Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-10

aus ieaiu,cs Of Nh. Gmody's Report, were attached
by Messrs Crn,enden. Southland, Webster and
Preston-who, each aud all, however, secuted the
idea o: assumption. Well what says the Globe
The paid defender Of the Administration. aud. by
consequence. the libeler OF the Wings, IL declares
that '.lhe Opposition affected great Indignation at the
suppositon that application would be made 10
Congress, TO impose upon the nation the Office oil
paynaster- general for the States'-as il determined
make them. whether they will or no, tie advocates
OF policy which they eschew-tlIc friends OF the
"man Of straw" which the Bentonians lave set up,
apparently that they may have The pleasure olknock
ing him down. And thus, large parton oitle peo-
pie who other paper but the Globe, will abso
utely imagine that the Wings are IN favor Of mpos-
ing upon the General Government a debt of $780,
600 600, owing by the States, and may oppose
them on that account, although there is hardly a
man Of that party who does turn his face against
the project as preposterous aud mischieyous
The distribution Of the proceeds Of the sales f,he
p u3Iic Lands 10 Of course very different thing
from the assumption Of the State debts. The dis
trbuon refers to money which already belong to the
States, by the terms Of solemn compact. by which
the General Government, is made mot the propretors
bat the trustee Of The fund, to DO appropriated to
the benefit of all the States" The States,
then, have right to demand its distribution among
them, not as supplians Tor the bounty Of that Gov
ment, but owners of fund. which, if not so dis
tibued. may be squandered in extravaganza, or.
"ha, is still more, employed for purposes of corrup-
ton.
Gov. Cambbell this morning commune aed TO the
House of Delegates a letter from Gov. Pennington
OF New Jersey enclosing a series Of resolutions a.
dopied by the Legislature of that State, condemns
tory Of the exclusion ofthc New Jersey delegation
from the floor Of Congress They were, on motion
of Mr. Soulha, referred to a select committee. of
which that gentleman is chairman. | was astonish-
ed to perceive that to this proposition, which, If not
due to the importance Of the subject is at least de-
manded by the respect with which a communication
from one State to another should be treated there
was the most decided, though silent opposition, on
the part Of the par excellence State Rights" mem
bers. The defence OF State Rights has truly fallen
into bad hands when the erciusire champions of the
doctrine are men who approve ofthe forced expul.
sion OF the Representatives Of New JERSEY from the
floor of Congress, and who would turn a deaf ear to
the respectful remonsance Of the authorities of that
State against this daring outrage her constitu-
tional rights How could it be expected, however
TO be otherwise, when the leader Of that branch of
the Coalition, upon whose absorption by the Dem
ocras, the title of State Rights was made part of
the party cognomen. was the head of IA faction
which declared that I'll is the climax of absurdity TO
say that the States have any rights at all 7" There
never WAS grosser misappIication Of term than
thai which ascribes TO the Administration arty the
guardianship & defence OF State ighrs. That pariy
ndeed'seems to have but one object in vew-and thai,
is Executive aggrandIzement. To this end are all
IFS efforts directed and whether State Rights, or
Legislative integrity, or Senatorial independence,
stand in the way of this primary object they are all
rampled under foot as needless as the laws and H.
sages and liberties OF Poland were uodden in the
dust by the iron heeled Cussack, at command of the
Russian Autocrat.