Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-05
ric,cs Of STATE Rights Politician, Of tie shictest

JTews Of a STATE Rights Politician, Of the srictest
sect.
The suboined extract is from Letter of dis
tinguished Politician OF the Virginia State Rights
school-one who zealously advocated the election |
of 1ien. Jackson 10 the Presidency, and reluctantly
abandoned him; driven off, as IT were, by inches,
when long series of abuses and usurpations, result
ing IN his opinion, III The annhIlation OF Tie rights |
of the States, in the destruction of Legislative and
Judicial independence. and in the concentration of
all The powers of Government in the hands Of the
Federal Executive, Jeff him alternative, but to
abandon the Admin israoD which he lad contfibu-
ted TO bina into Office or deaf both TO
the monilions of judgment and the camors OF
science When ii finally came to this lssue-that he
mus, either relioqush his personal preferences
his political principles lac did rot hesitate. lie
fused TO "sluk SWIM" lhcn, with Cen Jackson
1t is rot, Of course, strange, that having renowned
man, who whatever were his faults possessed the re
deeming qualities ofirt,epidlly and boIdness he now
refuses enlist under the banner Of his ,imid and
time serving successor, who, standing pledged TO
- follow in his footsteps" cannot, if he redeem that
pledge '.resore the lost rights of the Satts,' and, il
he redeem it not, beng f,se TO his promise in that
particular, cannot challenge public confidence in any
other pro lession he may make.
Aud, oy the way, this is Of tie position
o the President, which throws clear H. Int upon the
! inconsistency of Mr. Calhoun aud his followers,
! who, in the teeth of Mr.. Van Burens ledge TO
" follow in the footsteps of Chef, andcr whom
! he declared it was glory enough TO have served"
and whom OF course il Will be his duty initiate aud
obey,the doc,ie pupil If an iolable eacher,-who,
We say in the teeth Of this pledge to tram lie upon
the ighs of The States and the constitutional au-
horty of de ordinate branches Of the Federal
/ GoYernment,-fot such, they asserted, was the ten
dcncy of Gen. Jachsons measures,-haye lately Ia
ken the bounty in his service, and are now the most
valiant champions of his Administration Has Mr..
/ Van Buren, talsfcd this pledge Are his measures
dlamcrically opposite 10 those If Gen Jackson Is
he endeavollng 10 lift up the PROSTATE doctrine Of
State Rights from The dust Into which ii had been
tramped by the domineerlng temper Of his predeces-
sor : Does he manifest any disposition TO restore
| 10 Congress those rights lorcIbly wrested from it,
and any of those arrogant p,eteu>ous TO
unlimited power claimed Ior The Executive by Gen
Jackson Unless these questions can be answered
adi1matlvely, den there Is paation for tie de
sertion,by Mr.. Calhoun, of his late allies And that
they cannot be answered is manifest from the de-
all decale that he rs treadng in the broad and le-
gby marked footsteps Of his predecessor, in coufor-
mrty With his pledge; aud IL is tins ground that
they claim for him the continued support of the he
terogeneous jackson party,-a party, winch, holding
no principle in common Lu drawn ioge her aud held
| together simply by the magic Of Hero's name,
would instantly abandon this Administration if they
did not believe that II is following in that Heros
footsteps, and ODE ing his directions. If this be So
how can Mr.. Calhoun and his followers SUI port Mr.
Van Buren AID yet ii il were not so, is not Mr.
Van Buien himself false to his pledge and ldthless
his pary-nay, is not that party false and fahcss
TO its own avowed principles And how then can
Mr.. Calhoun and his hlends, in this aspect of The
case, coufde in THEN sincerity, even # hey have
sub rosa or otherwise, induced themlo believe that
the solemn promise TO 4" follow IN the footsteps"
was only thrown out, ad captandum ruiguS,--to de-
cene the nass,-atd that, in the ACT OF making ii,
| MI. Van Buren meditated the ucachery winch he
has since displayed, towards the rruc pies Of his
"Iliuslrous predeC essor, under whom, he hypocrl-
icay declared tor like effect with the mob, 4" il was
glory enough 10 have served" Throw the question
into any shape, aud ii leaves those pretended State
Rights puriStS Who have gone the Administra-
ton. without the shadow OF justification or excuse
II Mr. Van Buren is true to his pledge, then heyaie
false to their principles If, the Other hand, Van
Buren, is false to his pledge, what security have they
that he will not be equally false to lhem in the hour
OF need F.!
/ Bur We have detained the reader too long from the
elo9uen, letter which has elected these remarks, and
to Which we row invite their attention, with the sin
gle observation, that it speaks the sentiments of
t,ae STATE Rights mau-one who is known, by Vir-
gini1, 10 have beer unwayeiing disciple of that
school. at all times
Ertrdet Of a leHer from distinguished STATE ReEis
Uhig, dated
-, July ID, 1889.
" | have never taken the trouble to examine The
provisions OF the charters forced uuoa the Banks.
but knew enough TO satisfy me that any iutermed |
ding with our State institutions by the Loco loco |
majority OF the last Legislature could not fail TO be
mIsohievous should be glad, if could with the |
greatest stretch oi chalty, IL pute lhcr EVIL dongs
10 ignorance, Instead OF being forced to ascrbe il n
settled purpose OF mischief, to which they are ilnpel.
led by lhs luw and sordid motives Of Party feeling
This war # exremina,on against the Banks Is nan
and parcel OF the fixed policy ofIhose at Washing
ton, whose behe>ts "tIe Party" every where think
" glory cuough' 10 obey. The Sub Treasu,v
scheme, particularly with The spt Gle featule and
NJ Van Burcn's Btnkrupt Law, Applicable TO cor
PoFd IONS alone seem 10 me TO be AN open and I'M
disguised declaration Ui war against the oneyed IN
situtIons OF tile Siales-al ul which derive their ex
'S'enee hom the States aud IN many of which the