Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22

nation whose interests he Is bound 10 defend
II is less manly IN an nssailani, aud not less
indicative Of hostility, 10 bribe the sentry on the
walls OF your citadel, than Ia gag him and hur
him from its hatilements. II is more dnndet
Gus 10 upt the press by the prosprct of
office, ihan absolutely to silence IL by sedition
laws because, although by the latter course
II may be made the engine OF tyranny The
charge of an undlsgulsed effort 10 spbdue ia
energies in the days Of the elder Adams,
bi ought down upon the heads OF all who were
friendly 10 the sediiion act, the full measure
OF public condemnation aud Il yet remains
to be seen what will he the effect produced by
mn attempt 10 buy and prostitute il. We have
pack in full cry upon the trail of every man
whose integrity of purpose will not suffer him
Ia bend before power and hiends and chur-
aCter aud happiness are torn fom him by
them, with as little iemorse as was felt by tho
blood hounds of the old French litter Can all
these things be- justified by the examples OF the
,lluslrious Jefferson : Sir, his real friends
will al all times spnrn the ,mputalion witch
the very question conveys They win remind
you that he FIRST pro ninoni act ii his Admin
hailon vas 20 disembnrrnss and untranmei the
press TO discngage that chartered liberiine
from the shackoss OF authority, aud leave him
free as mountain air. They will tell you tina
the great mckm he adhered TO, Till the latest
porlo1 Of life, WAS, that error of opinion
should always be tolerated while reason wis
ch Tree Il combat II = thai ho rewarded the
Office hunting lheller who had slaudered his
predecessors with view TO gam by his election,
with his anconcaalod and unm,tigated scofn
aud contempt, thai he bought no nno services
wnh gold. adopted ~ system of prnsoning
presses with Office, offered no lures 10 libellers
employcd no Hssassins If character. Three
Yearsago. whoa Inc goat Western Stat smtn,
who has for his indie dependence Deen hunted ika
Wild beast, filed with honor 60 his country
the niilee OF Secretary o State, he became nm
ohJ"et of the biilerest vituperauon, by dischnrg
ing some half IA dozen printers from the petty
job oi publishing the laws and although the
whole exleni OF thu. exercise Of pairondge, ms II
was ,hen called, did not amount 10 more than
lew hundred dollars, let II "na considered ms
mn exeriion of power vitality dangerous 10 the
country, as tending 10 establish government
press. such press was sad 10 be more alarm
ing 10 the Liberties of the people than palace
quad of six thousand men, and the acts OF the
Secretary were denounced ns being calculated
10 snp the vieor, degrade the independence
aud enieeblc The Vigilance Of the seniinels on
the watch tower OF liberty, whose beacon lights
,hould blaze with pure aud undying lustre =
But now, when 50 many oil those very scntIntls
have bern subs idizpd by office, aud the new
stipendihres have formed IN baitalia about the
ihrOne, presenting their pixies In close array
and forty deep, Tor its defence, the lofty 10
qurnee OF these patriot orators Is heard no
more within our walls their hafps hang ,on
the willows, aud Instead al ringing an alarm
through the land, they are bnsbed into the
deepes silence aud most tranquil reposc.
Mr.. President, III his brIeI aud hasiy review
of disappointment characteristics of the first
year OF this administration, we have observed
th se acts which IN The opinion OF the honorable
member rom Tennessee i'll have no mora
effect upon tho American public than an Mt
tempt 10 agltaie the ocean by the throwing reb.
brs on its surface We hud however, that
the removals TO which he referred have not
amounted only to the dismissal OF n few sub
ordinate officers butte thorough revolution
amJng The most important aud most faithful
functonaries OF the government aud II
Ought To remembered thai event subordinate
phicers nj aided IA were Ireemen. may know
less oil tins world Than the able aud eIprrlen
ced member from 1suncsscr but still think
this nallon will look TO an act OF tyranny winch
trHmples faithful servant under Loot, on turns
him out wiih scons aud contempt, however
humls his condition may have bern. with
feelings very different from those manifested
by the advocates of power. They lnny not care
for the little salhriss-sut they will look 10 the
principle nf Executive 0Gtlon--to the motive
which makes that &C iou dan .efOus Does The
honorable gentleman rocoll"ci the reason Tor
,ch J I'm Hampton refused TO pay the ship
mone, Inc bum for which he contended
amounted only To a lew pence, set the claim OF
a British monarch 10 II was resisted TO the al
most and the feelings of an Englisn public
were agltated like the ocean IN storm, not on
account of the SINS TO he paid under that illegal
exac Iou but brcanse III war an .eooroachmeni
on their rights, aud an abuse Of power. Every
genuine American Kepub eau carries the spIr-
II OF Inhn Hampdeu ia his bosom. surely
the Honorable members owa hisb estimate ol
national character will NOT suffer INN 10 enter
tain the degrading idea ihst an English public,
under an tngIsh monarch, cherished loill'f
sense of liberty, or more determined spirit
of resistance 90 tue abuses Of authority, than
his own country men.
Has he forgotten he reason which induced
our ancestors 10 resist the Tea duties and tie
stamp tax Was II only the sun 10 be LEVIED
winch set this continent IN fame, or was Il the
oppressive principle upon which those claims
were lounde II the mal administration OF
Executive power has been sucn ms even 10
-" creed the conception OF that great patriot
whose opinions we both reverence 40 hIghly,
why is it that the honorable IN mber views with
such contempt the stun OF the aalaries awarded |
aug uish inflicted on the snfIrrers 10y prescription,
while he oyerlooks the principles which have
been violated, and the constiiutl u which has
beeu rsmpled under FOOT Here rs the ground
on which we have arraigped your Admits
tration /; aud although its friends may laugh It's
victims to scoIn, yet they should recollect that
what IL theirs 20 day may shortly be IN The
power Of another. Though they now consider
this a mere gossamer floating in the pol'tcs
at,uosphere. and have even told W il Is tea
Their which can weigh nothing With the people,
they should 'recoliect tina, this feather IS torn
from the plunsge Of the American Eagle. and
that the trans erosion which they now regard
as so venal may be precedent to sanction tho
usurpalion OF power for the destruction Of the
liberties of The people.
Having closed my remarks in reply TO hon
orable gentlemen, suffer me now 10 sny SIR,
that il has been no part OF my object 10 embit.
ter the feelings OF my associates by personal