Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-04
THE VIRE1NE.AS.
LYNCH8uRG. APKL4, 1881.

~ ~ D'AJ W NouhlIk kub Osl OluIf Le-
partment has been uficten,ly proved 10 all who
have ears 10 hear OF eye. 10 see. And il really
seems 10 us that the President retains him IN
clilce, upon the same prlne,p4s by which he
was influenced 10 originally appointing Ire.
kendall, Randolph, and the fifty Editors-to
rit, 10 So" how far he eoald presuming On III
weight Of his pop"la.ity, outrage aud deity
public Sc lt,ment. No man eau, we think read
Abraham Bradiey's letter TO tue Pres iden,,
published IN this paper some weeks ago. dis
passionaIely, and with disposition TO ascot
'ain The truth, without coming TO the same con
cluson. We copy from the Camden, s. ca
Journal, "a Jackson paper The 10 lowing para
graph on the subject, which shows that the be
lief Of MAJ. BArry's incompetency ia not cnntr-
ed 10 the opponents OF the adm ,istraiion.
" The U. :. Post Oiice Department. rs al
present Conducted, Is mn aDnnlndtion, and
tbtre is no use III mlncing the matter. W.
don't know but Nj. Barry is lac brsg Post Ma
eel General 10 be found apy where IN the .isi-
Ii2ed world We do no, undertake to say thai
ne is no, oae of the most attentive and busi-
this We do know, aud this We do say : he u
). mails may well be gwen up, aud the
wDole establish nent aband med as a bad bar
gain, unless souie improvement lakes place
Freedom Of the Pre".-Ve boast, in the T.
nited States, that the press is perfectly free aud
unshackled aud II is strictly true, II wsrefer
alone 10 legal restraints Yet, il is no less true
that il is placed under the most efec,ual,a well
as the most degrading system OF bondage II
those WHO administer the govern nsnt employ
the patronage, which was placed III their hands
for other purposes, in reSarding those l. LIT RS
who not only servllrIy cnnce Il their mis,eed',
but who applaud all their acts, whether they
be righ TOR wrong, AMI. for patty purposes, give
IA ia Sc c0lorinG to the endency of their mea-
sures while. on the other hand. they place
under the ban Of their hugh displsasnre those
who approve where they cav. and censule only
where they must. Aud we surely do not arr in
saying that so.h has been the uuiiorm aud un-
yaryin policy Of the men now in power W"
would no, condemn this any other admins
tralion, il, in distributing the patronage OF the
government, they shGald pass by those pres'-
rs, which. under the pre,eEt Of freely invest
gallne its measures, INDUCED IN RIGHTEOUSNESS
and faisehood, in order To bring that dninis-
tralion into disrepute. But, On the other hand,
neither should that patronage be confined 10
presses, which, IN thrir enGerness 10 put down
the opponents Of an administration indulge " n
like ind,scrimnate spirit OF deirac,ion & menda-
lcty. We need not refer, by name. 10 the fifty
or sixry Editors who have heen rewarded By
the present administration, TO show, that, II
every instance, they have been of this ella SIS
| unparalleled euloglsls OF The men in pow'r. -'in-
SHARING and malignant dcfamers OF those who
stand in their way In such a state of things
| the press generally !, any thing bu' free for
if IFS freedom survive the cnr'upiI"g nh iences
Of such polcyit is alone became The admins
traitors Of the goyernm ent have not pa ron age
enough to buy all the DugalI Dalghsttys who
condnc, it, ard power enough TO crush sach as
caa not be bought
Among those who have suffered most severe
~ by thi. before unhesrd- II system Of panis h
ing editors Of political journals for the dlspas
sionate expression nnd advocacy OF their opin-
ions, as though they hal been guilty Of crimes
against the State, are The eduors of the Ma
ronal rn,elligencer. Not only were they de
priyed Of the public printing, by party vote,
affair they had at an ennrmous expehce, by the
purchase of costly apparatus, which ieti use
less upon their hands, prepared themselves TO
execute At with unusual ceieritv, but aiIei-
wards, when they issued Proposals Tor pub
fishing Compilation Of Public Documents,
acknowledged 10 be demanded by the p1blic
necessities, the same party organza uoa was
brought to bear upon them, n tneir apple ALTON
for a subscription 10 a few copies by Congress,
was voted dow0 This occurred session before
the last. Towards the close OF the late se'-
sion. however, when the rupture between The
two highest off .ers in the GOVERNMENT had
the tendency Of loosng The cemenl OF The Re
publican phaIanH, their Application, winch
had been renewed, was listened 10 ia more
accommodating spirit, and the subscription
they asked for was authorised. We re fer TO 1t,
now. for the purpose OF Introducing the follow
ING extract from speech delivered on the occs-
sion by Col Drayton, of S. c. which, 10 eur
onioiou. contains sound and correct doctrine
On the subieci--such as we might eIpsc' from
sush a man as Col dayton is acknowledged
bv ali parties to be--a patriot, who disdain'
the shacLles of a party creed-"ho, tederaI~
;s, in 1912. and opposed, with that party gen
erally TO the war yet drew his sword in defence
Of hi. country. when it was declsrsd--in 1880
an ooponen, of the Tariff system, yet denoun'
cling the doctrine of Nallihca'o"' as De ma" tho
IL iforl CnnNen ION although