Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-04
THE ViasssakIAN.
LYNCHBURG. FEB. 4.Is3o.

LII NChBURC. FEB. 4, 1890.
u The readers attention will le arrested
by two incidents in the Congress,onai proceed.
ings O1e is. the denial by Mr. Smith of Md
anu by Mr. Livingston, OF Lou. Of a circum
stance recorded by MIR jefferson in his recently
published Memoirs, duplicating the character
Of The late James A. Bayerd OF Delaware-a
man Of whom il has been said, as it 4. as Of the
French Chevalier, his namesake, that he was
" without fear and without reproach." Thus
do fdlsehoods creep into history. In the pre-
sent case no person can be at a loss where TO
locate IT, II rests between Mr.. j. ffersOn aud
his informant and, putting out Of view the
Characters of the Two men and Judging only
from the ordinary motives Of human action,
Mr.. ,rffrTson must be acquitted
IT, Other incident Il which We nilnde is the
decisive and novel course taken b, Mr.. Web.
ser against Duff Green. for falsely repnrting
his speech, aud putting into his moulb las IN
tina, of Mr.. FreIinghuysen The other dsy)
most odlous sentiment, which he never uttered
We look for further proceedings on Ibis sub
Jet with some anxiety Duff has CONNIE ced
his complaint agans, Mr. Wpbsler with that
universal cry OF the detected sandsre aud Il
be er, when he hnds punishment hanging over
his head, that it is an attack upon the lirr,v of
the press. This would be true. II hbertD and
| tjcentiOuSneSs were synonymous-bul not else
He also says that M Webster has no rieh, 10
complain, inasmuch as the falsehood was not
| contained in the regular report of CnnCrps.
sional proceedings, but under the editorial head
II the Mud Machine. There Is -omething in
this excuse as the fame of that department of
the Telegraph is so well established, that no
man, unless he be stepped in prejudice or STU
pidny, puts any confidence in one word he sees
there.
j. When Mr.. Clay transferred the publira.
ton Of the Laws from The migrate Kendall, the
unprincipled Hill, and three or tour others OF
the same stamp, The whole pack OF jackson ed
itors we've barking al his heels. From The
Vicar of Bray, in Richmond down TO the hum.
blesi flee OF the kennel, they EXCLAIMED against
what they were pleased call this berefaced
attempt TO silence the independent portion oil
1 the press, and TO purchase that which could be
: b. ught WelI-Mr. Van Buren, has removed
j not siI. bGi siIty editors-and where are these
vlgilant sentlnels7 where these stern guardians
of the Independence Of the press Thew are
all danlb dog" aye, all, without one solita.
who are unha0hnied in the tricks of party war.
fare. and honorable men, who dlsdain 10 resort
TO them, deduce from such Inconsistent CON
duct9 They who " cried aIond" against Mr.
Clay were hypocriis,, or their silence now, W hen
Mr.. Van Buren, is doing The same thing on a
niue more extensive scale, proves them to bf
traitors TO the public interest, and unworthy OF
the public confidence.
| u We wish some member of Congress
would renew the resolution offered two nr three
years ago in he II, of Il. by Gen. Saunders oil
North Carolina, enquiring Of the Secretary OF
State how many of the publishers of the Laws
OF the Union he has removed and The causes
| of their removal 1t might pat the conssten
cy ni certain s a,lemen to the test, though it ia
impossible TO kindle blush upon their crisped
cbeeks.
u South Carolina paper, commenting
on the Presidents Message, object. to the term
patriotic, - which he President applies to the
State of Maine, lnasmuch as il DOES moi know
OF any thing she has done to entlle her 10 that
appeltation. 1t mas surely forgotten that Maine
was the only State north of New York which
gave Gen. jackson an electoral vote If this
does not prove her title good, wha. can
! u Goblet, in recent Lecture al the The
atre of the Mechanics institute, London, rdi.
culeS The idea of perpetual peace between the
Mother and the Daughter Land" as Great
Britain and the United States are more poeG
cally than truly sy led The causes of rivalry
are too many and too powerfu-the seeds of
opposition and jealousy too thicky sown-to
admit the possibility Of unbroken friendship
and amity between lhem--an idea dear 10
the hearts of philanhropisis. We are Inclined
10 think that Cobbetts views are more than
half right:
"A great naval power (says hs) has sprung
I'd on the other side of The Atlantic. IL was
folly to talk Of friendship between the two ma.
tons, and of their being as Mother and Daugh.
E--s H. tkA
Daughter at last. Tins observation Wus re-
al hian.. L