Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-03

~. and to morrow siuinbcring in his haoLi.,
tomb, and mingne with his kindred dusi
shsil he alone put on his airs, aud lay hi,
nn'iek tricks heIors bigh beaopnf F,,-uo.
Lei MN SPEAK as nc thinks, and aet nndissuistd
-aH else - rank hypoerisy ond deeef
Then, iei US speak our, aud spr trn,b
The venerable Meipiiie was the lssi of,be 10.
[ party Tho last of the cooked hats = ue v.s
always republican. from the deatrn. linn aT
Tea to the present moment without the abado
ow of turning lie has beeo prescribed r..
be sure. he Is not poor--he has by his eeona.
my and fidelity acquired small pitisnur-bas
little change IN his pocket 10 bear his expen-.
Sea on The small remnant OF the road he Is Ia
pass, and from which no traveller rel.rns a.
pay his toll nj that gate which Is very soon Ia
be forever shut after him. But Elbridee Gsrr,
he was republican, frem the frs; TO tl,a
last. lie was one oil those fearless ps,,iots
who TOOK their lives 10 their hands, signed yonr
Declaration OF Independence. lie wa. on, of
the Trainers OF this Constitution, the haas on
which we now stand. He had been snnces,ly,-
~ Minister 10 France. Governor OF Massaehu-
sets, woe President VI the Uoited States, ana
President u the Senate, occupying III. VERY
chair which you. Sir, fill with so much ,sl.n,,
He died here, aud is sumbefing yonb,f He
was poor aud pennyioss rs every honest reyoln.
| iionAry patriot necessarily was lie left The
widow, three helpless daughters, aud n son.
h's own image and supersctiption. ia ey,,v
thing lae patiioiic and kind-beartod Nop,oe
gave tins son an Office, TO which he uas.ve,v
way Qualified, upon The express and sn.cioi
coalition that no should appropriate the availn
| 10 tho support Of HIS wuiowed tnather and
orptnn sisters. III. pledge was fulfilled 10 the
letter, HE even denied himself the ordinary
cunsolaiIons OF domestic lie without nb,rh
nineienths ei a rr@sa's happiness is cut Off
lie was never political partisan bur he IN
swept OF with reeniless hand. and the yener.
| able rollct oi that departed revolutionary pa.
',ioi, with her helpless daug hiers, Ia can on, in
the winter Of her days, upon tho cold charity
Of cold aud uneharinbc world, Need / 90
ihfthhr, 10 prove that every age, conduion,
sect and ser. had became the victim Of ihis
relentless tyrani aii. lei tho 3ensior from
Louisiana compare the expression with tho
facts, and answer the question himself IL every
word said 10 mol j1sihrdP Luke nothing
hack Ill Is oHirm-i huue profed Il all.
Osan repeat the nqoiry--What have ,oa
gained TIM President, IN his message,
proposed errian important measures for The
consideration OF Congress, One wns u mode
bchi'on OF TIE Judiciary, dividing the courts IN
10 two eqiAl parts, each 10 hold the sessions,
alternately, 81 ihnta ma joriiy Of one hnllmiehI
elite constitutional law, aud u majority OF IN.
islher hall might ~ Tho nett session, unseiiIs
" ~ ID some conaoihuon mar no lawyer 10
either House has had the coorsge, 40 far, TO
hazard ins own reputation AS even TO proposn
M inquiry into the e1peditnfy OF sdonung suea
an hbsurdy.
Another (ihe concsii probably Of the are.
Secretary oi Sialo) WINS 10 dispense with tho
unled States Bank, and 10 substitute another.
based upon The public rcpenlle The uftinefs
presume. 10 be the creatures OF thr Executive,
n md G.rtfj s.,t.
purpose, and conform 10 ms vii a Presi.
dent, with unlimited discretion In Teflosals
s"d appointments, the army, navy. pot Office.
aud press aud ib,s bank, NJ his control, has On
y 10 wH II and he IL The tyfaAt HiS oone, Ills
finished, amt The hbGiie, If he peopte are gofs
JoTtter. IhDnk heaven. that SCHEME has got iiy
qufius,
Another reform wan. 10 establish q lao
department, the attorney general iis chief with
M assistant, aud all tho other pnrdphefnaLiGN
THIS IS knocked down.
The indians were TO be removed from the
limits Of the States, ThiA il uncertain. a tree
trade with The Vest Htdies aud other British
provinces was promised; This has ended az
every raIionul nan believed II would, IN smoke
hen, what Is the SUN and substance of alt
you have done, hut to remove good men trom
ounce, and put bad ones IN their stead Give
US solitary instance where there has bern q
single Improvement IN favor OF the Interests
aud liberties Of the people--0ne principle in
which yonr own pariy shall all agree, and
consent yoa luke dior your tent
Sir. might 90 on and perhaps repeat cases
to tho Senate even ~ 0agrant ne these bur [
nave exhausted myself, and, no doubt, the pa
iience Of the Senate. haze omitted many
things which Intended TO say. IL was my oh.
Jeei 10 open the eyes oil the people, thai they
might see their danger This Is n crisis in our
asairs--Ii is n state of things unparalleled 10
out history. Look at the consequences The
disircsses Of the prescribed are compntafiyeIv
n small matter. The public interest Il put 10
jeopardy.by dIsplacing sIpsfisnce and fidelity
substituting mere pariissns without regard 20,
qua ihcatous. But ifihese weresli | should
not desponh. The principles inculcated are
mos alartniug--tbe right Of tho sovereign TO
do all OF his own mere motion, which Is so
obseqniDusly yiel led the unlimited, illImiiH-
bio discretion 80 northumberland re Tho
signs OF the times winch indaee III most glooy
my forcbodngs. Ifths discretion were only
surrendered 10 discreet man, We IA CHI be
safe for he present, though we should hook out
for The future. But strange as il may seem. it
is yielded 10 the last man 10 whom il ought to
have been confded. One who has always
gone 10 the utmost bounds OF the CoDsi HuiIou,
aud, IN the opinion OF very mn1yi has often
uansgressed them. II - The time, above all
others when we should have kept jealous ego
upon The exercise OF Executive power; and
yet this very period 10 selected to surrender ev.
Try thing. There seems IA my sterious apathy
a sleepy csreessness, ieihargy, a aaraly sis. 10
the public mind A dark aad dead Hence re,gns
IN your Executive halls. Your Chief SITS in
sulen my sterious reserve intreuchsd behind
his high responsibility, issuing his fence de
erses, and immola,iog his victims with cold
bloo,ied indifference, aud we Oar" not ask him,
why We, Tie Senaie Of he United Sinics, are
so fallen, that we cannot summon the 6rmness
TO whisper this single osylabie in his royal
ears Is this reality, OF is il a dream Ii
what now witness had been presented to
my mind IL the fantastic visions OF the night
the dream would have awakened me. and |.