Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-28

sai lo.n AID appealing il. tic nosi pathetic man
ner that no'hins might occur 10 divide putty thai
had acted ike friends and brothers, and one
man. Eui Smith remained firm l. his express.
SONS, and explained no further.
The foregoing narrative carries its own comment
with it Tint some Of the NaIIifyers havs an " ar.
dent attachment to The Union," we cannot doubt
We believe there are. IN the ranhs of tina, party
many sterling but d.iaded patriots bu, VIC have
just as Little doubt that there are others among
them, who have masked undo patriotic pref ssons
the most diabolieal designs -inen al.o " have no
leYe for the union bot vile dtles, tie name aud
who ho!5 II aohorreace the sar srangicd banner
of the Revolution. Against these men aud then
designs i, IS tic Guy oftbe friends oftlie Union to
present an unbloken font Tie danger is net yet
over. II is dcceitfu calm = Inch has succeeded
the raging storm. Coming events are already cas-
iirg their shadows before and one of these is tho
recommendation thrown out by tic leader Of the
seeeders IN Virginia ola Sondhefn Conrenioa-
a recommendation on which the next Legislature
Of Virginia viii an all probability be called upon
to act. |. behooyes the people, then, to vote un.
derstandhgy on THIS subject at the polls. If they
are in favor of this measure, they olght 10 send
delegates to Richmond who will 20 for il Blu, if
they in it, think we do, the germ of Dis.
union and a Southern Conlederaey, is IL not their
solemn duty TO put down this cunnngy devised
plan 10 consummate what Modification he's begun
A correspondent oftts Charleston Patriot fur
nlshes the following incident:
Gen Hamilton tlen offered couple Of resolu.
tons the purpdrt Of winch was that Mt Beigh
Commissioner iioin the Commonwe nth of Viz.
gina, he invited Ia sea, within TIE the bar OF he
Convention and he resolutions having been read,
Col Warren moved 70 amend them by striking ont
the words " Cofuui ssloaer &c for the purpose
of inserting the words, u AmbaSsadof E1lfoofdi-
da1g and nRiael Pe1ap Rtatiaft from he C,ce,
sopertieR and tadepcadem State 81 Vyginia
near he soreteigniy IF Souta Caroltaap TIN
President reminded Col Warren that Mr. Leigh
was simply denomnated in the resolutions of the
Virginia Legislature, Commissioner &c. Colonel
Warren was indifferent what Virginia called Mr.
Lelgh-r she did not know how to chrsten her
ambassador, he though, South Carolina I'D This
produced bufs, Of laughter at the expense OF the
| member bu not inundated the Colonel SAID dat
South Carolina wa Free, Sovereign and Inde
pendent Power winch recognized 40 authority
! m earth paramount to her sovereign viii, .a1 L
the Nation of Virginia content 10 STYLE h. SIT
after the foolish and old fashioned mann=f a ia
Commonwealth, she ought 10 be corrected ~ the
sovereignty of South Carolina IN Convention az
sembed.-Not few spectators thought the Col
| enel vas joking, but he insisted Il nj he was re
gnlsr Nnlfer, and was determined 10 90 the
whole, and owed no allegiance 10 any authority tx
eept the sovereignty of the State Tie motion to
I and hR,T, -.
tons of Gen Hamilton were unanimously adopted
and a committee appointed 10 Introduce Mr. Leish.n
1.-THE States be indeed " sovereign and in.lepen,
dent CommonWcalths-ifo our federal constitution
Is mere league between sepcratc and distinct ma
tions-then Col. Warren was right II, atyling Mr.
Leigh " Envoy Extraordinary end Minister plen.
lPotendafyn as this is not the fact, be- was
certainly tight in the idea TINT such a title would
not compo.t with the = foolish aud oifasi ionea
manner OF the trainers of the constitution. Who
regarded the United States, for many essential oil.
ccts, us I one nation Il remained for the Wis
dom oflater times for those who lnventc, sulli
hcation and Secesson-to discover Tia. oar fathers
were fools, in regarding Virginia as "a plain
commonwealth" bound by sclf-cr,aed Obligations
to her sister states We are nov It'd Il at Sic is
in all respects "a nation SOVEREIGN ,,,l ,n.s,.a.
dent, yet deprived Of the power 10 make var and
peace 10 com money, or, IN short 10 do any other
act operatns b-yoad the eircumsetibed inils of
her own Territory, The term is f,te,cal wb,n,bp.
applied and might we'll provoke \ smile of ricule
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