Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-21
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
RICHMOND, Feb. ID, 1873!

RICHMOND, Feb. ID, 1889.
After a protracied debate, the Legislature adjourn
ed about half past 3 o'clotk this afternoon, without
taking any vote for U. S. Senator. The House was
crowded to overfowing with spectators, among " HON
were many ladies'.
Mr.. Peyton, of Roanoke, nominated VIM. G..
Rives for re election-and sustained the claims of
that gentleman in Il ve'y brief but pertinent speech,
IN which he made a just and beautiful allusion TO
The independence Of thought aud action which has
characterized othe political career of his friend. Be-
levins that Mr.. Rives reflected the opinions of Vir-
ginia on the great questions which now agi,alc the
county, aud that he sustained those opinions with
unsurpassed ability, lie, upon that ground, urged The
propriely of his ree'ection, and the injustice of dri-
wing him from a station which he fills with so much
dignity and usefulness. He declined 10 draw upon
his Imagination for those superlative and superhu-
man qualifta atoms with which gentlemen were some
times endowed by their partial friends on occasions
like the present.
Mr.. Wilcox, Of Charles City, nominated John
Tylcr-wlose career he traced from his first entrance
into public life. asa delegate from that county
whence he was transferred, successfully, 10 the Ex-
ecutive Council, TO Congress. to the Gubcrnatorial
office, andto the Senate Of the L.. States, and but
recently again to the House of Delegates; paying a
just ~culogium to his talents as a statesman. and to
his virtues as a man.
Mr.. Watkins, Of Goochland, nominated Judge
John Y. Mason; declining, however, TO say any
thing further then, than that he is admitted, by his
opponents, to be a gentleman of integrity and talents,
and he is Anti-Bank, Anii-Tarif, Anti-lntcrnal
Improvement, and Anu-Abolition lfJudgc Mason
should be assailed, Mr.. Watkins avowed that he
would be prepared 10 defend him. Are not Mr.. Ty-
Ter and Mr.. Rives jus, as much Anti, on all the a
Dove subjects, as Mr.. Mason! Col. Watkins him
self does not doubt it. According TO his own
showing, then Judge Mason has no peculiar claim to
the support OF the great Democratic Republican
pary-ior, in relation to the very points which his
'euloglst makes most prominent in his nomination
>ech, both Mr.. Tyer and Mr.. Kives have given
To- ore signal evidences Of their fidelity TO Virginia
principles that Mr.. Mason himself. But | forget
Judge Mason possesses one little merit, that
Messrs. Tyler and Rives do not lie is in fdror Of
he Sab Treasury, that = much abused and little I'M
ders,ood measure accor ding to Col. Watkins. Re-
ally these Democrats pay a very poor compliment to
the intelligence Of the "dear people, when they
assert that a measure, which has been fully and
thoroughly discussed before them for years, is yet so
lar beyond their power Of comprehension-and they
pay just as poor accomplishment, it seems TO me, 10 the
measure itself, which, if it be thus complicated and
hard to be understood, is, on that very account, to
be dreaded, as the wooden horse" which though ir
It's exterior harmless, is filled with IA barbarian horde
ready, as soon as the gates shall be opened for the
admission, to sack and ravage Troy That it is sc
little understood" therefore, would be to me
'ormidable objection, even were it true. But thu
Colonel is mistaken. The scheme as understood
1t 49, not the first, but the most rapid stride which
has ever been made in this country towards the con
solicitation oil all the power and patronage Of the go
vernment in the hands Of ONE MAN. and TO an
initiate the rights of the States by first subvertin'
the constitutional organization of the federal system
1t is designed, in the language held By the Globe
before we Witnessed that comico-trag,co spectacle c
ground and lefty tumbling by The ,hole company.
atthe command ofthe Master of the Ring. ESQ graph
cally described by Mr.. PendIeton in the after part
this dcbate,) which changed the position of tn
whole Democratic Party in a single day,-it is d,
signed to open the public money TO the plumber of
hundred hands, where il is exposed 10 one-,o mul
ply federal ofcers-to augment Executive power
establish the federal doctrine of Consolidation
under the disguise of Je1crsonian Republicanisn
But ! must proceed with the sketch.
Mr.. Martin. Of Henry, folIowc d, in a well digest,
aud handsomely delivered speech in favor Of NJ