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

sub Treasury scheme u MosI unn.Ss meassrs, aud
'nat would prove most raisehisrous IN practice bu
lie was determined TO support the men ~ho are de-
'efn'ned II they can. TO force IT upon the county
lie deems the triumph OF party protesting certain
abstract notions. which. when they have been in
power, they have uniformly shamelessly disregard
co. IN the administration OF public AFFAIRS rs Of FAR
greater consequence than the defeat of a scheme,
"h'ch lie droreaty believes will be most pe,uicious
To the county would not be disrespeet to the
venerable gentleman from Buokingh ham but it seems
TO me that ho has placed himself IN the unenyiabc
attitude by this declaration of urelcrfriox his Pnfp
to his Country This may be patriotism. for augh,
know butt slrhingly resembles except in it's ~.
soeiaons and results, The sondnet of the Hartford
convention iederal'ss, DUNG the late war. who, in
their eager anxiety toput down certain men, had al.
most aided and abeued the enemy. in distressing
aud embarrassing the country. This is what is now
technically called Richie Conservatiycism that
gentleman being entitled to tho high honor Of in
venting process by which party may bc induced
TO support Nh administration whose policy il, in their
OPINION, most unwiss and misehisvous There are
many such conservatives, l am aware who dec Give
themselves by sophstcal reasoning aud by the force
OF tins high example. But in their +" sober second
thoughts. they must condemn aud rcpud,atc
course which is, IN my opinion, incompatible with
their duty as citizens, aud which must infl,ct upon
them many twIngcs Of conscience. There are 9th
er Conservatives, however, and they among the no.
blest aud the most enlie htcnrd of the old Rcpubl
can pary,--now newly ohristcned, since ITS goa.
, 4 IA I,.y al, Nil.
the counscs OF the Enquirer and scorn to follow its
example
shall not, however, pursue the narrative of C.
vents in the order OF then occurrence AS wriic en-
tirely from memory.
During the evening, MI Smith OF Culpcpcr, of
iered resolutions, indirectly assail,rg Mr. Rivcs
hut ,hey Withdrawn. at the solicitation OF Judge
Nicholas, who again invoked the genius OF " harmo
ny and coneilialion," TO come TO the rescue. ~.
Smith made speech dcnnncatory, OF Senator
Rlves, and then uittd,ep his proposition.
Nh. Carter. OF Loundon about this time, present
ed a long string e scrio comioo resolutions, in
which Mr.. Rives the independent Conservative, and
the Wings were severely nrfaiRncd ned, found gull
~ aud condemned but happily ,hc'r erccution is
reserved for the ensuing election, in the
approved style Of DE nocratic despotism, which
regards the free exercise Of opinion n capital Of
fence in the Code Political. The Democracy OF
these times remind Of the period Of JAG obnlcal
asccndency in Ffaoce, when II was proclaimed thai
every man IN ight vote as he pleased but If he did,
not vote according to orders, he shah be shot 1t
wns upon this slIng Of resolutions that Mr. Carter
commenced laundering forth that very funny speech
To wI, I ,,lv Oh in nh AT al,
and which afforded as much amusement, both in
manner and matter, tho broadcast farce enact
ed on the board of a theatre. The gag law howev
er, resorted 10, not because Mr. Carter was net
orthodox enough, but because lie WIS SO exceed
ngly green horHish, and because the assembled wis
dom, perceived that he was throwing an air of rid
cule upon the whole anair-grotesque enough, as ii
was in all its stages. Sundry Intellectual efforts, how
ever, made TO choke him OF, before they sue
ceeded in sencing him. Likea member from King
and Queen, the day before whose name ! have for
gotten, he had written his speech aud committed it
To memory, and he seemed deie, mined to DO dcliv
cred" in despite Of calls for order, coughs CONVEX
saon, private solicitations and public appeals. At
last however, the poor fellow wa. absolutely sur
rounded by his loco Foco brethren whose united sup
Mr.. Dromgoole to rise and commence brief ha-
rangue, in which he compared Mr., Ctltiendsn's bill
TO prevent the Interference of federal officers with the
freedom Of elections with the Scdilion law and the
motion to expci Dir. Duncan from Congress, for his
beastly conduct, with similar notion 40 years a
go, to expel Mathew Lyon for very different cause
Mr. Crii,endcn's bin, however it may be abused is in
CONFORMITY TO the recommendation Of Gen. Jackson,
enforced by Mr.. Benton's aud Mr.. Cahoun's Reports
ON Elective Patronage ; and although DIR, Dunean's
conduct did not justify expulsion from Congress-
no one questions tha, il should Danish him from tue
son,1ly Of gentlemen Mr. Diomgoole, horrvcr is
a vl-um to some Of the same vices which have rem
dercd his friend DIR. Duncan odious. and there is
therefore some excuse for his sympathy " A fell
low feeling makes us wondrous kind. But enough
of this theme.
The Convention met again this morning; and after
some unmponanl business adjourned, sine die.
word in relation Judge fuckers vaadlctory
Among other twaddle, he babe the members their
return home. zeaousy to maintain . their cherish
ed principles" Among these principles the uncon-
stitutonality Of National Bank aud Of internal I'm
provement by the general government occupy The
most prominent position. And yet, as we have be-
fore remarked, Judge Tucker afirms, even now, the
consttutionany ofboth.
The bill changing the day Of election for the pre-
sent year, to the fourth Thursday IN May instead Of
H.. c,,,x,l Vu,r.Jou an 1DrlI IN Jay pa,sed the