Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-13
VOL. vIII.--NO. II.

sure should pass, have fbe fullest confidence
that The present Chief Maei sirate would e.,re;se
bis power and discretion a. fairly and soundIy
~ any man living. The Interests Of his country
would never he sacrificed for the benefit of any
other This is subject that belongs 10 Con-
gres 10 the Representatives OF The people
Here LEI II be retained Never give il up.
hope the day will never arrive, when we viii
place such power in the hands of nav Execu.
! tive.
| But. said Mr. NJ the gentleman dects,e-
thu, the bill proposes reciprocity Let Eoes
land put her dates AZ thirty per Gem and zee
will do ,hr same. The schems ionks veft.
How will il work The disparity will he a.
great rs now exists. Thirty per cent. on The
flour OF Ohio, Pennsy lvauia. Now see. al,
Thirty per eehi-recipfoGb on The farr. VIVA,
viii he the expense Of sending a barrel Of Hour
from Louisville IN kentucky, by N Orleans. 10
LiverpooS Why, sir, II would eosf mofe 10
send hbl. OF noor worth Eve dollars IN the N.
mefkrt, to Liverpool ,hsh L would cost TO
bring one ,housand--fye ihoussnd dollars
worth "f ioreFn manufactures into this conn
Try Eqaalize duiiea IN his way and n vasf
proportion OF Tn" agricultural iateIssts Of tbis
country Is ruined at single blow How much
does II cost Englandto send her broad clo,hs
and gmieis to New York How much 10
ssnd our heavy productions to England
Every man Of common sense well knows. The
difiereace may be five hundred per cent. n
sn'nSt of. Ihlr'y per cent. on laee--thiriy
per cent. on hour Reciprocity with ven
gennee The farming Interest Of The u. s..
viii no, be deluded by such show Of recip.
roeity ~
The gentleman tells ~ about a tremendous
explosion. II the friends OF tho tariff polies
persist Sir, this means, In plain English, rebel,
lion Sir, are we 10 be driven from our oath
nf duty, from the true Interests OF The country.
by threats of Tremendous explosion ? Is "A
minority on the d1or of this House lo tell A my
jority. you shall submit TO our will or the most
dreadful consegueneea.wIl follow For one
say. plump aud plain, will not be driven
from my course by such language. Sir. what
vii bn The condition of this Country, when n
minority oycrawcs majority by threats and
menacas We have recently heard Of the
tyranny, Ola majority Ia strange kind OF ~.
fanny, 10 be sarv. Bui we arr called on 10
submit. 10 the tyranny OF n minority When
minority can, on mn question, by threat and
menace, overawe The minority, This country
must be reduced 10 tho most extraordinary
condition,
II IS worse thnn no government nj all. we
come here ms the representatives of the pen.
pie OF oil parts Of the uuion fUf the purpnse Of
ningllng our common counspls, and decidinf
on the course best calculated 10 promote the
great interests of the nation--our common
country. The sound discretion OF every mem.
Dor ought 20 b. exercised. We must finally
decide. As The Representatives Of the Penpie
81 this union, we nre called upon TO nci. How
are w. to eide on auy great qu ,top, whein
~ il relates 70 the established policy Of lha
country, or 10 amy new measure presented Tor
dehbelnlion aud action IL majority Ia
shfink bn'k, give way, surrender when ma
noiily demands u right 10 rule Submit 10
the tyranny ofn minority, n strange despot IN.
g0vernmenl, WHOM its fnn lanenial fule Is,
that majarity should govern. What would
such government be worth 7 minority
rule THIS is tho essence Of aristocrary In
plain truth, sir " representatives cannot come
here aud exercise their own independent oDin.
ions, without being awed aud menaced mo
submission by those who may happen 10 differ
ihe eosernment is not worth preserving, fsre.
publican character is gone, iiis mol worth a
6g. always respect The minority. am IN IL
often. We are oil, often in n minority. When
we are shal we cry out tyranny, oppression,
abuse the government, curse H. aud len il ROT
lfso, we can ienr Il IN pieces in an hour, any
day II such Is the wish Of any portion of this
country, they may bp all INDUCED for mo.
SIR, whit ~ government, republican gov.
eminent, worth where u Dajpriiy Is ruled by n
minority should like To be informed. II
hi, ia not nristocracy. do not understand the
term The most perfect tyranny Is, when The
lowest rule--i may be mistaken. | ihoupb,
had some republican principes-I may hive
been mlsaken. Whatever may he my er,ors
Of opinion, feel onx GUS 10 sustain The inter
cs's of my own conniry--l want TO see Liver
pool he other eide Of The Atlantic. He coucl,s
dod by again moving TO lay the bill on Tue tablet
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