Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-14

station. Bet, such thing Is never heard .f.
an' va lear that from this cause, springs much
~ tue useless aud evil legislation that cumber.
our statute books with dead.lrtler and onerous
laws. These remarks are OF designed 10 have
any personal or local application Tor. al the
"oihen' OF writing them, We have no section OF
country nor no individual 10 view They are
alike applicable 10 ali times and 10 nil places.
They were ELECTED by the perusal OF the follow.
ing extract, which We commend 10 the atten.
"oa oil our readers, With the admonitory re-
mark HAT IL would be- attended with no cyl,
consequence II the people would bear IL In
mind NJ least until after The highly important
elections which are 10 take place next October
" Oae Jay Socrates having met a seitimpor.
tSnt young gentleman, nhmse GMucon. YOU
have, they tell mt SAID the sage. Il passion.
ate desire 10 govern tie republic They say
tue replied GiauCon - Ihe esgn Is spI.n
n'd, resniued the Other. II yon succeed YOU
VIII be ~ condition To serve your friends,
asgrsndile yoar Gtmily. aud extend tle bounds
| ol yonf county You sill he known NOT only
IA Athens. bot Ia all Greece aud perhaps your
:
that Of lhemlstocies. iuu will lac tho subject
Of all eyes and you will attract 10 yonr,eif
the respect and the admiration of the world.
An address so lnSnuatlng, so catering. la.
lighted the young man, who Immediately sue
Cumhed under his beseitlng weakness. liz re
NAMED IN silent rapture and the other con
! iInued, since you desire esteem and honor II
IS clear. That you think, also, of rendering
Yourself useful 10 the public AssuredIy
! Itli ne, theu. pray you, what is the first
service which you propose to render the state 2
| As Glaucon Appeared embarrassed, and was
'neditaiGg What reply he should make an.
parenuy, resumed 5ucTates it Will be To I'm.
rich, that "a 10 augment The revenues = The
very same And wlthsnt doubt, you know,
IN what the revenues CONSIST aud how much
Can be raised You cannot have fpllea 10
make that n particular study that, il any
great resource should suddenly fail. you might
be able TO replace II by another 7 | swearlo
You, that this IS the very point, upon winch
never thought 'Polut out 10 m, at least, the
expenditures ofthe republic for you know OF
what importance II rs, 10 reIrench all that are
snperiiuous | am obliged 10 avow To YOU
that am no better instructed upon this Article
than the other"
Yun must put of then, 10 some other time
the purpose which you have 10 enfch the re.
public for II is impossible for you 10 do it, il
you are ignQrant boh of iis revenues and ex
peuses
lhe conversation began not 10 be altogether
so pleasant Tor tue young politician; because
II compeIled aim 10 the hum,latng ayowaI OF
ignorance npon those very points, where he
ought 10 have been hest informed Hove
however, sustained his vanity and proGnng OF
nm idea, which appeared 10 him unansw cradle,
IT seems to me, SAID he, thBt you pass N
silence a mean, aS eficaciOus as that of uhiea
yon have been speaking Can We not eorch
the Stale BY the rum Of its enemies 7 EA-
actiy 50. But 10 avail OF this means we must
be the stronger party. Otherwise We run the
TsA OF losing our own, instead OF gaining
theirs. IhIS he, who speaks about underra
KING war, must know the iorces OF the one
aud the Uthar--Ihai, should he fluid his party
the stronger, he may boldly COUNSEL war--and
II be fad ii The weaker, dissuadr the people
from engaging in il. DO sou know what arc
The forces Of your republic, bv land md sea
aai whrl Hose OF your enemies Have you
TINS Information reduced TO writing You
Will d. ne the pleasure TO communicate il to
me. HaVe not done II yet. / sea then
W. must moi He in taste 10 make war II they
afSigu TO you ibe charge OF the government
It seeDs, then, there are many things for You
Yea 10 know, and Dslch care OF preparation YET
10 be bfs,sHrd,'
IL thu. led the young man over many other
articles, upon which he found him equally new,
and Caused atm 10 touch, with his own finger
the RIGHTEOUSNESS 81 tIpse, who have the It
inerrly 10 inieTn .daIe with government, with
Qua bringing tolt any olher preparation, than
great estee IN for themselves, al measure
less ambition 10 mount 10 the lir,i places.
Fear, my dear G,aucon,' added he in
conclusion, Iesi TOO vehement desire If no
nor should blind you, aud cause YOU 10 assume
part winch would cover you whh shame. In
bringing to the fullest light your ncapacly
and ineApenence,'
" A discussion is now being carried on in
the papers, as 10 whether the bills passed by
Congress, and retained by the President. were
by that actreJtcted, or are yet within EAecu-
tive control Why don't the Enquirer--trom
whose opinion on constitutional law there can
be no appeal-sette the question The Con.