South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-13

/ conquerors !" and under this vile stan
dard call upon their mercenary bands
to gather 10 the plumber Of sacked
camp. Sir, they preach democracy
aud universal equality TO US, and prac-
tise political despotism a, home. This
is The cant, dupici,y, and profigacy
Of modern times.
( Mr.. Speaker, ] owe, perhaps, an a.
pology to this House for speaking so
plain /: but, sir, / have been taught
from my fathers board TO disguise no
sentiment | entertain. | know have
uttered sentiments little calculated to
please those interests that now hold
the destinies of the country in their
hands. / know that what | have said
is i'll calculated for popularity in this
country, but ! speak the truth a. be.
lieve it to exist, and ask no fsvors Of
any man or set Of men living, save my
own constituents. -.
Sir, it may be said that what have
uttered tends TO disunion. l did not
come here, demagogue like, to talk q
bout the glories and the blessings Of
this Union. These stand recorded in
the history of the country, and need no
feeble voice ofmine to hold them up to-
the admiration OF the world. But, lei
me here say to gentlemen from the
sIave-holding race, beioare! 6eaoare I
Funless in your generous and patriotic,
attachment to this Union you should
End yourselves finally dragged down.
and kneeling 10 idolatrous worship be-
fore some fool made by human hands.
Of the present day.
That Union, which springs from
ambition add fanaticism --an unnatu-
raj offspring, begotten in sin and mi,
putty, foul and loathsome from its lep-
rosy -bIoo dshotten and hloated from
revealing in spoils plundered from 9th
ers-I scorn to love. Raise not up
this monster god, aud call upon ME to
bow down and worship at his unholy
shrine. / disdain to do it. Give me
tina. Union which springs from truth
and virtue, fair and comely 10 its form,
in bending attitude, with an OUT
stretched arm, to raise the feeble and
pro,ec, the weak ; dispensing equal
| political tavors, and imposing equal
burdens on all sections +; give me the
I Union under the Constitution give
4 me the Unioa that has borne our stars
and our stripes to the remotess quar-
ters Of the habi,able globe !; give me
\ the Union that our fathers gave us, and
l will pledges the last drop, OF blood
/ in my veins to vindicate aud defend il
| but no other Union.
i MESSRS. LEIGH AND TYLER.
The circumstances in which the
| Senators of Virginia are placed, are
peculiar aud unprecedented. Repre-
sentiug all the interests and principles
Of Virginia, to their fdiss, extent, and
with an ability which certainly will moi
DE surpassed by those who may per-
chance supplant them by the vote oil
the present Legislature, warmly and
enthusiastically attached to the creed
Of politics which for 40 years has
been the standard of orthodoxy in this
State-,hey nevertheless fiud them
selves pursued at home with unrelsnt-
Jog acrimony, abou. 10 be evIe!ed by a
process the most humanity and unwor-
thy of the character of Virginia, and
their usefulness in the Senate destroyed
by the Vaccinations OF their own con-
slituen,s against them ! No cause has
been or can be assigned for this course
of their opponaats, but that they hayv
not approved the general adminissra-
lion Of Gsa. Jackson, and do not sub
scribe to the superior claims Of Mr..
Van Buren, aud those opponeats thus
assert the doctrine as ser eis as new in
this Stale, thai devotion to Gen. Jack
son is more essential than fiIeliy to
the principles OF Virginia !! To, this
degradation has man worship arrived.
Ii is no, pretended that the talents of
Messrs. Tyler and Lsigh are no. ade-
quate to their sta,ion-,hat they have
offended in any respect against their
constituent in their acls--or that sheit
principles are not true, and that theis
honor is not so high as 10 furnish 6
perfect guarantee that they will be OBJ
served !! Ii is under these circumstan-
ces-it is at a time when Virginia
should sustain all VINO are sastainine
her, that these eminent citizans are
sough. to be degraded from their STA
lions by a miserable intrigue origiaa-
ting VITA Thos. ii. Benton, ptociaimsd
on the Il DOR Of the General Assembly
to have been a refugee from criminal