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

for tis : alllancs.s Il there has been any change,
IL is in him-not in us. Was he a Feie,at.st, ahcl
he battled with us, side by side, outstrlpping u.
equally in nbility and zeal, in the long and arduou,
contest commencing with the removal of the public
deposites from the Bank OF the United States, aud
terminating with the late explosion ! If we were
worthy of his alliance then, why are we not now .
R,couse he has eone orcr 10 ht Royalists, while we
stand upon the same good old Republican ground,
of imposition to Executive en~croacliment, which we
before Jointly occupied We have always heard
that the. atmosphere of Courts is fatal to Patriotism
but We had really thought that the editor of the
Chronicle was beyond the reach of its contagious
influence. We fear we over-rated the firmness OF
Ais character.
One more word TO the Chronicle. That paper
is cndeavoring 10 produce the impression that the
Wing presses in the South are afraid of the Aboli-
ton question. Why Does the Chronicle mean
to say or to insin uate that Mr.. Clay has any connec-
ton, either direct or indirect, remote or proxitnate,
with that delestable faction The Chronicle
kaoses better. 1t knors that 1.-The Pennsylvania
Freeman, whose editor e.. G.. Whittier) is the au-
thor ofthe beautiful verses in honor of Henry Clay"
has nevertheless avowed its determination TO sup
port Martin Van Buren,. the Chronicles new ally,
rs next President, in preference to Henry Clay
II knocs that the Emaacipator has taken the same
ground. And yet it pretends 10 think that Mr..
Clay's friends in the South are afraid of the ques-
tion-wlen Mr.. Clay is himself a slayellolder, and
the representative of shareholders ! The idea is
too absurd for comment-especially when urged
by a gentleman who, twelve months ago, labored as
earnestly TO identify his present friend, Martin Van
Buren,, with the Abo!tisnists, as lie does now to
show, in the teeth of facts, that Mr.. Clay is the
favorite of that pes,ilent crew Our object is to
keep the Abolition question clear of party politics
-believing, as we do, that if these twain can be eff
(cctually divorced, ito use a fashionable and favorite
rh,ase,) Aboli,ion, like Anti Masonry and Nor
monistn, will linger out a sickly existence, and die
Of itself. 1t is the fierce contention OF parties, each
Of which seeks TO identity the other with all that is
odious and unpopular, that Keeps the "foul iend'
alive. 1t is the aliment upon which it thrivcs-and
hence, upon the approach of an election il always
revivcs and Gourlshes. Withdraw this nntriment,
and it perishes-the very thing which Mr.. Calhoun
and his adjutants, however, intend that it shall not
do if they can help it since it is the nucleus around
which they have long hoped TO rally a Southern parfg.
Nothing but the adoption of ar. Calhoun as the
"heir apparent of,he Democracy-the nominee of
the next Rucker ConyeDtion-can change this policy.
1t may be that the prospect Of being thrown into
this % line OF safe precedents'' has already had The
effect of bunting the edge of his over-wrought
sensiblllties-since though it was but recently an
all-engrossing theme with linn, he has laitcIlv seen
no danger to % tho peculiar institutions Of tie South"
in any thing but the dteaded failure Of his flvorite
Sub.Trcasufy scheme, and in The resuscitation of
the National Bank :. This is one OF he rhcnoule-
va of the times, which II requires some of the lnitia-
ted to explain. VIII tie Chronicle be good enough
10 perform this Office :!