Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-30
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DINNER TO MIR. RIyrS

wv NP'''"'ioh OF finding therein :,
speech delivered by Mr Rhes at the Dime, NJ w
to nm IN richmond on the 2st inst. and ;,
purpose OF laying 1t before our readers ,b;s NV
but"e were disappointed. 1t was 10, G,,haaS
and the reason, we are told, is that :. ", D
was compelled to leave the city before he v,s
prepare Report or even Synopsis his yna9N,
our anxiety to see 1t is increased by the sybi d..
"hch the Enquirer furnishes of its lcadino -,
and we hope thai Mr.. K. will find time a,,or
rival at home 10 give it to the public. Tho
rcr says: lu'
lie cleared himself from various cba,,.s II,
had been made against linn by the Opnosjtior IL
asserted the night Of Instruction in rho 81. lie
terms; and 'lndieated himself against the in,nu,.
OF having opposed the doctrine som, ye,,u , ~
the contrary, he eohtendcd that his urincmIe h., IN
ways been, that the Representative was hand ,
to obey ms Instructions to resign h.s olGc, NJ
gave an account oi the principal mca.lf r. of H. -
session 81 Congress, and the opinions he had cxa'
sed ana thc course he had pursued, on the 'r,io
the Distribution OF thc-Surplus the (nrrencv Dan
and the Abolition question. He con,endeJ ,,
IT was our true policy and the duty q oDorcss ,n,
duce the Idrlli, 10 prevent any Surplus and tl,n :
>uper<sdc the necessity OF any dstrbution ~
these objects he had addressed his hes cNcrlion. IL
ring the last session Of Congress. He cx,l,iprd ~
reasons which had infuced him to support his en-
ren,y Bill commended, that ii circumscrlbcd Tho ~,
crdons of the Resolution Of 1916: that il >,
srlcied the paper system, instead Of enlargiDp il,
and that il was the object and true Interpretation -,
the bill while II restricted the Secretary of the Tn
sury rom receiving notes OF Banks which issued l,,
denominations OF paper Ac., to give the dscrellolt
/ receive such notes only as were issued b, good snl
/ santial Banks. He commended il the slroro,,
terms the general Banking Bill, which has jus, hs,
passed by tie General Assembly, which restrict, tb
issue Of small notes {; and contendcd that this me-
dom Nm "a, Il. 4
State, aud con. l'o an example worthy Il tac i'm
! ton oi our >isttt states.
On the question Of Abolitiouisn he WAS lorcll
and'eNflict. lie denounced ;h, fanatici-m ., the
Northern AboIltlonsts, i'll the warmest language: Lu,
declared his hish confidence in the good sense and
patriotism Of the Great body Of the citizens OF III.
North: and quoted the pledge of Mr. Van Buren, II
Ms inaugural Is i"tt,ciy satisfactory to the peop,
OF The S"atl. lie scanned the opinions which mcr.
! expressed by Mr. Calhoun during the late session. III
iaaon of slWers and explained the sentiments which
ir had himself delivered ON that occasion. He re
PEELED. with Indignant eibquenoe. the aspcrsiau,
which had been Uttered by some OF the Opposition
on the character III Virginia aud yindicated her
from the charge Of having dceencfated III her princ
pies and spirit. He thanked the company or the
distinguished honorS which thr, had pad to hn--
honors which he lad not expected, but whuhuonal
more teepEly appreciated and declared. tbnr whia
he enjoy ed the confidence Of his constituents; Bt 40
>cted 10 Other distinction, than the nigh honorohans
the Representative OF her rights, interests ana pgr
ciples. He conelslled with paving very handsome
tribute to the talents and merits OF lis rcspcatui
. colleague, (Air. koauc,) with thnm H. prousepn
cooperate, To the utmost ai his ahil'tirs. uphold
iug thr character ol irsinia.
Mr.. RfeS, We are told not Only asserted hc
Right of Instruction." but :" indicated himself a.
gainSt the imPufaton olhptli- opposed llo deetno
some years ago We should like to see this ,rij
cation. We coute-, hg have u, high opaioao
h.slezlerity in debate, il he zpai away The 81.
nature from t3e bond On the journals q! Tho
House of Delegates Of lc9l, stands Il resolutlon-lr
was not The fashion lncnte eIpHngc the records,
tins testimony l..1hi perhaps have been dc4ttoyed
asserting, in broad ic1ns, the rig oiDSuctoa with
the of William {. Ei,gs, united with all tn.
then ,fovcd euemies the right "a feeble minor
~ IL opposition tel. We desirous of sseins
what manner lie ef.I,, the to.ca Of these iacts-8r
whas a@enui he can demonstrate chat he suppueeI
the ri2h; OF instruction by voting against it Nh
Rive should not deprive the world of this display at
logical acuteness---and again, therefore, cali
the publication e.tha peech. We not sati.lcIp
and tlle public MI nos be- with the mera assertion o
tn" Enquirer that h" tiid vudicate" liusrli--af
wish tp Sc the process OF ratiocinaion BY winch
it was ctecjcd-the novel species of Argument by
which direct vote against particular principle.
be cited as evidence of the voters friendship fer thai
| principle. Some year, hence, it NAV be crpcdied
Tor Il; 10 assert that We warm Jacksonlal> IN
/ l535--and we "sh to study beforehand the mear
OF showing thelaet by quoting our own words against
him This is The philosophers stone in politics
and MI RTeS deserves the lasting thauis OF the
fade, for discovery which prevents the possibility OF
hNlng upon any nun unpopular opinions whenSo-
ever he chooses to rcpud;ate them.
There is another point ON which were parlcn,
larry anxious to ascertain Nh RVes's deliberate and
calmly concocted opinion-the point, TO enable INN
to desent upon which it is supposed that he was III
ytcti To parake of tins public dnncr-we reierto the
declaration made in the Senate last session. that
Slavery Is moral, politcM and social crit aud
that if it were in his power he would abolish II III
Virginia to- morrow" Some of his friends, who do
not concur in the sentiment advanced seek to excuse
palllae the ucfance of 1t, by arlbutlns 1t TO the
warmth and excitement of debate, and we wished
therefore to see in what manner Mr.. RNes "ou'i
qualify restrict his broad and npolitic admissions
But simply told, that on the Abolition question:
he forcible and ypcit.' lie was torclble anu
explicit enough in the speech delivered in the Senate
rather much so for Southern palates, at the PFC
sent moment. A man may be as forcble and eN-
plict in the assertion of false aud dangerous OPP
Mons in the declaration OF those which correct
and harmless 1t is true, are told that Mr.. Hives