Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-14
The VE!sGsyEAN.
LfNCHBURG, 5uNEl4. 1890.

LII NCHBURG. June IA. 1870.
The Natiifeu.-We have been informed ,h.,,
among tue Southern members of Congress
with the exception Of those from South Carroll.
n"' and Two or three from Georgia, the doctrine
that State Legislature has the right under
inc Constitution, to obstruct aud suspend The
execution Ola law enacted by the federal go
Vernment, "a almost unanimously repndated
and that the advocates Of il, indeed, were cam
prlled, by the III favor VITA which II vas ras,i.
we'd by all parties To abale much OF that hauahiy
u dogmatIcal Tone which at the commencement
OF the session. they were wont TO assume. ".
are extremely rtjoiced at this fsct for wa did
fear, that sume OF tie Virginia aud Nurth Car
olna members would become infected with
tbis pestuen'lal creed, aud, from their ove,
whelmng popularity, would on their return
home, be enabled II spread the conlapion
among the'r cOntdtog .a,titurnts. Not more
odIouS, we assure The aQulh Carounians, was
their multiplying doctrine to the members of
Congress from THIS State, than it is to me erea,
!
body OF people. Scarcely man can be found
OF any party, who will admit the existence In
the STATE government OF a power. which cannot
be exercised for any bcnetieid purpose, but
which. II resored 10 at all, must of necessity
terminate ia "A dissolution of the Union. MOI
a single press in this Commonwealth ads
this dactfine; on the contrary every one
which has sad any thing in relation 10 il, de.
nounce II, as inconsistent with the genus of
our Institutions, aud contradictory TO the true
understanding OF the trainers Of the federal
i compact as well as Of its cotemparary espDuo-
ders. Owe do hot know The sentiments Of the
j Richmond Euquirer) The leaders Of the
party in South Carolina may therefore resi-
assured that they viii receive no aid from Viz
/ GINA, in word OF in deed, should they proceed
to the exiremiles which they AT one time
threatened, and OF the danger as well as fn,ili
ty OF doing which We presume obey are by this
time sufficiently admonished.
The Peio.-As far we have heard from
Kentucky, The fate of the Maysyille Road bill
has been received with loud bursts of ndgna
ton. The Mdysville Eagle, IN announcing the
fact. says
We lament this dcci,inn OF The President.
Coming from iritmpeei FRIEND OF Internal i'm
proyement, 1t was most unkind LeVelied al
The dearest interests of Kenuckv--a STATE
which had warmly supported him even q
ter having been slandered hy hin--.t was stu
more unkIud. The vrly first ba ever passrd
i ny the representatives of the nation intended /
10 benrft Kentucky in high degree While il is
OF general utility to Western commerce and
intercourse, has received us quleius al the /
hands of President voted for by the people /
j Of Kentucky, under the bsllei that he was the
friend and patron Of internal improvements /
"A majority of the people Of the district Of
coeaty through which this road passes voted
lor the competitor of tie Hero al the last
President election. This may be considered
the true cause Of Objection, ON tie pat OF the !
President, whatever other reasons nay he as
signed by hlm. OF his constitutional adviser, !
Senator Bibb."
Popular sentiment is highly excited against
Mr. Bob, who was MT only instructed 10 vote |
for this and similar measures but who, in or
der to secure his election, authorised fiend
IN the Kentucky Legislature to pledge him 10
their support He was ournt IN eiiisy in sew.
era places-a mode of lanltesllag public dis
pleasure, by the way. exceedingly reprebe nsl.
bic. and calculated 10 effect more disgrace n
tn actors in il than upon him whom it is de-
signed to dishonor.
The Louisville Advertiser aud Amos Ken.
dalt's Argus baed ne passage ofthe Maysy,Iie |
bill with great JOY, as an evidence that West,
ern interests would not now be neglected under
a Western President, aud the people Of Ken |
lucky were told 10 thank their stars that obey |
had assisted in turning ont an administration
which did nothing but talk, and putting 10 lis
place which will act. Judging from the
frequently avowed sentiments Of the President,
they had not the most distant conception thai
he would put his veto upon the bill, aud there
fore began 10 congratulate the Western people
that their Interests were now sure OF protection.
What will those papers say, when the veto
reaches them They Will defend tue Presi
dsut--ior both Of Them are paid by the admin
istration. Il VIII teach them more prudence
hereafter. we suspect. They will perceive thai
they can form no opinion of the course OF the
President by reference TO his principies-and
therefore that It is ipprudeui TO hd.oo before
they are out Of the woods.
-SES-
Office Seekcrs.--It has been frequently mat
ter of establishment 10 US no less than others,
to witness the ayidity with which Offices are
sought in this country, by men whom we know,
and, if they are not grossly self-lgnorant, must
know themselves, to be wholly incapable OF
discharging their duties. WHAT object such
,Jualr ran have in view besides The emDty