Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-14

unauthorized BY any law, hnt tue all-poy.rf.l
, VII OF British Parismeu,. That nation
which. above all others. should have rpioie,d
1 Al theIT prosperity, aud which should have
watched over ibeiI youthful career with all the
cares 81 maternal tend-rnrss proved 10 be the
""nh oi"i author OF tier wrongs. Those tics
winch should have been entwined around Them
With notberiy affection, were converted
INTO The ehaius Of lawless oppressor-- rnai
people, which OF All others should have giotisd
'nthe unsulhed purity OF their national CHI rae.
ter, was ready to stamp stigma on their name,
10 TX stain on tn III reputation Though " ell
disposed TO betr their fair aud just propoi
Ton OF such burdens aud taxes MS might he Con-
sutniionails req ired, they felt that 10 submit
TO any which we're illegally imposed, was TO
abandon their principles aud to Invite en-
croacbment,-lh had brought Nth them
and had long acted upon IT as a maxim oi
English Liberty, the right to be exempted from
the payineat OF any taxes IN The raising OF which
their own voicp, or that of their representa-.
rt'ves, had not been heard, TIus actuated, the
authors Of our Independence were ready 10
stake their Tvs then fortunes, their faiih,
Their all, on the evtntul issue OF resistance.
| Aud notwithstanding thetr deep-rooted attach
nrnt 90 the llnd Of Their fathers, their bur
ning love for ther country aud hr,r couniry's
institutions, hey resolved Ia cut asunder be
ties which bound them 10 pdrent people anu
| to launch out The vessel vi Tier liberties on
tae WIDE ocean OF experiment, amidst the
storms and billows Of revolution. II he Dec
| lafatIIn OF American Independence was the
result OF tbeT deliberations, whose mIgnty
truths were proclaimed with a voice that has
reached over oceans aud continents. carrying
! hope aud comfort 10 the oI III essed vo,aries OF
Freedom IN every land anu cline.
II we examine ths situation oil our country
at the tiine OF which We are now speaking.
We shall noi tail 10 Oe surprzed at the glorods
i-sue aud happy termination of the American
Revolutions We see oar ioreiauers engaged
w,h England in Contest unequal both II
regards HE number aud discipline Of The op-
pontnts--and their unrivslled irlamphs "e,p
doubtless owing To The anIaia'ing cause whlcb
| IN. pred them. II was the brave struggle Vt
people vino had resolved 10 tmow of tue yoke
OF arbitrary power, and to be guided by tina
IH1v WINCH ~ &C ain; that all men are by ma
ture IT., aud Ia dependent. In their Contests,
It was their good oItane 10 DE guided by One,
whose n4me is fndeafed To rs by every tie thai
makes Liberty tseH an obje ri our affection.
Ac uated hy 90 motive bot his coun.rys wei
fare, he soughl no applause but b coanIrys
appreciation. Fired Oy NJ Cause bul lode
pendeuce, tDose lmsges OF grandeur aud pow
er, winch are so apt 10 ddzLe the Weak aud
allure the AMBITIOUS. made 40 imprtsslon on
the frm aad vlrluons soul If NAoHlNGlON
The unshaken freud OF Liberty no danger de
terred him. no lear prevented hun from ia
ho4ring IN It's defence Uae thought peryadod
his brave aud patriotic SOIL me desIre ANNA
ted every action-one hope lighted IN b, dafh
aud perllous path-on. triumph salated ms btn-
biilon~--lt was the freedom aud emancipation
of beloved country. Placed al the hthn oil
government, he ehl9trd The same eisdnnc
eaetgv OF soul that had supported MN Ia the
irials OF II rev1i1tI on and AMID every danger,
he SO guided our poilical BAH that The storms
OF marty aud Of faction should pass without
figuring w,th their banetni effrcis.
lne same .pI,lt that animated or oreiaihers
ia row spreading It's ektcusis { 1nJ powerful in
aIence over The distant nations Of III edtth
and there is ho,hog beu ealcula'ed t1eAcIia
our sympa'hi $, and 10 raise our hopes Tor
the Welfare of man, than The rapid march OF
liberal and enlightened views. sPirIt OF
freedom Is moving onward, embracing The
world ~ it, wide e4tent-lne suoag- holds
OF dsspGilsm ale inst yieliing 10 The progress
Ol huhan improvement, anu the standard OF
L,beriy Is rearing in iIIdnpu over ths rpins
of thrones aud empires.
this Bpiu Was sonn spen and felt in the
bloody tragedy witch France exhibited to tue
world, aud IN tie Tremendous congnlsions
WHICH AgHated ihe whole III civilized Europe.
Tue friends OF liberty may teti disposed 10
th,ow a ysd over the horrll and bloody trans
action, which 6i,5tHce the ANAL, of the first
regoiuiian Of r. amce-- bu the Philosopher will
draw trom them tue nust salItary lessons oil
experience. Aldi IL sssm strange to trace
such mad aud f.o,sh acts 10 the pure and
beueiicent prlnclples proclaimed 10 the Dtca
ration. of 4 nr,,cau Iodependeuce. let US reco'.
Iect tnat me mos, honorable feelings, when
unrestrained by the warning voice OF pru.
tlence and reason, may lead 10 the most dan
selous and Unexpected IesuIia Tue French
people wing been once allied with the Un-
Ted States, aud having pa ltici pated IN then
miumpus, nailed WIN ent usia5m the great
,ru,ns which my estsblished--but discovered
100 late tina tbry were unprepared for theii
.r,,,;ca II ,,.e,.I,s, mn themselves The free.