Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-07


citadel TO the inrosds Of the enemy.
These candid gentlemen then tell Us thar the
Wings In supporting Mr.. Clay, seek TO withhold
from the view of,he people that his election to the
Presidency would necessarily involve the re-estab.
|ishment Of a National Bank, and re.v.i Of IN.
Tariff policy" As for National Bank, all me-. sS
sense know that il is out Of the question; and W.
should pay but poor compliment to the undersaad-
ing Of the authors Of the Address to suppose the,
they so blind TO the signs OF the ,imes az ss,,s
see that its establishment is an impossible, and
we may add undesirable event. Blu; wha, shall
we say ofther aluson TO the revival Of the poll
cy Of the Tariff policy" in the face Of tho vote Of the
House Of Delegates Of Virginia on the Goth inst.
when Mr. Tyler's resolution, protesting, in the most
solemn and emphatic manner, against a violation sf
the Compromise Act, by which, after 1912, the
South gets all il ever asked or desred-to Wit. n.
ndiscrmina,e ad roiorem duty, never 10 exceed 20
per cent. upon all imports. embracing Injuries 40
well necessarsswss roted for by erery Iynix ia,
The House ereept one, and rofed gainstb "a DENIM
Gratis? Can there be more decisive refu,a,ion a
This calumny, unless it be Mr. Clay's own positiy,
and often reiterated assurance tina, he regards ,h,,
Compromise in the lgh, Of . solemn engagement.
of a sacred and imperative obligation We need
not say, that il is only violation ofthe Comprs-
mise that 1.-The Tariff policy" can be revved-asa
yet "a Democratic members Of the Virginia Lssis-
Ialure found willing to disregard it. With the fall
knowledge Of the fact tina, they thereby placing
the minority Of the nation at the mercy of tho ma
jory, whose cupidity they have no often declared
is restrained by no consideration of equity 1! And
then, with gravity farccai the assertion is un.
founded, they declare, in terms, that the Wings are
in favor OF a revival OF the Tariff policy! Do they
suppose that the people are blind /!
Again-The Address asserts that the Whiss
have elsecherc allied til emselvcs to the dark spin,
Of Abolition stale of.refuted aspersion, contra
dcled by facts known to every reading man in the
community. We do no, intend to say tina, some Of
the Wings of the non saveholding States are not
Abolit ons,s nor that some Of the Wing office-hel-
ders have not been elected by Abolition votes but
who that has read the letters Of Marcus Morton, the
Democratic candidate for Governor Of Massachusetts.
and Of Alexander Everett, Robert Rantou Mr..
Jackson and other Democratic candidates Tor Csa-
gress in that State, does not kncw that they
nearly allied TO The Aboliiionisis as any Wing IL
the iand--nay, that they themselves Aboionisfs
Of the blacklist hue! But il is useless to pursue THE
string of calunnious impu,a,ions farther. That
they are calumnes no intelligent man will deny
Our present object is only to warn the Whigs
that their opponents organizing with the R,sst
determined spirit, and tina, they intend 10 "movs
heaven aud earth" in order to carry this State AZ
the next election. Shall it be so |; need not be
and it will not be-if the Wings will do their du
wi cannot be, il the Conservatives are not will
ling to I" compromise" (Which is but softer word
for surender) their principles and 10 vote for Sub
Treasury men, who, at the same time. arc proser,-
bling and Furnishing every one Of that party who
fuses to bend the knee TO Baal.
The Democrats are to hold Convention in Rich
mond, on the Sd Monday of March next, for the pur-
pose of organizing their forces aud sending forth int
the country their most skilfu acicians and Jealous
cmssaries. We again invoke the Wings also lobe ~
the aert-to organize-,o bring out their strongest
candidates-to hush every symptom Of devis'on-,e
sacrifice all petson, aspirations the altar Of the
public good-and then the brilliant victory achieved
last Spring will be succeeded by triumph still more
signal and complete. And let us remember that.
while our advenaries " fight for plumber and EXTEND
ed rule, me battle for the Constitution Of our Father.
and for the Liberties which that Constitution in
tended TO secure.
Hypocrisy Unma,ked In the House Of Repre-
sen,a,ves, on the 29,h inst MIR. Garland, Of Louis
| lana, detected and exposed OF the tricks 10
which the Administration and its friends are in the
habit of rescr,ing. for the purpose Of shifting rem
themselves all responsibility for the lavish expeadi-
ture Of the public money One ofrhe Approprissies
bills being under discussion. when the item Of
$500, 900 for the protection Of the Northern frontier
was announced. Mr. G. asked If that sun was inelu-
dcd in the annual estimates from the Treasury De-
par,ment! Mr.. Cambrelene. the financial organ Of
the Administration in the House, who reported the
bill. admitted that il not. Mr. Garland thes
called the attention of the House and we ask the
attention Of tie ceunry-to the fact that it 10 BY
this mode that numerous drafts yearly made up
on the public treasury, beyond the estimates Of the
Secretary, who purposely makes them a. low
possible and when the people told Of their
nous expenditures it is replied that Congress ex-
ceedcd in the appropriations made the estimate Of
the Secretary and the President in his Annuah
Messages, and Mr.. Woodbury. in his Reports, are
iesutical enough endeavor Grade responsibility
by throwing it upon that body As Mr.. Garland
remarked, appropriations were got up by messs.
ofleters addressed from the various Departments 10.
the chairman Of the committee Of ways aud means;
and, them when the appropriations were made the
House OF Representatives was rep cached for havsee