Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-01

tary lecture in the promises. We dislike 10 scr
gentlemen, who might cut a respectable figure !;
theY wouid move IN the humble orbit allotted them
oy nature, make themselves food for ninth. bv
aiming at the sublime and falling into The riJ,ca.
lous.
LATER FROM NORTH CAROLINA
After hearing of The reelection of NJ, r., >,
the Us. Senate, We hal little hope that Gov n
l.. SWAIN, who is a~yo@eIiy hostile To the admin.
issrntioh; would be re-clsetcd Governor. Such
however, Is the ~iact-beat'ng Wm. D.. Aiosslv
Speakerof the Senate, and said TO be HE si,oneest
man OF tha Jackson party in the Legislature, four
votes.
For Public Printer, Philo White, C~Jacksonl re.
celscd 81 votes, and Gales < Son, and LawfenceS
Lemay (both anti-Jackson,) 81. This,th Ralelsh
Register thinks, IS the relative strength of parties
IN the Legislature.
G~sorgjd.-John p. King, Esq. has been re.elec-
tel Senator 10 Congress t ON Georgia, for the term
of six years from the Ith of Mach next. anil
Col. Alfred Cuthbert has been elected 10 sup
ply the vacancy accustomed by MIR. Forsytb's
resignation. On the former cIeeion,thG vote stood,
for King Isl, George r. Gllmer 81, SCATTERING, o
and on the latter, Cutlbcrt I27, II. Branham 81,
O.. II. kenan 81.
RESIGNATION OF SENATOR SpRAGUE.
1t VIII he seen, by the sublolncd address, that the
Senate of the United States has lost one of lis most
brilliant orators, sounded statesmen and ardent pat
rl'is, by the res. gnaiIon of Mr.. Sprague of Maine.
for the remainder of his term. Deeply rc|greting
MS loss. as we do, we cannot, however, complain
that he has adopted a course which circumstances
seemed to render obligatory upon him
TO THE MEMBERS ELECT oFNTHE LIE
GlSLA fURE OF MAINE.
GENTLEMEN - Decmins it proper to give to the
appropriate agents, whom the people have design =
ted Tor that service, an opportunity 10 Gil the seat
| o9w hold IN the Senate Of the United States, at
the earliest practicable moment, | take this m ,de OF
%apPrislns you that the Legislature will on The first
day of It's next session, receive my rc5isna'i,a of
the Office of Senator. | DO 50 in order that you
may bsprcPared for immeda ate action upon that i'm.
portant subject.
When, alta former period, the Legislature AFRO
gated 10 itself Il right Is demand the surrender OF
my Office, | thought myself boucd, Ivy the highest
and most SOLEMN obligations, to resist that nigh
handed assumption of power, which, if submitted
10, would entirely abro cate an express and impor-
tant provision of the Constitution OF the United
States, changing the tenure Of the Office Ex-senator
from stG gears, as thcrsin distinctly prescribed, to
the plecarlous pleasure OF the Legislature for The
Tine being, which that instrument so emphatlCally
repcls. | have so long and so uneqaivocally with
stood that assumption that it cannot be supposed
10 be in any degree sanctioned by me shunll
now yield to my inclination TO retire, especially as
my situation has been SO materially changed
have recently, by my own consent, been brought dI-
reely before the whole PeopLe. Of the state us Il
candid ito for the Office Of their Chief Magistrate.
The contest was n vigorous one, and turned upon
political questions IN which had been and might
AGAIN be called upon officially 10 take part. Pccu-
liar clfeem -taaees, winch preceded and attended
tn canvass, gave 1t the character OF an appc7t % the
-rsat primary source OF all poAer-the PEOPLE
Their decision has been prom ounced and cannot
perceive that any considerations of public du-
y req are ne 10 $ ,erifee my feelings and wishes,
by continuing in Office, a montcut loagcf than Is
nrcesslry 10 give to The Le.Islaore an opportunity
% eject another IN my stead. The precedent can
rot h. dung rous. There can rarely he such a
,oiqc'l nee OF circumstances, and never without
lie yoint tary consent of the Senator himself'to be
placed directly before the Whole PEOPLE as a can
lIdute for thcIr sliitragts.
| am, very respectfully,
Your OFT seIyt,
PELEG SPRAGUE.