Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-19

| with .ophee segseny, foresas and foretold, that
! n day would arrive. when the raukest Fedeialis,s
by stealing and throwing The Democratic grab eve,
Then shoulders, would deceive the people, aud crawl
like the base reptile, to tho heights OF power. Ills
prediction Is even nov fulfilled. The prophecy has
breome hiatory and the sagaeiy of the prophet is
yeued by the misio,iuues OF LIS country. Yer, 10
thousands OF his eo0nuymen. the prophecy aud tile
| yerlteaton are both scaled books" Tie day ioia-
told has come upon us, like the unbel,esing Jews,
the people are blind alike 10 the language Of their
scsrs and To the events by which that language N
interpreted.
Butte return from this DEPRESSION. A CASE is no"
b.lere The Legislature OF Virginia, which fully tests
and Illustrates the principles involved in the New
Jersey coutrst. Mr.. Allyn is the returned member
| from Neiok borough. the Mayor Of that borough
having e,ea to him tbs certificate OF election, al.
though 1t was alleged at the ,ime, by Nj, Cunning
han. The eonlssting candidate, IN. he received u
majority o, the legal votes. 1.-THE V. L., members
of Compress A. 'sht, the House of Delegates
to have excluded s,r. .>l.n from his seat until his
right had been scrutintz>d d. a"d the i'et alleged by
Mr. Cunningham aseertain.d "ut was this done
or asked 10 be done No end II hsd oeen'
preposterous aud absurd is the ides, that ne pro.
position aud lie who made II would have been scout
ed down. But the scrutiny has been made, an"'
according 10 tho report OF the coNmtcc, Mr.. Cun-
nlngham did receive majority Of 10 legal yores-
and yet Nj, Allyn IL still in his seal. because the
IL. OF d. has not acted upon that prnposltlun.-
Why Because he has The cert ftdte of election gran
ted by the officer known to the law rs The returning
officer: just as Mr.. Cunningham would have taken
and held the seat. had the returning Officer given
the certificate 10 him, instead Of To MI Allyn. How
much stronger is the when u sovereign State IL n
patty 10 the contest, IN the persons of all ITS members
AMI the Governor OF such State is the returning Off
Ger recognized by and responsible To the law But
II is useless 10 argue question which argument
csn make palmer, But one Ihng will add before
conclude and that is, that tho American pcop
GU sh 10 hold TO stiict aud accountability
that bayty which, by the agency its prominent men,
has in1l. ted the fatal wound upon the Americ an
character ana upon free institutions, in the ego ol
foreign nations Which the late events III W asbineton
cannot fail To do The insolvency OF our NEE |
chants. and tho suspension OF our Banks may have
shaken American credit in Europe. until it ''otered
IL It's ta !" but The recent diseaeeiu ouragcs the
seat Il the federal government, IN mad struggle for
power ani its peIquisles will, or we are much ms.
take com,.lslely overthrow il. What confidence
can the, have in The stability Of gu, institutions
when, lor ten days, The Legislative Power was an
II h,laled, aud The Re, ,ese' ,ayes II the People
were in anarchy, an when alI thugs were rpo Tor
II appearance Of Dictator af the head OF his hired
l,eio,s prepared INFECT the last blow upon Amer.
lean free. 'om