Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-29

e gard TO the law of the last session Of Congress, tn
h It such laws are maintained, Congress mny pni
r, what laws they please, aud enioreo ihnm. b.
- tins argument forgrts, that monlbers ofconefe'
are bat tho neents of the people, chesen At she u
tervnls ard always removable at pleasure, by "a
a people whose servants ~ the National l.egisis
4 ture are rs much subserviont and "a " Illineiy
0 bedient any other OF them servants. II * ems
TO- those Who wish, and who pursue, measure
calculated 10 break mp tho Union, 10 laso the etl
Of consolidation. Bu, ! repo Il. am no ronsalI
daionisi--l diselalm IT, | wish to preserve th
constitution, without addition ct dtminullon OF Oh,
jot OF title. Foi tue same reason lhni would M
add, would not withdraw Those who have
placed me IN public station, placed me- there
not 10 nlte, The Constitution, but to admin
lister It'll change DO desired our masters
must make that ohange-if alterations are re
Qulred YOU, and The rest oCvom fellow citizens,
must make the change. The Constitution ~ oot
power of attorney ou letter oferedi--our efeden.
tialswe arc to act accordingly, withou, nlerpola-
lion or alteration, honestly aud truly, The people
Of the United States they, aud thdv alone, can
tread under foot but their servants have no such
power.
And what Is the ground for this ety of consoli
| dation | maintain that the measures rceammeu.
dcd by the President and adopted by Congress
were measures Of self defence. Is il consolidation
| TO execute the laws Z Is il consolidation 10 resist
the force that IS threatening 10 uptarn our gov
eminent l. Il consolidation to protect officers
IN the discharge olthet duty, from courts and "a
rcs who were previously sworn TO decide against
| them
Gcntlcmon, | take occasion 10 remaik that, nftcr
much reflection upon the subject aud after Nil thai
has been SAID about TIC cucroachment oil general
government upon The lights of the Suites, | know
| OF no one power exerciscdby the general govern.
ment, winch was not Admitted by the immediate
friends and foes Of the constitution to have hoon
| conferred upon II by TN people when TINT lnattu
ment was adopted, | know uf no Que puwef Which
every body did not ngtee, IN 1850, was conferred
On The general goyctnmtnl, ON the contrary, there
are several powers, and hrst, too, among the mos,
important for ihe interests tho people which Wee
then allowed TO be conferred by the constitution IF
the United States, which now ingenlaisly
doubted OF eamofndsly doned. Hentenen upon
| this point hhhl lethiu you with no fulthel It
| marks II does, however. give mo the most SUI
cere pleasure II say that "a "a long Nlst through
| The State wesi OF you, and III the gfe" SitI. north
ct YOU. as well nj IN loui OF some days duration
ia the respectable STATE 10 which You heiong !
find but sentiment N regard To TIT eon1ne, al
the government upon Inns subject ] know ,hal
those WIN have soeu I'll TO cnirust T." N, III pat
! their interests IN Congress, approve ii the nlea
TIA, lie has taken OCCASION, during tho recess OF
Congress, 10 visit thai part IS the country and We
! know how he has been received. No where have
! hands been extended with more sincerity oil friend
snip; and fot one, gentlemen, take occnsim 10
say that, having hen1j oi his te,urn 10 The scat
Of government, with health rather debilitatod, II -
| anon my most earnest prayers, thit Providence
may spare his life. and that no may 20 through
! with his administration, aud cout out will rs
much success aud glory as any OF his predecessors.
| Great applause
| Your worthy caief magistrate has been kind &
nough 10 xpress sentiments favorable 10 myself
MS fir end Of domestic industry. Whit world
of remark docs that suggestion open when sian.
ding at tbs confluence Of the two streams TINT con
s,tuc the OHIO, IN the midst oi n population It's
tlnguished iot their domestic industry, family eani-
forts the means OF cdncation end the neuna ut
providing for then families by then industry
| What IS not comprised here, ia . tho means OF
protecting domestic industry ~ Next TO The con
| stulion i5olf, there Gao ben question OF more
absorbing interest, lbnn The protection al our own
dome .tc manufacture. | do not moan any par
ticuat class, hu, the whole, ms comprehended IN.
der that system winch provides for our wants
that system whose essence, and oblctt, and life II
is to administer compromising rewards 10 American
mnnu,l labor.
Gcncmen those Of you, who have taken any
pans to enquire INTO the history OF thai rat OF the
country 10 which belong know that nth qisf
! ter IN which am inoie Immediately eohhcctc1r
the people we're not early to ur.c npon the Govern
men, protection by ingh du,cs, Indeed eaHdo
obliges me 10 acknowledge, tnh, when me net 81
! lS2i was passed. neltlrr lie who no~ aId9asrs
! yuu, nor those with whom lac acted were tehdg "a
Wiling to take the step which that ad proposed
! They aere tot prepared to oct, they doubled the
| k Ia. M 1
ovct whclmln. influence OF ,hia central section oil
country, New io,h, Pennsylvania, mud ohio
We ac1aegeed we yielded to IT, adopted H. am
gave to our capital aud labor such direction ~
| would enable Us 10 conform to the poiity ot In
country. W. haye become weddpd 10 i, and tden-
| tfcd with l. tai know OF no shade al difference
between the interests OF Pennsylvania and hn5sa'
chuscl,s We shall mol yield it without a struggle
! Neither shn We yield the principle OF pfoteeilon,
| without II severe struggle, uudcr any chcuns'aii
ccs whatever. And who would choose 10 yield 1t
| Who stindng here and looking round upon THIS
community aud lis interests wonId be bold enough
to touch the spring 10 So much industry and no
much happiness w no would stop thc mouths oil
those vast Coil Pits 3-arrcst tho eafgoes tn 1
arc now running down River, the nGblest IN the
world and which stretches over the finest terrific
~ possessed by any government WHO wouh
ancnch the fires Of so many Steam Engines J.
cannot be done, without great pubic calamity, and
great pfiyole distress.
I have said, that am in fayer Of protecting A
mericin manual lpbof--nnd after all that has boen
said have come 10 the conclusion, that, 10 leave
American manual labor 10 bear n competition witi
the unpaid and half fed labor Of Europe, wouie
produce a state of things, to which our country can
never submit This is the reason why MAINTAIN
the policy of the American system. ! see IN my
own country, and believe it is tho same in this
hat its stimulus to labor has been It's Offering fan