Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-31
THE WASHINGTON CHRONICLE

ago, he went farther than he who now goes f,,,ha..
IN denouncing the men aud the measures of III. -,
| mnistraton but now, our President IS like H.
Roydl' heads Of European Kingdoms. the KIN.
| can do no ,Crong." Ii it were susceptible of de,
stration that the Sub-Treasury plan is really ,Lo
very system OF finance which the editor or H.
Chronicle approved prior to its recommendation h.
! Mr.. Van Bu,en,-nay, if he had himself suyges,,
i,-should his approval Of that single measure b,,.
| rcconciled him TO all those enormes Of III. Al
/ ministraiion, upon which he was wont 70 lesc,,,r
with such bold and eloquent indl snaton. in o,Iy \
lang sync! Should This reconcile him to tho ,,,.
of an =" Usmper,' as he in the habit of s,l;oy
! Mr.. Van Buren--or quie, the quaIms of his con,
science for assocating with Royatsts," as he once
dubbed Mr. Van Burcn's supporters Surely mn,
But the Chronicle, in its quotations from its flies,
from July 18th, to September 3D. 1897, shows pre-
cisely what we have always sserted-tat up to tho
period ofthe recommendation of the Sub Treasury
scheme, by Mr.. Van Buren, at the extra session OF
Congress, II did not support that measure. That i,
leaned TO it, is true but, Of its own extracts
shows, if it did deem more liable to abuse
than the Pet Bank System, and more obnoxious,
IN other respects, there is evidence that il thought
it less SO, until after MIR. Calhoun assumed his new
] oil
holding in check his - late allies"-much less did
it deem it that roten Panacea which it now asserts
it to be-a for all the maladies which have af-
fcted the State, and undermined its Constitution
Blu, do intend to argue the consistency of tho
editor of the Chronicle. That is matter of minor
Importance. IT, however, his sentiments have un-
dergone no change as lie asserts,-and if Mr.. Van
Buren, and the Globe occupy their old position as
II +. a. H.. 4
come allies that these former antpodcs now move
in parallel lines Answer US that, Mr.. Chronicle
aud we shall be the better able to Judge whether
the State Rights leader aud his satellites have be
come Royatists-or whether the Royalists have
been washed from their eprosy, and been rendered
fit 10 sit by the side Of the great NuGer, to share
his confidence, aud to receive his support.
The Chronicle, for the purpose of convincing
thatare belong the Federal side OF the house,
says:
"know then, that the only and true test Of thu
potca! parties OF the country those recognized
III the Resolutions OF Virginia and Kentucky in
1898, o."
We acknowledge the test, but object to the
interpreter. Every knows that the editorof tho
Chronicle gave to these papers meaning which
the author of the Virginia resolutions dcnied, ant
which common sense repnl,aed, and which cxcu-
ded from the pole of the Il publican church, and
threw into the Federal ranks, ninety nine hundrchs
of the American people Nay the only persons
left in the church, according TO THIS comnen-
taor and his friends a mere handful Of zeal-
OTIS, who asserted the monsrous paradox that Slao
ha 8 ri ght to clair, all the benefits while she throws
off all the burhens OF the Union, at her sovereign
will and pleasure-that she may be in the Union 50
Car as certain laws concerned and out of it, in
reference to others, at one and The same time And
these very men, who, in the assertion of this ludic
! rously absurd doctrine, claimed for the States
right suicidal in ITSELF aud dreamed Of by tho
founders Of The Conled, racy, themselves, a
year two previously, the foremost in asserting
that il the climax of absutdity to say that the
States bad any rights at all y Truly, the States
would lean upon a broken reed if these weather.
cocks were the only champions of their Rights
And Republlcanisnl would be "a rnged and ,reakcd
thing" if the contradictory creeds the time serv-
ing practices OF these self constituted expounder' OF
the faith. were the standard of belief and practice.
The Chronicle asks:
How comes it, NAV we ask that the State
Rights Party has become such favorites oil the VIZ
gnian Of late !"
Surely the editor Of the late Washington
! "Retorncrn need not ask such question as thls.-
They became " favoriies with the Virginlan," just
| as soon as, the Notification controversy terminated
by the Compromise, they arrayed themselves A.
galnst the pernciuus measures of the AdmlnIstfa-
ton. and, in alliance with the Wings, endcavored
to stay the march of Executive usurpaon, TO throw
around that officer the spurned responsibilities oil
the law and the constitution, to vndicate Legsa-
tive indepe ndence abuses in the practical
| administration of the government, and to stay the
swelling tide of encroachment which rapidly
changing the character of our political SYSTEM
But we may answer the Chronicles question, oy
using the Yankee privilege of putting three or Jour
queries to itself:
| ]. How was it thet the Wings were such favon'es
with the editor of the Chronicle and Mr. Calhoun
! from 1888 to September 1887 !
.. Being such fayorites during all that pef'o''
and acting in conjunction upon all political q"es-
lions how is it that the Chronicle has SO suuoe"!
snelt the faint of federalism upon or garments a"'
now, like the pharisees of DID, bids us STAND 's''''
because he is more orthodox than we
| 3. How comes it that the 3" State Rights any
| las Mr.. Calhoun andhs corporars squad atos'",'
style thcmselves,) are such favorites WIN wv"
| q" Globe of late, which formerly called thef '".
| a Catiiine, and themselves - NulJters, D's"s""
| GERS, DIsuNIoSIsrs, TRAITORS"
| A. How is it that the editor Of the Chron'c'e '"
now applaud the authors of the Procla'na''o" ~"
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