Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-12

when IL VIII oe vi
ssa,li, ssagge'ing-h's tone equally eo'hde"''-
'q""9. lrrlared, that The Legislature this white
1pe"' .3,,;Jediy in favor OF Van-he was disap
VOW and feel the most entire confdenc,
fO'",, iii be even moie sgnally disappointed now
ln' n., the Wings were hampered by the In
+" .,,.s whose abandonment Of our party, So
PIE weakening las strengthened ii, by The loss
P ~, ,re;oh And the Conservatives, who
Oh" tn Armed Neuras, are now with us, hear,
', .onl. ! have no doubt, therefore, repeat,
..,e,did Wig triumph this Spriug-the har.
e' If still more glorious triumph in The Fall.
m. last Washington papers inform us that The
.,;.ee on the New jersey case has reported in
0f,be Eve Van Buien contestants. This is
....l, unexpected, Of course +; because they were
...J n ascertain which five OF the claimants
.eeiyed majority of The "iegdt' votes. But
have made report uithout any scrutiny into the
Noone denies that the five Van Bureni,es
!.,.irsd The bighes, number OF votes including the
Iii. If MI,illc and South Amboy which, how
were II rown out, in consequence Of the illegal.
N, If lie votes given at those two places. The
.mmuee we're directed 10 enquire into this fact;
IN n lead OF doing so. they reror in favor of the
N" p.,jatlc party. This report was nude on the
al nd on that day and The next, the House was
.a,,,sd in turbulent debate most Of il upon
-. u,sjops of ORDER, without coming TO any dec-
.,oo The decree has gone forth, however; and
there is no doubt, that in VOL ion of all precedent
- we'll as Of all law, the Monocrats ,cW he admitted
II seats and that the voice OF the LEGAL voters of
Nv Jersey will be smohered and overruled bv the
,oes Of men who had no right to the privileges Of
the ballot box. What would he legal voters of any
,ouo,y in the Commonwealth say # men, by the
frauds Of the officers conducting the elections, were
chosen 10 reesen, them by the votes Of those mol en-
tilted 10 he n2M Of Suffrage, if packed majority,
ooeyi1g Erecutirc orders should recognize them as
representatives, wihom eaquiry. and To the exclusion
ofobers, elected by dose i0wJdtiy entted 10 role
This IS the New Jersey case, in a nutshell. But
The day of reribution is al hand. Were it not So
should despair OF The Republic. When the laws,
and the constitution, and precedent and the rights
of the people, thus trampled under foot in or
friend ofhec prcsenta,iye government nigh, well
Iespond II there were not bow Of promise, gliding
with light the owe shado~ing clond Of despotIsm aud
narchy, which now lowers over the country. Thank |
Heaven, that bo" is seen overarchug The horizon,
nd lingrg the edges 81 The ominous cloud. Il /
$ the token Of a beler and brighter day--of the I
ratification Of the governn cni IN ITS practical add I
lins ration. and the establishment Of those truly
publican constitutional limitations which have so |
ing been as cobwebs in the hands of ambitious and I
esgning men.
IL,
sctng and acrimonious debate between Two gen |
emcn heretofore distinguished Tor iieir uniform
phriciy and cGu,ieousueSs-Johu DAVIS OF Massa-
huseus, whom Judge Bouldin used to speak of as
one OF HE mos honest as well as able & gentleman
) men he ever knew. and Mr.. Buchanan of Penn
ylyanla, also a mid ADD talented man, and u new |
onven rom Federalism TO Democracy Mr.. B. |
omplalned that Mr.. D. in his published speech cr
irund!'s Assumpiien resolutions had nisrt prescn-
ID his argument. Mr.. u replied, aud denied The
barge lfmly though athout any aspe,y Of man
En- Mr. buchanan then denounced Mr. Dayls's |
'marks as false and 1,giiious," and his coaducr
: 'particularly infamous !" Mr.. Davis responded
nat the language Of the Senator from Pennsyiva-
IA was '.nnparamentafy, unsentlemanly and un-
ue. Sehainf Preston took occasion TO say Ih,l
IS understanding of Mr.. Buchanan's speech which
1t. Davis was accused OF having mlsre presented, |
as lndenlical with that Of Mr.. D.; and it is re-
'arhable that the lelter-w,iers from Washington
no sketched his remarks, well as Alessrs. Mer-
ok, Henderson and Smith, who replied to them,
incur IN the same version. Il would be singular |
tile PeGnsy lvana Senator who is usually so clear !
as SO unerersatly msunde stood aud mispresented !
he su7posilun is incredible.
put less faith in Mr.. Buchanaa's complaints. too.
cause, IN mas debate, lie took occasion, in which
was joined by Mr. Grundy and Mr., kmg Of Al.
anna 10 declare, for themselves and Ihei, party,
" 'hfy are mol and ncrer haze been, adverse to the
ah@'ns institution OF the country that they are
d and nerer hare been hard money men - What
I'VE they been all along aiming il, if his be true
ppropria'ey did Mr.. Clay, who 1--WE are informed
me MadIsonian,) appeared Tor The first time in
re Senate since his return from Virginia. exclan
establishment, Where am 7 This is the Sc
n"e-that Is the portrait of Washing ton-but le-
ally gentlemen seem 10 have lost their personal
identity. What. sir the Senators on the Admins.
tra'lon side not IN favor OF specie currency-not
opposed to Banking ins'iluliors-not enemies of
the credit system! Why, sir. what have we heard
repeatedly from the members on that side, but de-
nunciatlon upon denuncaliop, against bank "a
gainst credit, against paper money; and eulogy on
euloey OF " srecle currencyn Mr.. G.. proceeded
ays The Mad'sonian) to express his regret that The
'cdntdton was MOI general-lhal the Senators from
'ho and North Carolina, and the distinguished
enator from Missouri, did come out in the same
ay. tie hoped that since gentlemen had aban-