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

! chizens here, have spoken of him MS an A.
mer1can cla1an-Nhe speaking of thai State
have, on this floor and elsewhere. spoken OF
her as one which poured her whole Spartan
soal into the Revolution. which sent 10 the field
, OF eonuicl a band OF patriot warriors, who
nave hlled the " orld with their and our elerv:,t
ana winch, II secure the benefits in addition
) 10 the trIumphs Of victory, relioouisb.d her
territorial claims To an empire, preferrlng TO
otdle sectional interest the more glorious objects
OF ONION aud independence. | reproach Vir.
glhla Is It not the birth place, is It not tho bu
RAJ place, OF Washington Sir, who canra-
Proach that most tortunhte, most consecrated
region, or even suppose the enormlty possible,
hhd hope To be forgiven !"
nave, as the geu leman SAYS abused the
President and his Machveian policy. have
spoken OF the President as Of the first dlroita
~ oil tue nation. aud IN no terms of disresneet
nave alleged that, like monarchs la the old
Won ~, he has been advised by ministrrs-and
under that advlseme1t has permitted those
ministers 10 furnish, IN his name, his annual
message 10 Congress. Win the gentleman
PIenge ms hteraty reputation, upon denial
OF tins allegation nave said the President
has been mlseounseled-has suffered his couh
deuce 10 be abused 10y an hrttni Minister aud
mat, too IN this very appointment. put ii
70 the gentleman, upon ia Conscience, 70 shy,
whether he believes this question could have
tome up, IA thus House, II Mr. IazNtl had
bean Secretary oil STATE
vi the Secretary OF State have spoken
aud viii speak. as believe he merits He i,
power uunstItulionally connected with the
EAtcu'tVr--bht now, Ike the parasite plant
under shelter OF the oak, Il has Gent aud
/ cl1sped, and wound itsrlf around the trunk.
spIre above spite, unti Il ogertops The luftest
branch OF The magnificent tree. The leaves OF
IVY will soon conceal those oil the oak :;
| ana unless The Instdi1us plant be removed. rem.
der II sapiess trunk
Inc sen'l"lnan recommends 10 us charity
! Chrlstan charty. Where does he learn thai
the delmquencies OF Rulers are 10 be visited
only III cnarny Whilc the Messenger OF III
VINE chaitiy wept over the coming run oil his
nation, did he not severely rebuke those rulers,
mat generation OF vlpers, staging and poison
ine that nation, aud Fastening on that deorue
| lion?
! olr, we nre charitable. The people have
looked on IN chdtity. Charity has dIne her
utmost Her " mantle has covered Il multitude
i oil SINS = but the brood has multiplied, aud III
crehstd IN SIZE, aud ontsrown HE covering.
luis gentleman mites With ms colleague, in
eulog atag Virginia. IL Is all supereroEsrI IA.
History has done IT justice. The lofty minded
nalIon, We knew, thought well of herself--bu
no one deemed her qlite 80 proud MS the gen
! dcman has announced her TO Us. la welding
the broom, OF scodmg her household. sue may
! we'll scorn Neptune's trident and Joyc's power
| 20 thunder as the gentleman says She dos and
some OF her cullaren hive given rs tan sam
plies OF The family lectures.
| Ihegenneman rom u, orgia (Mr WAYEE,,
has come forward TO support this STATE Mis-.
sion" 10 support, do say His effort SEEM
| rather suited 10 rebuke me aud th0se engaged
With me in support Of this motion, INTO utter 81
| Nnr h9 ia on AT a inI
the public press. Silence the house !--silenct
! the public press what more can be required
! Ion the establ shlnenI Of Il despotlsm oVor ma
tonal opinion
The gentleman has advanced an atgnm EN-
on the question. IL Is drawn nom analogy
lie viii permit me 10 say, that such arguments
are Of all others the leas, conclusive. Founded
on the resemblance OF things. they have al
thr uncertainty OF their foundations. lie VIII
| shonld affirm, that all human forms are alike
would affirm tie trulh-but " hat conclusion
could hs draw from IL For lac who should
affirm lint all human forms are different, would
equally nttm the truth. ne gentleman al
firms, that ne Onghi to make tins appropriation
TO pay this salary, Notwithstanding MI. Ran
dotph, bt permission of the Executive lriI tae
Court oiiiussla few days after hs arrival There
aud has not returned, o. may not return to mat
Court again. He alleges this. because Ia,
! ding they may be taken SILK, either on t,ei,
journey hither, or on their return nome. Lis
true, bat The analogy between the cases e4,
| tends no tltther. Suppose case jnsi Ike Nj
| neutrality-suspicious. member OF TINS House
arrived here, /, here taken sick and on leave
Of absence departs from this City f1r Charles.
ton Savannah, or Nav OIeans u regain his
healIh and doris no return during the session
would he receive his pay Cou,d he receive
10 say that We. IN support Of the motion, had
used ialsehoUd-" ii thing equally disauuaTabc
N argument, with the use o, empolsoned ~eap-
ons Ii war regret tins, because had ex
pert"d on him nothing bat what vas far III
debate aud pute, tltsslcdl, and urDdue IN Ian
guagr. Inns expectation had been sustained
by my own attention 10 the genilemln's de
mcauor IN this lIuusr, bul II had been RAISE
bg Ihe rtpbr Of HIN. made TO me by one IN The
relations oil friendship 10 him, aud than whom
no man on earth Is dearer 10 me. VIII the
gentleman do himself the Juice To mark and
= point out the items OF tdlsehood set down and
used by US in our account Of objections 10 this
appropriation
All these gentlemen agree IN the argument
ag8,nsl tbs molion, drawn from the ncompe-
rency Of this House h question this appro, irla
ton. The President and Senate, To whom the
CONSTITUTE n has conf ed our lOIeIgn relations,
have, they tell us, established tins legation
aud this House cannot, us they aitIm, reiu ,e
this Appropriation IN support OF II. Are we
placed by the PeoI lie as the Constitutional keep
ers Of the public treasure, rad yet bound To
aIlln every Executive call for their money
Is il our whole ,cal du'y to obey olders, and
grant subsidies Does not delbtfstion and
debate. and discretion beIoOg 10 thls House
We can grant, aud every power which Can
grant, l., by nss,ry nature, endowed with the
power ct refu al. Dir, our power to refuse mp
pfouriatOns Is The constitutional check placed
in our hauds, not 10 SOP, but 10 regulate, the
movements ol The Executive. Without this
power and II, discreet and ddlgent use, the ma
uun would be at tue disposal oil The President
and Calumet Council.
Sir. I'm, ml,siln MAY be regarded as The