Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-13
DINNER TO SENATOR PRESTON

DINNER IL f>ENA l'll' / III - l''Ns
The Baibacuc 10 Senator Preston At ColnH.blh
s. {. took place on the 25rh alt. lls speech has
not yet reached us.
Among the " Regular 'roasts" We fad the fellow
ing:
John G. Calhoun Co,oIlnian aud m ahr srn'
ter-may hc Ike 10 be President Il tine Iancd
States.
We suppose thle, when th5 titne shall arrive,
South Caiolua VIII consent get of ct Tire stills
npon Which She has strulted SO long, aud conde
.eend tc take pant IN the contcst-which, from the
following Toast NC pr,sunc, she does not nov in
ttnd to de:
lIcury Clay and Martin Van Buren,. par nolae
nat.ua. Il SonIh Carolina is llnr tohaSeIi or has
iheleAsD legad fer consistency she can give her
,ote Tor ueahcr Of tlr,m-she cannot non will not
ledfawu milo choice OF evils.
Did Size not conl, sscdy take Gen. jackson is It
'.e.oice Of evils - Aud, by the Wy, herc may
be Il yery great choicc between evrls-lnl no
wise man OF patriotic community defend the
arrogant and superrll,ous position 50 long ASSUMED
and maintained ly South Carolina, in reference to
the Prcsliency-a position which makes her the
subject Of contempt rather tlan admiration.
The following toast, we presume was intended as
sort Of peaee-otlct0g:
congressional Carolina values them too highly to
scrfcc any OF them to the blind 2ea OF party the
malignant envy ii demagogucs.
We seee, the following from among the yolun-
tecl toasts:
By Albeit Rhc,t, E>q 1He Indcyeaaeai 7reasu-
1y-thc great que stion Of "devcraucc aod liberty. "
BY w. +. Desaussurc. Esq. The peoples mo
ney-saicr in their own treasury, tlan ~ lnstu-
tons not created by them, subject to thc con
Bv Col. l.. Chc,cs Jr. The peoples money
sacl any where than in the Presidents brooches
pocket
ByA s Johnson The Sub Treasury aud the
other "expedmcnt,' OF the Van Hulcn rar1y-thc
Feople may say to the Administration the frogs
said to the nischieyous boys who were prng them
with stones, "ths may be fun to yoa, but 1t is d sat
tous."
BY Edward j. Arthur. John c. Calhoun, the pc
litical Ajax OF the South-wc RELY on his firnness
aud foresight, for llberlug our country from the
terrible incubus OF Bank monopoles and an neon
Nertiblc paper currency
BY DR.. Robert Henry. The Sub T,easnry
Scheme-repudlated by Mr.. Calhoun IN 934 and
Fstron'zed by him in 1898 Wien political
prophet IS AT fault, feel ourselves embodened to
h'e exercise of "a rlghtlul Independence OF judg
ucnt."
BY Campbell Il. Bryce. Henry Clay and Mar
I'm Van Buren,, the probable candidates tor the mex
Presidency; choice is between black dog AM
BY Judge David Johnson. The rlght ol ,nshuc
'on-the right to make syconhants OF our Eewes N
'a'l'es-to NatjJy the constitution.
ne following letter sent by Gen. Wald,
thompson. who was unable to attend:
GREENyILLE, July %, ls32
'eRHemen,-l regret that it will not be in my pow
'fto accept your kind invitation to dinner to b,
gwen TO the Hon. Mr.. Preston on the Goth inst
'oncu'rIng as do entirely with that gentleman up
-. n ,le currency question Which now agItates th'
Hld'e aided TO every consideration OF a persona
'hafacter, would have made il agreeable to me Il
nave been with you; but cannot.
nave lived too long and seen too much of III,
"eN'eness OF public opinion, and the instability o
i,e'Soudl popularity, to be much surprised At an,
lug OF the sort But confess that there Is some
le "hich am at a loss 10 account for IN the Vi
,h,oo remuneration and prescription, with which
W us are treated, who hold and express opin
,o,t Nv ~ Twelve months ago, were held by nine
" nose who now dcnouncc us. Two year
naI cII H.. nen>on proposed measure for the grad
and silver only. His me,s,,re re,,oJ ~
SION OF specie INTO the circ,l,,;o, h ;a. =,
'es,eeS all bank notes under ,,vent, dIia,g. ,
s particular was certainly a wise, ,reaSny
~ ,'e ldte SUD reaSury Bill II wac No, s,r
Mc' as lar as | know, by n SINGLE r,,,.,,,cr y
s3nuclan oiany party in the State. and was ,,d,cul
anu stoftd at by the opposition n,,,v Win,
accepted IT theic wa, IN excep,,op !, has &C
my notice and may be shown
vhou nphol be forgotten thn less than e., vo,, ,rc
nest;nn Wv Ney' Nh Fisk rose TO address , nuhl;
plnioo.9 - Oudtieston IN favor of these rti-b.nk =,
,oLss a. ~" so prevalent, even the saActi,v nj II,
uld not protect him and h..,,,Eaeiy,g u III
7.i' d a. so'' nj political 6lp.rhen,y.