Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-11

S'ic VI tHC III We Union, on the ANNIVERSARY
Tie birth day of George Washington
Nc'y respectfully,
Your obedient servant
C. 5. MORGAN.
April 3, ls53
RH'4AaHs.
II eef: : -.'s g. e,ag art Gle from tho
Superintendent of the Peniienriary, we deem it on
y necessary to say, that, while we give implicit
| credence To his statement, we not yc, "dryen
tom he differences" be drawn from the fact, that,
last at the moment Nhpn a tate Flag had been
raised IN South Carolina, Of whose Disunion prin-
c'ples Gov L oyd is an acknowledged disciple and
of whose leading men he is a servile follower the
Executive of Virginia. Tor the first time, deemed j,
eypedient TO unfur in thus Commonwealth a SINH.
tar s. mbol o. State supremacy the general gov
ernment. Ii, in these differences we are mistaken
Il will a, least be admitted tina, the mistake is not
| without plausible grounds to supper, it. 1t may
be very true that nothing occurred between the
Governor and Col. Morgan, to give the latter gen.
lleman " the remotes, idea to believe tina, he in.
tended any d'srespect to the flag Of the United
States by hosting that Of Virginia = but the ig-
norance Of Col. Morgan does not prove the absence
OF such intention on the part of the Governor nor
can 1t change an opinion based upon the current
rurnors in Richmond at the time out Of which grew
the extraordaUy excitement that induced the Gov
ernor, a, the instance of his friends, to abandon
his original design If i, had been, as now repre-
sented by the spologists Of the Governor his ntcn
tion merely to unfurl the ancient flag of Virgin
Icy the sd. ofthe flag of the Union, on the anniver-
sary ofthe birl.-day of Geo. Washington" the &C,
would not only has been harmless. but laudable
Long may they feat si,ie by side, emblems of the
oned aud concurrent sovereig.t'eS OF our complex,
and yet. rightly understood, simple constitutional
systems No Vng'nian-no man--cout nave had
any Objection TO this arrangement s. the soc mat
ter of wonder with us, if it was the Governors In
ten,toa To float the flags of the State and Of the
Union in cenjunction, is that there should have been
any opposition to it. We are sure tina, no such OPP
position would have existed, had this been the fact
| and, being SO, had it been generally known.
Whatever may be our own opinion, however, we
have no disposition to act unjustly towards Gov.
Floyd. We have therefore laid before our readers
without mutilaton, the statements of his friends,
and the public will doubtless come to correct con-
illusions in relation this affair.
Just asthe discussion this subject began TO grow
stale. our late townsman, the editor Of the Jetcr-
sontnr, as usual, commenced assault upon those
| SILLY prints silly edtors,' and malcvolent
slmTetons' who have thought proper to mpeach
the conduct OF Gov. Floyd whisper in your
sar. Mr.. iscaere.--The pubic, who seldom err in
such decisions, have long placed you conspcuously
in the class, designated by the epi,h.t which you
so freely apply to others. Sarcasms from such a
source, therefore, fall at feet like your wit with
b!untcd points-The Jeffersonian, taking up the
cue Of its new ally, (the Whig,) and in almost the
very words Of that paper, very pompousy threatens
the man who attempts to pull down the flag the
ancient Commonwealth, floating over the Capitol,
by order Of the Commander in Chief"
Very pretty words; wonder whore he stole 'sm ~
More classical than his neighbor OF the Whig,
however, the Jeffersonian advises the man
who shall make the bold a,temp, to dip himself
III Sivx' beiorchanJ--he waters Of which, we sup
posi-, FOR We are simple folk, aud no. much skilled
10 hoax la-aing wi! rendor him invu,re,ab.s. II
100, d. would XII, 40 know Of no Sc. o! men who
would have more murders 10 answer Cor .han the
Ha..!es--hs3 ere, 70 say the Truth, as valiant talk