Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-22
LtNCIs,,,,,G, Juay ~. 1889.
ron TN vTRClNIAS.
WM. {. RIVES. ESQ.

dilea8eni made and caused much NOISE and con
fusion TO enable r, stree he his. with the and Of
his aliics Ind aside at least Tor time his
brqnef Of '' 7He Lille Eypuneu," TO claim the
more dlgnihrd one Of the Great \ gitdtOr.
| lie torsUnth, cannot come aut Of the Senate
without involving III Its fall soine gtcJt principle;
and fprihwuh, he, of all men, musl be sustained,
! lesi tie conslituaon laws aud liberty flI with hlm.
! When. but shot Tine since, lie was directed by
his constItuensio vote a censure on the President
Tor an act the most high handed II moi awess, which
characterized Gen. Jackson's administration, dlsrc
cafdng The will 81 the State. he abandoned his post
aud came home 10 f6rotaAOHice. He had not then u
! high notion OF Senatorial independence the god Of
/ tiis pretended reverence now Ii indc dependence,
hen, OF HE popular Will; aud he nuug back ipsul-
tngly upon the people OF Virginia the Instructions
! hey sent him, and came home, not 10 private lle
| to leave to Time and investigation The issue made
between Inn aud them; but Ia f.volutionlze; 10 in
srpet them! And. with all the Influence OF Gen.
Jathson's almost uubouuded POPULARITY, aud every
ant, desltc, tOnitiYauer. and all the appliances Of
| paiy tactics 10 boot, did levolutionize them,
aud went back 10 Tie Senate in Triumph, his bfows
hound around wlhhe laurcis Of victory, to be greet
ed aud h1itd to Tie vacant seal from which IN hon
esi aud patriotic ctzcn was IgnoniuloUsly cXpc-
| led, To make ruom lor h NJ" 10 swell some des
! pots po~tl, loo high before. And such a veto.
! ~ such hutels! \ victory achieved ihr
character OF his country, Frustrated IN the dust and
dragged 10 the oofslool of Ionef 10 expiae IN shame
! The ctnc ol IFS IndePe" dcnce lbs laufels the
Inldmnus and dny Instructions blot the record of
Tie Senalc. to desectae the constitution, 10 fix upon
the Heretofore Ian fame OF hls county an eternal
STAN oi hlshonot. For these he E. ghf these
/ things he achieved And INV he the T. xpunrc D.,
and parasite, he is before Virginia again openly
ahd stmccsSly agitatluG and flrcnOnceilug for his
reelection 10 lie Seualc. lie IS revolution zng a
gain. But now d,ffttently He has no Grn Jacl son
now 10 lollze he has no worsbipprrs of ls idol TO
| crowd around hun, the Sc constituted high priest
OF popular deity ready to slng hosanuas 10 lie
highest, and sancffy the priest with the extreme
JUNCTION OF popular enthusiasm. He dcccpds from,
the tripod aud leaves the altar and with sandals and
stiff. is his pilgrimage; aud as he travels alonp
his whole journey he cries aloud that the hbetty
OF the country Is INVOLVE, IN his fafe-wlrl5 nm II
will fall, If he ltll-lf he rises with him it y mi
| umPh But This IS not all. He Is a pilgfn aud a
crusader. lis weary feet aud longing c,rs are di-
rected 10 the capitol hls only hol, land aud lhilIcr
| he travels with more devotion and zca than ever
! moved the enthusiast To the sepnehrc. Ills coun-
! ny's liberty is on his back; he lngs it aonp.-his
cross and hurheu, Unhappy county Unstable
liberty How often have We been told that liberty
IS resting only Tor moment amongst us TO take her
! fight to her Cungenlal home in the skies How
ldIS have we imagined that our favored country,
stretch u glorou Is oyera region so vast and h-.
with her thousands OF free aud firm hearts welded
10 her institutions and fsmc-her yiuuous and en-
hghleued people nobly bearing her onward Ia Liehcr
gofy,-was drsil0ed To Triumph over her enemies
o put Shame IN hct proud history their insulting
Faua1s and prophecies, and stand forever n beacon
and IN asylum 10 tie oppressed. Alas for her, her
liberties aIc drpendenD "a on the fate OF one htlle
man; and alas aas for her H. must he SENATE,
% s'it De Ifoshaled.
baihe Is teFolnllonziug! and IS attempting 10 pro
u"'e worse reFoluiou II possible, than he did be
,oif. re IS noN revolution zlns party. lie Is for
"e''s ''cC''u fHSt consul, thai he may afterwards
make himself Emperor. lie must be the head or
he will be nothing III II. For what, hen stripped OF
al It's can't does all tins ptclence, that public liberty
is involved IN hls fate, mean, hut that he must be
elected! The Whole Democracy is upon HIM, he
says ready to devour hun Tor his Independence He
slles a'"ud ia ms extremity Tor assistance the
r VIII be satisfied he Saciihced they will trtump
II lie Halls Tins is his position and vet how
poorly was ne wiling to abide II. In the WINTER the
hiss altemrtedio elect n,an of their own. and
Wien, rs they believed, they could not do IT, the,
were wiling 10 elect Mr.. Rives Bur how and
Why AS an a1efnatwe--a bitter and nauseou,
aiiethallYe--to prevent the election of one the,
tapnght worse man. For upon this excuse wa,
the vote OF the Wings given Tor him, aud all PIE
tence that il was or any purpose of SUSTAINING tb,
Independence oil the Senatorial Office was an aC
tef-thought
And yet he. the oppressed patriot. pcrsecnted ~,
has independcnceb by his own party was willing ia
creep INTO Office the aluost se,,cJ ol,o,,a,,re ~
the other And TO satisfy any one. let a slnpe fact
be appealed To. Almost every " hIc win, yoted r,,
HIM excused his vote Cor none could iutfy H., no,
because any principle was involved but because il
would bring strength to tlicir cause by unitno the
Conservatives with them. Where was puhhc Lhe,t,
and The independence of the Senatorial ol5,e ~
tins
But he is rcvolltioni,i,c =, ,,,,,, Zoe ,l,a., r. ia,
Wing paty who do nor jusrf, The Whiqvote 10, him