Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-21
-. For Poetry, &c. see fourth page
FIST Congressional Session

q ~. confederation, Mr.. Burges, OF Rho1c
,',suI addressed the House as follows
a. co,,ker-Prrmit me 10 justify myself,
~ ,vb;ch has been said, both against
rnoe' .oaiust whatever has been advanced
a:ns' a IN suonort of the motion made by The
V Imam from Ohio. With the indulgence
fs san. House. il may be well 10 look back TO
I question made by this motion Tor, gentle
IN their zeal 10 eulo9Ize lie Minister OF
u.s. 'h,,,e those who doubt the correctness OF hts
so,oo,otment, have departed Utmost en'"cis
wy the mat er in ISSUE beiote us.
to ", Injection 20 This appropriation, and the
-" "a strikeJii from this bill, have be n
nl'no because II is proposed Tor payment oil a
maui, ~ foreign minister, who, by his coin
sa'a.l II Location, or by certain secret arti,
ih''SN IN hsm. is authoiiz q 10 ieHrs The
o,'' IN ,,hi.h he is sent, 10 90 10 any other
f,. iDieuerer, in his OpR opinion, his
si,h may Ieq are II, aud not 10 return 10 that
',, an lnng as according to the sumo opln-
NAV he ibj4riOus to his health 10 do SO.
w. Inv snch mission to be a legal one We
,.ov that the salary provided by law Tor 10
Min,srer. 49, or ever Can be due TO any
- cont abroad under such credentials, WITH
",ah nriyileges ftsstred. mad such Lowers gran.
Eta him. not 10 the public, but 10 ms 0L0p use
'rb, a .ction ~ dis appropriation has, therc-
1 io,a MT been made because the gentleman
sas .hen sent abroad and bad lung been, a
',p.,odinarian ; or because, il then IN health.
',,h..lth. exhausted hy the tolIs OF diploma
might require relreshmeHt by /, laXHtion
'aI,sIef ro,n public serylce. N sir. ron be-
,,.a that retreshment might not he found un.
a.. nod r mhdrr sky aud by removing 10 A
.,a,e genial climate than that OF Russia
such thugs may excite, as they Certainly have
.,,i,ed the special wonder Of the nation and
,'ry are. aud wll be veiy proper topics of de-
l.ts when considering thu staIe purposes" OF
hi. m,,slon--but they have not been, nor will
rey be maze the grounds OF Objection to Tie
.,l,uuriallon ui this lie " III the bill.
'ye oLirtt 10 this salary ON account of the
wse,lty ofthis mission. and because The ST..
rrgta,y OF State, knowing the lieeb cd health
NJ Nj Notwithstanding his inability 10 AT.
nd to the Iaborious details OF that public ST
,ice-kuowinz that his constitution could nuI
endure either the ionlttr or summer climate Of
po,sis. did invent the missiDn, and did advise
rbe President TO Sud out this gentleman " ltA
,,slentlals as Envoy Extraordinary and Aln-
,,,o, Pluipotentidrt OF Tue United States al the
Coorl Of his Imperial Majesty Tie uperor
q Russia, and NJ the same tune give hin Il
,,,nmis,lon no matter for what cause, TO reside
,,,nrh Minister, IA whatever Country he niaht
,nea,e 10 reside. Such Il mission cannot be
E,n.d .tuch a Minister cannot be SEM ahroad
.Ibsr under uur laws or uuT Constitution, OF
under tb, USAGE aud laws al nations. ask
Emo attention OF the 1pusr, IheIcIare, T.. the
maary. mheineI tdls salary eau be doe 10, an
,lesal and void mission? wh-tner II can be
dine asa ouai.tum meruH, ORA II pro rata
rompensalion for tie services winch Mere rrt-
oered AT tne Court OF RlssIa--oT, last OF all,
vhrfh,rt can lie due, because this mission
may SUBJ. rye certain purposes, highly useful
Id thu S creiaIy Of Std.e! BcIOrc ttese EN-
ourles can, To the best purpDs be made, II IS
tfoner II give s0mr Irply 10 What has been
ullered by several gPhu mel aeai Il This mo
lion. These geuilemrn sad les % support
I'M, appronIIn!ton, than 10 Inpugn tie mo ives
Of .bOse Who oppose It. Win NY MOVIES the
gqnilrmt II are welcome 10 amu>e Themselves,
The storn OF heir abuse past uvtr me, as The
winter stJ,us oi my nntlNu New England have
often passed over she humble dA tliag OF NV
UogloJd-wIt Out shaking IA stone from ihe
chimney, OF starting single on HE rooG
have tvo much respect Tor NY So to Ue.le,o
that they have hbnsrd me lIuLl the wanion-
ue.s Of malice, but do h,Ltte II "as doae sim
I'y because they could fad nothing 10 say moe
appropriate 10 the question.
This motion was made TO protect the rights
Ui he nation against TIE rnGfuacbmen,S Of
loaer. those " no RESIST snCh eEcroachments
and assaults oil power, must l'hts expect TO
encounter yoclierous, i 10 IulurIdIe ADVERSE
lies. have not enfeied on ta, warfare without
counting lie COST sthoo. Of high euthoi-
y taught me thai, III Il MAI 81 aggression, lie
who takes The sword shdi perish BY the sworu"
but ia war Of defence let Inn no has no
sword sell his coat aud buy one"
How then has our offence been met and an
swered' How by the gentleman It ON Vugru-
Ia (Nr. BArbour.) Tlr,t OF all, am accused
OF ohJecnng 10 lhis appropriation, because II i,
for the USE oi Fnginlan. In hi, the gentle
man Is utterly mistaken. | Informed INN ol
'Ais erIoi IA Il lie" moments after he had taken
us srht lie has NOW outstanding, euusen Ia
Poi thus enc IN punt. Satler me, sir, Ia my
place and beiore this House, TO protest against
'hs procedure. The gentlemen who nea d
me then, and who do mt the TO ,or 10 hear me
", call to Nituess, that sand no such tnIng
]dnd should have nothing to rrglci could
my prolesiaaon be made the printed Compan.
hm o. the grntenau's allegation against me.
aud uayel side 10y side with II, under toe eve
Oh LIE nation. THIS know, cannot be dun =
AMI must suffer The inputAtiou wlefeyer hin
Up 'ech ls read-wiIhuut any correction of liz
toIs. Bat so---but believe there i, ton
ihhcn eood sense, aud too much moral seut,-
ment IN Virginia, 10 set down one OF their
,eaow n'tn us quite go stupid, or quite So ma
iegclent.
inc gentleman ALLEGES that considered this
,u'1'oa as brioe offered to Virginia. This
;"la", nave been said by me, because believed
NC "ue IL SAID, was II sald, or could 1t be
"e"ue1' III derogatlon of Virginia? Is VIr-
SUN dIsnonored BY this attempt of the wily
~'.'e airy did not, and no man will in i.
', a'o ,na' Virginia had even looked vi h a
S'orao'e eye on this bribe-thi, splendid be
,S'""'ehl. Not those who hear, but those vino
l. ,n 70 Tue song OIL tue s!ren, aud are allured
"e encaant'nent, become debaseI by the
, o oI'' temptations are spread over
a., ""oie path ot our lives from IN. cradl. ia
nm, gave. lac ent cements OF pleasure besst
opr .Ou''-she tots Of ambition are spread Tor
hog CURIOUS manhood-aud IN old age, the
''''1dR'0r h1tend', when all other loves are