Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-09


u pasts the way foi il- farther aud ind finite ine,.
Aud is worm, Of note that the present r,...
tive. unlike his immediate predecessor, doe. a..
march boldly up his object, avow his purpo,s a..
defy bis enemies; but he oes on none the les, >,
pdy in his march Of eneroaelin.ni beeau,, H..
step, like that OF the tiger ,,ouehing in his i,s,i.
is silent and steadily, until his paw is in reach =,
h,s prey. Mr.. Van Buren, is avou eddy ca,ryio, 49,.
In practice all The doctrines III Gen. Jackson, pa,.
ticulary that most dangerous Of them which Looked
to the omnipoence and unity Of the Executive.
ard yet. while he does so, he discourse. mo,,
swee,Iy about State Rights, & popular equality. and
constitutional limitations. and Representative
operation. Aud The success bf his policy is apna,,,
in The fact that he has brought 10 his feet Joh,
Calhoun and hi, little band Of adherents wi,ho,, a..
sg lhest apology for those personal wrong, sb;..
parted them, long before they were marshall.a :.
eansl each Other by political differences Of on,;o,
wide the poles sunderland without any mod;s
cation Of, aronemeni for, Hose nunerou, o,,,,
ges upon The Constitution, the Rights of the Sat-.
and the Liberties Of the People. which, a lin. -
while ago, denounced by these men a. e,;,,..
Of the blacklist dye, for which NO repentance comb
atone, and for which no punishment would b.
TOO severe. When we reproath the =. heroic Nul.
flyers with having formed an unnatural and
unholy aud corrupt Coalition with men whom,
they were wont 10 denounce as " Rogucs and
Roy ais,s," we are pointed to the Republican do,.
rines Of The President and it is in vain thai o..
appeal from these smooth words 10 the enormit,.
upon which they are the biterest commen,ar,
they tell US (ihe STATE Rigid creed Of the Presdeo
and. ask, are the doctrines of The Proclama,on
aud the Force Bill. of which they complained, a.
the essence Of consolidation, modified Is tn.
Protest rrtracted +! Is The Expungs atoned for,
They talk OF State Rights as the especial Jewel Of
their souls" ana yet they form "A strict alliance with
The advocate ofihe right of the Federal Go,crnm.p,
prescribe sorereen State the provisions Of her
fundamental law, as the CONDITION of the adm.,O,.
into the Unon-with The author of sch.me n
,rm.ile Federal Executive with power, by Bank.
rupt law, TO PROSTATE Stale Instiiutions-and who
now, with every prospect Of soon clutchng the kew,
Of HE treasury. proposes to extend the empire Of
his already over grown Patronage and Power. by
arming and putting under his CONTROL 200 600 ,o-
diers. who now owe exclusive feaiy to the several
States of this Couiederacyl. Surely, surely, th.,.
men. have "eaten Of the insane root are ncurs-
bly, mad.
But OR pen is ontrunnpg our space-and
for the present. We pause, with tins remark
lhat We are surprised the apathy with which
Secretary PoInseit's proposition has been received
and Win h we can no other~ Use account for bui W
surprising that his Report has no, been read, even
by the conductors ofthc press.
C. Mr.. Calh"un is PLAYING strong game Lr
the Presidency. Having bought Van Buren's for
p'veness by his dsgraceful humiliation, andsecurrd
he he's In al. 1, C,I
iowers TO Blair as Public Printer, he is now OFT
budding Benton for the votes of the new States BY
proposing ced- 10 them the Public LanIs which
lie within their respective tsrrtories We suppo.
South Carolina will he willing to pay this high
price for the Civilizations Of her 'fl,orte Son"
whom. with base servty which tie glorious
duet OF Ne" York renders more odious by contrast,
she follows through all the windlngs of lis
and anticipated career. But will the other old States
sanction this open barter other interest 10 the Put.
lie Lands for Western votes! We canno-ss
WI, not believe il. They have, indeed, already de-
ie'red decisive action upon the subject long
but perhaps they may yet be able their
rights bef"re JOHN c. Calhoun can rnufy hi, bn-
gain, or Benton can snatch them from lber gn',
and give - Votes for reasons
The CommiHees-Mr. Hunter has ia, fled III,
confidence reposed in him By the Wings, and ul,
redeemed the pledge contained in his Inaugural
Address. IT will he seen, that he holds the balauc,
between the parties With steady and even hand
The Committee OF Ways and Means and Fol.sr
Relations which are in constant and someliau
confidential communication with the Executive ar
very properly composed Of a majority OF the friend
OF The Administration. and headed by Ctairnmd
the same pary-John Winston Jones of the ht
named, and Mr.. Pickens, the new ally of the lluu
Tine most important committees are thus divided;
Committee Of Elections. 4 Wings and Loe~ and
The chairman, Mr.. Campbell of S. c., who, AZ
though generally cassed with tho Locos, soteduA
the Wings on the New jersey case, makseN
ninth; Of Ways and Means. Wings and 5Lr
cos; ct Foreign Relations, The same ; Of the Ju
dietary, Wings and LoCos; Of CommettA
w and l. on Public Lands 3 w. S l.. ~
Conservative; Post Office, 3 w, l.. ond
Public Expenditures, w and l. Manufacture
The same; Indian Affairs. the same Roads
Canals, the same; aud on the expenditures Hi
d'fercn, Departments, 3 Wings and 2 Loo"
eacl. The other committees are divided pTtl
m"ch 10 TIE same way. or the SO commute"
cliar"en OF 22 are Wings, 10 Locos. and IN"
tain. The Wings ard Conservatives have a MAJ"
~ on 8 and the Locos 1.-the committee oil be
lions moi being counted. Tie Globe affects
satisfied but the tone in which j; tells us SOS"
much like whpt boy endeavo,ing 10 convince
Hdgella that his suffering ia su,nres seJ laughter