Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-13


Ina, every man who guides plough or wields
', 49, 10, that reason. cempeen, to preside the
iesinies Of nalion but I mean To say that the
habits Of life and modes OF thinking which are engen-
iefedb by agricultural pursuits a.e positive recon-
mendaions IN favor ofonc. who has shown. by his
previous lahors IN the council aud exploits in The
held, that he is capable alike of protecting our do.
mes.'c interests and chastising a foreign enemy
As have before had occasion 10 observe /, IL need.
lu', at This time, when European customs and fash
ions aud principles arc insdiousy superseding the !
plain republican simplicity Of our fa,heis.-when our
young men and. young women, particularly those " ho
are nuftuted IN the hot-bed of fashionable folly
and vice, are becomidg infected with the manners
aud the ideas which are so lily adapted 10 our
free institutions, and which are incompatible with
enhe, private or public vrue,--it is needful that
We should place AT the heal Of American society
are uneonop,ed, and whose habits are congenla
with those oil the founders Of the Republic-a man
before whom the "bcarded paids" and the mus
tached mtators of foreign fools will stand. rebuled.
il no, absshed. Mr. Buchanan, in his able speech
in favor of the Sub-Treosury, the other day, made
remark, which is susceptible of a very different
application than that Shich he gave to II. lie la
nented the diffusion of luxurious habits and the ex-
hbitinn oil fashionable irvoltios in our cines as a
striking indication e national degcncracy. Wealth,
he said, had become to be quite equivalent 10 title
OF nobility. And it is SO! But how shall its in.
1uence be checked, and its possessors taught to
regatd themselves rs the accidental favoriles Of a
blind goddess. who, as she bes,ows her bounes
without regard to merit. can never endow them with
the virtues which are alone entitled TO honor along
with this, the meanest of her gtsl How, but by
looking into the obscure walks of private life for
upon whom TO confer the highest public bonors,
when we can find there, may often do "a gem
OF puresi ray serene 7" Such a man we do find in
VIM. II. Harrispn--a man who, ate, having spent the
meridian OF his days in the service of his country,
ietired from the boiserous contests OF AMBITION no,
enriched by the Spols, but poor. because as hon
est, as when he donned his official aud engaged in
the calm pursuits Of culiivator the soil, where
he has long remained in transformations simplicity IN
ill., like another Cincnnatus the people call him from
his plough to guide the helm of state. Obedient 10
their summons he announces his willingness To :
sumo the "cares of empire" in his old age, when, il
he has any ambition left, it is, not to aggrandizc
himself, but serve his country-not that he may
shbe the OF brilliant circle, himself the Icy
nosure Of all eyes, but that he may rees,absh the
reign Of violated law, and restore the primitive inter
probation Of the constitution, re- establish the out
ragged freedom of opinion, and overthrow he danger
Gus dogmas which in the brief space Of ten years
have Frustrated the independence Of Congress- tram
pied upon the sanctity Of Judicial decisions, annha-
ted practically the rights Of The States. and CONVEX
ted the Federal Executive into Monarch of amos,
unlimited power.
The House Of Delegates, this morning passed the
Bank Bill-yeas 20, Iays4l. The majority is larger
than expected. It's fate is uncertain in the Senate
or rather should say, il is uncertain what shape
it will assume before leaves that body. 1t is pro
bable, however that the condition OF things in Penn
syyana may have atendency to abate Loco Focc
malignity here.
Col. Charles p. Dorman Of Rockbridge, was ,hi.
morning elected Brigader General of Va. Militia il
place of Gen. Edward Watts of Roanoke resigned
Col. ID. received the unanimous vote of the H. o
Delegates-ihere were scattering votes in tn,
Senate. Col. Joel McPhers,n of Greenbrier xa
put in nomination against him, but Withdrawn, a.
it Was perceived that his vote would be very small
one.
Gen. Bayly, from the select committee TO which
had been referred SO much oftbe Governors Mes
ssge related to the slave controversy betwee,
Virginia and New York. presented Report TO day
OF which he is the author. have not had an OPP
portunity Of reading H. learn from him. however
that it recommends a renewal Of the correspondence
between the Executives Of the two Commonwealth
in the hope of its final adjustment in a manner salts
factory 10 both. 1t is decisive 10 its tone but rs il
should be. is mild in its tenpr-exrresseg its dec
ded non concurrence with the incorporate ac lion re
commended by one branch Of the Georgia Legisa
ture at its recent session. The resolutions, which
embody the conclusions of the Report, will, pre-
sumo. appear in The papers of Monday morning.
O'Clock p. NJ.
have just received the Washington and Balti-
more papers by this evenings mail The only items
of interest," however, which | observe in them are the
following
The u. S. Bank has agreed to assist the State Of
Pennsylvania by loan Of $3.50 600 and the Grard
and Pennsylvania Banks each by loan OF 500, 600
This is the more worthy Of note, nasmuch as
the Legislature was about apply the knife
to the throat of the U. S. Bank or at least resolu-
ton that effect had been introduced, and is to
be apprehended that many Of the members whose
judgments condemn the act, would not have had
''neye" enough to resist the force Of party discipline,
but, like Speaker Hopkins would have sacrificed
the country to its behests-partcularly Sena