Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-22

Wf Bnlo7s Speteh.-The National Joufna
contains The Speech II Ma Barton, the col
leegut 4 Col Benton IN The SENATE of the
Uufed States on Nj Foot's resolution relative
IN the Public Lands. We regret that We
have mol room at presnt TO publish Il entire
repleie as it is " it'll the keenesi ,atire and he
most profound argument Our attention was
particularly directed To it by "A complaint OF
the Richmond Enquirer that Mr.. b had alin.
ded TO thai celebrated "Orgnnn Of yireini
politics. aud to lis pneous ordinations in
behalf of the Last Room letter writer whose
hack was laid bare 10 the LASH and handsome.
the temptation of copying few extracts lie
commences thus:
MIR President :: ] am one of those unIineal
and bastard sons OF the West" whom Won
/ have heard denounced as false 10 tner CO ,ntry.
/ during this strange debate, IN the commence
menI of which, am persuaded. the grand
| Sar hens niyour patty could not have been con.
suited.
All was going on harmoniouslv here, The
| magnanmous vIctors in the last Presidential
campaign seemed satisfied with their ,yiumn,
and their trophies. All parts of th. c.
were expressing favorable dispns,,;ons ,os,.,ds
TIE yonng West ibetal 81 s,em ~ dis,os;no
OF our public domains pr. api,,ous to our grow,6
ana our prosperity. I'D to the deyelope ment oI
a" ou' ''sourCes, was openly advocated by
me NOT 'he South. the East. aud the West
WV" MINOR chsftan of your party of mol
J 'ueh renown for either policy war, (Col.
| Bnnion.) not satisfied with the scalps he had Ia
ken IN the late campaign, fell suddenly and
uNoz ectedly upon the prisoners Of The minor
ItS aud commenced scene Of massacre of The
living, and, dragging the dead from thu
graves. even re scalped them who had been
scalped and buried by other arms more vaorous
than his own, during the existence OF the b, :
gone war
And thus one, arrogantly speaking for The
whole West threw the frehrand among the
members Of this body, and lighted mp the flame
OF thus partisan warfare of sectioua prejudice
local animosuv and ivil disGord
The latit 'de and liberty ofthis debate seem
TO he kind Sat0rnalia in the Senate oil the
| Uuiied States. Ihls may be 90 d hing
duriug this long Session Of Congress il noi
too often repeated The Romans TOO had their
Saturnalia, IN which it WAS allowable TO the
vprlest slaves in the Empire TO peak homr.
truths TO their masters, without either lear OF
| reserve.
| It's net my purpose TO anvil myself of the fun
range oi my privilege nor TO ahcci TO S, eal
| daggers 10 he hosoms of rIIher the ruling ma
jorliy here. or that board OF rewards and pun
shm"nts yonder who, have obtained posses
sion of the Treasury, the Press AID he office
! hOnors and emolumpnis Of the Republic have
been pnacliug such freaks Of marty discipline
ss would make the Fathers of the Revolution
weep if they could behold them.
II Is not my purpose TO RENT asure all the
grounds OF thls extended debate but | propose
| TO review the prominent points-to pass from
| hl TO hill from river to river, and from noun.
tam TO noun, ain g. as well rs ma, give abfiel
and imperfect sketch of tine principal lea u 5
| ofpach And If gentlemen will not be sur,' Use
and think me out OF orer. ] will even touch
| rpon the matter in debate--the proposed in
qrrv for Information of the Senator from Con
necticut, M Foot) and the amendment of
ter. d by the Senator from New Hampshire,
| (Mr. Woodbury. which covers the whole reso-
| luton over. as Il cloak coversa Senator, and
looks very much like a substitute.
| have the honor 10 be one Of those " nnline
! III aud bastard sons 9th West, who we're so
| numerically denounced 10y the author Of this
party warfare, in the concluding part of his
| three-days harangue IN the cause of sectional
! prejudice local animoslty, and civil diSCord
J lam one Of that great and patroIic minority
, nIhe West who so dlsnterestr ~ ende1vered 10
! sustain the hunted administration Of Nlr. Adams.
| against which all the arrows of parry maignlty
were shot ali the hell bounds OF sectional
pref udice, local animosIty, and civil dlscord
were let loose and all the lust OF flee and
power # combination were array"d,
And in this our fallen condition aud day Of
|
feel thankful that this notice Of US, from such
| a quarter, did not come ~ the more mdew ing
| torm OF appreciation or of praise
BLi as this debate has been converted into 4
mere partisan warfare Of sectional prejndlces
and civil disCord aud as tJi- war has degen-
Grated into a mere relentless massacre of phi
soners, sachmg oftowns and robblng o. graves,
i will shield myself under the great iuuda-
| mental principles ofthe constitution, and with
! the light Of the Farewell Address OF the Father
| Of his country IN my hand. aud with something
| of the little liberty still remanfngto the minoiI
| itv, carry back the war into the enemy's
| country, SO far as To attain that indemnity for
| the past. which eau only consist IN recaptuflng
our LOST property and that security for the iu-
! ure which can only consist ia PLACING our mo
lives above the reach of assaIlants-not hoping
to Conquer. in hun, the propensity to violate the
!
bity 10 do furrer mischief while backed and
sustained by snch majority as that 10 winch
| he has attached himself
| A little farther on, in aluson 10 the conse
quences which lave grown out of the election
OF Gen. jackson, Mr. Barton thus expresses
himself:
I" If oor candidate succeeded, ~e rejoced
for our country ;.if his rival succeeded, and
the Constitutional liberties of the country
were preserved, and its welfare were promoted,
in an equal degree. we were conient, and had
gained our victory.
We did not dream Of this reckless proscrip
ton for opinions sake that now makes the
land pale OF this ravaging persecution for
the exercise of he high add sacred night Of
election, which now tears The vltals OF TINS he.
public
II never entered onr imag naiion thata Com
hination puIded by the friends of marty disc l.