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

80 Ut" P''su''ea-Nhough Mr.. Richie will tl.pv
IT, aouli ')-'ohy did the Nuhfyers jus. nj this mo.
men'' 'u'n their arms upon their late allies o.
my d'd they snatch from their grasp the f,nit. =,
the victory, Tor which they had SO long TITLED 49,,
suffered iogetherl There was pregnant b;o,,,, !,
MI Goodies speech, a, this point-a BLANK. uhuh
would forever perhaps remained unsuppliel bnt f.,
that unfortunate ldpsus in the Fort H, lc,,c, -,
MS great leader, written on the eve ofhis desertiop
IN winch, with more of temer,y, aud less of caution.
man he usually displays he told us that the spoils,
would not fall 10 his lot, but would probably .eo,,.
10 the benedt' his gteatan hated rival H..
'lay. 'lil-weaved AMBITION" under the oa,b ot i.
" pa'rolisn under which il too o6c, MI, -.
'feaeheions acts and high-rea,hing aims. was ,b.
i'or'p'ef ~ The abandonment by Mr. Calhoun and
'"o"efs o' ihe Wings in l537.-They covered
'neI enemy then, only that, al a later perod. they
might consummae an Infamous coalition be,ween
'heir ch'ei men, and open door into the c,,,, IF
Egypt, with free access to the flesh ,o,s 80 H..
condition oil tue support Of party and the spe,.
ence OF the other. This is not idle defamation
IL IS 'afhiul transcript f,he history Of the times
For ask again, and defy other answer tia,
that above cited, aud which was given bv Nj, cL.
houn h'mself,-l ask, why did the Nullrfyers. aGe,
having united, as they say, with the Wings for the
purpose OF prosrating the Administration, desert
the Wings, and unite themselves to tina, Admins.
""''oh' just as tha purpose vas achieved | chal-
ienge an answer 10 this inicrogaiory Irthey mi.
ted with the Wings to PROSTATE the Administration
1t must have been because the Administration had
acted upon principles OF sanctioned measures Which
they d-sapProved Nay, it is known that This ,ros
the c. Sc. 1t is known that these NQlfyers eom-
planned that the Administration of Andrew jackson
had ahn'hIlated Sta;c Rghts-had tsurped powers
not granted by the eonstl'ution--hal ,rampl,d upon
the lams-had reduced Co"Gfcsst to a state of vass,I
lge-anl had assaulted the Judiciary Itself the las,
ana ifrnest sheet-anchor Of Feedom in al, cons,i
utIo1al governments. Were these compl nts we'll
founded Ifhey ,eere how could the Nullifyers.
IN 'he hrst hour OF their triumph, and flushed with
Tue JOY OF victory achieved after long and hard
fought bdltle-hos could they dessert their I,,e al
lies, for the purpose Of covering this enemy"
and not only OF covering but of raising him M from
his PROSTATE condition, and with m re Of cLarv tL,,
the good Samaritan, OF re-inveslng HIM with pow
er which he had so grossly abused Had the party
in power recanted its old opinions repcnted Of ia
past SINS apoog lzed Tor its hgh-handed usurp,
IONS gwen any pledges of It's future fidelity 10 the
constitution and laws ! No, no ! TO this day the
successor OF Andrew Jackson, by ,llon lie ,eos rir
l"dfly appointed, stands pledged to "follow in his
oo'steps.' And yet with tins pledge staring them
in the face the Nullfyers have enlisted IN s so,y;,
and have taken The bounty, with the flag of .PRlN-
CliLE waving over their heads, and the wages
o' prostitution staining their hands. Yes: the
M myers have forgotten the Proclamation, which
demo 1nced them as traitors, and the + rec Bin.
which held over their heads the combined tctrors
OF the bayonet aud the halter They who de-
the Removal ofthe Depositcs as a viola,
ton OF law, have taken their arms those who tram
pied II beneath THEN feet The authors of the Pro-
Test, which claimed for the Federal Executive the
Ibttul custody OF the public money are in mutual
embrace with those who held up this bold ASSUME.
ton to the Reproduction Of the people In one
woid,eveiysi sin is forgiven owtver vilal--eyery crime
however dark-every offence, however pollutine-l
And strange TO say the State Rights party, par err
celencc the srat-laced NulGiyers, are in close al
lance with the men whom they have more than
thousand times denounced ed, with all the yebemence
oil an Indignation fired by keen of personal
wrong, as the champions olconsolidalon-he dead
hest enemies, aud the successful assai anls of the
doctrines ol'98-'99
Can sneh things overcome us like summer cloud,
ana hot excite our special wonder I"
There are other points in Mr.. Goodies speech
upon which | have not space now TO animadvert-
Perhaps may do so hereafter, should it eyer see
the hight as expect il will do. For apar, from
It's political hereses il every way worthy ofthe
established reputation of the Speaker-inlerspersed
with classical illusions, with opposite quotations,
ana beautiful irnagery-and added to these intrinsic
exceilenc'es were The charms Of animated and grace
tui delivery, which delighted the numerous and ca
ger crowd that thronged the Capitol
few words, before conclude as to Mr.. Vena.
bie, gentleman remarkable for his excellen,
sense and practical judgment, that am really as
ton'shed that he should, by "retreang." have lal,
len INTO aposilion which he can neither explain nor
defend, consistently with his past action. He told
us, Tor example, tha, he did not regret his SUPPORT
OF "m u kives last winter-because lie believed
then, that, although that gentleman differed with The
Administration upon the SubTreasury question.
he agreed with it generally Now. however, Mr..
Venable said, the aspect of affairs is changed
Riyes IS against the Administration and for the Uar
rlsbufg nomination; and he read a letter from Mr.
IL. to4a gentleman in Now York, to prove this fact
But, uniortuna ely for Mr.. V. he abandoned Mr.
lives long bJore all tlese Claiming proofs" exis-
ted. What right had he to adduce facts which oc-
cuned 6Ht yesterday TO justify course of action de
termlned upon months gone By? Mr. V. mus, see
The Inconsistencies Of his deience.-Ag gain: Mr.