Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-25
COMMUNICATION.
ENPuNGlNG-u. :. SENATOR'S.

II Is evident thai tlc ENpunCing i,>,lu-
tons will PASS the Legislature, and that Leigh and
INlcr will resign if,ir seals IN the Senate Of the
| nitcd States. Til, beng the case, II is n matter
al great surprise 10 the uniniiiaicd III party move
mcnl>, thai nothing has been said relative to their
SUCCESSORS DO the dominant party intend s,i-
fling all discussion ON the subject. aud mmrdi-
nlc ai,cfihr resi- snation the present ln'umhrnts,
suppl, ihcir places with some ia>ouiii's, WHO may
be wholly unknown Ia The people of tie state ~
on', distinguished Tor their >ubstr>icnc, to the
party views II the da, In time, like the pre-
sent, the important offices Of government should be
filed will The wi>cSt al most patriotic mcn. The
latent tai. 1T o, the country Should lie called from
ob>ourity, and those men o. pI'-cmIHcni abilities,
Who afe NOW figuring " lth SO much honVi To- iNcm-
selves and benefit 10 the country on the floor OF
ON, State Legislature, should Lave tl',n here Of
action enlarged, and themselves tran, planted 10
the arcna OF our national councils, there to dis.
pcnsc bic ssings aud shed luSltc on our country.
In taking u h,sty ,ur,c, Of the statesmen of tn,
cammonw ealth, We can discover 10 one more ric-
rmincntA qnallc ed fer To ihcr, ct NOE likely
10 adorn that elevated station, tlan COL tlOEGE
". " lISON, from Eol,iouu county. No man
who has witnessed tie coulsc of Tins gentleman io,
the last five u, slA YEAR, can fail to acknowledge
thai II has lecn one ot continued bui)ionc, aud
usefulness. Entering on tie political arena IN
tunes OF hi2h patty excitement disposed Nv lis
nature 10 ",tcn questions rather rs they stand he
fore the house, than abslIactcdl, :" counted b, his
friends and feared by hS enemies; representing
people OF Il regularly irfanmalc raturr, Who
ha,r been continually coadug Inn on. and con-
lihually c,n flaming oi his want Of 1cal the cause
oi his panty, h. has nevertheless pursued tic even
tenor OF his way, approving Mis, and gordon Ming
Tat measure, according 10 tie dictates OF hi, COM
science and better Judgment. Compared win
him. the prescott ,ncun,bcnts of the office lW
as the dim light oi d, Ing taper 10 the blaze oi
midday stu. The historian, IN rccoIdn. tie
lives oil the GREAT men OF the present age, viii do
justice 10 hi, claims. Indeed. # ascoond Memo
phon should a,i.c and compose political Cyrc-
Pdidtd, tie character Of Col W ii,on would 10 Sc
lect.d as the mode He is tire only man WHO can
keep "scldaut the cIaplcl which hu,l> tie b,uws
| Of Virginia. Bu, Lad Co. Wilson no other
,an.i 10, promotion, his services IN the present scs
s5os3 ei The General Assembly would cntitlc hnl
y =. v hen Tie PloanN OF ,hc people have been
loud md plcrcinc who so ready TO lend mn car.
n1'o - read, 10 dtop the tcar of sympathy, vito
jealous ior thcirlighi, A. tho d,ccatc hcm Bot
e,eari That ddl.ne subject, III, EIpIngiHc re-
saf"fiens a subject which III after IIEys Will taL'
precedence ot tic celebrated resolutions Of US,
has received the constant and cnici mt support of
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ping tie obno>ious rr,oln,io', WHO would hr 81
we'll qualified 10 stand by the SIDE Of the high
minded and unsucd Benton and .uprrlnt,nG
the crasurr Ilr two Coonrls, engaged IL The
manual operation Of bolins ou, u tearing out
the offensive Leaf. would present spectacle wor-
til, ot the pencil ola llcgarih. But man of Cot
" ilsois varied talents and extensive Information
could not be confined in his usct,ues, to SIN
Gle subject. The balls al Congress would ring with
the bursts OF his cIoGu'ntc intrigue and oorrup
ten would quail beneath the glance Of his piercing
eve /; and tie base tools oi party would fec III,
Pr sencc owls and bats y from the tic liuhi OF
thc sun. Oh that the departed >prrt OF lIcnD
may b, present, TO be- deli: hlcd with tie profound
,aeadl, oi his mind, the pcnc,ra," Of his judr-
men;, and Il henc,.d accents of !. words An
Achilles in the field, IN Ulysses IN council, and
Ncs,or ia debate how dare such illcenma,c in.ps
of darkness Clay, Webster or Calhoun, to
crawl from ,lclr >hnhInr places, aud peep INTO
da, " no would stand for a moment Il cod
father Tor lhcr stoGIItY, when gre at Jov" thun-
.. # m hiel OLYMPUS 7 Blush, We APOSTLES Of
mednn, and d,ccprion Cease 10 tell that
war Is preferable 10 d',honor, ard al the same time
freeze our onuntr,m rn with the cowardly dcclaIa-
tiun that licrc is no us, cause OF war Cease to
L. Il us thai national honor can be maintained by
any means, less nn"quivocal, than long, pro-
Idfbh dhu u bIoouN VIII ne very mo INC nj
thai Col. " ilson enters the Senate, ,uur absurd
and inconlruons soJiri,ns viii VANISH before the
ssntillaons OF h> genius, and the CoIuScaIions OF
his wit, like tie dew Of tlir morning before e rays
oi the sun. \ magnanIno"> people viii 40 longer
listen To Your crude conceptions, and di>hunur and
disgrace will forever afterwards rest ON your
heads.
!, is difficult 10 10 discuss the sublime qualities
ola man Ike Col. i!son, without being worked
into something Like poetic Ihrrnzy. The very
moment the subject is touched, the mind is dspo-
scd TO soar iiio the regions of rNravsClnce, aud
view rs Gnd-he character so rcplclc With all
that is amlas,, 81 prolific Of all that is useful
y here sumter, TIC poetic talent Of our country T?
Strike Your harps, Sc men OF genus and sound the
praises of Col. George Washington Wilson
Should Your honorable body be SO iurgctiu of
your duty 10 Yourselves, and to tie State, as not
To elect Gel. wilson, the us' Indignation Of an M
censod people will bc visited upon Your devoted
heads, and the places which row know YOU will
know YOU more. Rest assured that the voters
OF this commonwealth will speak in Il voice of ,uu.
der, and that the test question at our next erection
will be " " iis0n Wilson," There are ON.
or cogcnt reasons for the election of this popular
statesman. 1t is high time that the West had fur
ni>hed senator, and it will be passing strange il
at least cannot be chosen from her galaxy Of
statesmen. The election of Cul Wilson i'll also
20 far towards redccmng your honorable body
thai there j, striking resemblance between the