Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-20

Here he luxuriatcd awhile, amidst the carnival OF
alice. seekers, until the New York Magician beat
him a, his own game of intrigue by pouring the
.l.p,eus poison into the ear of the Old Chief. un-
de, shom he deemed it " glory enough to serve"
and then VIC had another specimen of the facility
With which - the honest Nullifyer" can desert
"la,e ally when he cannot control him, aud assa'l
him With the most violent dsnuncia,on Nor, for
first time, Mt Calhoun began to see, or at least to
acknowledge, that the States, in entering into
compact Of union did surrender all their rights
Nav, he even went farther, and tosk the bold
ground that. entering into this compact, they sur
rendered NO portion of their shs or OF their so'e-
resptv And them THE old sa,irst of Virginia poll
,ico.me,,physies became suddenly one Of the most
suk,e tsphysicians Of the day. leaving Mr.. Madl-
SON a. .r behind him in the advocacy Of State Rights,
she had formerly left MIR. Hamilton in attempting
To overthrow them! Sovereignty, he argued, being
snoiesable, could not be surrendered-snd being
indirisibe, Of course, if part of it retained by
the States, the whole was-snce that which cannot
he divided, must be unimpaired And from this
inseniou. metaphysical dogma, forthwith sprung the
monster Notification, like the ocean-born Goddess
from the bosom of the deep, or, properly like
PaIIas, full-armed, from the brain orJupier' And
pinon,--tlis sudden change Of "posi,ion. leap
ing bound from, the orrid zone to regions OF
,iiick ribbed icc-we were assured with the utmost
sang fro;a that he had bern standing s,li all the
while; tina, lie had really " changed opinion, and
abandoned no principle, and that the supposltion
that lie had done so wa. entirely an illusion of the
mental optics of the multitude, who, having all been
magical whirlcd around, abe uiely agiaed that
- a. i.
He had been the fixed sun in the political irma-
ment--ihey the satellites which resolved around
him, Thus ii is that. he who is gidJy thinks
the world turns round ~ But il this assumption
lis part be the very climax OF mpudencc, what shall
be said of the crcdnli,y which believes
Mr.. Calhoun still maintains his State Rights
creed thcoretio ally though he has abandoned prac
ticaIy How long il will be before he will openl,
denounce it, az he did from 1916 to 1924, it is i'm
possible to conjecture II may he polite for him to
keep the word Of promise to the ear, whilst he
breaks il TO the hope"-And il it should be- he
will continue to hoist the fla. Of State Rights, G.
ven whilst he unites with those whom he Blu, recent
" proclaimed the moot deadly enemies Of that doc
trinc in Frustrating State institutions. and in build
ing up great central moneyed influence at Wash.
ing,on. winch will just as certainly if il be
firmly established, en:nlpli both State Rights and
the Public Liberties, as the Norwegian macs,room
draws within its greed, vortex the needless mariner
who ventures within the influence of It's powerful at
traction.
Mr. CLAY, on the other hand, although he is no,
ciernay protesting his attachment TO State Rights,
has been much more consistent in his adherence
TO the creed Of '9S than Mr.. Calhoun-and, with
few comparatively obscure exceptions, not less so
than the srea, body of our politicians. il. in advo-
cs,in: National Bank, he departs from M. creed.
he sins in company with Madison and Monroe and
even with Mr.. Calhoun himself. IT, in asserting the
constitattonatity of Protecting Duties, he depart.
from this creed, which we unhcs,at,usly conrro,er
here too he with Mr. Jefferson, Mr.. Madison
Mr.. Calhoun, and indeed with the whole body of the
State Rights party. the Nulltfyen excepted. no did
not themselves discover the uncon.,,utIonalilv of
such Duties. until, blinded by passion, they were
compelled TO assume this ground IN order to Justify
their rash proceeding. But Mr. Clay is no longer
disposed to peas this "yexed question" lie be-
lieves that the Manufacturing system has taken
firm root in soil and tina, il will grow and expand
and flourish, without the aid Of government protec
tom aud hence on this question: hswevcr objection
able some persons may deem his opinions, Ne have
nohn. to appiehenh from his practice. And it, in
reerencet TO Internal Improvements, he. like Mr..
Calhoun, has sinncd against the doctrines of 90, by
asserting the constitutional pow or Of the general 90
to construct them he also declares that
the enterprise Of the several States. the zeal with
which they have embarked in the cause of Internal
Improvement, and the energy with which they are
prosecuting their magnificent, lines of Rail L oads and
Canals, will hereafter render the action of the gene
raj government upon this subject entirely unneces
sary and incxpedient. These are the three subjects
which are most frequently adduccd, to show Mr..
Clay's apostacy from the Republican creed in re-
laon to all OF which, Mr. Calhoun, whose irie nds
are his most prominent accu.er., has been at lesu
asgreat a sinner as himself Two Of these three
questions may now be considered in abeyance-and
as to the ,hlrd, (thc National Bank) we cannot for
the soul Of u.s. perceive Why Virginia aud Georgia,
which voted for VIM. II. Crawford. Lno~n: him to
be one of the most decided champions Of that inst-
tuition, should now shudder at The idea Of suppo, ting
Henry Clay, because he i. in favor of tho same
measure 1.-THE advocacy Of a National Bank vac
50 'enial a sin in Mr. Cra.(ord, why is it such a
grissous fault such an objectionable offence, in
Henry Clay! ii puzzles US to sol,s the riddle
Perhaps the Richmond Enquirer, which so yea
lous'y Supported Crawford and Bank" even
again" Andrew Jackson, the slayer Of the Monster.
be able to tell ia ~ hy M . do A., C., an