Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-02
From tie .iuersii Coastifational;sf.
SENATE Cn.uErn, October .

Dur .Sif:--Jlisiice 10 ,nAseit comiel, fciuc-
tAntl, to notice article ia the tpnsniiGalist OF
the 51inSt. In liza, article YOU do sr. nj1,-
tee. J on assai ne hire am most stnsse--bui
AT the same ti.iie most in,nia,iaiIr. If | have any
pride pali;iriaa it * The prldr ri co.sjs-
tency II ! i.a,c ais ,!lnI Ia merit. ii an
sdhrr-uce 10 prnei pic. IL ha,. an, benevolent
virtue, ii is lasting 2ra',inle 10 N, trends. aud
wish m other distinction iau il!ai 81 An honest de-
r"ton To the i.tercris oil NY .ons.itncnls. My
tlaim- and prrir.ion. h. ng hiiraf!-, t,cin
with the more re ,ouoi. and hop" you " III neither
mistake my temper, NV oirti. II cali You 10
rerac orpforr soir Of IL ear RS Won bring against
me.
ASK, ,hen What = HE great princil' 5 which
me democratic party prnic>s,a ahit IA haze ahau-
honrd. and What 4" changes Of sentiment" have uu-
drisonr which place " in opposition thai par
". or the " >"cnn declarations OF tie i.egi>E,-
lure :! !, imports that should know Tins for il j..
perfectly true thai ! WIS twice elected lv that
party the exalted s,at;en'' ] hold: AMI si the
destiny Of that party have united N. oml--aad
.sal stand or fail with it. Reminding OF tins
generous conidcuce gratui,ous and unuecessa-
r.. il can nsithei increase my gratitude. OF add To
my obligations. No one knows better than YOU. sir
thai my honors were unneijt,d. they were also
solicited and have always been al the disposal OF
those. win 80 srnerously conferred them.
bnt What "solcini declarations OF the Irgisla-
'nrr' have disregarrlcd DO you refer to my
usilorn opinions on the jec; of the United States
been concealed ar" chang d. aud were we'll known
10 the Legislature at the Time they elected me. SO
were those 0 my then gifted colleague, whose oph
'ens were in hrcoidanee with my own. What
change then, lI,e under gone on this subject,
mat merits your animadver>ion have done moth
ing farther then to ccnd myself from unnericd de-
hasciatlons, and these frequently from the mere
PopuYays of power. who most miraculously chang
y" uitf oplniohs. am not convert To the modern
"oc'r'ns ("i some dcmocrats) OF forcing blessings
upon the people, aud have neither gwen, or threa-
eaed amy Atc At all calculated to alarm them on this
s'oJeet, or which throws me - in opposition to
,hesc "solenn declarations In what else have ]
recently taken stand in opposition 10 the great
p.heiples oi the democratic party is 1t my oppo-
,"'on to the sei-@llled iocs OF the Executive, IA
'pled and rprseytftd in against the almost unani-
nous Resistance OF. the legislative authority OF all
p"'''es! The act which most condemned was OPP
posed III the body of wliicl, am member, by IA IL
''''"ns vote. With The exception OF one. Ii had no
support IN the eabinet before it adopted, and was
afterwards, on friai. condemned by tie people and
Ia'' condennedwiih great nnanini'iy by Tie whole
,ss'a'ive authority. What "change' Is there
&c !, with my other democratic friends. resist
=. olis measure from the beginning and step by
P i"fetod most ot the misc;evous, cpnscqnen-
MS III" would ilow from it. By unneccssaf! ant
Ia.,'a'"fa'y embarrassing the European money mar
n a"" ni'siniacinres, il struck do"n the esiofs
sonihefa planters 81 to40 per cent. II did ii
II p'a''y as the sun affords heat aud li.hta add
ill., ~ AL the other misc!licis it produced Win
I;l '"'icuoh resting upon my mind, IL IS true lila
u,;r "o' -" some others III arplanding this Exec
.aa,,: o'ahph over the legislative authority; ar oh
bv1 es'iiE'tc the sOres oi Executive vioenc
me misery and mischief IT produced. did 10
nar,,. 't " We great principles of the drmoerati
H., required me to do dis; ar 10 consider onissad
lr"1g, and another n,an the eoreramcat. Nofd
hnl ~ ','o my constituents required me to lick III
'"' l'dh'c.ed lcm,-and aillund lia rsf