Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-04

conseouence and. VI seriously acted upon, will
lead 10 great debates. Whenever il shall be
catered upon, and perhaps before. we shall pab-
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
Washington, Jan. % 1880.
DEAR SIe-fiaving the pleasure of .ee,ng
Won during the great contest have had IN
the Senate Il preferred that you should tell the
uublic the occurrences atinndng the debate III
your own way, and accordingly have not
troubled you with letter during that time. ]
doubt not but thai you will do nsIice to thr
soeech made by Mr.. Webster-a speech which
has gone far 10 establish his character as
one Of our greatest Statesmen and Orators
] confess whilst listening to this debate, my
imagination carried me back to other days, and
1 thuught of Pitt and Fox, and Buckle and
Sheridan. Ii is not often that the Am., can
people have witnessed such a DIS play oil talent
Indeed, almost, without beng extravaganza,
think the mplments paid TO- celebrated or
stor in The British House of Commons might
with justice be applied to Nj Webster's
speech. Sir, said Burke, speaking OF Sher.
dams spet CHI on The impeao hmenl Of Warren
Hastings, No holy religlonisl, no man Of any
description as literary character could have
surpassed in the one instance the pure senti
Inents Of morality and patriotism, or in the
other, the variety OF know ledge, force of ina.
snation, propriety and yiyacuy of sluston,
beauty and elegance of diction, and strength of
expression, 10 which we have this day listened
Never shall forget the peroratiOn OF Mr.. Web
sters speech" Throug bout my whole life,
said he, have valued the union D, the states
b" have regarded il. not as matter OF interes'
merely, but as one connected with our hap
piness ava glory. Tod forbid that should
" ever live 10 see star arrayed against star, and
stripe against stripe. No May this motto
a. he emb aZoned hlirated upon evt ry fold
" of my country's fag-Uuion and Liberty
land when take my last look at The blessed
& Sun, may find its beams shedding upon
" glorious, happy. United America -
The debate still continues, but, uufdrtuna e.
", | could not attend the Senate to-day, un-
sprstand that Mr.. Webster, n terms OF uuNou.
ted decision and ind gnai ion, called the aiten
tion of the Senate to the vile calumnes against
bun in the paper printed b. the Government
printer, aud intimated that he would axe some
other measures, il this atroci us ibelier was
not stopped Mr.. Benton. also hear, addres.
sed the Senate, in reply to Mr. Webster, but
MS efforts to shove hi,nsel into collision with
Mr.. w. and into a prominence in The debate,
will fail must refer you to the newspapers
for report of these matters. .7ier. GGy.
Mr.. BENTON said in a la speec in toe Sc.
nate" stand upon his great moral princi.
pile, that il is never right . inquire into the ex
pediency fdoing 0rOng It's a pity that
TIE gentleman had not then taken this stand
some years since, in winch event, we should
never have heard of r certain East Room let
ter. IL certainly in that case, was not right to
do iUr0ng. TdLey Gas
PRorHEcY.-We prophecy thar, in less
than week, Mr.. WOODBURY., Of New Hamp-
shire, will succee ed 10 the head of the Navy De
PARTmEHr. lfth,s prophecy fails, it will only
prove that we are not the first persons in the
world who have been deceived by the signs Of
me times, 10 say nothing OF the rumors of tn,
day. We are disposed 10 think that Mr. Brdnch
has thought il best to retire I'd
HOME lHRUsT MIR. HAYNE, IN his speech
was very violent upon the Federaiiss. In re
ply" Sir said MIR. WEBSTER. al any MIN
feels the guilt OF Federalism |, Ing vrrv heavy
upon his conscience, he knows where he can
get abS0tuti0n for his SIN, and in half an hour
come out an original democrat. died IN TIE
Doot. The Jackson men all looked a.kance.
tB
l he debate in the Senate has drawn from
the VICE President, an ayowal oil his senii.
menis on the ,ubj CT # internal Improvement.
-" SIR, said NJ. Webster, then (several
years snce) voted CT inter- al improvements,
te dlcs. q Does the chair" asked the Wee.
PRESIDENT, +" understand the Seuator from Mas
sachusetis to say that he has altered his opiu.
zoos on thai subject ," Certainly not" re
piled Mr. Webster. - never heard any thing
from tam leading mt 10 thiuk So" And there
me matter rested What will ,onsc people say
now Ch
a letter TO the editor nf thn sh.r,
Arena. from Washing on, saws -" You NAV
'n'er that The broad line of distinc ion which
mas marked The two parties in the Cabinet still
Sonohues 10 separate them-when assure you
ena' ne president gave dinner to NJ Monroe
VIC EA'rFesldent, last week, at which were pre-.
sent Messrs Van Buren, Eaton aud Barry. Nj
1hgnam, who Is the staunch friend t Mr.. Mon
soe, VINO adv Gated his AIMS in Congress with
uo'tlng zfal,-and who, bs he wy, Is the
SH.onges' mdn IN the Ca Inet, was OF there.
va n'dhch, who, with all MS thinking, some.
eA"ioils prompt ude aud fiImnrss Of &C.
'on' was not there Mr. Berrlen, who is homo.
,:'.,, h'gh minded, above l,'hr intrigues and
'''''e attempts TO destroy thu moral tone of 50.
o,e'y, wa not there The Wee President whose
"'acnment 10 Mr.. Monroe is too we'll known
W 'equ"e proof al this time. was not there II
Us n" eAclusIVe dinner, aud empha lea lly pro-
w '"e chaIacIer of the influence which pre-
walls III the cabinet"
r. we nave letter before US which says--"Mr.
LAY $ most rapidly rising IN popularity
."'o aghous the Western Country. Calumny
a anu 'nposlure have had Their day and will
S"nn WIN the present reign oi ignorance, pro
se''p''"N and terror, with which the people
''tauy more than 6isgusied."
U n Inc Lexington (Ky.) GAZETTE a Jackson paper.
WI LAY, acco npsnied by Thomas Sniih
,-sq ana lady, Miss Rose and Mss Edmonson
, .en on Friday last for New Orleans We learn
na' Mr. Clay goes on private business occa-
.,oneu ny the death of his brother, John Clay,
Esq In addition, the health Of Mr.. Clay IS
o"e"hh' impaired aud NAV be beneftted, il