Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-19

we withheld from ihem their rights bui in wha
do th ESQ ights consist Do they mean IN
right 10 do NJ ong the right TO wrong us b,
excessive taxation ! But this WIS description
OF rights, which WAS not recognized in his codt
OF ethics. They speak of The right of snfifag,
OF the cruelty OF deprlving so many of The
| right ofvoling and yet IN the very next mo
meni they exclude half the nation from the eA
ercise oi this power. But the moment these
| gentlemen admit the right to exclude one psr
son from the polls they abandon their priaeiple
aud confess that The whole question resolve.
/ itself ino one OF expediency. Mr. Giles suppo.
scd that two brothers, on OF 20 and the other
81 yeas o. age, were reading together the elu-
quent memorial which had been lately read ia
this body on the tight Of snn' aEe-and suppose
al CT reading II that the younger should tell the
! older in addition To 10 all this /" | am smarter
than you eau out-read yon out-wrie you,
out-cy pher you, and moreover can out Tuh,
out jump, throw yon down and whIn YOU
can drink more whiskey. aud then make bet
ter choice OF an officer than you can, what
would the elder say agreeaby 10 the principles
nfsenIiemen? The Truth is, The only enquiry
is, what scheme ii suffrage is most conducive
To tbs pablo W. nj Ought the plan of repre-.
Senla ion to he calculated 10 protect persons
alone, OF persons and property together
Mr., G. sad he had now come to n point
which he could not tonch without pain and re.
gret. beoausr Appeared 10 be a departure
from that e'Otun, that spirit o, friendship
which had hitnprio been manifested IN these
debates. Nj. e. here quoted q remark from
the speech OF he gentleman from Bropke--and
observed that II vas OF .ueh a character, thai
he conld not construe II Into any thing else
than threat OF the phys cal force of the West
ga herring against the East abouI the year 1850
aud tina It would require heroic bol illness IN
the East u vote against The new Con ututlon.
NJ e said It wa, true this remark Was not
c'ucaed n The apnisve language oil war,
prstience and famine, but ii WIS in much
smoother language, although il was re
puIsive 10 him as II war and prstence had
aeeu threatened. lie said he was very Ear
from ,eoiprocaIing the language or The spril
d, ,he <. nllcman from Brooke. Aud ID for.
biI The whole bent OF the wishes of his own
hetrI was conciliaton--hut he could Du dis
gnlse the effect u such language upon hi, mind.
tie informed gentlemen thai such language
was not calculated 10 change the strong convIc.
tons ui his mind-And he warned gentlemen
OF the e1ecIe which il would productive of
them in pa ticular should constitute Lessons Of
aimonltion TO Hll.-One was that the people
below tue Ridge will have the heroic moral
boldneSs always essential 10 meet the occa-
sion another was that you compel them a.
ganst their own will too To array TO the utmost
extent, the toll force Of their own fiscal aud
physical energies against physical force. Thus
one portion would be hrrdyed against another,
And this view Of the matter impelled him TO
notice the remarks oithe venerable gentleman
from Loudouu. Mr.. Monroe He had admo.
n,hrd Us again the separation of he State
and his appeal was perfectly wise, proper and
udcious. And M. e.. said that when gentle.
men talked OF an array OF force, and made
comparisons Of this sort, the danger was great
or ltan gentlemen might suppose. 1he idea
of the geutlrmaa extended itself into various
ramlfca ions. Dues any gentleman believe
that tn division oil Virginia would stop here
The s. parHtion OF Virginia would lead 10 Sc
prration 81 the United States, come when Il
vii. Have we no awful indications of such
spirit IN this hoose-and more without The
pPopr are taking the business OF the Commit
tee into their own NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are get
Tag up 10 gentlemen oil high standing, direct
ing them how 10 voie,--A strong excitement
exists in The country, ind eating preparation
for drawing line of dema cation, and draw II
where you will, the consequences are a"fui.
The passions already excited viii be std more
so, the moment they get the debates going on
here into their hands. lie begged gentlemen
10 consider these ihiugs, aud seriously 10 ask
themselves II they are not prepared 10 make
mutual concessions. II ever the division oil
the State is commenc. d, II must exeni 10 the
United States, aud a dissolution OF the Union
will be inevitable. In such an event, their des-
linies are not 10 be settled by their own phys
cal force bu, foreign nations will be enlisted
All commercial nations are interested III the
event, aud gentlemen will find that New York
has more to dread from lie separation than
Richmond Have gentlemen who make these
threats, ever thought Of the douceurs they hal
to offer other nations for assistance we should
be so unwse, 50 foolish TO Try the expert
meni of separation What have the people Of
the West? Nothing What have the low
lands They have every thing. Commerce
the richest agricultural products 10 the world,
and free trnd not sacrifices, but brnehis.
He wished not TO be misunderstood. tie meant
10 apply his observations Ia existing causes,
and he could not shut his eyes to them. lie
deprecated either event as much as any man
in the House. But the gentleman from Lou
doun doubted whether a division Of the Stale
could be effected without the co operation OF
Congress Mr.. Giles SAID he knew there was
clause Ia the Constitution which prohibited u
without the consent of Congress, but force
pots at defiance all laws. How could the Ge-
neral Government prevent such a catastrophe
These are the only means. Bat the desIlnies
of this nation will not be thus settled. Mr..
Giles said he looked at the consequences with
awe--wilh regret--but he knew them 10 be so.
ExcitemenIs already exist, without our adding
lothem, and We are mol safe rs long AS they
continue A gentleman from Boston has ex
anned this subject ably. He Mr. Giles no"
extended his remarks. and offered the sngee'-
tons he had done 10 the Committee, to BRING
about a concession-concession among our
selves Let us begin here--et us quiet our
selves, aud proceed calmly to adopt such a
nendmenls as We can agree upon, by conced'
ing something to each other.--it was true, ne
had no specific proposition to make, bat he
would throw out one rule TO govern. Let US see
how near an approach we can make TO una
nimity, and adopt Only such changes as have
the sanction of something like it.-Let US M
terchange opinions frankly, and tell how lar