Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-04
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We aeknoa.e1 . or, ,lves ~ li,.le indebted ,o
the hish.y Respectable gentleman from whose let
lcr 10 u tlaed i5;h Instantly we have permission
to extract tho following: Nat. Int.
." IL Will g,se you pleasure TO hear that Mr.
Nsiison, though still confined TO his room by
rheumatsm hn1 general debility, has improved
lately in health. and that both his spirits anc
mental yisour are still! unimpaircd by age dis
ease.
" lately made him visit, in company with
Mr.. R, our late - ard we both agreed that
we have scarcely ewes befIre seen lis intellect Sc
| brlsh, and e.eor, and had never found him SC
| interesting Hewas IN talking vein and fully yc-
rl6cd VIII, Mr. Jefferson used to say Of him, that
| his conversational powers were unriyaed. lie
| amused Us with anecdotes of h,s early contempora
ries - answered onr inquiries about the olIcn time
--elearet up doubts IN our domestic history and
! occasionally inlerningled reflections on the prin-
| cIpes Of our government, which were conce,y cd
in the spirit OF true philosophy, and expires $
ed with aplecison and propricy of language 70,
"hlc, on such subjects, he has equal Ile sell
dom dcscends 10 speak OF party politics, and when
he does, II Is never IN tone OF asp,rlty'
The sneers Of the political pigmies who nave j..
charged their panY sI.fis al arr. because he
wouio not saretoa lhe,r false versions Of his own
'eS' arc OF ,ourse uhecded By him. IL thoughts
srcrr to run rather on principles than indIviduals-
on the sroat na.ona! interests, present and future
rather than on this or that measure Of policy.
Some Of these general remarks appeared to me
TO be as original as they were just Thus lie said
that so far as the love Of power and distinction in.
luenced the feelings IF politicians towards the
| general soyernm it hal produced contrary ef-
! fccts III the North aud South. In the North, the
| Lending men felt Jealousy or apprehension of
that icseing disorganlaing spirit, winch is Impa
tent OF all control, ard IN It's threatens the
sacre mess OF propetty; and that therefore they
WV he general government with favor gtatl
| Jude ani were dsp srd to enlarge ITS powers
! win, h defended them against the spirit of nsubnr-
dinolion at homo. But in the South, where there
| no ground for such approximations the class OF
/ "ci. ons without property beng here fled b.
) 'ln'eG-the leading men regarded III, gene
raj government as diminishing their relative mpor
tencc and consequently were inclined to circun,-
scr'pr tspowcr within rs narrow limits as possible
| " lie also remarked that there three cir
! cumstanees whieh contributed to m he the value
Of the Union less scns'Iy felt Row than formerly
| One Was, the greater strength Of the scyera
States, arising from thcr grea, increase in po?u-
! Ia,lon tnd wealth. Another was, the diminished
danger from abroad und the ihirj y as the in
crease OF men OF talented ambition though he left
10 rs 10 trnee the operation of these three change.
IN our situation, AVID TO make their application
No' did he venture to predict the future effects o
! the same circumstances all If which wall Obvious
| ~ continue 10 lncrense' His conversation was
| 'hrouS hon high Intellectual treat, and | know
| not when have passed two days more dclighifu
". 1t Is indeed d most gfauyng spectacle to sec
that tha luminous mind OF this venerable sage an,
patriot shells clear and almost as brilliant a gh
rs II ever dad IN IT'S meridian aud that the enviou.
| clouds which would obscure its mild radiance serve
but ~ M Ike II more beautiful and lntareatlng
| " Mr.. MADISON will leave, when he shall be in
TER aStta ft1R0S, invaluable legncy 10 pos,eri,y
IN LIS -, bates oi the Convention hle formed the
| Federal Constitution for, according 10 Mr. JLr-
PERSON, the only person perh 'ps to whom the au-
Ihor has ever shewn them, never the proceed
lngs of deliberatlye body reported wih equal ii
csuy. But as nothing could induce Inn TO pu3ll s
them IN his life time, hope It wall be many years
before the public has this qualification
1t is to he hoped that we shall find in the grow.
inc indulgence OF tho people, sufficient counter
| action.