Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-19

is rushing 10 the rescue. With such n people, tia
representative, who lca,lcssly and faithfully perform,
his duty. viii always find a safe retreat.
Win great esteem, &c.
In case any unforeseen occurrence shall proven
my personal attendance, which ! should much re
g'ei. send YOU the following sen,iment
Inc hrphbUean Institutions Of our tounHU-Nir
tue aud patriotism erected Them virtue and vntfi
otism must sustain them. They were not erected
iot a party, but for The people. They were not con
hded TO the keeping Of Il party, but the people
w lille therefore The partisan struggles Tor his part,
let a vi'tnons and patriotic people struggle Tor then
eounIty,--her inst,iutions.-her laws,-hcf Liberty
aud he' prosperity aud all will be well.
= The Peopie.-llic charge of tho President is
llue-thcy ae interested IN their exposition 10 the
sub Ifeasni y-intet esied To save the country from
corruption aud tyranny. ..=
.. tsr J3oad and dustin aHtsho{ GHoS ~eiiisen, J.
NJ PAfroN.-Wo tccrc, his ,e'ifemen, from the
National Connells-Wo have not forgotten HE fidol
ny aud ability with which lin served US, and We are
happy 10 find that he remembers US.
Mr.. Patton rose amidst the cheers and plnndls
with which tbs sentiment was received bv the com
pauy, lie expressed his thanks Ton the honor they
had dane Inn , the sentiment brought Ia his rccol
'cclion the Time when IN his youthful days the CHI
4ens OF l.onisa had taken HIM by ihc hand aud ar.
DENLY supported HIM when II Candidate l,r Congress-;
he had not forgotten and h, never should forget the
support aud Kindness whic, he bad always received
from l,is Republican fellow eiiizcns of Louisa. II
gave hun great pleasure [, be present on This occa
sion. when his io,mrr friends were houonting The
Using uishod gentleman on his len, Nj. Rives. y
lie could NOT expect Ia say any ihiap that would IN.
tcies, them, aiiei the cloquouuo To which iley had
Just listened wlin such evident Satisfaction. Like
his honorable l,lcnd, hc too bad bocn called u irai-
tot, lndetdlist, aposiaic, and desnttcr lac declared
thai lac bad i3ovoi enlisted undo, HE banner olany par.
" ehlci. and he thought tllal those who were now
employed IN denouuolng hun were hound to show
the time when hc had So enlisted. lie said that IL
WAS known TO many OF his audience that he nr,c,
was q party nan. Even under The administration of
Gen. Jackson. he was not n JacksoH man, in HE pdlfg
acceptaiion OF the tern aud ha never would be
come u party man, although he did MOI expect ever
To be n candidate for public favor. lie sad he dc.
prceatcd patty spirlt, as bapetul and destructive OF
The best Interests oflbc people. lie well rccollcctcd,
he said, upon one occasion when u candidate for
Congress, after having made an address 10 the pro.
pie Of LonisI, thai u gentleman came 10 hun and
sad, Ma. Patton. | have listened 10 YOU with pIeai
pleasure, aud highly apppovo of all that you have
said, in MI The speeches that have listened Ia from
you have never yet heard YOU say that YOU were
a Republican. Non never have, said Mr.. +. and YOU
never will hear ne say that am u Republican. II
NY votes while IN Congress prove me To be Repub-
llcan, then ann one iltley prove ne 10 be a i'cde-
ralisl, then am II FedfralIsi. Mr. /. here related
an aueedote which he had heard his friend. Gen.
t'pi!on, relate OF a stranger who passed though
Charlottesville. Some Que asked .lo General If lc
had seen the stranger; yes, who was he do not
know. but J know that he is n gentleman. How do
yon know that he was a gentleman J asked Gen. &.
lie t0ii nc himScJ Mathe Ras a sfnHtmdB.
Mr.. L. SAID that lie had seen palg spirf extend.
ing its Hliatcan H'nis IN every direction. While he
wasa Member al Congress there had been several
contested elections before the House Of Rcpresen.
Iaurcs, some OF which involved questions of law, yet
every member o. the House, vii, the execution OF
perhaps I'VE OF six, IN deciding these contested cleo.
lions, voted solely upon patty grounds he had there.
fore said that lie would rather have u majority OF iieo
in The House OF Representatives, than a majority Of
800 OF The votes OF the people. Mr.. l.. made many
JUST aud excellent remarks respecting The dangerous
tendency Of party spirit. lie then went on TO review
the course of Mr.. Van Euren since Ie had been
President, ~iih the protest. ms he bad made previous.
and showed nom the celebrated report on Executive
patronage when was made during the presidency OF
J. e. Adams, that he had departed from The doe
Times there enforced. by himself and Others. Mir.
Van Burcn had been charged with being a Northern
man with Southern feelings or principles. Mr.. p.
said that he would very checffnlly aoquit The Pfesi-
dent Of his charge, as be did not believe that he en-
tertaincd any Que Of The great leading principles Of
the South, with peril Fps HE single question Of The
United States Bank he proved that he was against
the South on the Taraand Internal improvements
by the General Government; and although Mr.. Van
Buren, might be willing 10 veto any law which Con
grcss might pass abolishing Slavery in the States on
IN the District OF Columbia, YET his course on the
free negro suffrage in New York, proved him to
possess any other than Southern feelings or principles.
And we understood Mr.. Patton as saying, that no
Southern man could consistently support Mr.. Van
Buren, for the Presidency.
Mr.. L. then went on 10 say, that he had a, The
last Presidential election voted for Mr.. Van Buren,;
he did so because lac infinitely preferred him To a
man more Objectionable, (Gen. Harrison II was true,
he said, that he had taken Mr.. Van Buren, for better
OF for worse, and IL had evcntuated like the man who
a short time alter hs marriage was complaining TO
one fhis ~ncighbors OF The bad qualities of his wife.
His ~peighbor said TO him, did you not take her for
better or for ,cofSe! yes, replied the man, | did take
her Tor better or for worse, but she has proved TO be a
id sight ioorse than took her for.
Mr.. Patton spoke about 30 minutes. during which
time he advanced many truly patriotic sentiments.
la conclusion he offered the following sentiment.
BY John M. Pation-IHc Republican county Of
Louisa. Republican in principle-not party; in
practice. not profession.
9. The Conservative party. They confdo in their
principles, aud not in tIIeI numbers.
10. our guest Edmund Eontainc Of Hanorer.
The fearless opposcr of the Sub III easury as
such he was elected by a large majority Of his dis
tiict, and his constituents have no cause to iorsake
him.
[Afcr this toast was Offered, Mr.. Fontaine rose,
he said, not to make "A speech, as the laleness of the
hour, (being after sunsel) forbade it. lie said. ifhe
were disposed at any time to attempt 10 make a dis
play of either argument or eloquence for the enter
tainment oil a public assembly, he would b.ve select
ed some other than the present, when the conpany
had been addressed by gentlemen so justly distin-
guished for their talents for public speaking. But
he rose Tor no stch purpose-he rose to express his
thanks for the sentiment OF appreciation just offered
and received in so catering IA manner; or rather TO
speak more correctly, lie should rather say that he
rose to say to say to them that he could not express
his t~hanhs,-that he could command no language
| adequate TO convey. his feelings. To have n heart