Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-02

tho god Of party He preferred the liberties and in
s'uuons oil his country To any office iha, could be
bestowed upon him lie showed by eogent argu.
ment drawn in vivid colou,s the danger to the hbcr-
tues ut the country which must result from the sink
OF SWIM policy oil Thomas Richie tho Editor OF
tue tnqnfef, II suffered 10 take foot hold with tho
people. What is such apoliey bur tyranny Yes.
pltty tyranny, the most dangerous OF all tyranny
What but despotism of the worst sort far more dan
ectous than military observation-disclosures il would
corrupt the whole moral feelings of the people. lie
declared he would follow no party. but would cheer
'u''y give hssuppoit to amy Administration so far as
inc government VAS conducted upon pure Eepub
lican principles, but farther. That ~ Senator of
the United States he had considered himself upon
the walch-tower OF his countly's hbetcs aud rs
such was bound 10 notice the app,pach of every
Ill, aud II was his duty to cary INFO effect tho
WISHES OF the unerrlhcd Commonwealth Of Virei.
MA whom he represented III all constitutional mr,-
sures, aud that rs such he would have bssely be-
ifayed his trust, IT, When seeing tho dangers ahead
hn had iallen back into the arms OF party aud
held his peace, retaining the gucrdon of oice Ia tho
destruction OF his own peace OF conscience aud the
liberties OF his country, Had he done so then hr
should lave done an act beneath Wm. &. kiyes."
lie declared, that he that day felt more proud salts.
laction NJ his course than he had done before in
all his HE. lie vndieaed his course on Walls re-
po', and declared, that his propositions made at the
close OF his ARGUMENT on that subject, in the an-
enagc OF Mr. Jefferson himself WAS rejected Ivy s1rc,
party vote and thereby the band OF Office holders
were encouraged 10 sustain, by all So, of influence
over the people, the powers that be. Was this lie.
pnbiicanisnl, OF was II the rule OF man He
warned the people 10 take OF their rights and
never surrender them one by one would fall uull
all were gone, aud our Republican institutions
would give place 10 the rule of man, aud the
last vosiiee OF liberty would be zone forever. Could
he stand by and see thus and not rive an alarm
flion he would do an act " beneath Vim. &. Riyes."
lie spoke o the Sub Treasury, and declared il was
Int with real danger than any scb.,n. al
finance which had ever been brought before the
counsels OF the Nation. lie show ed that Mr.. Van
Buicn would not, like any other President wlio had
preceded INN, submit To the declared wall Of tho
peopc-lhat alter the Sub Treasury had been ihiico
rejected by the Representatives of the people and
once by the people themselves yet he and his PAR
" oil othce- holders and dependents cndeayout-
ing, by party dtill and force, to ram il down the
throals OF disquieted aud reluctant community.
Was this Repubcanism, or was II Federalism Of
the deepest dye lie then spoke Of the modern
Democracy, aud showed the difference between De
mocracy aud epublIoanIsm-Thc party had no,
been content with the good old name OF Republican
that name, dear 10 all patriots. had been chan.
ged by additions ii had been changed to Demo
cratic Van Buren, Republican. To increase the
ranks from the Northern Fodcralisis then il was
changed 10 Democratic Van Buren, State Rights
Republicans, TO catch the Southern Nul6ors and
now to Democratic Van Buren, State Rights Equal
Right Loco Foto Republicans to catch the North
ern ianatics-ior his part he iepudiaied those add
lions he preferred the simple old name. Ilo had
been raised and expected 10 die Republican. He
elorcd in that name, and would never willingly bear
any other Mr. Ripcs SAID many other things Of
great interest and OF exalted patriotism, which | am
unable describe and what have said can give you
but faint idea Of his Brilliant pow ciu and conyln-
cling speech wish Mr.. Richie could have been
here--how his dry bones would have shaken wish
it could be committed to paper (but that is impossl
Bile by the orator himself) that might be
nv all he " Mr. YAM b,Ic la,
the sound ofthe lofty flights OF patriotism pour
ed from the mouth oi the great Nitgiuan, so as to
have warmed his soul Could il be ptineJ,j would
be another wreath of glory To tho Old Dominion
and would convince all that such ought not
TO be put down. NELSONlAN.