sion before last, when the additional duty upon
molass was laid, Mr.. Webster conifsccrding-
ingly soliciteu the North Carolina Senator 10
aid linn by bis vote 10 prevent the dufy This
was. declined and an allIson 10 The refusal
OF Mr.. Branch was made by Mr.. Webster In
speech Al Fsnue,l Hail This spsccl, exasper-
aied our tesiy Senator Tor \ iel his consi,tn.
enis into the secret Of his movement M WASH
ingiop.--fhn North carolinans, eq.aliy with
the people Of Massachusetts,. are q uolasses
consuming people; and our only trade is car
ried on with the West Indies, which this same
additional duty was expected 10 knock IN the
head. hwas not IN the power Of Mr.. Branch
to do worse thing for his constituents, that