Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-10-30
SENATOR RDA%t. u, Il

Tins eentismi"'s mrdiocti;y vi talents aud ,ir
comparatively humble part which lie has PLAYED on
the ihc'sre OF public atifs, has hitherto shl,lh.
conduct tron observation, aud of course from csp
sure. But during the late c>,,. session Of Coa.
gross, hc h.;fav"l mia $, coatr,r,ei, uliteI WITH
?rruees 81 bitter uop!n4npIird ard uu'ac'.
nan-kc, that he caH ma longer expect TO escape 10
ticc and anmadyer>ion. I'liis vii! H. the s'.
tain too, iaasmuch a. upon He crcai qsTf"
al the lat session, lie aud > collc1,c at dut1
ssnp-ar .'as house divided Itself caanni sam'e
ii is hardly pfc>nmahie that The next Legislature
Virginia OF whatever materials it mry b. constitute
will permit the voice of the State to be neu'ndd
that important measure. By the rrlaeon.sl po'Iwa
ol her Senators. We regret that Mr. Roaut Na' :"
forgotten his pied u. veuutaril, tend rcd %Jf
dinner given To Mr. kiveS last winter in Richmond
to follow IN the foot ie;,s" of his colleague, and
instead OF setting up for himself to enact the hn"'
blcr part of 3" holding the nail. while his coIca!~
drove and cnehcd it," We regret, say, tni
Mr. Roane has so snon forgotten liIis pledge andy
ced his colleague to look for nail older N son"
other qnauer-but whether in 50 doing he has cor
suited the will of his constituents. aal left MI. I've
AGAIN III TIE position o' HiuniH. '''"
must depend upon future Developments Of that WIZ
Both cannot be right, and il is due to the position aud
weight of Virginia in the concderacy, well as
the vital principle involved in the question wh'a
has separated them, that ono the other should DC
instructed, and compelled either to obey or resign
But, our particular object, III alyertinr to Nj
Roanes course, just now, is to invite public a'eo
ton to the following paragraph, which we find r.
ported in the debate which took place in the Senate
on the resolution of the committee of finance w.
clarng that il is nexpcdcn to incorporate Na''"'
Bank
Mr.. ROANE said he was unaterably and uu
changcably fixed against bank. WhatevermyW"'f
pen he could never oct to vote for one; the cou
Try would be ruined without it. he could not a9te' "
give it. No possible state of things could ar'Nt :"
which he would ever consent to such measure
II there be no other means than it tor ne s' h.
OF the country, he would reject it, Therefor u.
was in favor OF the resolution which went to eS,,
as nuch as being the decision ofthe Senate anu W.
gress."
We do not hesitate to say that this scntI''".
anti patriotic. absurd, and utterly iudelensib''
Roane may say in its defence, that his coasf''".''
Scfaptes would not permit. him to vote tor p''
even il he SAW the country the verge ol run
knew that there were no other measure ior It's ''
ton. Bat we would beg leave 10 ask him, Win ''''
possible respect Tor the tenderness OF his cohso""
wherein his position would differ from that OF w.
niandirS general at the head of an army III ''',
war, who, equ1lIy bound by his oath TO reg I'D
cypress provision of the constitution, should SUI
the wit Of habeas colPas Z If in the midst :"
the laws are silenr, also are they when u, N.
either fundamental or otherwise, are fohho " b
adequate to secure the ouiy legitimate en-" ''' .os
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