Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-27


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rsha an ounce OF c,sei, good spo,hecarv -
Amoition! Ambition ] thou Procan goddess 10
what exrepi,es both of good and evil dos, tho,
moi hurry thy vo,aries. Now an angel of LIGHT,
} anon hend from hell! To-day, wooins tho NH
lan'Fropis and shedding thy lustre Ger The pa,r
OTIS struggle Tomorrow, nersing the arm of the
assassin, and brallns the brow OF the blood stain
GU despos When perverted through what da, k
scenes and ifeary piisrimages canst thou no. drag
my infatuated worshipper! But in whatever shane
thoa cones be thy henis wicked or charita-
Ole, sal we hug thee to our bosoms and. whetb.
or for veal or woe, thou drves along thy fascna
ted captive with an arm strong as the grave and
irresistible as death. VINO has not mourned over
my perVers OBS Who bat thee could have inda-
ecu human beng, Jaekake, 10 burrow into the
'omo' anu grope lis way along the CLEARINGHOUSE TO
pi''er from around the brow of the us,rious dead
his hard earned laurels Who but thee could have
forced him, like the pfosling wolf to break in upon
Inc solemn sanctuary of the grave, disturb the ga.
cred ashes OF the dsad, and for the meagre gratif-
Gallon OF moment, emerge from that last refuge of
The weary, swadilsd up III the fostering should Of
departed greatness, and with maniacaI phrcnzy
waving IN his feeblo grasp the renquished club of
Hercules on of Hycna Back to ny dens
and thy Businesses Cease thy unhaowed ban
quet, and lei the dead hon sleep in his glory Mr.
Jefferson and Mr. Rives Chosen disciple !!
Faithful apostle Pull puff puff In my drca-
my days once nIulgcJ the idea that the spirits Of
the departed did never entirely cut all connexion
with this lower world; that they still occasionally
lowered over the scenes of their earthly plgrma-
gcs aud ever and anon fingered around the spot Of
their mortal habllatnns, II is true did no. much
credit the doctrine that IN ihcr nocturnal rambles
thcyever made themselves visible; although it seems
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many others, which no one doubts But | had
fancfuly Specuiatsd tina, in that enlarged and i'm
mor,al state in which they existed. it would be a
source Of qualification 10 the Invisible spirits now
and then TO unbcnd from their slory-io retire from
Ucfore The ttrone and upon the wings Of the morn
ing, like ray Of light, descend into this terrcne
| sphere that they would feel disposition occa-
Sonaliy, 10 enter into the chambers in which they
we're born, geze ON the friesis they had loved,
wacn over the children they had left, and examine
INTO the prosperity aud happiness OF country
;hey had spe II their yess in cnnob,ng and defen
ding But away with il II is all a phantasy.-
Such periodical visits, though ages rolled between,
would cothe hcasea IN mourning Could the IL.
lustrous sage Of Monticello behold what is
passing in Virginia his principles misrcprescn-
tod his fame icoparjlzed, the liberties Of his coun
uy endangered, and tho beautiful temple he had
passed his life IN erecting and adornng, lettering
under the blows of its assailans--sould he have
bcen permitted the 4th of July last, to have wan
ercd to his once beloved mountain, and from thence
.ooked down upon the mockery Of his selfcntltlel
p'0t0ce and his associates ,elr sacrieg ious mum,
merry heir impous blasphemy with Jefferson
ana liberty on their lips, and ambition fcsterinS in
;iler hearts the ck-splttlGs OF Dcspo;, yet clal-
| nitng TO be the true expnnndc!s OF his doctrines
the p4nders Of power and betrayers Of the people,
! and tn bal
! .hc executors OF his fame Could he have seen,
how, by the magic Of his name, they were bolster
| irg up The rotten cause ola hoary tyrah.-undcr-
nlln,ng the sacred constitution OF their country
tcarn, away the ennsecratei barriers which en-
circle the palladium OF freedom, and by the poen'
cy OF his veneraed menlery, essayng to drag de-
iuied people oyar lie bleeding RUNS OF their coun-
try to the footsiooI of Military Dcspot; what,
ask, would have hecn 10 him the unwlther'ng I'M
fijing and unendng joys OF heaven But happi-
iy for the departed, tho grave IS on impassaoe
guPh between the living aud the dead But Tor
this The plain granite slab that tells where sleeps
the mighty dead would have ienpcd from lis pedes-
sal and his insul!ed shade, burning with indigna-
lion slaked wildly from the tomb, 10 rebukc the IN
solcn Qssassins ofhis fame-tO upbraid the unhal-
lowed arulsInrs of his glory But for this, his
prophetic Vol e you'd have been heard, ringing a.
cross our notwithstanding our valleys -ovcr our
plains warning his beloved Sirsinians, that un-
der the cloak of his name, conspiracy, rank, lou,
damn bic conspiracy, was insldiou.Iy weavng It's
deadly meshes md treat herously embroldcrlng the
oati,sume banner which was 10 hail the proud as
censlon of Il Military Cblel,ain into the throne OF
Dcspotisn and wave in insulting triumph over the
nros,ra,c liberties Of their country To the rcscue
20 the rescue
Thomas Jefferson and WIN. C. Rivcs IIy-
pe,on % a Saiyr !2sQU3s DEUS UuH pcrderc prtnS
demeaiU. True, . hIng-for nothing but madness
c5nll have induced VIM. c. Rlves 10 have institu-
tod II comparison between Thomas Jefferson and
himself; and however he may for while " bear
his blushny honors thick uoon him, let his para
sites behold IN it tho hectic rose that blooms upon
consumption In villa, they sllke 7 Tho au-
thor ofthe Declaration of Independence & the Ken
t.rky Resolutions--the advocate of tho Proclama-
ton the Force B,ll and the Protest! Tho high
Prizes, OF democracy the passionate lover OF liberty
the mental OF Van Buren, the fed hircilns of des'
| ootism! The one the staunch, uncUrnproms,ne
champion of The sovereignty oflhc States, the m
dea,ga bIo guardian OF the people, rights, tho un-
| firing defender oil Republican institutions the fear
! less ana unwavering supporter OF Inc pfnc'p'es
! which can alone support thcm-'he o'hcr, traitor
10 the rights Of his State, urafederalls IN IN
sidoms spy lurking in the camp, ready TO unoar the
gates 10 lie enemy-a double faced Prcieus, who,
! whilst he shippers To the people calls them "irends,
my login. friends and SMILES in their faces, under
his sleeve, wears the poisoned stllcto with when
he watches fsr an opportunity to stab them 10 me
heart Who can with truth deny the ubove' and
who will be good enough TO pon. out the fcsem-
b!anc-! But to close this absurd comparison; let
! us for a moment step into the Intellectual Dcpnrt.