Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-28

"ou'o permit 10 supply them. Tue tre.4,ty
was wen high bankrupt-he borrowed ,uoorv
iiom the Banks, on his initvlduaI tre.fif. and
led AID elofhrd aud armed the troops. thus.
o"' OF h's own purse. The t;caeral, whom
froviienee blessed win III fnal yisinry was
the fest 10 award ID. honase dne IN A. Ma
roe u mere evfr was Roman patriotism in I'M,
modern aye, Mr.. Monroe was patriot.
IT'S country VAS E5i slow To relay him for
an the'e tut. so wholly bad he monopol.z, Al
re pnuic favor. thai in 1877 h. was elecs.d
i ,res' 'ent without serious opposition, NJ. K mg
having receive he compliment OF thur. -four
votes aud III 1921 reelected hy a we .irtu-
ally unanlm7us. Thus hal h. at last attained
the he'ghl OF all his wishes, snd the summit Of
/ American ambition. II he President of The
o''Ued D aies is u have define place among
the nightmares of the earth. II is mt 10 hr a /
the mead OF along gradation of pairician pomC
ano i"shion-so lar elevated above the hlueh-
ttesl peer, as TO be beYond envy-this Is the
p'me OF common Kings. Iii, not to ENJOY the
privilege oil erec ing uobls palaces and temples
| --oi col eciing galleries of immortal works OF
| ha'hting aud scul i,ttre-oi tempting all the
shlPnt o. the LAM, sni O. foreign lands 10 great
efforts by Judicious patronagc-of establish
| lng rich foundations of wise chiri,Ies an DIV
ing, 10 draw alter ones sell the blessing, OF all
the arts u all the mid virtues Il were, indeed
| 90 ignobe ambition to cove. this honor among
| Princes But TO be an American President is
to be Chief among millions OF jealous equals
| to he Grst in the hearts OF vast nation OF iudi
cidudi nlen-to be The great republican aud
| patriot OF his day-and 10 so down TO posleri-
| " with the proud consciousness that men vii
use iierr after TO empody IN hts one, single name
Tho memory OF all the prosperity aud glory Of
! ms country, for the time IN winch he governed
| Iii, is el-yaiou. indeed which birth could
never i've. nor accident uph1ld for moment.
II Is obvious that there have been Two dis
inct eias in The history OF oar government
| he adin:n STATIONS OF the first four Presidents,
"ere 0 cup'ed with haImuntzing the various
/ natts o. our arganiz itiup III settling, after
m,ny conflicts, the true basis oil our system
and in endeavonring to steer the course of
solitary neural, thronga the twenty years
war OF all Europe. M. Monroe came iuto
power after the general peace, when the i'm
portance OF the country IN the ey rs OF iorelgn-
ers had become greatly el'va ed 10y the issue
oi tbp late war w,th tnsltnd, aud the pub.
J lie expectation OF Europe seemed 10 provoke
+ US to become, u tAr lrge.t nse Of the w0r ,
a great natloa. We wetr ~ longer TO he re-
garded AS Il "a note Insulated people, diSprrs
I'd over an itl-cdmph cted coniedefacy, draw
ing our security alone from peace aud The po'
VERY which theoretical writers thought esseu-
! r
.rless 10 STRIKE tut, rs thr System of EnIope
Ie-settle ed itself the world beca,nc aware that
since twensy yrars, nation was growing ~
| almost uup received, SO ntighiy as TO eniitle II
| (bui TOR oar own WISE rale, never TO inter
! f"tc ia the aif,ics OF Eur 'pr,) 10 rqual rank
| with IN" I've gr atroWers who h III the b llance
! Of civil eel poHfr. Warned by experience
| # thr Il rfepctl# s. stlte OF our coast of from
3, tiers, it beeamr III. Ii Of laty no" II arrange
with due dehhcratIon " Just scieuce, n sp stem VI
Gnhta' 5ns, aud, as far IA the righuul pow.
ers OF Congress would 20, 10 add moans OF
, communication nc Vern those posts where mil
ltaty foads were need d. In ihe next place,
nature and becoming aulbl,IoU both cplled !.
loud 10 us, III Justice 10 ourselves, TO begin from
| hat moment the creatIoa OF navy Camneu-
| suIatp with our growIh; whie all the grea
| ia esmen and public Idrrsis Of ChrlstendOm,
, III their antcipauons oil The possible Improve
mpnt OF mankind by an amelloratlon oil inter.
ma toual law, have liked their longing hopes Oh
the United States alonr, II ever uy any coun-
teruelght the oiiOus naval supremacy of Eng
Hand IS To be checked. Bat a great change
was plainly to be eApeced III the internal poll.
/ cY of ha country. Atre we ever to become
"A wealthy people il WAS obvious, Rast as ia our
territory and comparatively small as is our
population rs yet,) hal agriculture, and a
commerce in is raw products, would never
rIake US SO. Indeed, cannot regard as suIlIng
any bat pastoral po"n, the idea that the
United States were designed hy nature TO be
e1rlusiVely an agricuituia people ior tue next
hnGdred ears. 10 county like the Island
of Jamacia or the Braz Is, it might apply
but a people already vast, aud growing beyond
all 81 ecedeni, buuyani ", II rntrip IL aud ar
aeutIy devoted touaifie 10 al ITS modes, with
4 country exuberani IA all the varied elements
of seath, could hardly be expected 10 deny
nsrlf one of the creates; sources OF national
| weoIh, that of mdnb!act ires and Iutp tDIs
cAannel large share Of .aboIr turth@nh be-
| gan 10 turn itseit. On coatse,i leave wholly
out OF view the Disputed q lestIon whether the
| interference Of goyernn,e on nis subject he
,topeI--far be ~ hotn me Ia decide hele be
tween tire two opinions, OF those VINO lnInk
that, # n country be Hdapied for manufactures
government pro eotoa 10 INN, ces.ary and in
judicious, (so, many wise mapuia tuIers though
IA New Easl land, ani 40, .lhu,t all politica
economists sih tlInk,) AMI VI tnose other'
who ink they can only u9 pIomoted hy
government projection. fsaOnj feel, IN due
manner, the indecency OF slin'ng any dispui-
ed uuiut on this OCCASION Of haruunIoas soeIn
atty ,but the springng up ot ih's gtea, brancn .
American iodusuy IS ton conSp Gu pas an eveot
daring the admins ration OF o"T deceased FEeti
dent 10 have been passed over IN s'tehee
| kalsed BY hts great meiii aG' ~ s''N wa
una 70 tue Presidency almost wnhout opp 81
ton at this era. Mr. Maaros proved h'm'ah
f,liy aware Of tine grandeur ofthe oonJ 1nci1re
ADD during his whole administration, ne was
blessed With knowing that AT no time had that
cardinal virtue OF our Republic, an aftachmeu'
TO the Union, been % earnest aud co'dihl, aud
with seeing tue acerbity oi party feelings 50
m,uesteJ as 10 be almost destroyed Tor q
time.
This last is too conspicuous trait IN the
history OF his adm nistrafion TO pass without
closer examination. A distinct impression pre-
vail, in the public mind that TO Mr. Monroe
is due, in great degree, the expongng OF tue
ancieni par lines in he county. lhis Is GER
ta,nly true, only under great limitations. !
| L,u,y ,hai IL would be vain romance Tor a