Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-23
wAved his wand, and behold the TRANSPORTATION
Seen through tho mista be has ccninrad 10. cotin.

Seen through tho m'sts he has ccnjured up, cotto-
ges become palaces and this little ffigae sbcut
which am writng-this miserable eoasting scloo-
ner frcghted with all kinds of hercscs and ahomi-
nst'ons, buoyed up by the waves of Jaeksenis'n,
looms upon the gnzc Of the enchanted spectator, n
noble ship Of the line, with /" lac Constitutions De
moeraey and the Lars," Aaring II, golden capitals
on her bow, and the glorious bapncr OF the 'lus'r'-
Gus Jefferson flying proudly from her mast head
!, on behalf of my coun,rymen, would say 10 the
gentleman, let not this aLominotion be All we
ask is fair play Haul down your pirate colors-
run up your 81 foul and tattered flag nail II
TO the mast and, like true Swiss f. lat until you
go down.
But TO come a, once 10 the point Mr.. Rivcs IS
! now occupying conspicuous station IN the pub
lie eye. Notwi,hs andlngahe clear II emphatic re
joctlon of him by the people last spring, his
friends, with his approbaron, are now pressing
him upon the people q candidate for the U. y.
Senate To effect this object they resor,ing to
every manGuvre which hackned intrigue can m
vent, md STOPPING to every arfcc which venaii'y
and corruption Gun Suggest. SO determined are
they TO push him upon the people III defiance OF
their expressed will (or upon his feeble shoulders
rests the hopes OF " Buren, that il is wall under
stood that in case ho misses the Senate then must
that faithful, independent and intelligent Wing,
| VIM F. Cord IN, walk out TO make room for this
inuiiua'y in the House OF Representatives. And
10 effect ill these mi ghty changes-io induce the
people In few short months to reverse IA decision
so solennly made TO influence them TO degrade
tina, ,poiess patriot, b. w. Leigh, or discard from
their services that long tried and faithful servant
Gen. Gorlon what are the arguments Of the
| Rives Junto Why, forsooh, thai WIN. &. kyes
is tho creates. man now living. and Das the cspe
clal favorite and disciple of the greet Thomas JET
! ferson Yes, brush away their sophstry. and this
| is their sole argumen:-le fulcrum that is TO up
heavc this A pine weight, and set 10 motion THIS
wonderful revolution In the sequel will prove
so pldn that this ia 50, that he who runs may
tead'--ih open al the great ard fundamental
questions which now csiaie, and which Tor the
last few years have agitated Virginia, an over.
whelming majority Of the whole people Is dend
against him. II, then, his talents are OF that sup'
rior cast so transccndAn,, SO illimitabc-hs bur
ming genius resIlendcn, and so glnring, as to
fall like the broad mantle Of charity, all his
alterations from the Republican fold, and recon
Gle US all his manifold sins and lransgressons
| surely his hackers cannot complain, If "a doubling
member of the family polite ventures to canvas
this assertion His superlatlve greatness and not
his principlcs) being the argument Tor my vote, as
one Of the " sovereigns' of the land, demand The
evidence. am sttaIeht@ay pointed TO the great
French treaty conclu led under his diplomacy * to
his intimacy with the late Mr.. Jefferson! Now, !
have examined into this French treaty, and know
all about il, and i'll tel! my neighbors bu, mus
postpone tito future Number in which propose
10 glance at the Proc tmation, the Bloody Bill, the
Robbery of the Treasury, the Protest, Internal I'm
provemcn, by the General Government, the insol-
vcncy and corruption OF the Pos, Office, ard the
unconstitutional exercise of the Veto power--oH
of which Mr. Rives suppons.-the Right OF lns,ruc-
ton md the Rights Of he States, which he denies,
/ and the Tariff and Abolition, upon both Of which
he is extremely suspicious. Suffice II at present
| to say that this famous treaty, whca properly un-
derslood, covers him with merlitd rdicnle aud
contcmpt-ifnot intamy and disgrace. This more
properly belong, to his political chapter, which his
friends would fan keep sealed, but which after q
while, will attempt to unoasp,o the eople They
build their hopes upon his greatness atoW' 10
proceed. With the sinceresl desire 10 hunt up the
evidences of this brilliant genius, Lave patiently
wadco ,hrough his whole life have diligently
sought out his old friends AMI asked to be polfHcd
TO them With the carncsncss OF an antiquarian,
geekiny amidst the ruins of Pompeli or Ilotcula-
neum 70, some antdcluvnn coin, have | toc 3
through the forgotten and musly chronicles OF the
day Speech after speech lave porcd over state
paper after state paper ransackcd-and STILL like
the heetng glare Of the wtH-O'Mc-totSp, has this
glorious halo fed me. In this pursuit have boldly
entered the Temple of Famc-gazed upon her bril-.
| liam, walls, studded over with the names of the
mighty ones Of earth-turned over her ponlei Gus
Volumes radiant with their deeds, and behtll her
prestess, weaving her splendid clIaplels for the
living and the dcad--snd in the agony OF m, dis
appointment, exclaimed, Where, Oh where, ore
the evidences Of his greatness 7'-Anl through
out the lofty dome, from vcsllbule to tower fron
porch to gallery, Echo, with her thousand voices
alone answered" where But his speeches his
sncechcs, have seen aid read ,hcm-and such
a group Of shreds and patches, such perfect pet
! ty larceny business, who ever bcheld II rc'a,
in other mems vii and piltcting from other mems
arguments, and dressing up and dealing gu, Other
| mems IDEAS as his own, constitute greatness, then
! is he great, greater, greatest His speeches !!
| compilation, out and out. And could his Uranium
! be examined hazard nothing in saying, that the
bump OF IJealuy has never been developed. lie
has fine memory is laborlous, unr'ns com
pilcr-- no more Great prudence, combined with
| the above traits has enabled him once year, 10
fire a big gun with Other mems Powdet-and w'ih
the uniformed has pissed him off for gun Of the
| first cabre But to lest this mat,cr-nsk those who
! kuo,y him-who have served with him in the Le-
eislaure in Congress- in the Senate, IT they ever
considered the cx honorable administers speeches
his own, or would have granted him patent rish'
for one single idea contained in any effort he ever
madc-My yellow horse to gram OF mustard seed,
| will, one voice they will answer-no. But what
chiefly contributed to puff this little gent'emin INTO
a m ,menlary Importance is the vague ana indeh5
mite idea ahoat amongst the people, that he and Mr..
| left rson were somehow or other vastly Intimate
| hat he n fiyOtVe