Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-25

er) though that gentleman before aud ailerw ard.
allowed the widest latitude of debate. The gag. law
Was applied 10 Mr.. Il. whenever there WAS the faint.
est sembance ofeNcusc for il.
Inc convention meets to- night again for the pur-
pose OF receiving the Address. will to morrow lei
YOU hear iron, me again.
RIcuMoNp. March 20. 1899.
| l SAID, IN a letter yesterday. that Mr.. Servant was
only an orant courier in lbe process of UNIV ing
himself, have some reason to believe however from
tue thagrn expressed at his course by some those
who acted with him in the Senato,la, election that
the detection from the Wing ranks will be very
insignificant IN point OF numbers aud equally Ms llmi-
ted IN influence Most Of those who refused to vote
Tor MI Rtses were as honest and sincere in their
convictions OF the lmpolcy ct the course pursued by
majority of the Wing party, as that majority was
oil Its rfopnc,y, in whatever aspect the question be
fegatded'-whelher ON the score OF principle OF OF
policy. They will not abandon us. however; be
cause. in addition TO the fact that every objection
which they urged against the election of Mr. Riyes
applies with double force to the Adminisl, alton with
winch Nh. Rlseswas lately identified there arc most
potent grounds of objection against that Adminisra-
ton which do not apply to Nj. Rvcs. The future,
however, will reveal, more certainly than | can now
predict, the positions Of gentlemen with whom
having so long been associated in the great war a.
galnst Executive usurpation and misrule the great
body oflho Wings would now be most reuctnn, To
quarrel on the ninth rant ola halt"
| attended the session of the Democratic Conven-
not say that was edited, can truly say that was
ln,crmlneled The broadcast caricaturst, giving the
oosest rens TO his fancy, could scarcely present
the minds eye picture oithe scene winch would
be more laughably ridiculous than the reality parlic-
ularly as IL drew close, when, the Address Ia
wing been read, the nascrnt orators began TO pour
forth floods of eloquent nvectve, "saNin. the ain"
a'ef 'e most approved ''s.on Of asios candidates
.or hslilonlc ine and mouthine it aft or such so,,
as to give assurance that they had never studied
llamei's advice TO the players Particularly is tins
description applicable TO young gentleman from
Loudoun-that sterling Wing county-who having
excited OF laughter by bak in his studied har
angue, lmplored the commse,a ton of his auditors by
assuring them that he had hardly emerged from state
of lniancy-legal infancy, mean,--and that he had
scarcely ever Democrat before"-so much
for living in Loudoun. expected him. every mo
ment TO repeat that famous couplct identified with
the recollccons OF our first juvenile display. when
trembling with mingled CONSERVATION and delight,
we slammeringly repeated, in parrot tones,
" You'd scarce expect of my age,
To speak in public on the stage -
And after Kindly Informing the indulgent audience
tharwe might perohance fall below the Greeian aud
Roman orators invoked their merclul judgment
by begging that they would view with the stern
eye OF the critic, but that they would
:" Pass our impc,ections by
And especially that they would not take pleasure
in our embarrassment ~ 1t was too much = Hu-
man ndtur" couldn't stand it and the Hall rung
with reiterated peals. This only sample OF the
lot ;"
But am running some~ hat ahead ofmy narrative.
The Address is long aud atful--but, as well as
could Judge by hearing read, not very able. Like
al similar papers, tayoms the creed Of 90 80,
forth IN Ia, lor's Resolutions and Mad,son's Report
but to show how uncertain and illusve is such a
test there set in this very Convention men who pro-
fessed TO deduce from these papers the most oppo-
site and conflicting theories-proclamal'on men,
semi p ocamaouiss, NulIilyers, and Sscesslonsts
The Address, too, for example, based its opposition
TO National Bank and Internal Improvements by
the general government the high ground oluncon-
stutlonaliy, whilst its presiding oGicer, and how
ny others know oits less disng uised mem bels
have at various periods advocated both of these here
ses--I have been informed, indeed, that, not many
weeks ago, In aetterto Democratic Legislative eau
Gus held in this place. Judge Tucker declared that,as
to the consttutionahy ofthese measures, his opinion
remains unchanged And yet there he sat, with
sc, forth as the acknowledged canons OF the. party
which he, the chosen head ofhose assembled to pro
claim them, utterly repuda ed and dered !! do
not know whether most to censure those who DELHI
erately nSulted their President, to commlserate
the situation of that President, in being thus com
peed TO hear his past course in Congless so bitterly
condemned, the fruitful source Of all national
calames, while he dared not open his mouth in
defence of that course, o, in vindcalion OF the
soundness Of the principles which gave shape and
direction to his official conduct, while the represen-
tatiye of the Winchester district | shall not at
tempt, however, now, 10 criticize the Address. That
duty shall endeavor hereafter to perform /; and |
do not despair Of being able TO demonstrate, that,
by its own admissions, the present Administration is
unworthy ofpublic confidence, while on the other
hand, its objections Wing ascendancy capitous
shallow and absurd.
As soon as the reading Of The Address was ended,
Mr. Rves of p. g. arose, and opposed It's adoption.
He said that il contained implied censurc upon
Mr. Van Bufep,-in this, that IL invited " Goa