Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-02
tho permission Of aud paying tribute to, another

Government
But to como to matters ol much more recent oe-
ouuencc. Did he not. at tho last session. sign u
bill nppropfiaiing nearly two millions Tot cleatng
out harhofs ! 4 species OF internal improvement
"lsh, whilst il * unconstitutional rs any others.
Is Infinitely the be deprecated, because IT Is ne
cessatly local aud partial aud must ennro only 10 tho
benefit Of the commercial sections, which are al
ways the mos, wealthy, To the exclusion ol the inter-
~, the poorer sections. aud those most needing
Those AIDS. Nay more, sir--the benefit ~ not even
local; II Is individual and FOR the benefit mainly Of
thosc owning tho lands where the hafbofs are made.
! Again did he not sign bill making appropriation
Tor the Cumberland foad-and will he not continue
10 sign Them as often ~ they arc passed No
Que doubts II, aud Yet he processes To think these
measures unconstitutional, and Southern men who
do really think then, So aud use IN wtah whenever
they arc before the House, recommend this thlei
Magistrate the guardian aud conservation oi iher
peculiar principles. Why SIR. is all Ills Why
have not these professions heen carried out Are
those who make them iusneefn ! Then they are
moi to be trnstcd.-Aie they sincere J Then they
have shown themselves incompetent, II 10, ten
years, with dense, compact and drilled majority Of
thnt, or forty votes, instead oI reform IN these
particulars, they have been running On from had
worse.
There il another point upon which the South is
urged To an embrace, which but lately WIS regarded
rs ioul and lepious--ho Tam. | can hardly per
suadc MY sell that there is any one, certainly re-
spectacle number oi politicians IN this country who
do not regard that question rs settled, and pefma-
nenlly settled Some gentlemen speak OF the
promise ending III ist2. regard - beginning
then, and that tho intermediate time has only been
course al preparation. Whence the danger III
newed agitation Tho South is satisfied with II,
bad bargain ~ It unqnesuonably wns-a very badbar-
gam. But The point Of honor was saved, aud
Francis the First said after the lae oi Pavia IL is
all HAT saved. The manufacturers satisfied
they have much reason III be, for tloy were
moro prosperous. Whence. then. tho danger
There Is nonr, sin, but from political agitatofs who
desire to use tins topie they have used It, aud
as they would use the most sacred aud delicate of
the institutions ot public or Of private life ms
counters IN Their cheating and proihgaio games Of
personal ambition
understand the game Tor a game II is, and
here. IN my place, dcnounre 1t M II deserves.
lhtro Is one little corner. II no other, where just
denuncation will be needed. Those now IN power
are much indebted FOR that power to tins very tarii
suhlcct- has done them yeoman's service aud
they desire 10 have again in their hands power
ful an Instrument They expect again Ia divide as
they have done. the Northern and Southern wings
of tho oppos,ion and still more they calculaie 10
gain favor with each party, MS they have heretofore
done, by protesting different opinions IN every dit
ieren line Of latude--opposed 10 the tariff IN the
South-surprised IN the North that my one could
hive doubted then support of that policy. Is II for
gotten. sir that Mr. Van Buren, voted Tor the tariff
of 1897 the bin Of denominations one of those
things. by which wise inscfuiable Providence,
works good out Of evil. ! do believe tho revolving
cnormiy Of that bill enabled the South, NJ last,
10 assail the whole policy MS successfully ~ il
did yes, sir. for tins revolving measure. uDcon-
stltniional as ms friends now admit II 10 be. he not
only voted but was In favor of the Force Bit 10
execute, by The bayonet law which he believed I'M
constitutional Great God, sir, 10 what have we
come Are we men, bearded men OF children, thai
sucn language ehouio oe ""d'ehs'u W w. t"ch AZ
iempts cheat and laugh at us For mercy's sake,
II you are determined To overcome us, do II IN such
way as will leave us some little OF our own seli-os-
teen. DO not mike Of us, willing, conscious
dnpes.
But, sir, the support VI it was not all he was
closeted, MIC h after night, with the Southern gen
,lemen, consulting rs In the best means oi defeating
the measure and TO their perfect astonisbmrnt yo-
ted Tor il. Here him voting for this most
pencious and unconstitutional measure and think
Ing il So and in violation Of other very high oblga
tons What was the excuse He did il under the
coercion OF instructions from his Legisla,ure-a
New York Legislatue-an Albany Regency Legs
laturc, instruci,ng HIM who was coDiessedly their
head TO do tia, TO which his own iucllnalions and
sense OF duty were opposed. Credat yHdtuS Ippcta
non eeo.
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