Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-07

hoN'ie, Tor Tear the road might be identified with
/" hg politics, and be injured by the association Is
II not notorious that Gen. jackson took ground a
eainst II IN Tennessee, because WIS Wing project
anu intended To be welded TO political ends Is il
not equally well known, that il was assaulted in North
'.htolna Tor the same reason, q that MI. Haywood
'he leader OF the Van Buren, party in the Hsuse of
Commons, resisted with all his powcr Is,t not fresh
IN the memory of the Editors of the Mercury, that
the Globe. the organ of Mr.. Van Buren, made a vio-
lent attack on II !! On the other hand do not all
interested in the success OF the Road well recoilect
The large subscription, for the extent of its popua-
ton, OF Lexington. in Mr.. Clays immediate District
ascribed at the time to Mr.. Clays personal influence
and regarded as an index of his approval! But the
Mercury need not have been IN doubt about Mr.
Clay's opinion. 1t is known that Mr.. W,ekTe his
warm personal and political friend, attended the recent
| Convention at Flat Rock friend to the success
oil the Road, and r I'm HIM most satisfactory inorma-
ton m ght have been obtained. Butt Mr.. Clay is
10 be proclaimed an enemy the Road what shall be
SAID OF Mr.. Calhoun Will the Mercury deny thai
he opposed, with all his influence, the creation of a
Bank 10 carry it on VIII il coneud that il is pos
sble to consummate this mighty work. without the aid
which IA Bank would lend to il. VIII the Mercury
assert that Mr. Calhoun is not opposed to the
creation Of the ten million Bank y
1t is thus clearly shown that the chief opponents
OF the Charleston Rail Road, and OF the means by
which it can, if ever, be accomplished, have been
leading members of the party which Mr. Calhoun and
his organ the Mercury, now seek to sustain, and
that even Mr.. Calhoun himself opposed the bcs,ow-
ment Of banking privileges upon the Company with
out which. II is confessed, the gigantic enterprise
must have failed AID yet resting the assumption
of Mr.. Cays hostility TO this work upoa iar-Iech-
ed and irrelative assumption aid ~ opposition 10
the facts above narrated, which ali candid minds
would nave regarded complete rc(uta;icn of the
suspicion, they assault him with violence equa'led
only by its injustice malignty. Why is this if Mr..
Clayis not supposed to stand in the path Of Mr..
Calhoun's elevatonl Why this new born hostility
to the great Pacilcator who turned aside the edge of
the sword, when Mr.. Calhouns and the Mercurys
present friends had unsheathed it against 1.-the hon
es, Nullifyers'! few years ago, the language of
euloey was exhausted upon Mr.. Clay in the Palmet
10 Staeas aman who entertained, in some respects,
erroneous opinions indeed but whose errors oropin-
ion were more than atoned for by the brancy OF his
mind and the still more estimable qualities of his
heart. Even Mr.. McDunie hailed him, as the
3" great Western ally OF the South'-And this very
Charleston Mercury, not more than foul months ago
in disc ussng the claims Of various Wings named as
probable candidates for the Presidential char, SAID
" Give man of some noble traits, bold, brave
gallant, high minded man Of genius, who, though
his political errors, can vet assure our
selves will do nothing mean. Give us such a man
for instance as HENRY CLAY. lie would have
oul respect, our adnralion-and we would be sure
that his government would always be dignifed aud
res ecahlc There Is something heroic in him
Not military chieiain heroism--oll no but Of a
Kind not at all related TO the humbuc family. We
would not throw ourselves INTO the for his sup
port, hut we would not quarrel with the Northern
Wings for offering such man for the suilrages of
the OppoSdtoa We tell the Northern Wings he is
the Olly q whom thew rally "A prin 10
party unless the people come suddenly TO their
senses than have RE hl expect, and once do
themselves the honor Of endering Justice 10 the first
man in the COUNTY,
And this is the same man whom the Mercury
would now prosecute as an ''exulting aboonist."
Where is the evidence of the fact AT any rates, il
is evident that he has changed his opinion on
thi, subject since the 9Th ofJuy last, when the Mer
curry more disposed than to do HIM justice
and when l, did do him justice with true South
magnanimty The dirorce Of Bank and State
had then divorced Mr.. Calhoun from his " late
allies" and placed him in a new position before the
public, as the probable lice Presidential nominee Of
the nert baltimore Fan Burca Coatenton. and as the
competitor with Beaton for the successorshp and
the support Of the office holders How can it be
that Mr.. Cay, himself not only living in
slave State, but likewise large STAKEHOLDER, be
an abononist! Ii he belong to this Of fana
tics, why does he omit opportunity of rebuking
their mad designs, and warning them otthe DANCE.
rous tendency Of their Wild crusade I! Why does he
not manum his own slaves! The charge is false
grossly false. And If the Mercury believes it. why
did it express 50 warm a preference FOR Mr.. Clay,
next President in July last 3! The riddle is soly-
ed by the fact that in July last, Mr.. Cah Juns pros
poets entirely hopeess--and now, faint
ray Of light has dawned upon them, Thi. is the
false charges uumpcted up to awaken section
al jealousy aud to rekndle the snouldering fires OF
Southern prejudice. Ii Mr.. Calhoun hopes to
make any thing, however, by this cunnngly devised
scheme-f these The means to be employed to
i" unite the South" IN has behalt-he will find him
self rs gross y mistaken he has often been in his
hayward and eccentric political career, distinguish
ed as it has been by back and forward summersets,
without number, and OF unsurpassed agility. Ii Mr..
Calhoun is an Aboitonist, is VIM. C.. Rves,
Tho. J. Randolph, James Mcdowell, Thomas Rn
chic and thousands of Virginans, who have told
that they would 60 for emancipation If they could
perceive any safe and practiccabe mode for its ac-
compshment-so was James Madison and Thomas
Jefferson TO whose sentiments this subject refe
renee need only be made, conversant the peo-
pie with the fact. He is just such Abolitionst
every Southern master is, who, either by will
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