Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-07
THE VIRGINTAN.
,YyCHRURG. DEC. 1920.

ture convene AZ iheii fespe'''' ~"P''"''' ~"
ion the continuance of their sessions we shall
s,are no exertoa TO obtain the earliest infor-
,,.,;ou from Washington aud Richmond, and
.,,ll Law before our readers as copious ext acts
0e the Proceedings OF those bodies as our limits
Will permit
Several questions Of great interest will be act
"a ON by Congress during the present session.
ononp them, Inc Tariff OF duties on foreign i'm
morris /, of iranscendant Importance. II IS more
than probable that the aHerior policy of this
country, with regard to protecting duties, will
be d.hnitiyely marked out, subject. of course,
n .uch mod fcaiions as experience may here
sfter suggest and we earnestly hope that II
may be so settled, as To quiet the apprehenstons
and allay the Iiamors OF the South, whilst ii
contributes to the permanent prosperity OF
,he whole Uuion. Men may very raionally diff
ier as to the means by which this great object
Of national legislation may be NEST surely &C.
complished--and, il, therefore, in the adoption
of any system of measures calculated to affect
iniuriously a large portion OF the community,
or which are supposed 10 have such tendency,
d scheme new TO our policy, can only be car
gisd through by a very small ajority, it would
ue,haps be better that no legislation should
take place upon it, Time, which is justly de-
clared TO be, par excellence, " the great innova-
cor" is also the great conqueror of prejudices,
and The omnipoient yindicdtor Of truth aud
therefore, while we are decidedly opposed TO
che delusiye maxims of what is enormously
called " the free trade system we had rather
that the malconents OF The South who have raj.
lied under It's banners, should be temporarily
gratifed, by as near an approximation 10 its
principles as can be made without absolute aud
Iretrievable injury TO the lasting interests OF
the Union, than to encourage them, by a too
jealous vindcaion Of the policy which is the
,only true " wealth of nations" 10 prosecute
their designs gainSt the Integrity oil tire Union
itself--designs which OF ig mate in selfish amb.
ton, and which will falter at no step which
promises success. They must yield their oppo-
SlIion after few years more experience shall
open the eyes oftbe great mss of the people
70 The tact, that their notions OF Free Trade
must operate injurious'y to ourselves, and ad-
Vantageon5ly only TO foreign nailons-that we
arecommltfing attlO dc SIMPLIFYING the razor
to our own throatS, when We take off all re.
sIictions on the manufactures ofnauons which
10 not meet Us in corresponding spnit, bu,
which on the other hand, impose henvy duties
on all, and prohiJii0ry duties on many Of the
products which we must rely on to pay for iu-
ported arucIes.-We look, with great anxiety.
ior the views OF the present Cabinet Oh thrs
subject, though we coafess we have no hope
that they will be explicitly and clearly apowed.
Indeed, we do not see how they are TO be other
wise than obscure, when we recoiiect that The
iacnmbent Of the Pres dental chair received
support equally warm and efficient irom Penn.
sylyania and from South Carolina, the adverse
champions OF OPP oste and conflicting interests
and when ii is known that the gentlemen
whom he has selected as his official advisers a e
totally divergent IN their sediments, But, IT Is
not worth while to conjecture, ben we shall So
shortly know. The Presidents Message will
IN few days be spread before the nation and
weshall thenbe made acquainted with his views,
hitherto SO sirguiarly veied in mystery I'M
Less, indeed, he nall, as President, indulge in
The same judiciou,' my Justification of language
which he chose to adopt as a Candidate
We do not anticipate that the session Of our
Slate Legislature will either be of great length
or much Importance. All questions OF msgni-
Jude, touching the policy of the State, should
we think, be postponed until the government
shall be organized under the new Constitution.
one circumstance, indeed, may disappoint this
conjecture. The Convention may break up
without accomplishing the great object of their
appointment. Such a state Of things would
necessarily lead 10 events of overwhelming
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, however, which we shall
not at present permit our imagination to dwell
upon, as being possible. The election ola Co.
vernon, and Judge in place of the lamenied
O"oe' ana Inc imposition OF the necessary tai "a
io' 'he support of government, are the most
prominent objects of public interest which ncw
occur to US as likely to be brought before them
though, IT is probable, members have it in
contemplation to offer schemes calculated 10
improve and foster Domestic Industry among
ourselves We sincerely hope, that they will
"o' hnd 1t necessary. for the thirty third. time
70 issue Manifesto about State Rights, upheld
ny whai may be truly called " fanfaronade
VI aostraclons.' The " greatest and best o.
men las Mr. Secretary Branch deuoninates
''e rfeSldenO who is now at the head of the
'euefai Government will of course need neither
"phoh'tIon nor instruction on the subject oil
FEDERAL encroaehments and. as for intimida
'oh' he will be as firm as the Rock of Gibral
no htyo