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

49, ~ '"t Wv WDuNi uttdfn tDfm no Ion
ger tl,an to offer the following sentiment. =
by r.. Fontaine--IH county Of Lotisa. NAV her
fepublieanism always partakc ofls,ai power which
planted The lieeof Liberty iai76, and never degene-
tate into u blind submission 10 the will Of The Prssi-
deDt or The dictation OF Parry
II, Ihf United Sfates Government. May its Lee
eislaisc, Executive and Judicial Departments be
Kept separate and distinct, aud no one usurp the pow
efs properly belonging 10 The other; but move on
IN their legitimate spheres uucoirupl and incorrupti-
BILE.
i". TIE Hon. James barbour: We thank him for
hs past serves 10 his couplry-We applaud his
nagnanimiiy III tho part he now takes in the politics
which divide our county,
9drt0prsrilie, August 80, 1889.
GehHcnen IL present 10 your constituents my
sincere thanks for your very kind invitation 10 par
take with you OF a public dinner TO be given at Louis,
Court House on The 7ih Of next month, as n token
OF respect 10 Mr.. Riyts aud ! would most cordially
have accepted il but for an important engagement
That requires my presence on that day.
II would give me great pleasure, 10 meet my fell
low citizens Of Louisa, around Tue festive board on
any occasion-bnt particularly so on the present,
when | so heartily coincide with the motive inducing
1t. need not rehcalsc here my warm appreciation
OF The eoutsc Of your Quest in opposing the financial
scheme Of The Executive, asl lave lately d,ne SO on
an occasion bike the present. | tender TO you and
your associates my profound respect.
JAMES BARBOUR.
! Offer the following sentiment;
The refusal 10 uui1e with those whose erfdf oh
Jet * the same, - a. unwiSc rs prclcrling 10 be
beaten by enemies, rather tllan beating with friends
l3. Homea. The dearest boon Of providence to
manly un,on with her alone can We cxist--by
union 0itb her alone can we lie happy.
##.I Big Lte6. Roapokc, August 81, 1 $50.
Gentlemen ~ iefret that the pressure of NV mi
,ale epgagcmeniss Pfocludcs my accepting your FIAT
teilug Invitation Ia join you, N a dmnrr to be given.
by the citizens OF l.oulsn an the 7ih OF september,
To our laiu distinguished senator, Wm. G. Riycs.
| beg, gentlemen, that YOU will accept INV respect.
iul acknowledgment Of your polite communication.
and that you VII assure thai portion ol The citizens
oi Louisa. oil whom you ara the organ, how pro.
lonndly sensible 1atn nf The honor which iiIey confer
upon 50 humble an individual ~ myself, in thus con-
pecling me, however romotely. wittftlc Distinguish
ed obicet Of their lospiialiiy.-l'ersoualiy unknown,
ms an,. 10 tho c,t'Aens oi our county, valur ,on,
oiviity aud kindnes rs a spontaneous and pfnefous
tribute To my conduct dnring the exciting scenes of
our late Senatorial contest and trust, il were Al,
all disposed 10 idllef IN The uainllinance Of HE priu-
ciples which | ayowed on rlni interesting occasion.
that should lud, IN tbs nallri.idg maxi Of your II.
probation, fresh incentives 10 Icnewc ed eNcrion and
greater devotion. H
] had hoped thai al WHO possessed the moral
irmness to breast The overwhelming tide OF political
tergisctsaton, which had suddenly swept osei aud
reversed The position al The administration pafty an.
on the complex subjects ol currency, exchange aud
circulation. aud who had moreover ict il their duiy
as patriots ~ this fell swoop" cmasculalinn 81 all
manly independence, 10 eNposebn a published ad-
dress The shallow aud cofrnpling Maohiavelsm wlncl,
inculcaiod u ''sinh ~ swiun' policy. anl winch en-.
eouragod and justified that elasticity oil publtc yiuuc..
which made every politician prompt aud expert as a
praetiNcd lumbler, IN Il rowing someI SETS, forward and
backwards, NJ the word OF command. would have
continued, III despite offrowns or Embellishments, TO
have illustrated by ,l,eir coD>,ancy the purity aud
integrity OF their opposition /, that having taken this
lphy and honorable posiilou, they would have APP
pfeciated rs dignity aud importance, and strenuous.
~ resisted every inch Of encroacllnent, ill thew
were gradually overwhelmed and crushed by Tho
lotce OF numbers. And that then. they would have
been fonnd, with wounds Ia front. and with their
faces 10 the foe. That ''Iis better To die honorabIy
tlan live I%gnobly." is a timc-revered adage. the force
OF which ! trust will no, be lost upon The little Con
servstive band, who, having flung their banner TO tho
breeze, can never desert the standard without dis
grazing Their principles. living separated from
'he'' Ola po'li'cai associates ior reasons which they
conceived lett them no alternative as honest and hon
orablc men, a decent respect for proprieiy and con-
slstency requires tl'at they should persevcie in up
holding the opinions and principles upon which they
organized. nF
Overwhelming as has Jecn tie great contest as to-
The manner IN which The public revenue shall be col
lecled and discussed. and potential as has been its,
influence in s%undering the eonneetion belweeen the
conservatives aud The present administration, they
have felt thai there are other questions involved in the
late and approaching SENATORIAL election Of scarcely
Inferior magnitude and Importance. They have felt
thai the great principles Of representatives. fidelity
anu Senatorial independence, reaching rs they do to
the very foundations OF our civil edlfce. were at
tempted TO be cloven down aud trampled 10 the dust
by the bloody Moloch of party, aud the reckless
spirit OF lnordinate ambition. They knew that up
on the preservation Of these principles in all their
purity, depended IN n great measure the perpetuity
of our instituiions-that they were the balance
wheel and malu-spring of our system, upon whose
s%oundness and elasticity il depended for regularity
and utility. That destroyed or corrupted. our free
dom wouId be a mere slIadow-our constitution an
empty pagcant-a delusiyc ahsrraction-a ridiculous
mockery Of a free representative governments. Ii
was a deep conviction of the saciedness Of these
principles, which. in the siimalion of The Conserv-
atives, and a portion OF the Wings, headed by tic
manly representative from Amelia, gave TO Mr..
Riyes's reelection a peculiar sanctIty. Without
scrutinzing his past polilica! life, las 10 some pos-
lion OF which il was known there was a diversity Of
opinion even anoag The Conservatives because
they thought the inyes igation not only uncall-
ed for, but worse than useless, but believing that he
was truly representing the State OF Virginia in de-
nounciDg the Sub-treasury-tbat he reflected the
sentiments Of The whole population 10 opposing 4
clandesline and mereticious intercourse between the
Government and the Uni.ed States Bauk, and 10 re-
sisting all interference with the freedom oteiec ions by
tile expenditures and creatures Of the L xecuiive, they
thought il The duty of every patriot, whatever might
be his personal or political prejudices, when he was
ba,ling thus gallap,ly Tort the principles and interests
OF his State, 10 %lnterpose a shield Tor his defence a.
eainst the blind aud lnsaiiate vengeance Of party tu-
ry.-They drought it notices. impolitic than ungen-
erous TO be raking up from the smou'dering en-
bers OF political s%lrlie, the means of again lighting
The fires OF discord, or Wrestling from The tide " oblivion
the scattered fragments dissatisfaction Which, saisd
on its bosom. They thought that the peculiar CT
cumstances which identified Mr.. Ryes with these
important principles If our constitution, called Tor the