Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-07
,vNCHBURG. JUNE 7, 1880

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-, rhur,da, spsper, The Message OF the Pre-,
' .'l.n, accompany ing his rejection of the
,.,sylle aud Lexington Road Bill, aud then
...,,;.od 10 offer, to-day, few comments on
sam, of,he mos, eziraordiaar, features Of that
Document.
r.o 6rs, thing which appears TO deserve q
..;oo notice. is the fact. that, while mem
s.r If Congress, Gen Jackson voted in favor
q,o.asures Of character essentially similar
which ms late Message so eipphatically
a,1,,,es. as being contrary 10 the tue spirit
,,,be cons tuition. What new lights have
400, thrown upon the intricate subject Of
Institutional construction, since that period,
,.;od,ce him 10 change his views, we know
nj, bu, we shrewdIy suspect whatever they
nav have been, thai they we've addressed less
D. 5,s reason than TO his interest and ambition.
w. ;uJge ihus, because the colemporaneous
.o,,meutaries on the constitution, as well as
,hs nrecedenrs and usages under ii, we're Al
,bat time as accessible, and equally as we'll
,u1prstOOU, u
neither his obligations us patriot. nor his ho.
mr. or good faith as man solemnly saern
=, conform 10 its provisions. have acquired
any additional or stronger obligation by his
,ausfer from an inferior 10 the highest station
N the government. II such a measure as that
contemplated by the bill upon which he has
na, his veto. was regarded ~ him as cons,i.
,0tjonal at any former period, it should be
EQUALLY SO regarded nov aud that i, is so, We
have Ms iittlc doubt as fnai the Message in
which contrary opinions pronounced wds
aesioosd by its author and his co.laborators to
,e master effort in that oespicable system OF
,lecIioneering which, Of Lac years, has disgra-
ced our political controversies, and converted
,hen inlo Gerce cnniesis FOX PERSONAL agsran-
dizemeut and enolunent, rather than what
thew should be. calm nd dispas.ionale investi.
cations of principle and policy. we are moi,
without strong htpe, however, that lis Object
will be detected b, the great mass OF the peo-
nile. ootwithslandiIg the veil which partially
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will consequently, Ike the gun of Eudibras,
shoot W ide, and .nock its authors over."
Our belief that th Presidents Message was
written " it'll a specia reference TO its probable
Influence on public 0inion. is farther wdrran.
led by the inroduciiu into it. as graintous as
it was unnecessary, o his views of the Tariff
policy. In order 10 this, with some grace,
lie refers 10 what he alls a " supposed c0Halec-
lion between appropriations for internal i'm.
provement, aud the s.siem of protecting du
lies" although We are loss 10 conceive
low any such slipp0sEie could ever have been
generated, even in trrsn az fertile as that of
4le President, or of hisaunuing Secretary OF
State. The object Of insducing this subject
into the Message is a plain and palpable
as the meridian Sun. Hwss veil aware that
fle people of OHIO. Peanslvania. and the mid.
Ole and western States ene,a, who had
supported him only beca,e they were taught
10 believe that he WAS an aIenl friend Of In.
ternal improvements and hal, as President
lac would throw no obstacltn the way of iieir
execution. would be disappointed with Pins
course, and that they would mol be satisfied
With The reasons which he gvs for that course,
nor uIled to sleep by his bnPful promises of
the future. lie knew that Thy would regard
him as the enemy tine sys,e of Internal I'm.
E1rovements, .o~e he mightuL. Of his friend
ship for il. In sSolt, he knewhat they would
regard the at by wdich theRppication for
assistance towards The consuction OF the
Maysviile Road was refused, asnore than an
equivalent for his unmeaung Narration that
he is " sincerely friendly to ihelmprovement
II our country by means Of roadand canals. d"
What then, must he do. TO allaylheh disap.
pontment, and still chain them his car ?
What sop shall he throw TO CeeruS Ho
iiuds il in the system of protectngAtie The
Idrl0, he says, is constitutional bud to that
no WIN give hrm and underwriting Support !
Viii not thai satisfy the people ofhhio and
tenhsy'vania The tariff you Fay have
eo~' and internal improvements wilblow as
coon as the Constitution is amende, which
will be about the time that the nntion deb, is
exiting uished.' Such is the ad cupla.n. ar.
sument which is addressed 10 the Mice and
Western States while, TO the South, } SAYS.
my rejection Of this bin adds fresh v,r to
your strength. and gives unani"ity tyOur
conneis and efforts and, thus prepafesN u for
future conflicts and future triumphs-a as
'0r an amendment Of the Consiuulion, k,iob
recommend IN the Message, TO satisb The
'Ope' OF some of my friends, you know hat
'at IS all moonshine for, the whole hLrv
p" 'he government, ever since the AZ.
@'"u''on has been adopted, has clearly Sd
'ue 'mpractlca5iiity. and might say the h.
'D'sod'fy OF procuring the adoption of
SIC amendment 20 that instrument. will d
n no f,gtttr la,