Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-14
DUPLlCirY uNMASkED.
hat mighty difference eau there be,
IMlAt Nv ceJle. dna aud L. Loo o,

"sht OF the general govern nent 10 make appropra
"ons IN ard OF Internal improvements. constitutes
among the Loco Focos OF tho South the most per
m'nent objections TO his election to the Presidcne
that Is, because he believes both to bs consiita
t'onas Aud yet the gentleman whom public opino,
has designated tho lavori,e candidate Of the Loo.
focos for L. :. Senator, and who v,R be THAR can
d'da'e, II, alarmed at recent revolutions, he doe
"o' o'o'o inc use OF his name, concurs precisely
"nn Mr' Clay on both of these points. We sllud,
10 H. 81 Geo Tucker, President Judge Of the Coar
o' Appeals who, Ms u member of Congress in 1916
II, voted for the National Bank, and likewise 10,
Ca'houns celebrated bill setting apar, the bonu,
aid BY the Bank ior its charter as permanent, Fl, NJ,
or internal Improvement, be cxpe nded under the
o'fest'on Of the general government! Th,. late,
OH MI Madison, who was then President vetoed nj
y" unconstitutional stretch Of power and the Veto
message was referred To committee, of which
Judge Tucker was chairman, who. on Tho 18th n,
December, 1917. made an rl,bo,,,. ,epo,t in
winch MIR. Mad'son's constitutional objections were
examined and answered, and the ri,b, of IN. s,,.-
'al government to construct internal improvements.
vas T'"ons'fa'ed,-at least We presume TO the sat
'saetlon ot lis author And now. fouooth. this
Bank aud Internal improvement man, who has been
already elevated TO the highest Judicial Office in
virginia, and who is looked upon as one of the
most orthodox Of the Democratic faith has onl, tn
give his assent 10 his nomination. in order 10 be
made Senator, by the self styled Democratic party.
III place OF Mr. Rves; while Mr. CLAY, for the
same offence precisely. TO be ajudgcd, il not wor
thy OF death, at least unworthy of the confidence of
the people of Virginia.
Can any one enligh,cn US, why tina, which is such
an objectionable crime in Mr.. Clay, 10 80 veninl an
offence in Judge Tuckcrl
The Richmond Enquirer Of Saturday las, makes
the attempt TO do 30. 1t tells US, tina, whatever
may have been or are his Judge Tueksrs) views of
thu const''ulionaiy of the measures in question: he
has essentially changed his views OF the policy and
eSpedicncy Of adopting them" But il ,hi. arru-
mcnt be legitimate in favor OF Judge Tucker, WHY
is 1t not equally 50 in favor of Mr.. Claw who de-
clares his willingness to dispense with National
ann until such time, as the people shall be convin-
ced Of its absolute necessity, land. Of course, tina,
time shall never arrive forcver and his opinion that
Ito quote the Enquircrs own language in relation to
Judge Tucker,) since tho States have SO nobly Ia
ken up the subject of internal III, provemcnt, the pow
or Of the general government is To all lnients and
purposes properly and wisely superseded" Here
then, Messrs. Clay and Tucker stand for all prac,i
cal purposes, precisely ON the same ground. So
that the question, why, is opinion, entertained by
both, u mortal crime in one, and n venni crime in
the other remains unanswered. Aud il 10 I'M
except by the admission, which will not
be made in words that, as an opinion, it is alike
harmless in both That admission, however, is viz
tualy made in reference to Mr. Clay, by the avowal
of willingness TO make Judge Tucker our next
Senator and those who have asscnted to the cleo
ton of the Judge, never, without the most hare
faced duplicy, again urge these opinions as n
reason for the non election Of Mr.. Clay. They
have enec,ually closed their own mouths /; or, If
they should be graceless enough to rc-urge tho OBJ
lection, il will with all candid men, have been dvcst-
ed Of lis force by their willingness overlook IT,
when i, equally applicable to one OF their own
leaders Surely Judge Tucker himself cannot be
opposed to Mr.. Clay for entertaining his own opin-
ions.
There is another point Of view in which this sch
ject deserves notice. The only objection Of The
Loco FOcos TO the reelection Of Mr.. Rves, is his
opposition 10 a scheme with which the Adminstfa-
ton has identified itself. Well how often have we
been told that the Administrat ion had identified it.
self also with the Anti Bank and Internal Improve
ment party, upon constitutional grounds? How,
then. can they support Judge Tucker, who differs
with the Administration on the latter, in preference
to Mr.. Rives, who differs with on the former cues
ton II they say that the Sub Treasury scheme
is question Of rit importance, opposition 10 which
cannot be ,oleraed-then they justify Mr.. Rives in
abandoning altogether those who are thus inioIeran
-lf,hey say that Judge fuckers opinions are prac-
tioay harmless. then We reply that they are just as
harmless in Mr.. Clay as they are IN Judge Tucker.
To sum the whole matter up in one word- a
a man be in favor Of Martin Van Burcn-if he will
" sink swim" with the Administration, though it's
measures may "sink" the counuy-he is a good
Democrat, be his constitutional opinions as laitudi-
nous those Of the Federal pnriy IN its palmicst
s,ructionis, Of that instrument practically, as Mr..
jefferson himself vas theoretically, yet if he oppose
the Sub Treasury and refuse to swim INTO office
by violation Of the patriotic obligations. he is
FedcraIis and deserves to be mathematical by all
the army Of the faithfu-the author OF tho Procla-
nation and the Trainer of the Ordinance Of Nulli6ca
tion with their camp-foewers. inclusive! Such is
party consistency and such too often the reward Of
him who hangs on party iavors! lie must sacrifice
prime pe, or else himself fall sacrifice to his own
fidelity to principle.
resolution Of the House, that tho rerenehments Of