Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-18

w III. ID. lBtWlS, ~ iuiioi dbscHt,
J Campbell, Treasurer, absent.
The Telegraph odds, By public notice from
the DEPARTMENT of ar, thousands Of pension ap-
plicants remain unanswered; and the - Comp
tloller left Washington without any person being
authorised To attend his duties in consequence Of
winch no accounts could be passed and no war
rants could be signed for three meefS." Reform is
wanted and the 5ns the time Indicate that II
will not b t long leiote we shall have il
im. H. CrerferIs oP,nioa Of Nuuifcofjon--a
southern tonrrt'ioH--a General ConreaHoa.
Some weeks ago we took occasion to express
our own decided preference ola G,ucyak over a
Sold2efa Convention. We are still OF the same
opinion because the latter seems to us to be an
cxpedlent equally iIl-timed aud Inefficient because
in It's sectional character, ii rartakes too much Of
the nature and 3ayors too much of the spirit of It's
namesako of Hartford because any remedy for
existing grievances, real or alleged which might
gtow out Of It's deliberations, would be necessarily
temporary IN their duration, plastering instead
of healing old wounds, and Offering no security a
gdnst the infection Of new aud because, in or
der To snatch from demagogucs the most etfccn.
weapon which they may use to eilce dissolution OF
the Union 1t is high time to settle the contfoverted
cues ton OF State jurisdiction, and organize some
appellate tribunal for the ,ustment future dior
| ences OF opinion between tue sometimes conflicting
| clements which constitute our tmperiuDt in impe-
no. The suggestion, however, when made by us,
seemed 10 dnd no favor with the puhlic--at least
| 1t produced no echo from the organs Of public
| pinlon-possIb'y because the proposition itself was
unworthy Of consideration, Or more probably be
cause it no, ushered TO the world sanctioned by
the approval fhigh names, which unfortunately for
the cause OF truth, can & I'VE currency to any coin,
counterfeit well Us genuine. II The hercsy of
Notification, for instance, had been engcndercd in
! The BRAN Of some individual unknown TO tdme, it
| would have procured him The oppellation Of Bed
,amitc, an nothing but It's harnlcssness in such
hlads could nave saved It's author from cell in
Lunasic Asylum But ia,hercd by Calhoun, uaync,
Hamilton and Other celebrated uaInes 1t has struck
It's roots deep in tho es,b and like the poison trcc
OF java, has thrown its deadly carnations u,
broad, suhdunS the proudes, nteliccts, and scdnc-
ilig mcn of he putcst principle, into the commits,
soa Of treasnn under Tho firm belief that they are
cSpouolng the true prime pies of the Constitution
and, with them, the existence Of Liberty Itself
Bu, We bave at length met with tie nnme Of one
inllsua', whose popularity oue2 ovcr$hadovcd
even that of Gen. Jacks son himself in Virginia, TO
! give conntcnancc 10 our sng2cson-we mean
! IltH,am n Craelord. OF Georgia gentleman,
tlinll of his capacity us are may, whose voice vii!
no, be hear IN vain, by those who once rallied
under his banner, even against The great Jagecr-
rant Of the present hour
The following letter was written by Mr.. CraW-
ford, in reply, to an invitation oparake Ola din
nrr at Afford Cross Roads, in South Carolina
Woon Lawn, (s.) Sept. ID, 1892.
GfN~LENEN " our my ltation 10 Il dinner. AZ
Aiotd'- eros Roads. the 22d inst WAS received
10y yesterday = mail My oaislal duties have
r1ane"i, and viii not t.TaBate before The second
vcet IN November next /, VIII therefore he impos.
-'5s iurme 10 euend tn proposed dinner In
compliance with your second request, VIZ q" To
lay bDore the people my views of the measures 10
hc Fui> Isd in the present crisis nud III particular
in relation to a Southern Convention The ord
nary limits ofn letter VII h,rily admit tho de
yrlopomeot Of nv views On this imporiant subject,
whish will render thcn distinctly ineligible.
Without furs6.r pfc.lsa or c.fcumocutlon, will
proceed tastie them far hey can be stated III
a r,'er | a. rden iar The eail ii Convention TO
.-ysn tae lcacral Constitution. Lct untl-Tartt
State PASS resolutions in their State Legislatures