Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-30
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From oar Correspondent.

nov lem. what his looks do MT gainsay,
that he h only % years old. OF a verify, tie
people vi profit greatly by having formed ms
Convenfbn of The best heads IN all the land,
II torebe Crisis oil lis action, they determine
from thevery partial and limited Information
furnished by rev spapers Tor rather by second
hand fetafer. from the newspapers) TO annui
the COMMISSIONS ofthe sages, and put stiip-
plings in fl.ir places We bave seen thai some
90 or 10, wiseacres in one county OF youi dis.
trict hast deemed themselves quaiihed 10 I'M.
part, eyei TO Mr.. Madison. new lights Oh gov,
er0ment ; and had he not happened 10 nave
already made up his mind in nnIson WIN theirs,
the beneG OF his talents and patriotism would
also ha1 been lost 10 US, as IN thu case OF I'm
eral iayLr. No man holds the right OF IN
slrucion ~ ore sacred Than do; bit surely
WHEN To. greatest experience. wisdom. and
virtue lie country have been selected; anu
being here all together, are enabled by ire
onceuhation of their lights and by command
ing clear view OF the mhote ground TO judge
lar more uner1ingly what IS best than those who
onlt see through The dim medium OF newspa
per speech, or the more deceptive representa-
Ion of court green demagogue when, too,
these sages are to do nothing final, but merely
To recommend plan for the peoples adoptios,
surely, even to the lowest of them instructions
ought to be given with great diffidence, and
onty where an alarming and paIpable depar-
tnfe from the constituents interests aud wishes
is appreheaded, But To instruct Me. Madison,
either as TO the right or the erpedieni, (under
such circumstances) would be any thing but
wise or modest. II he is To be mere puppe
for others TO work a mere vehicle for convey
ing the opinions of his district a mere organ
OF the geo or nsg which the honest but (com
parativey) unenighiened farmers OF Orange
and Louisa NAV dictate lit WAS n pity TO drag
MN from the calm re rest of bis declining years
10 mingle again IN the hustle and strife of poll
tics For s1oh humble functions, ms wisdom
was not needed. pnppet does net require
brains. Any third rate-nay any tenth rate
man, would have suited equally welt But
since his talents, AT such sacrifice of his own
case, have been put in requlsiion for Heaven
sake (teli the people) let the country have tho
henht OF them Nor lei II EN- ,iep IN with the
great engine Of iNsTRpcTlo IS nnless some
Juncture arise. worthy Of t1rIr iu,erpo, i'ion !;
unless their free institutions be mtnacrd with
rum unless king ora nobility be about to
mount upon their nsrks or uuets some wild
scheme OF ANARCHY and dsors aniHafion seem
likely to be adopted. Now ar. either Hurse
of n representative Legislature astihiisueJ unun
what is called the conltined 0asls ithtr If hose
evils can possibly bappru.
NOVEMBER 49,
MIR. Van Buren's attendance he,e nvpr since
'ast Saturday. have omitted 10 IN !ntion. He
sits steadily with his companion, Baron Hnye.us
minister from The NETHERLANDS, during the dal.
ly 3 or 1 hours ofthe Conve nlion's sting To.
day. Mr. James Barbour enterrd tue Hall And
whist an comma mOratlng he arrivals OF dis
tingnshed persouaees Mrs. RuYALI must not b,
forgotten. saw her hr.t IA a book store She
a al
low. aud quite mild hooking OLD woman of
sixty five. Her speech however is peculiar
Nash Ito the bokaellor) heres book for
yon-(the book Of Books') shaking her note
book al him. She was intruduued To "A Cuionei
Brooks Chat ynu "ot Of from Boston. Sle
SAID she liked the Yankees. thoagb sonr Of them
had used her III. " That pumpkin PIE Judge"
who tried her, was Yankee. Her presence
IN she Capitol was soon known 20 evely BODY,
aud ihe was the object of general observation.
With pencil in hand she busted herself in Ia
KING notes but whether of the speeches or OF
persons, was TOO far off to discover.
lfredericksdurg 1rend.
MIR. L. =. BARE uR. IN his late speech in the
Convention, fpnsrked " No wise farmer eyer
tries an experiment, he leaves that tor others
10 10 u tins be the true characteristic Of
'''' y IL ~ WEI lot tlPm that there
are some experi mental farmers in other paris
Of the world, otherwise the, would We, i've the
Spaniards, IN their attachment to old notions
be using tire plough described hy Virgil in his
oeorgics. Not M impr0red harrow, hoe. or
rake, would ever have iuu. he'd the soil of III.
Old Dominion, Nj. BIS speech is dead
| SCI at aii improvements. Free Press.
The New York Enquirer mpn,ioss the fact
| 'hal MIR. MOORE. our new Munster 10 Colom
! Ola, on beng pres'n.nf, on 20ih Seutember
! To the Cosnch OF 2ovsrrinrnl al Bopo,a to.k
! uee"si"h' III 'he presence OF bie predecessor
who had bis audience 0F leave.taL,ng nj the
| same time. 10 rSer TO she Panama Instructions
ana 10 aEcta'm, on The part # the prestn,
executive any sentiments and opinions there
III conveyed relative 10 the Coicmt ian sovei H.
ment. To Tins The American very nyone,ty
| regions. " II the aCts or sentiments Of A Drn.
flous characterization towards a foreign nsrion
" are TO be disavowed, IT snould =, L.as -
done ms delcaieiy and as privately hs nossi
| ble-aud not ostentauously 10 The tac. n,,h.
WORD, hnd OF the Conslifuubpally anno,n,ad
! i"nCiphsfy OF that administration II Tho
"",''hess oil ont persoGai pulitcs Al home ,s
! 10 he carried into anu exhibited in lo,e,,n
countries 10y our public men. uei,be, NIr
MOORE, nor Others far abler and wor,b;ar
man he, can either obtain or deserve ,n.;r
high stations" nv"
| PRECIOUS CONFESSION A correspondent o(
The Telegraph, VINO writes from Louisi,n. 10
the editor OF that paper, SAYS
" CLAY is yet very strong 10 This State and
unless his party is deprived Of every tittle n,
the power and patronage Of the General GO
vsr"'nen'' should not be surprised il il proves
! triumphant in 1888 r'''e'
mere precious confession The " worn.
! out, broken down pulriciau, is ackno.l''In,
to be strong in he very State where his 80,
enemys power ought 10 be strongest.
lH'er. Gas.
IHE East Room-Ths spacious a,dieoo.
room III the Presidents house ia mo-, s.,; NC
Tor me use ofthe General and his comn,,, w.
style of magniicence rarely T., ha .f.y ~