Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-21

unless forced upon ii by the conduct of the Wings
themselves.
Mr.. Bayly. Of Accomac, then took the floor, which
he occupied, about two hours in a labored historical
review of the promineu, political events of the last
live or six years, for the purpose Of showing that
VIM. c. Rives bad ed sins which The Wings
could no, properly pardon,-in his support of the
Proclamation, the Force Bill, the Removal Of the
Deposltes, the Protest. the Expunge, Nc. &c. He
forgot, | presume, that he supported Judge White
Tor the Presidency, who was guilty Of some Of these
enormites aud that he even voted for the election of
VIM. ii. Roaue, as Senator two years ago, who
is gully of all the rest True, he may say, that he
took Senator Roane ms n = choice Of evils'-but the
Wings, who may vote for Mr.. Riycs, offer precisely
the same plea in abatement. was very much a.
unused with the Generals vehement Indignation a
gainst the Force B~il-why, did he forget that ii
finds a precedent in the Force Bill of 1909, passed
during Thomas Jelferson's administration, and which
still, like that of 1882, stands ON tie statute book I'M
repealed! But politicians sometimes have short
memories. Another thing struck me very iorcibly
IN Gen. Bayly's remarks. and that was, his seeming
desire to palliate Gen. Jackson's agency in all these
. damnable" deeds, although he was their author,
while Mr.. Rivcswho was their defender, was denouu-
cedi the most u%nsparing and unmeasured language!
Would Gen. Bayly have cxtenuated Gen. Jackson's
conduct two years ago! throw not. | am neither
the defender nor the apologist of Mr.. Rives but
surely when John c.. Calhoun and his admirers,
and followers can fratcrnizc with Benton, and others,
WHO, like Mr.. Riyes, sHStuincd all The measures ADORE
referred 10, they must have strange notions Of ''prin-
ciple, honor" and all that sort of thing, who can re-
fuse to forgive Mr.. Rives. for precisely The SAM ofen-
ces. Mr.. Rlves is a gentlcman-that, no Que denies,
or, 10 our knowledge, has ever denied. We have
never seen any man, who did not scout the total in
applicability of that term to the author of the Expun-
ging process. lfBcnton can be forgiven, then, and
even followed, with devout fidelity, by the Calhoun
men, why may not Vim. G. Rires be pardoned, and
even, as a % choice OF evils re- elected to the office
which he now fills, by the Wings? Ispeak SUPPOSE
tiously. do not know that this event will or can
occur. For myself, l wish il may be in our power
TO elect a Wing though | fear, il there even was a
prospect of this result, 1t was defeated, by the yio-
lcnce and Intolerance of some Of Gov. Tyler's own
friends at the Wing meeting last night. But | shall
not lift the curtain from that sccnc-a scene which
fully satisfied me, of the business OF a remark made
by a veteran Senator present. that " the Wings
should never 90 into Caucus-thcy can't be collar
ed - for as every man Of them seems to think his
own opinions the only in(alIible standard Of POLICY
aud justice, many ofthcm refuse TO yield an inch to
the counsels and opinions OF others!
When Mr.. BayIy took his seat, Mr.. Pendleton Of
Rappahannock rose, and, for about an hour, en-
c..ained the attention Of the crowded and sllen, audi
tory which filed every vacant seat in The Hall, the
gallery and the Lobby. Without asserting entirely
to the business of the reasoning, by which he brought
ms mind to the conviction that William c. Rives
should be voted for by the Wings, as a first choice,
instead of an alternative, | must nevertheless confess
that he succeeded in shaking my own previous con
victions Of the Impolicy Of thai course. | shall not
attempt any thing like a sketch of his remarks. Tor
any sketch that | could make would do them mus
tice. His cogent reasoning, his %kindling eloquencc,
his powerful inyective, his racy wit, and an occasion
al broad stroke OF humOr, esiDeed an intellect of the
highest order and Of the most varied chara eter.-
" hen to these mental powers, are added full mu-
steal voice and an imprisoned manner, | need not
say that he is an orator Of the first class-tbat as a
parliamentary debatcr he is decidedly more effective
than any member Of the present Legislature whom
| have yet heard and. indeed, | doubt. whether
he has many superiors any where. 1t is TO be regret
ted that he does not more fre quently impart life TO
onr sometimes dull and prosy debates. Mr.. Pendle-
ton closed his remarks by an aIluson to the yene-
rable Napoleon of the Press (Mr. Ri,chie,) who
sa, before him, aud seemed 10 enjoy ii heartily,
" whose banner, whenever flung out to the breeze,
was SO constantly triun plant. that Jictory seemed
to regard ii as her home. But, sir, (said he we
have now got HIM to the field Of Waterloo and if
Wellington do not attack Butcher, and Butcher be
not false to Wellington, we sh al soon land him al ST.
Helena" When he sat down, the Hall resounded,
as il did two or three times duiing the delivery OF
the speech, with audible demo nstrations OF the delight
with which he was heard.
Mr.. Venable then took the floor, and, being reluc-
tant to commence a speech at so late an hour, mo-
we'd a suspension Of the joint order until tomorrow
which, being agreed TO by both Houses, they ad-
journcd. Mr.. VS. position" is "a deemed somewhat
doubtful. ] suppose, however, he will "dehne it,
as the fashionable phrase is, tomorrow. 1t is uncer-
tain when and how the contest will terminate.
RICHMOND, Feb. 16, 1888.
Another day has elapsed, and The battle is yet to
be fought and won. After the transaction OF morn
ing business, the order of the day was taken up and
Mr.. Bolts, of Henrico, occupied the floor more than
an hour, in support of Mr.. Tylet's nomination. and
in opposition TO Mr.. Rives- He travelled pretty
much over The same ground previously occupied by
Messrs. Martin and Bayly.
IL y..lIa f,IIoyoI in cnnnnrf al Mr.. RlyeS,