Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-27

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FESTIVAL AT BUCKINGHAM e. HOUSE
IN HONOR OF MR.. RlNES

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dress them on those great political questions winch
are now agnating the minds .oi the whole peonle
'n"' distinguished gentleman Rnved here on the
evening OF The lei instant. lie was Immediately
"s'eu upon by the Committee, aud many others
VINO were destous OF an introduction. The I3fh he
ing 'ouit day was the day appointed iof The festl.
val upaalss OF twenty years had ELAPSED since n,
had been permitted 10 nlugle with his fellow cir
Zens OF thus County, aud eirat eagernras was mani
rested by all parties 10 aud hear one whose fam.
was SO widely extended and whose political iade-
pendenee has rendered him tho object of such nm.
spaiing aud mal guani persecution
The Court House being thought insufficient Ia
u"'u tue assenbiage who were expected 10 DC pc
sent on Tie occasion, spacious awning was erected
IN the public square. At nj an eally on, IN The
morning, crowds oi people from all parts oil The conn
" ana numbers lom distant aud adjoining capu-
Ties, began To pour into the village. and by II ~,
eioch' the cohcoutse was sweled to n thousand or
n,leen hnhdted anxious and excited expcclnnts
lie SINS OF Ihe morning promised an unaroIable
uay-i sky beng covered with clouds and the
AR beng oppressive and sullty Al the hour of
H. mr.. hNes was accompanied To the stand by
the ton mltiec, aud commenced his remarks Ia a
beaullnl aud Ieeiing munner To an attentive aud
oteaihess audience lie had not spoken long be-
tore violent storm rendered further speaking under
me awning I'M racteable aud the crowd rushed in
to the tonfl House 10 hear lhc continuation of his
address II whs quite insufficient, however, To con
ain The audience, aud WHEN the rain hnd ceased the
people were again invited TO the awning. Ate, hayz
ing spoken on lof some iIme the ringing OF the bells
announce Il III d1hhtr"as ready-and proposition
WAS made aud aceeded 10 Tor postponing further
discussion unel the dinner was over. Nutwlthstand.
ing these embarrassing aud successive tetrupIions
well calculated 10 confuse lhe mind and damn The
afdor OF the speaker, MI Rlyes seemed To ,fdonblo
his exeftons. and rise higher aud Glpbe, nj each
succeeding Struggle Of his genus. All sympathzed
with the slluaii-n OF tue speaker, but all admi,ed
In mn ainu Ia 1, L.. 4 1
qnered alI these obsacles-whlch 10 say the truth.
were 10y far the most serious he met Win duflpe tho
day.
Mr.. Rvcs proceeded after dinner, in The mos,
mastery and spiendld eilur II his lie. lie lrnm.
phanily vlndeated himself from the impulnlinns ol
treason aud apostacy. lie arranged The Admins
fation at the bar OF his country, reviewed lis pol-
cy, and, with mighty aud INSPIRING hand uuvcil.
"a lis couuplons. II was the spear OF Ihuricl dis.
closing The naked delornily OF the feud. He then
reviewed the military and civil character Of General
HARRISON and buried back,wi Indignant eloqucnce
The loul slandeis aud false char whit the minons
OF power had heaped upon his head. lie fortified
ms positions ifom The records ol his country : hlso
Iy-lhe testimony Of Shelby aud Perry. NJ Richard
NJ johnson aud Thomas Richie. 1t would be idle
to attempt TO give I'M outline OF this admirable
speech the delivery Of which enehalned The uuialler
ing attention Of nearly one thousand people fof
the space OF five hours. Alter Mr.. Riyes had con.
clnded amid thnnders Of applause, Colo. Edmund
w. Hubafd, The Democratic candidate f0i Con
gress against Nj. ll) who was an attentive listen
en- aud stood close by, If with design 10 reply a
rose for that purpose.
lie did not attempt to re ly To ono solitary argu.
nent urged by Mr.. Rives, bur contented himself
with personal attack. in winch lie alluded TO some
oil Mr.. RVes political opinuns and conduct
Among Other things, he spoke OF him as The Little
Expuneer '-eh'tged him with having deserted the
an Buren party at time when he expected II
would be IN minority, as rats would leave sink
ing ship-ahd with Inconsistency 10 his political
coufse.-lIe spoke bur a shott lime. So soon as
he had taken ms seat, Mr.. KNes Immediately arose
and took up Col lis charges by one, and showed
most conclnslvely thai HE Colonel was in the same
lfedicainent winch he had tempted to fasten upon
hun. lie ALLUDED 10 tie fact that the Colonel was
once Wing and the rats" and the "sinking snip"
were fetpfed with great foice and severity mon
HIM. lie lutiher alluded 10 another circumstance
Col. II. had opposed Gcn'l Jackson on tho ProtIa-
matlon and Force Bill and that Coy. Tyler the
only Senaoir WHO voted against the Force bill, was
no" the candidate for he Wee Presidency on The
Wing Ticket and lie charged home this nconsis
ie0cy, with eAc6faiipg power. lie expressed great
surprise that Col. HUBBARD should call him an Ex-
punger by way OF reproach, when he thought The
same way himself, aud was supporting Benton,
an Buren, and Others, the se,y projectors Of thar
resolution. II WAS fcJoindcr long 10 be remem-
befed by the Van Buren, men Of Buckingham, and
not soonlo b brgotlen by the Colonel himself As
powerful ana Impressive as WAS ms first eil1n, he
spoke ne second Iine IN a more animated and con-
gIncne manner, 4 possible and To every candid and
nnpreJudiced mind, most clearly and glonously
sustained himself and Gen'l HARRISON, Many ere
present who bad heard Mr.. Rlyes 10 his prondest
moments, bat all agree that this The greatest eff
lori OF his lllusrlous career. He not only gave uni
yefsal satisfaction to bose VINO invited HIM among
us, but won tie gratitude aud admiration Of every
lover OF loily poluc u Inlegniy aud exalted talents
lis feJolhdcf, which occupied one hour and half
was most splendid AMI magnificent fetort, and al
The close OF almost every sentence elected liemen-
dous rounds oil applause. Some amusing incidents
occurred duflng,the progress ol Mr. Rwcs' rotor
Ata time VIXEN Mr.. Ryes was casGgaiIng the Colonel
most severely humorous Wing In the dense crowd
erred out. "Mr Rves, don't Nil HIN leave a lille
Tor Jack illl." His whole speech WAS u lucid, ar
eumtnlaVe, and eloquent history ,f lhe present
administration and IFS manner Of delivery as well
as its sentiments, brought home The cotiyictonto
every honest hedn, that the speaker was one of
those few public men, who was unseduccd by the
Establishments, and unawed by The lcnors of pow
En- II was proud day for the Wings Of Bucking.
ham. The effect of Mr.. Rves address has a,eady
been seen aud most powerIully felt. and the least
saaguine among us doubt not bul that its ultimate
effects Will be sill more happily exhibited IN the
complete triumph Of Harrison aud Reform in No
venber next, in Tie old Republican county Of Buck
ngham.
Attn the close Of this discussion, which lasted un
IN night, and Tie festivities OF The being
postponed until that lIme about two hundred gen
ilenen sat down 10 a splendid entertainment pre-
pared by our worthy host, n. u. Thornton. Much
and good feeling regned at the Boad numerous
excellent toasis were drunk and many pointed, ami
mated, aud elegant speeches were made by differ
ent gentlemen present. Al late hour the com
pany broke up, with the remembrance ola day that