Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-07

SENTIMENT OF VrRGrNrA.-The Legislature is
| still engaged in forging its State Rights thunder
task which it finds to be rather more difficult
than in times past, when the DEGREES ofthe Vatican
| ended where they begun, IN words, words,
| words" AT this crisis uo,dS are Mings; and they
must be more deliberately and cautiously weighed
than when, though full of sound and fury" they
nothing signifed" We pray for our sapient
Legislators, happy deliyerance While, howev-
er, these fourth-r.te JuPiters beating out their
projects on Vulcan's onvi, the people OF Virginia
are taking the matter, as they ofright ought TO do
| into their own hands, oni, in their primary
sembics, are speaking in voice TOO plain to be
misunderstood, and we hope too potential to be dis
| regarded. On first page this mofnine, we
publish the proceeding Of meetings held in the large
and intelligent counties of Augusta, W ashington
! and Montgomery, decidedly reprobatln. the courst
| of South Carolina, and pedging to the President
in the exercise of his constitutional duties, as dehn
ed in his Proclamation, warm and decided sup
port. This feeling is doubtless universal through
out Western Virginia and though Middle Virgil
MIA may be less unanimous, yet we do no, hesitate
to say that very large majority will take The same
ground
We arc particularly pleased with tie proceed
ing, in w ashingpn and Montgomery VIM. c.
Preston, of South Carolina, is extensively aud In
fucntlally connected in these counties, and we
dreaded the effects of,hut connection upon oonuIar
sentiment. Gov. Floyd too, is a resident of Mont
gomcry, and formerly represented the distric, of
which 1t is part, many years IN Congress We
feared that he would inoculate his partial fellow
counymen with this fatal disease Blu, the noun
ain region here, AS in South Carolina is too healthy
for such ruinous doctrine to obtain the ascendan
cy Celebrated in all ages and all countries as the
refuge and home of Liberty when the people Of the
lowlands have become corrupt and servile enough
to bend their nerks to the yoke of a master, the
mountains of Virginia and South Carolina are in
habtcd by race who will set their fa,es as a
flint, against the disorganzcrs who are striving to
pull down the temple of our freedom Mr. Moore.
OF Rockbrdse, spoke truly in saying, that "when
the star-spanglcd banner is once unfured upon the
topo one ofour lofty mountains, and the inhabi |
tants are told that the Union is in danger, every
valley, glen and dale will pour forth its population,
prepared to conquer or die beneath the flag that has
so often led their fathers 10 victory"
A meeting Of the citizens Of Wheeling was held
on the Gath inst. John Mcclure, ESQ. N the
Chair and Lewis Steenrod, Esq. Secretary. The
resolutions adopted sustain the principles of the
Presidents proclamation, ndreprobate the doctrine
Of Modification. resolution was also adopted
condem'ng the tone ofGov. Floyds message to the
Legislature Of Virginia, enclosing the South Car.
DINA ord'na"ce-A similar resolution, it will be
seen, was adopted in Augusta; and we hope will,
be followed up wherever like sentiments are held bv
the people.
The resolutions adopted at the Augusta meeting
are drawn up with great ability, and will reward |
an a..catiye perusal