Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-06

and The Presidents personal habiis--ils at
aef.,enee for the pablo will. which the parl,
.ow,,,s daily treating with contempt, and foi
sa,e Rights, upon which II is perpetnally rampling
veil calculated TO disgust all who st
,r,a.J b, parry spirit as 10 DO eas,ly and ~iillngl,
it'd and humbugged by false arguments and emp
r.ss,vns The fact is. our Presidents Mes
ARE not nov what they were in Jefferson's anu
u.d;.ons time, nor What they we've designed by The
....,auou to be. Instead OF giving 10 Congress IN
<-.,,,;on upon the state OF the country, TO which
...,u.re designed originally 10 be confined, they
.ow b,tefaced electioneering documents, filled
al so,bistry 10 dclude, and with defamation 10
charm The public ear And not one OF its predeces
ar, better merits this description than the last Mes
.,ce. But more oil tins anon
nv the way have you seen the Report Of the Sec
-, of Warl That document furnishes a fine
commentary bon the Message. Mr.. Poinselt viz
,,,Iy proposes 10 raise and to keep in service a
Standing Army 1900 .000 men-to be composed oi
III, miijta to be sure. but TO be in the actoa ser
vice" Of and TO be paid by the general government
Such proposition as this, ten years ago. would
= have reused b,,e-cty throughout the Union
But now II falls upon he public ear without excl
ting amoment's alarm The President. cluIchng
tthe public purse with hand, demands an aug
meula,ion of the Military Power will, the other ;
and vel, because he presches about Economy and
Sia,e Rights the cry of ''Als well - is sounded
,v all the sentineis VIVA, does he want with a
.,anding army Of 100000 menl Is it TO repel fo,
.;c, INVADER No for hr tells US that our foreign
relations are Of The most pacific character Is Il 10
defend STATE Righ.' Let him get the militia IN
der his CONTROL and he ~ill give 10 them such pro-
lection as vuures give to Understanding. to de-
vout shall advert 10 this proposition Of the hon.
orable Secretary more fully hereafter.
Calhoun has made his peace with Van Buren,
having so FAR degraded himself as, a6era long and
tedious piece Of coquepy, 10 visit and embrace his
old enemy. See the letter in the Baltimore Palro,
for further particulars. 1t is impossible convey 10
you any idea OF the deep scorn for Calhoun which
this incident has provoked here. Rumor adds that,
os one ofthe conditions Of the peace b lair OF the
Globe is pledged not to take sides in the struggle
between Calhoun AID Benton, and that Calhoun's
.tail"-to wit, Rhet, Pckens. Fisher. Shepa, &c.
-are to vote for Blair as Public Printer.
But must close Tor to- ghl-Aaving already, |
fear tired your patience with most tedious eplslle
RIcnMoNp, Dec. 81, 1899.
Owing, presume, to the rnclemency Of the
weather, there bal few additional members pre-.
sent day. The .ortcstcJ election from MARSHALL
county mas not therefore called up. The lmpolicy
Of the has been fully demonstrated.
The Enquirer OF this morning has an amusing COM
mrn,ary upon The PRECEDENT. Message. The ven
cradle commentator though " hackneyed in the
ways OF policy sorry znled @hal 10 say. touch
ing the Sub rreasury-Ile is fairly in a strait, be-
tween his exposition To an "uulmIcd Executive
and dn uugua. dcd Exclitquer." AID lis determine.
ton 10 "sink SWIM with The author of that an.
i'-republican and corruping system Of finance. He
sinks, however. all The grace for winch he is
celebrated. The Presidents chupier on Economy.
he halls with iufinIle delight That chapter is
such bitter rerroach on tho pohgacy Of the
Administration, that 1t is wonderful lie theme does
not call blush TO the checks both Of the President
and his eulogsl. When gentleman, however,
IS determined 10 be pleased, nothing goes amiss,-
Whether tie Administration spends enty or loriy
millions per annum, have no doubt the Enquirer,
being determined TO sink or swim" with II, will
glo'iy it AS the ,e,y model Of Republican economy,
and IIs head, with all his diisioctatic airs and luxn-
nous habits, tie pink of Republican snpIiei-
~ 1t has tested lie gulIrbilry ofrhe people. and
discovered that they swallow huge doses Of FUN.
merry without being choLed.
The IL qurer also has various rumoIs about ere
treating Wigs, very few OF whom, however have
a"locsl hablialion or a name" whom it describes rs
deserving our ranks in consequence Of the nomina-
oil Harrison. All fudge. depend upon il. Not one
viii abandon the Wing cause, on that account Who
was not before prepared to go, and eagerly waiting
"f rfetex There are a few, however, who
wear the VIII & uniform, who are constantly lighting
under he Tory flag. The sooner hey 20 over, and
plunge 'hrir eager paws into the flesh.pos the bet
TER u not foi Themselves for The Wing caus. They
are doing US more mary by their pretended
incndsh'p Than they possibly do BY their omen
ennI'y. The Ejnoi of The Euani,er of couse
'ians the embcis," when he can do So by public u,
private ha'tety-and lie may have put salt upon the
sa''s oil few such binds. He knows best. II he
AZ he IS welcome TO all that he can catch by such
ms. They will carry but lile weight to the
io~er party and they will hardly be missed from,
Tue ranks which they desert. May they no, be dis.
appointed in their anticipated "reaard"
The Lotos viii, it is surmiscd hnd National
Convention IN Baltimore, 10 May next, to nominare
ht' Van Buren, and choke of Col. johnson for the
cement 81 Col Polk. There will be some Improc-
'uoes IN The Sub-Treasury ranks before long, #
w mol read amIss the signs Of the times Tecum.
"s"e"rs he will not be disposed OF in this summary
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