Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-04
COMMUNICATION.
t. HARRY PERCY"

The second number, over the signature oil" H,rv
Percy" has made its appearance and every Whi9.
who reads it. must regret, that he has departed IRON
that suaviiy oi expression. which characterised the
first. The style ofthe latter, while il can effect no
good purpose. has a tendency, II persisted III, TO exotic
party feeiings-engerder d,strust among the Whies.
and to open afiesh, wounds that have been hesisd
by time and forgotten in zeal and devotion 10 The
great ard noble cause of resistance to executive =.
suipation.
III every member af the Wing party, following IN.
example Of. Harry Percy will resolve to .uppor,
his oun farorite, and no others-will determine, il ,h,,
iavorile be not elected TO the U. s. Senate, TO aL,n.
don the party, hois, the flag Of rebellion, and rain.
the charge and cry Of prosecutions, against his for.
me%r companion. then indeed are We defeated. ma,
by the trained bands Of the " White House bu, b,
our own companions in arms-by our own brethren.
Then will the last hope Of retrieving The fortunes Of
the Republic, have fed, aud our country, our institr.
lions, our liberties, and all, for which we have 90 Ion,
loiled and combatted, fall sacrifice to the ruthless
passions of the combined Agrarians and Goihs, over
whom. led on by the undaunted and gallant Vie.
we have lately 0blaiued SO glorious a victory "a vie
tory, which, If properly used, will lead 10
the total overthrow Of modern Democracy, and to
the firm establishment of Wing principles ;-tbe
principles Of '76, '9S, and 80. IT,,
Messrs. Leigh, Tyler, T~azewell, johnson "''
others, have, each, his personal and political fries III,
who earnestly desire his election. Let the fiiends' Of
each individual follow the example, and carry GU,
the threat of Percy and it requires no prophe, To-
foretell the consequences which will result.
We have said, that the style of Percy can do no
good. Neither can his arguments arait Mi. Riyss:
for, he who will reflect for a moment, will perceive.
tina, they are not founded, either in reason or ju,tiee,
and consequently have no weight.
Percy asks, what is Wlisis,n I! what !, i
Wing and then, very correctly answers the cues.
ton. Whigism consists in opposition TO EIecuGre
usurpation and misrule and the Wing party, is
composed OF the patriotic and enlightened Of ali par.
hes. The Bank man-ihe Anti Bank-the TariG,ts
Anti arifit ten ullifie Observation-Disclosures
and Republican. each, so soon is he saw The libenie les
Of his country in danger, rallied under the broad
banner of Hhig'sm, and ariayed himself against
= Erecutire misruie and Executive usurpation.' The
same principle animated them, and gave birth to the
4. Parfy.' that inspired our ancestors in the war Of
the Reyolution-arousel them TO resistance in 'S8-
and called them 10 arms in 1879. In '76, the usur-
patton and misrule ofthe Mother Country. brought
into existence the Wing party of America ; and all
who loved their liberties and their country. more Than
Caesar, arrayed themselves under its banner /; while
others, blinded by devotion to the King, daxzled
by The splendor OF royalty, or seduced BY the hope
Of reward and prelermeut. Men as neC. were opp0-
sed to US. In '9S, E1ecutire u,urpation ana mis-
rule called the same party TO The field Of conflict. I'm
PEELED by the same cause, Influenced by the same me-
tires, is the Wing party Of the present day. 1t 10,
then, a party founded upon the principle Of patriot
ism and il requires no loug retrospective view, 10 as
certain. that that principle was the same in '76. '9S
and 1882.
lie, us, then. carry ont the printiplc-let us fol-
low the example of our ancestors, and in the end. We
shall have no cause of shdme-none ofregrst.
AS our slrr ggle for Independence progressed, and
a brighter day dawned upon our county, very many
who had slrenuously fou ghi in the ranks OF our sd-
versaries, deserted and came over to us. Did our
fathers place these nep ~Jrienas-hese new allies. at
the head of our armies, or give them "A seat IN our
councils! No; for justice no less than cisdom, guided
their acts. They did not do this but generous
- l.uuo ,ln, acaivad all such iptn thar tanGS -.
which, opportunities were afforded them Of testing
their sincerity, by aiding our cause but none, Of be-
traying us. Would it lave been just or mise, Tor Usr
ancestors 10 have placed these neV allies higher in
favor than their well nied friends, or to have promo
ted them to places Of trust, honor and emolumeni,
from which their long and well tried companions had
been driven, and which they stood ready and able
again TO fill! Common sense and sheer justice, res
pond.
Such is the position which Mr.. Rives now oceu-
pies, 4 such is tho favor, such the Mrteise and unjust
act, which his friends require at the hands Of the
Wings. We are too well acquainted with human
nature TO be surprised at such a request, from such
a source but that any Wing should for a momen.
entertain such a wish, is indeed surprising.
For eight years, Mr.. Rives has waged %uncompro-
missing war against us he has cndeavorcd to wrest
from the sovereign States OF this Confedcracy. every
yesiige of State Rights he has aided and abe,tet
a " military chiettdin." who acknowledged no
law but hs own ,riH, to make war aud deyasta-
tOn upon II SISTER Htate, LOT having put IN pTdc-
tice his own theory he has aided and abet-
ted the Executive ofthese U. States, in Selling, like
CESAR, upon the public money.-When the rep
resen,arives of these sovereign States, in the Senate
ofthe T.. States. had recorded upon their Journal
their disapprobdlion of.and protest against the seizure
of The public Treasury, he excited all his influence Il
succeeded in EXPUNGING from the journal this
protest thereby, doing an act that the Constitution
Of the u. S. indirectly forbids land defacing a re-
cord which he had soiemnly sicornto PRESERVE.
In perpetrating this r%iotence upon the Coustit.-
ton, aud in defacing the journal Of the Senate,
he has inflicted a disgrace upon his country, which
time alone can obtiterae ;-has brought a calamity
upon his native State, which has clothed her sons in
mourning,-caused them 10 boW their heads NTH
shame-and robbed her Of that moral and political
influence which had ever been her pride and boast
her richest jetei. To effect the deed which led to
these results, the right of instruction has been prot
tituted and abused, thereby weakening, if not destroy
ing, one of the essential principles of our free insii-
tutrops-and ~expelling from the councils Of IA
nation, at a time when their services were most 81
ed, two of tie purest and most talented men Of his
own State. He has given aid and countenance H.
the Fanatics Of The North, by declaring in the Senate
Of the U. s. that he regarded " Slavery in the South
as a great morai, social and political evil"
1t is for these political misdeeds that the Wings
have endeavored, & are now endeavoring TO wrest tho
government from the hands Of him. and those with
whom he has been associatcd,- and is now identified
upon every measure, but one, and that one Of MINOR
importance, when conlras,ed with any Of those upon
which they are not agreed.
What is the importance of the Sub Treasury,
contrasted with that Of State Rights! When upon
the latter depends the permanency Of this Union.