Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-16
LYNCHBURG, MAY 10. 1883.
UNION OR DlsUNIoN1-" Under ,saiea Xins

UNION OR DlSUNIoN1--" Under ,eAiea King,
Besonidn y
We are no, surprised at the sensitivcncss which
the new school OF State Rights Tor more correctly
speaking, State Hrongs) politicians, known iudf-
fercnlly as Nulifyers aud Seceders manifest, UNI
der the impu.ation Of hostility to the Union. The
leaders Of that party, who are justly amcnablc to
the charge endeavor TO throw it off and to produce
contrary impression, because they are well ware.
that if il were credited by the great body Of their
followers, who adhere to them because they believe
that they are honest and :hat their purposes arc
patriotic they would instantly be deserted and left
IN meagre and hopeless minority The horest
portion of this modern party very naturally repel
! Indignantly the idea tha, they are hostile to the
Union, conscious that they entertain no such sen.
ment, and unconvnced that the doctrines they vow
and defend must lead TO its dissolution as incvita-
bly, as ponqerons body, suspended in mid-air, must
fall to the earth by the force of gravitatoa Such,
we readily admit, is not the tendency Of the true
State Rights doctrines, as defined by the creed of
9S but II is the necessary consequence Of the re
tincments upon those doctrines for which VIC are
indebted TO the metaphysical acutcncss and subtcty
OF John G. Calhoun the defeated Prcsitcn. hunter
and oflis associate disappointed Office seekers
nj companions of him, Who in his fall. resembles
Millions arc'i-angel, his lus,re rather dimmcd and
obscarcd than utterly destroyed Time, however
! and the developments which il is every day max.
ng will open the eyes of the larger moiciy OF the
Modification and Secession party " ho are how led
asiray by their devotion to what they conceive TO
be Stale Rights--dcceivcd by the ingenious pervcr-
SONS which have been made of The text of 'g3 by
the Procrusiian process TO which il has been sub
jecicd.
Among the circumstances which have convinced
US that the dissolution OF the Union is the settled
purpose of The leading Nulfycrs, as it is unques
tionably the tendency Of their doctrines is the ha
btnai rrcverc'ce with . hch they speak of 1t, and
The efforts which they are constantly making to dc
strcy dose haIlowch assu'iaiions in which much O
rs strength consists Even The Farewell Address
Of George " ashineson has not escaped denuncia
tion-a document not more remarkable for the OK
allied Patriotism OF IFS views, and the unndornod
beauty of lis style, tina FOR the prophetic sagacity
which foresaw the perils by which wo arc now
surrounded, and the patcrna affection which VAN
ed us asains. the very consrira.ors who are now
plotting the ruin Of the noblost political edfce
vouchsafed by the goodness OF Pros idencc for the
security of human rights and The dissent nation Il
political truths No wonder that they trcmblc vheh
they look into that mirror, and see their own gut-
sy features and dlabocal purposes drawn To tie
very life. No wonder that they ARE anxious 10
sbatcr into pieces the faith full reflector Of their col
tempIated crimes.
| Gen. Washington. 10 his las, legacy 10 his coan'
rymcn, exhorted them, in the most afFcctionatc and
impressive manner, 10 chcr,sb II cordial habitual
and imnovcabc attachment 10 our National
Union, a" watching for It's preservation with jenlons
anxiety, dis.ountenaneing whatever may suggest
even u suspicion that Il can in any event he nban-
doncd,& Indignantly frowning upon the first dawn
hg OF every attempt 10 ALLEVIATE any portion OF our
country from the rest or to cnfecbIc the sacred tics
which nov liak together the various parts" This
sentiment, which, in other and better times, vas sd
often quoted 10 check tho soice Of faction suppr.sS
the murmurs Of discomfort, and ~hich was nevcr
repeated without All acknowledgement Of the yst
uab!e lesson il impaired and tribute Of respect I'd
him who gave the timely warning, is now sncered
at by our 1>cr Light politicians. rs " uncongc-
NAL wti the theory and genius Of the constitu-
ton, as dangerous TO the rights vt the states, am.
as depriving the minority ofthcir shield Of dc'
fence against the expressions OF the majority
So at least, says the Washington Telegraph, Mr..
Calhouns great cen,rn! source Of Modification light
and hen', whence lesser orbs borrow the ustrc
which they in turn communicate to their obedieni
satellites. Choose yc, therefore, Virginia, THIS
day, whom ye will serve--Georgc Washington
or Duff Green =? That cause must be bad one
which reaue s for its defence the denial Of the
great truths laid down by the Father OF his
Country" in his Farewell Address to his feow'eit
zcns II is u, leas, calculated to throw suspicion
upon both the cause AMI its advocates. They
ought not, therefore, to be as'oHished IT they
abuse sentiments such as that above quoted from
the Farewell Address, tina, they ore charged WITH
hostility to the Union No man can object to 'ha'
sentiment, Who in his heart is not a Dtsnn'on'@ !;
and be his views rloaked with never so much art
he will be SO regarded and so branded, as he de-
serves to be, with ali the infany and execration
which the epithet dcservcdly carries with 1t.
s-r The Lynchburg Virginian infers that Mr.
| Lovali is a Proclamationis or IN other "ords or
posed to the right Of Secession. II IS mistaken
| A gentleman who heard him at Hampton says ne
was so unequvocal in his address there as 10 sat
isv the warnest friends ofthe rights Of the oia'es'
| in the democratic county of Elizabeth CITY.
| y" =, Ut, ;s s.;a las, his friends 10 be