Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-03
A SINGULAR PRODUCTJnv

following singular article, purportine Ia h. s
,lacted from the London 81. James Che
The Evening Post, however, pronounces M
forgery invented for etectioneerlng purposes ~
have not the means OF testing its genulnenes. ~
the proofin favor Of its authenticity is rer,ao.
stronger than that against 1t, inasmucb 40 =
ehorgc Of forgery is not based upon an e,an,; "'
ton of the files Of the journal from which !, -
to he extracted. We agree with the Evening pa.
however, in the opinion that the matter of re ,.
ineness is Of but little importance, but m, 70.
same reason given by tina. paper Wnthc, !, w., VAC
appeared in the London Chronicle or nor w ~.
of political philosophy runs through Il, v b,ch ="
serves the serious study Of the American co.s
munl'y:
From he London 81. James CAroatl.
The people OF England may row lean l.,..u
Of Rcpubiicanism from It's mos. brilliant sp,cr@a
the government Of the United States 1t In. =,
ved a splendid failure. Van Buren, rho lt.,,.y
MANY ASefuL tactics in this country wiA brjneI.
democrats round tn a rational system sf uanq,e1
cut otedt>nec Democracy is the bes, and mos, nou
e,ful lever III the world, if pressed jualcousy
Monarchies have been upset by It, bur many ma.
have been established by IT, Van Buren, ia sd
to be non talentea man, but he knows his country
men and has laid the finest train that ever was ro
ceyed. He has prevailed upon the popular nj, |
President 10 set an example Of absoLu,e,sn and ~
deptadeNce which perhaps no other man in ,hst
country could nave attempted. He will ima,. !,
mildly and cautiously but having The supper, q
tho democracy, he will undoubtedly succeed IL
bringing the whole Union under the sway Of few
enlarged and cultivated minds, which are IN r..
Tho Seayee Of stability and order in every country
The people caaaob xsos,a tasnssi.c,, any mo-
than public school can govern Itself without Tie |
superintendent ofa msstsI. 1t mus. be merely ~
ineessant round of clecIionecring Glamour ard Coz
ten,ion. We nave now more hope for Amtica
than ever we had since her declaration Of il lsp.n
dence. Mr.. Martin Van Buren, has succe.ds4 In
running down a National Bank which was I'll.
most formidable ebs>ssle 10 executive cen,cu and
has collected in his hands the rsiRx Of COED tcr
Of st4!s iasiiul,Sns which will draw well to.eiit
and bear him upward ike the steeds Of Ps.ssis
The Republic ofthe United States, Ike thai ~.
uce, will become 81 oisarchy, but i, will be, IN
lees We are mislaken, a more enduring one
will not like Venice, become splendid ruin OF p,
aces, for il has nilcrial springs Of CONNIE G tra
perty, which nothing can parayze, and " hich
not depend upon The diseased stoinachs of Euron
for a heaithful action. For 6,ly years or tamo.
will be clever oligarchy, and then the peop., VA
wisely and chae,fuliy consent TO lis beco,aln,a
son or NO, and he will probably establish Ossi
and useful dynasty fot that great continent
Without pretending 10 impute 20 Mr.. VGaE4-
r.n the design Of producing in this couhtyts
changes, and the remote consequences OF Those
changes, 80 boldly predicted by the 4 ndon tlaor,
We hazard nothing IN asserting, that If tbs Joaltr
Of Executive absolulism and Indepe ndencf al.
vanced and practically enforced by the Fresea; III.
cumbent OF the Presidential office be sal ctantJ 4
sustained by the people, our government is, toa
| intents and purposes, al eective monarchy
every thias but the name. Whs, else is It wtrl
he President lakes upon hmself the respons bib
Of disposins Of the public money rs he please,
wi,hou, even consulting Congress-, in whose care !;
custody the national treasuryis placed b, the GUS
'ution What else Is It, when he sits in judgment
Oh the DECISIONS Of the Supreme Court and executes
or fails TO execute ihem, reeabiy to his undersan
ding OF their constitutional bearings VIVA else IS
H. when he claims rnllmlted control over all tic
Executive Offices of the county, whereby he d.
vests their incumbents Of the least shadow Of res
possibility for their acts, and that TOO wi!hou, aug
lncnting his owns And, what is it, when one Q.
AIS subordina'cs abruptly refuses to pc.Lit anlG-
vestisaton, by an authorized committee of the rep
rescnatives O: the people, into the abuses Of bis
department. relying for his justification upon ho
he is responsible alone to the President and to h5
peopc-to the people, not through their rcpresen-
taiives, be recolcced, (ho only mo lie in whichu
spons lbilIty be rendered ef.c,ua) blu. TO the
peopc in their aggregate capacity, who can o;
course in this way neither discover his del0qlen
c'es, nor try him for their preparation, nor punish
hun II he be guilty If such be the thco,y OF our
institutions and the tights and powers of HE Chd
Magistrate and his subordina!es, there is no sa;l
hing as real responsibility in any pert Of oursYs
tenn, savo in the representative branch 1t is ala
deusion and cheat
1t is the duty, then, as VIC II as the highest inter
est OF the American people 10 look well to the cor
sequences ofpermitting their personal predlIcctIAS
Tor any man, however great may have hecn ii.
services to the Republic, to blind them to the re-
cessar> and infallible results of his political doc
trncs. The blossom may be beautiful to the eye
but the fruit will be poisonous 10 the touch
Case Of PeneU,.-Wo insert, on our first nase
notice of extraordinary circumstance that las
recently occurred in New York-,he kidnapping
foreigner named PenellI, by Mr.. Price, the U. D
District Attorney, and his forcible Transportation
to Gaudaloupe, to wer for a murder whlchhe
is alleged to have committed in that Island IN juno
last, without affofding him the opportunity cfeA,
culpnling hlmsclffrom the charge which ii IS saia
he could have done,by proving an abb Great eX,
element has been produced by it, nsomuch that mo
District Attorney has pledged himscfto furnish
statement Of the circumstances TO the public
sJ' The Tennessee papers discussn Ju"S'
Whites pretonsons to the next PRESIDENCY wiz
no little warmth. They may rest assured ll'a' !"
IS waste ofpowder. The Judge is very ta5n'e
g., H.