Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-15

"a account of the Mechanics Festival al
washington. The details occupy more than
.,l,,mhs Of the National Joufubl They
.Gord practical commentary ofihe different
n.h,in which the last and the present admin
;.,a,ion are regarded by the people Of WASH
;a,,on who have seen their deeds, and know
Ia. to appreciate their respective mcriis. II
:. mentioned as a remarkable TACT aud as evIn.
i'm III. desnnlc character Of our rulers, that
M, single Clerk III one of the offices. nor
.a,a,,on or connection Of one of them, dared 10
.ho. his face al this celebration. ltIhey had,
n. axe of prescription would forthwith have
clifton upou Their necks. And yet, we boast that
,s;. !. land OF freedom We talk OF our l,ber-
- uhilsia portion al our cillzeos are ahaid to
..,,isner their sentiments AFRAID to say augh,
AGAINST the powers that be, though they should
.as daiy evidences Of their corruption aud
cr;mna,i,y '.i,n who would bold office from
s,ch desputs, and on such terms, it 10 tito, are
no, worthy o. much sympathy or respect for
The poe, spake nuy "heu he sh,i
"a day, AN hour, of vrtuous liberty
lIs worth " hole eiernts in bondage"
Yet, much allowance cogh, TO be made for
nhose who have wives and children dependent
an their exerioRs. aud whose very bread is the
orice OF their serVilitY.
I'VE are sorry We have not room for some of
The Richmond tuasts. They speak 10 South
Csrolina,as do the toasS IN Virginia generally,
a language which she will, we hope, rightly
interpret, 10 wI', tha, Virginia will NOT support
her in her Modification doctrines. Orihis char
ac,er is the toast Of Speaker Stevenson-a
gentleman OF not much influence ii is true, at
home bat who, from the Office he holds, rs
presumed to have some elsewhere.
~ BY our extracts, from the Washington
papers, il will he seen tina, the Ca6inst have
1il-aYe every man Of them Jeff Washington
Why don't the Jackson papers inform their rea-
ders OF the movements of the tyareiiersl It IS
astonishing when they see the public business
thus neglected." and " officers drawing salaries
from the public treasury, while they are tram
poos ing all over the country" that they should
be blind and dumb. Where is George Kremer
snd his satellites, tia, they do oct cry aloud
and spare not"
Kentucky. -t;reat excitement has been pro.
Auced in Kentucky by The Presidents Veto.
IN addition to the meeting in Lexing ,on which
~e noticed in our last, there have beco others,
numerolsIy attended, in Jessanne, Woodford
and Bourbon counties, all breathing the same
spirit of modification al the course Of the Pre-
sldeni, and recommending Henry Clay 10 the
people OF the United States as his successor
~ II is stated in the Lexington (Ky.) Repor.
ter, that the Substitute offered TO the Resolutions
recently adopted by public meeting of the
citizens Of that place, (Which Substitute APP
proved of the Veto, aud the course Of policy
pursued by the present administratinn.) was
srten by John NJ. McCalia, one OF General
Jackson's partzans who was rtVarded by the
Office Of Marshal oi that State. Now, federal
officer has certainly right, like every other
rizen. 10 express his opinion OF public men
and measures /; but surely, they should be eau.
tious in doing So under Gen. Jacksons admin
is,raion; when they recollect that the General,
in his inaugural Speech, compliance thai such
had Ueen lhe practice under his predecessor
and pledged himself to " reform" it. Tie
patronage # The general government mast nat be
brought 10 bsor on the freedom Of eicchom.'
Thomas ?. Uoore.--We observe, in The late
papers, letter. dated " Bog)id, Nay 1871" as
crbIng to rhoms r. Moore, (better known in
Ibis connIryas Free Tom the whole OF that
system Of persecution, founded on the basest
IA sfho0ds, which drove his pr. decessor, Gen. /
Harrison, from Colombia. That letter says
Gen. uriane,ia has expressed his regret for
The harsh measures be had been induced 10 IL
dept 10 farce Gen. HARRISON 90, Of The country
He attributes ii 10 Nr. Moore. Who care him The /
t'a cause 81 suspicion neninI (Gen H. Of
participating in CorRoga's eonspiracg,' &c sc.
Can this be true : We should hope not. be-
cause Mr.. Moore is Minister from this coun.
Try, an while he continues in that capacity |
should at least euieayor. however difficult may
be the task, to depor, himself as an honorable
man should do. But il is in perfect keeping
with the character of the man. He who wher
on the eve OF leaving this country TO superseJe
Gen. Harrison in Office, slandered him in the
public prints aud when called upon by The son
OF Gen. Harrison for satisfaction, consummaed
ms meanness by denying that his language was
designed 10 convey any offensive meaning,
though It could not by possibility be tortured
INTO any thing else, is not too good to be guilty
oi the ba,eness above ascfibed TO him. II is, We
Sepeai characteristic of the man. Of whom il
were difiicot to say wheeler be is The greater
knave 1r poltroon.