Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-21

D we dishonored because in the language of III
William JONES" vice 10 permitted 10 spreas
! her snares around us-thal the triumph oil vir
tue may lie more conspicuous - The ermin'
of the Judge is moi tatuished because som,
nnprncpled litgant has crafty protferrd Q
bribe TO the coutf. The name oil the insnliel
I bueretis has arrived 10 us after journey Of
more than o9OO years /, II soiled 10y tim,
or by the breath OF any Que Of tho mil ions o
mill oas " no have pronounced IL I That name
sir Ike the Alps of her own lIaly, whose tops
nearest 10 heaven are covered with eterna
snow, 10 the monument OF imperishable purity
while the name Of the treacherous and COW
ardly larquin, scared with inlamy, will be
as il has been, throughout all time the
name OF whatever IS most vile and odious
Sir, Virginia is not dIsbonored. Tue lempter
and no The tempted, viii suffer the infamy OIL
tie deed.
The gentleman from Virginia (Mr Barbour
would overthrow onr OBJ ections 10 this appro-
priatiOu 10y eulOgizlng the man sent OH the
Mission lie alludrs to the monuments of Mr..
kandolph's fame aud lest men nlish call on
hIm 10 show where they are, he has placed
them IN the heats Of his couutrymen, where
NJ being bat " the seafcher Of hearts could
discover thor eAistencr. What indications
has Virginia given that those mouumrnts are
where The gentleman has located them ? lie
has long been Representative ia Congress
rom that State. TINS is something IN ms la.
vol bat from State 50 long separatcd INTO
DIS r,cts, II Is not conclusive. II Is confined
to his constituents, aud only proves, what tho
gentleman hlmselt has often asserted on TIL
door, - that ncv, had man such constituents. ,
! lie represented tie Whole Sta'e IN the oenale
rue, bat this WIS Tor tue fragment only VI u
| erm. Why was he not re appointed The
Interests. the honor aud high dignity of Viz
! y had han Ton
| How did he peIoTm the Offices created by these
trusts, I lbs conduct Senator from Vir-
glnia wa brauL ht before the Legislature o
thai State On question concerning MS reap
ponimrni. In this great AIeoPagus, thdu when
none Is more diguiGed, each Judge, II hs had
| a monument 81 Tins mnn m lis hearl or his
hour, rend The Inscription upon IL. On what
was he tfied Not un hi. po ,ltIeal cTerd-he
dad oct sui /, lie the best OF mtu have, fJr here.
So lis i"Hh was, for every puspuse 0eneG-
q Il 10 himself, souad Iii, 40 KS alone were
brought INTO question. GA TINS qaes on deep
aud interest & Gebale arose. Inc gentleman
may hayB ben present and heard IT, or II MOI
! d, II Mas published, lac must have read II. II
belonged 10 Virginia, aud was pant Of her
glrdt conmohN Wealth coneern--5or would
have brought tnie Wholesome example VI TAM.
~ discipline brfore the ndto1, had not the
eula6Ist OF thls Toward son vi Virginia told US
lhut the monuments 1T his exploits we're In the
hears Of his couutrymen. Does thi5 debate Of
tae result . II, confirm the gentcalans assef-
ton ils "dS NeIghet, and " meme m.ue
trSd upharsim" Was Yr,tten ON all his monu-
meats. He wasr Jected, and a distinguish
ed bnginian was chosen to represent tina
/ Staie in the Senate, aud iestote her ancieu
honour and disnliy ia the councils oi The Ma
ton.
| ask again, " here are the monuments of thi,
mans glu,y Has he improved his native
State IN thr great arts Of civil lie la aeri
culture, his own peculiar vocation II has
neyel been sal of him. Have manufactures
been iosIered by his encouragement Sir the
yefy name Is o Ilons to him. The shee +, the
mos innocent 81 AL animals and supplying by
its wool TIE material for perhaps our mos,
useful mauuftcture-th sheep Is SO hateful to
him, that Win all tie poetry Of the golden age
IN his blood, thiS gentleman has said " would
20 ticeHty rods Out Of my lcay 10 kick n sheep"
Commerce has beeh as lnlo encouraged hy
him as either OF her sister ar,s in our family
OF national industry. He is one ola class OF
men, now grown quite small IA our COUNTY.
who despIse traffic aud traders, and would
have considered Cosno de Aledicts, the prince
~ merchant aud founder of Flnrence as no
bit r than tia peJlar.-He Is literary, mo.
roi. tru>t pous; bul VIVA has he done 10 a.
vance lrarulng, morality or religion In this
II nus, whore he 81 long had a seal, where are
the nuts of his sage GO Inc,iS, the laws OF.
ginated, ~ sustained bl his clog hence AMI
which Will cary his nam" ~ pusteriiy as a
patriot sfateaman' Whrn the gentl man shall
ionI To these mon Inents. and SOW them to
belong 10 Nh Randolph, lie may realize d tame
somewhat less iugi,iYe and perlshaDJe than
mtre words.
j The gentleman from Virginia [Mr Barbour
F. Ia ttDu q I1S Il,
mere political account aud says am opposed
! TO il because MIR. Randu'ph overthrow the Ia
/ br.c OF federal power. Be II so, LEI the man
enjoy the entire fame OF al the 0eneh and all
the mischief he has done. | had 40 share IN
: that puncr which every CItzru diI not equally
! cai0y. / gave me no honor, no emolumenl.
| DO moi beilrNc, aud think thousan Is who
aided IN i,s overthrow, do moi n,w believe,
tat any structure, 81 ace tina time erected on
I IFS Nuns. has gwen holtrr sanitary 10 the
/ Consuiu.iou, or 4 none secure shelter 10 he
righs ami li5etiIes Of the people. II nus giant
! paItzdn did o,e!throW that iabrlc, lie could
not bury un LEI T. : runs the great principles OF
j the re- sulutI1n, " Onion and Independence :;
the songs Of my cradle, the political creed Of
every hun oil ny lie aud not sooner TO be for.
i gotten fhan the sauted bosom which nOuIIshed
ny iniancv.
! y hal d,d Ibis man huild,whai could he build
t in its place oir, when day lI2hi INST dawurd
on tue world after this event John Randolph,
in the glimpses OF morning, sat like the genus OF
the earthquake, amidst The ruias OF some SPLEEN
dad citg, without The power or the will 10 move
a siupl. stone or 10 rear new edifee. Nay, sir,
| when the statesmen OF those times, forgetting
the stolm OF parry, sci themselves in earnest
to ebuiding, TIN, man Of monuments resisted
their l4bory. Little does the gentleman know
me, il hr believes feel anger al the lhbofs OF
envy at the fame Of the man wnom he has eu-
loglz ID. lie viii be remembered, when much
better Vrglnians. and perhaps the gentleman
himself, may be forgotten ; bat he viii be t.
membered as the years oil nnltdel0 and 6Hgn
aud famine are remembered, wnen those OF
plenty and prosperity are ioIgohea. lie may
live IA story +; but moi, Ike " ashlngton, " ~.
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