Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-01

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peninsula with the main land is SO low aud
marrow. that a canal sas dug aerofs ~
and cssiine was thereby converted mo an
island. All access TO II vas cOmplsfely conn
u,aadeJ by he guns OF The enemy h"et, and
We had mol a sfugie ship Ia n'd ne bfaae
which. the slols s.al,esrd OF MaIne. Tor more
than ,so hundred ,nIies. aud - numerous. rIv-
ers. bays and inirIs. containing mil'""s"i sup
ping. wsre Constantly hafassrd ny the enemy
ranging along he coasi. and r'qufing tis pie
.eoee Of The m,iIina a. every point Ia re.,tl his
threatened deprcdaiinns. And, even II the
militia could nave been spared Tor the enter
Prise. aud II had bern p1ssihir TO reoaptnre the
place, the Bat IN might easily nave takra pos
sessioa of s,s OF the numerous adjacent islands
ia the Psn1bscJt bay. and carried on oil us oP'
%eru'ions win great fsc,ilfy. ,
Are we then 10 no repeatedly approached
With the rapt1re uf Castlns, aud matt htft--
"a his Castiol-withm ihese sails, winch have
bu, lust fisen nom the cnnflagra'ion OF the cue
my, AMI are hardly YET puaIGed from tho pot
luton Of hostile feet aud having al this mo
utnt Al your public navy ya'd II monument
bearing an inscription perpeinaiing the pres
euce, anh the barbaTism OF tpe BRITISH aud
obese acts done. not nnier the gus oil thrir
Ships, but by a lew thousand men marching 90
miles by land. through a population Vt 100000
Y VIZ Wv W ~ $3.50
lItis, a thousand regular troops. a pubic army,
sud the brave little bind OF sailors Commanded
by the gallant Barney
The gentleman from South Carolina, himself
told US. would not Otherwise ave alluded To
the far'. tia his own oiaie was completely
oyerrun DUNG the war OF The Ievniulioh. "
was So indeed Ihs British considered II en-
tirely snhdnad, and, for a iImr, held over "
r~csistless sway. ! mtntion II not a. "A reproach
was inevitable. But that gentleman shouIi
have been the last to suggest the idea that The
Ipresence OF az euemy upon tn soi Is n neees'
ssry Impeachment Of the pattlOtIsm u gallant.
~ Of the people
Name. lrom ITS local position, vas more rs
posed than any other 5 ate IN the | non ha'
log Loves Canada on ths north, NJ" Bfuus.
~,ck on the east, and from two TO llt'ee hun
ured miles uf sen CO g., winch the enemy con
ulanded. on The south She ON ned une MAN
part OF AL the tonnage Of the Uni FL Siairs,
nnd NJ the commencement Of TIE war thee
were nof two hundred regular troels IN the
STATE. Her ciuzcns did mol vail - be solicited.
but voluntarily rendered their services IN Ihcr
county aud three regiments were immediately
organized, by which her iern,ory WAS defend
I'd ai all points, unt,l, IN 1918, all the ttoops
raised fr the defence of M,iue, even those ~
the garrisons were, by order oil the ) cretary
Of war, marched 10 The Niagara frontier. The
ButI'h hasiug "A strong force in ench OF the ad.
jseent provinces u tue north and 10 thu east.
snd n no.e iul armament on tn sea, we're by
that Withdrawal Of the troups, trmptal TO anne.
the lower and uuseuird purts of the county 10
their colony 81 New Brunswick aud, wiih tniG
view, took possession Of ChStine, ~ Srpiem
Der, 1911. | was Immediately determined 10
compel me adversary 10 Withdraw by carrying
che war into his own territory An army OF
lO.01o men, commanded by a disfingui,her
cilizen oi haiue. was 10 invade New Brnus
wick, nj ihe openlng OF the Spring, and such
progress Vas actually made, aud with such
zeal and alacuIy did the people offer their ser
vices. Tint II was well ascrrtaineh thai, the
whole number ol troO, 5 would he raised wIthia
the hints Of Maine and New Hampshire. The
peace alone prevented tho plan being carried
inio execution ADD | hazard nothing IN say
lug thai mad he INVASION been made, with such
troops aud such u commander, ~ would have
been no second ii'ion OF tbs campaigns vi
II symptom aud Wilkinson.
NoisIasianiln All Ihht has been said Of the
late wal as derogatiae from the character OF
New II Wand, | boldly ask, from what portion
OF the CO nlfy WAS ! sns AIMED with more eli.
Cirnt AID ? the gentleman tells rs thai money
cas- .itiheld by n combination Ut all the bHak.
ing interest. One Bauk. sir, in the town of
BOSTON alone, advanced tho government two
millions OF dollars and n single individual
there a million more. The large amount loan
cal ~ the town OF Salem, my hlrui from Mas
sscnusttis now b fore me Mr., Silsbce,) whose
ample h'tUns " as enirusfrG t. his country,
can we'll attest. Sir, without the hard money
mot the appreciated paper OF brokeo banks
but The gold aud silver which the cltlztus OF
New England caused TO he paid into the II easu
~ firm. lnop. mad mo rt,ytpntu x,nt., ,tI.,,,,
credi must have fallen completely PROSTATE
Nnd when clouds Of despair lowered around
you, aud thick darkness enveloped yonr whole
horizon. II was the CLEANS Of glory from the
ocean that d~l'pellrd the gloom and Illuminated
your pain. That sun OF glory arose in he east
sud was sighted UP by the Mariners Of New
England. You manned not a ship--you fired
not y gun upon the lakes or upon the ocean,
without The AID Of the soas Of New England
aud IN every battle upon the winter they poure,
out their blood in your defence. Upon band
too, their Achievements were unequalled. Thos,
vhu, having volun, arlly rendered their servI
cos, were not permitted 10 defend their own
homes, bul marched 10 the frontiers of New
York, constituted lhe regiment which well
earned their expressive sppellation OF the bloc
dy hinfb-shich stood alone against twice their
force OF Brush veterans, whist bali their own
numbers had fallen upon the field They com.
N''
posed, too, the twenty mist regiment, which, al
the battle OF Niagara, by a desperate effort. IN
face OF a blazing battery Of deadly artillery
took the eminence which it commanded, AM
meeting the foe man TO man. repulsed and de
feated hun IN successive onscts, and DESTROYED
forever the boasted iviucib,liIy Of the Bnlsl
bayonet.
I would no, have isqnirod what service 5
Carolina rendered duftng The war. had not Ih,
Senator from Missouri, IN contrast With III,
east, made II a theme Of praise aud gratitude
"hen he introduced that topic, ! was, indeed
somewhat curious 20 hear his enumeration o
her eIploits-auG What were they Why, Sir
that she sent her able and eloq tent repIesen
ts'ives to raise their voices in Congress trust
matt July appreciate their services, and tina
no one Is more cordially disposed TO award
then Their iuV measure of honor or gratitude
But | believe that the enemy would rather ,b,l
we should have sent thousands of our mast eli,
qneHt orators. TO make their most .luovc,i