Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-11
GOV. rAZgwELL's MESSAGE.

leading topics Of thc nossaE'
GOV. TAZEWELL'S MESSAGE.
I, uoud he n,s.umntu ,us in Us TO say that U'''
| Tazewers Message is not an able d"comeh', e'."
| IL we though, So But do not so regard IL ~
STYLE il at once simple and nervous, dsda'n'ns i"e
foreign aid of ornament" which was Inc CRYING
fault Of the iurgiI and bombaslic m'ssises VI MS
! predecessor. "
/ But h, seyer decided may be the tribute when
We chcerfuly pay 10 he ability oil the Message
| (Which, as a whole, Ileases US better ina" ~,
document, of a similar charscter. that we have re ~
for ten years,) yet we 10 not concur ID all VI
sentiments and views.
| The tone of the Message IN reloiicn 10 inc con-
troversy with MarylahJ /. seems to US is o Jee'on'
able We see no rea ,on why States which are
members Of the same Confederacy, should : bflsl'e
up" at each other, a, every apparent or real vio"
ton of punctiiio, as if they were hostile or
distinct nations. It is entirely too prndish and
old maidcnsh. Aud besides If the disronriesy
attributed 10 NJ rylanj, touching the bonnihry
question in dispute between that STATE ana VIf-
ginio, was the result Of mlsapprehenslon on
her pari, as 10 the determination OF Virginia, which
Gov. Tszwe admits, then It was proper ana fish'
that such explanations should nave oe'h
made to her by the authorities OF Vrg MA, as
would have convinced her ,ha, she had acted nn-
der erroneous Impressions. Doubtless had this been
done Maryland would have made suitable u
tenement for the seeming rashress OF her course,
and would have cheerfully proceeded 10 the settle
mcnt of the disputed question by amIea6le Hesot'h
ton. There would, Then, have been no necessity
for an appeal to the Supreme Couft, 10 winch Gov.
razewel so strongly objects, on the ground that il
does not "bef, sovereignty 10 submit The question
If lis opn eriseHce TO any judirature"--a question
by no means involve; in the controversy. g. Which
seems TO us TO have been lugged in by HIS Excel
lency, per force that h. might have an OPP ortnn'-
" o! sho wing his dew tion 10 Stale 5 rerticRiytho
ntang IDLE deity of certain Southern politicians The
federal constitution explicitly confeIs ON the Su-
preme Court jurisdiction in controversies bet ween
two more States 'ahd it puzzles us to con ecturc
where Gov. Tazewell discovers that, when " MI
Tory" which he seems to think is synonymous
with :" sovereignty is involved the jurs-
dic,ion of the Supreme C .uft is nj end. Indeed,
conceive Of very llue, any, Cause of" coa-
troversy between two or more States, other than
disputes relative to territorial limits and boundary
lines and we have not the slightest doubt thai the
case which forms Gov. Tnztwcll's ercrptig7t to the
power of the Supreme Cour', is the very case, aba'
all others. which the constitutional provision was
intend, d o embrace. How are conflicting claims
OF territorial jurisdiction to he dccIded but hy L.
gal investigation, after the process OF ,micable ne
90 Iati has fiiled1 And what other tribunal
than the Supre're Court can lmpsrtially d,c'd'
such controversies Ii they be not ihus settled,
sc see no other alternative hut arar-war between
Two States of the same coat dera'y, which, being
:" sovereign" and engaged in fshiing for ther
Il sovereign" rights, would OF course resufd with
decided hostility any attempt, on the Part OF the
general government 10 check their belligeren pro
p-ns,t,es liz our opinion, he Governors siews
on this question are equally rcpusaunt to reason All
10 tho constitution.
We are glad TO zee so small portion of the
Message devoted to Federal Relations, urd So much
# it TO our state conre,ns, which lc. have been
almost wholly neglected by previous ChIef Niagis-
rat S, IN their over Jealous anxiery to see TINT the
Federal Officers kept within the pale OF their duties.
But, we bv no means concUr with tie Governor
IN his vicwsof State policy. so far as we IN sr-
stand them. In relst,on 10 The Literary FHnl it
10 doubtless judcions to prevent too great accu.
mutation of capitol in its coners-But by what
means The Governor recommends that a ml,
be fixed, which, when its capt. Al shall have reach
ed, ITS revenues shall b, diverted to her Objects
han those contem dated by its founders. Canno
this object be attained by other and more oesira.
BILE means Why may rot a system of education,
particularly adapted to the instruction of tie ne. lee
ted poor Of the s ate be dges,ed, when Will alb
thus proven, its augmentation oeyonn the amount
which it may be deemed wise to pctmlt It TO hold
rs capital stock We know of no obi ct winch
appeals so strongly to the h'eraliIy of RepuLh-
can Legislature rs the Giffison among the gre /
body OF the people of the elements OF kno " ledge
is the main pillar that supports our free ,nsllui"n,
II they ever fail 1t W be mainly If not ALTO
erthe consequences Oft ignorance of the mass OF
community Ii they are too uneni. htencd TO Use IN
the tendency OF measures, we Y well apprehend
mat they will fall victims 10 the arls of dems-
sosucs,w no successfully afousing their passions &
p' Jodices are well aware that appeals to their un-
dersanhings I'll then be frultless rs invocation,
to the storm TO cease its fury. bchoovts US then.
o educate the people and # We lay the foundations
of our system broadly AMI deeply enough to eGeci
tins great work, We Imagine there will be 10 good
reason To apprehend an accumulation OF the capital
ofthe Literary Fund 10 amount Incompatible
with the welfare Of the State or with It's owr lmn,
ous cessitIes.
Gov. T"zewclPs remarks on the snhcc, of Inter
nal Improvement are 50 ambtg ious that We orc
at a loss 10 gather his real opinions Some persops |
WINK that no 70 decidedly hostile them. Ifhe is |
We hope isop'nons ~ Ill have no effect on tho lie
s'saton OF the STATE, which, for the want of these
ARTIFICIAL st'mulans,is rapidly losing her population
her wealth and her influence. We will not belieyr |
however, that min OF such enlarged intelI.ct "a |
Gov luz well unqnestonaby is, can be opposed |
10 such works, IN the teeth of the mass of eyen,e
winch demonstrates alike their necessity and vain,
tic evidently wishes rc-modeng OF the prnc,.
ries OF our system but, we will not believe that hc
IS an advocate OF lis destruction, ln:il VIC are o,I