Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-08
MI SCIRIANY.
irom ihe Rnliimort Pniriof.

from The Baltimore Patriot.
iuDGE CooPER.-rhis talented hnt eek less
giIator having gained footing in the Sonih, and
having rcpud,ated all hs Penos, lvania prinri-
| piles, ON the subject OF Internal Improv eneui--
| the larih, aud attachment 10 the Union--is
row taking drriied lead in the d,sore anizing
and rehellious doctrines recently hroaehed in
South Carolina an1 which seem to point 10 q
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the tnion rather ms good
10 be pursued than mn evil 10 be deprecated.
vigorous supporter Of Improvement and
manufactures in Pennsy wanna, he is now IN
Carolina, the bitter md virnlent enemy of
both. friend 10 the Unon 10 ution loving
powerful Pshnsylsanin, hs is now hv change
Of principles alike fortunate sudden aud entire
IN TIA. foremost ranks of the disoreaniacrs, and
quite ready, if not anxious, To head rebellion
He al least II none else, is willing 10 tako the
risk oil " throwing state upon its sovereignty"
--accnrGing to the slang OF the day--wh,gh
is, by Interpretation, To place her iD the peri-
lous attitude oil rebellion apainst the Con. tin.
ted authorities o. the u,lon And from the
previous career of This Reformer as well ms
ifoia his present bearing, we should net be
/ SUI prlsed II he were even painting for the
! strife AS The forerunnPr ola second marYrdom,
doubtless " calculating that as the punish.
ment of a REBEL would he somihing more con
/ u "a
political apotheosis be more exalted and com.
| pleie. EraiGiiOn we cannot deny that he de-
serves aud time AT last makes all thnsse
ven Lei this sentiment of The poet cheer aud
encourage the would be mattyr II lie hold oui
To the end his reward though loug delayed may
finally not be withheld.
II may be recollectrd that during the recent
session of Congress Que ol The " dough faces
OF n middle state, in the height of his zeal for
| the interests of what he deemed the prevailing
| faction, offered n reso luton proposing 10 fe-
fluid 10 F." 1hns Cooper, Esq" the amount Of
| the fine in which lie was amerced for a libel on
| the President, some thirty years ago, Thomas
Cooper was voluntary" Mary," on that
occasion I; but having made has calculation
and already gained NIL hat he could expect by
| that martyrlom, lie IS now willing, II wuali
seem, 10 gel the cash into his pocket, which
by the why, never came from II. To give The
reader soune insight into The course and harac-
teI Of tins AgitaIor, now SO enrIrest ia flaming
the cmbers of disunion al the Sonth-wc make
an extract furnished by Il writer in the Village
Record penn Il is from one who seems la
have been well advised as 10 the course oil
Judge Cooper since coming TO this country,
aud was apparently drawn loIth by the modest
motion III Congress 10 whic, we have allu-
ded
" The life and character Of Judge Cooper
are connected with circumstances OF unusual
Interest. la England, patiiot { unequal ed
! zeal, he sough TO Introduce INTO that Govern.
lnenl tho blessings Of Revolution, then SO happi
~ prevailing ia France. One OF n Depuiaton
~ The National Convention, he received the
Cralernal embrace, aud swnre on the altar OF
! liberty, la the presence OF RobespierTe ard
other worthy friends OF that distinguished sans
! CHl0'ie, eternal haired 10 tyrants. Compelled
hy The Despotism OF British law 10 leave his
country OF lose his head. he condesceuded 10
make the United STATES the place of his asy.
Inn, and the theatre on which to display bis
love af order, liberty and law. Genius is sci
dom at Il loss for expedIents. Poverty was an
unwCl leone companion and TO u mad So al
dent that had figured IN scenes SO striking, Oh.
security was the devil. Behold this spoiless pat
riot, fred by an honest 'ndig nation against the
sedIion law, writing known Libel upon the
Chief Magistrate Of the country, and sending
il TO the Attorney General with the ayowal
that he was the author thus inviting prose
culion How LoId The proceeding How
fearless That a bright example 10 all exiles
from a foreign land, 10 mIngle instantly on
landing on oar shores, in party slrIIe-to CON
mence their career lay premeiItsIed violation
OF law, aud an insult 10 the President
who could see him incarceraied in n warm
room-his table spread by party zeal with the
most delicate viands aud the choicest " inos-a
| tram oil God fellows, hlS constant companions
| made as he knew he should be--a mart, E ~ the
case e Librrty--hIs fine paid by a general
collection from party irends-who can hehnld
all this suffering, and not feel shame for his
country for such gross IN justice, and uumiug.
led re gret for the suierlngs and trials Of pat
| rot so pure
sill mark his course. No sooner was the
ward found to recuil and the bars removed
/ VIII II keep him in dur ance, than in consequence
| thereof aud as an avowed reqnl al for his sui
! fering., 10 Offices and honoIs ara shOwrred
upon his head How rapidly does he rise IN
the cate OF official honors His DRAFT unl0Cks
the Treasury Vt the ate--thousands pas,
] through bis hands-plenty crowns his board
Venlson and Ham Partridge an1 Plum Pud-
dmg-Nadcira and hot bhlskey Punch. was
on his bidding, until al e0g h. the high and
,nd.psndent station for life OF President Judge
| is h0nored by his uame.-tho was it-wnaI
base slandetes that dared 10 say, lie was II
i demagoeue IN private lite, and Iytani
in mower VINO charged hun with send.
ing a respectable citizen 10 Jail one con-
/ scpntiously scrupuIous, tor wearing his hat in
j the Conrt room Who dared ~ say that he
j passed sentence on boy, and then having
/ heard out OF court, Tumours winch there was
! no chance 10 met AMI d,sprove, called the
! lad INTO court and doubled ms crnience, SEN
! fencing him Willie IN IRONS Who sand that the
Judge is an ungoveraaDle rage sent two re-
/ specrabIe American ca izens 10 pfson for mere
/ " whispering IN Court, hearing 10 excuse
covering them with lgnomlny and disgrace
Who told the tale that the Republican L~gisia-
ture of Penn.ylvania, with the venerable
! Snyder for Governor, reused 10 Indignation by
what they deemed his repeated acts of lyran-
ny, rose as with one accord, aud removed hin
from place, two thirds OF both Houses and
Governor Snyder, concurring Injured man -
Victim Of ca umny and detrAc'on, how deep y
vert thou wronged
How ferIIle in expedients is Genius Il,
The popular current run la favor ot DomesfI,
Manufactures, how ably didst thou defend lb,
system that should protect them against loreigf
rivalry and yet how cautiously, with wha
;n,uitive sagacIIy Gidst thou leave a loon hole