Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-16

was moi received IN time TO publish II entire 10
this paper-ihoueh.. really. no information is
impaired on the subject matter Of discussion,
which, indeed, is moi even remotely alluded TO.
A gentleman writing 10 the Editors from Rich.
mond, thus happily hits IL of:
Governor Giles has just concluded two
days sPeech--in the course of which he touch
eel upon almost every subjec, except that before
the Commltee--abused the u. :. government
the is,iG, internal improvements. &c. &c. -
tulogi2ed the Constitution of Virginia and
particularly its ESeentivc--iold us he had rs
much power as he wanted, and as much as any
man ought 10 havs--that Cam was l2s years
old when he killed Abel. who was 127, Il the
Bible was TO be believed, &c &c &c. lie Ii.
nally wound up with n hpmily against the dei
sion either Of the State or of The United States,
which ho said would produce more misery than
any other event thai could possibly happen,
(Which, by the by. rather differs from what has
been understood heretofore to be his opinions.)
aud finally said that nil parties ought 10 coneede
something OF their opinions for the sake of peace
aud nnanimiiy, tie took care. however 10
avoid telling us what concessions his party
would make, thereby leaving Ms To infer that
what he really meant was that we ought TO do
Just what they ask OF us--aud this he would call
mutual concession. They will coneede enough
ci their rTideto make the request. aud We mus,
concede our principles TO grant t!'
u II was surmised that the Rev MIR, Camp
bell, Of Brooke, would not attain 50 high n re-
putation Ms a politician, ~ he had acquired a. a
theoogan aud controversialist. This surmise
was not altogether uniounded. We we're very
much disappointed on perusing his Speech In
the Convention, and those who heard il, we
earn. were still more so. A correspondent of
the fredericksburg Arena thus speaks oil Mr.
C's effort:
"Nr. Campbell, the controversial Tn eoog ian
has favored ns with specimen of his powers
on this (to him) new theatre. Great solicifnde
to hear him wns manifested but he does moi
seem TO have m AIDE a very iavoI able impression
on his audience He inflicted some pretty sc.
we're hits upon his precursors In the debate, cs-
pecally on the gentleman from Hanover who,
he pretty plainly hinted, was more deelnmatory
than rational aud dealt fnr more in rhetoric
than logic, MIR. Campbell was evidently much
cmba, raised a, his novel situation, ms wa plain
y shown by n prevalence Of his native Urish)
accent. not usual with him ON ordinary &c en-.
sions AS we'll nv by h flushed face, aud n
frequent siroking back OF his ioreiop"
A correspondent, oil the Winchester Rcpubl.
can, in allusion to the same Speech, writes us
follows:
"Ihe debate to-day was commenced by Mr..
Campbell, OF Brooke. the victor, as common
| fame declares, over Owen OF Lanafk, tho oInzy
man Of communities" IN the polcmic wai
He delivered "a strong but irregular and discu,
sve Speech. of an honr aud IA half, IN support
OF the rights Of men, which, II il had not been
defo,med by personalities, would have told
WeH lie made an attack on Judge Green,
which was reprobaied by all parties"