Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-02
COY. GH.hER's CONSlSTENCY-1h Ch,p
LttesriHs ,LHcrso,ian


LttesrHe JcBcrso,im.
The Charlottesville .eiiersonian shows that it is itself
adept in the of especial pleading proficiency in
which it is pleased ascribe to usif dodglng the true
question in issue, and raising nmateria points" lie
any evidence Of such proficiency What is that main is
sue aud vino raised IL The Jeficrsonan itself undertook
the task. volunteer advocate. 10 demonstrate,
satisfaction. that Gov Gllmer had been consistent =
How has II done 50? Why. by talking about Gov
tlmers resolution in favor of 'retrcnchmcn," which
may mean any thing or notlng-and about his uniform
opposition to Bank, Tariff, &c" which is no ne,r
thing. according 10 the Jocrsonan own admission aud
which therefore gives that gentlemen no ncr claims up
on the Jeiersonans support. But by requiring two
columns, IN addition to What ii had heretofore said To
demonstrate the consistency Of Gov Glmeis coursc-fpr
Hn we repeat. the main issue between U.S. aud not
the nmatcriM points which il ha. thrust prominently
forward. for the purpose Of Disgusting 1.-THE Ieilcso
nan substantially admits that at least debafeab!e
point We are of opinion. however, that the sui stan
alton or the negallon of the assumption is game hard,
worth the candle and shall So far as we are concerned
therefore, dismiss ii very snmnarily
II Coy. olmcr's course. during the recent session Of
Congress- and since. has hen ia congruy with his pro
LESSONS anterior To april election ii Is marvellous that
those who elected him should now, with almost one
voice, regret that they voted for him. and that ON the
other hand those who most violently opposed his election
IN April. his warmcst Misunderstanding and
toaStng HIM, aud chanting his praises in the warncst
strains OF adualion How is this remarkable reyou,ion
to be accounted for. except upon the assumption that
from each other whether animate or nanna,c Cannot
uup #
towards the ohernor can bodies conjunction be scpa
rated without disruption less violent Now the
fact s-and no especial pleading can change THAT
last April, Gov. Gilmcr was conicssedly a JJhiy.-he
was. as he had long been cooperating with that
he occupied an antagonist position to the Loco 70
co party,-ho declared that he was "eyery inch !,
Wing which, from the peculiar emphasis of the ex
preston was designed maniesy to correct suspicious
which were well known had long been aloat, that he
was tainted with Loco Focosm, and from the position
OF his opponent, was supposed to be aimed especially at
the Conservatives who We're not ''Uhig enough for him
and he refused, with indignant curl of the lip
Omctaphorlcaly) even to accept noniiaaon from his
present friends On the other hand his present friends
denounced hlmwth the most unsparng bitternts s-mos
oi them refused To vote at all nthe contests the editor
oi the Jcersonan himself his attorney before the
people advised them adopt this of neutrality ON
the express ground that they had nothing hope from the
election either of Mag Garland or Gov Gilmer but had
evrcy thing to ca, especially from the election Of the
latter. Well-now. the editor of the Jeficrso
Man ''hand in glove with Gov Gilmer the Governor
voting for the editor. and the editor auding the Cover
nor. We see who refused to vote for Governor
Gilmcr last Spring getting up complimentary din
ners to HIM, and plastcrng him over, inch thick with
iattery And 1t surely is very reasonable I, SUD
pose that either Nlahomet has gone to the Mountain ar
that the Mountain has come to Mahomet and to in
luro wh'tn according to the law of physics, is the
probable and natural event of the two Is Gov Gllner
Nhlg either every mch'' or only "sevcn inches of
the five feet seven" which we believe he told the
people OF Amherst was his precise admeasurement II
he IS then Editor Leake has changed, and with him the
whole body OF the party of which he is distinguished
and worthy member iChe is not then Cor Giinpr
has changed And that is the whole gt of our accu-
sation; which it certainly requires special pleading"
Ia sustain.
The questions which we propoundo,, and upon which
the Jeilesonian displays its sIlasa special pcader were
mere accessories to this charge, and designed 10
divert attention from that charge 10 ''immateral points
The cagcrncss, however, with which the sagacous cdi.
purpose of making new and mmaterial ISSUE while
shows his skill in special pleading and his own affinity
To the "klldee' tribe, betrays til. same time self
CONSCIOUSNESS that any attempt defend his original po
slton must necessarily result in discontinue himself <
disgrace to his client. 1t is for the J,crsonan to
tell us that Mr. Gilmor is in favor of rctrcnchmen-we
reply by asking is he herctre Wing? If he is. why
docs the Jclcrsunlan hich Loco Foco. support him?
Nor need 1t tell us that Coy. Gmer is against Bank
and Tariff He against these when the JtfIcrso-
nan opposed him If opposition to them make him
Loco, why did the Jctiesonian oppose him in April ast2
And for distributing defcicncy." all we hno,r is
that Coy. Gllmcr three years ago, favor Of I'M,
q,df!ted distributions AS every must be, who con
tends. he did, that the Public Lands "beo,g to the
States or. Gen jackson did. that they ought to
distributing deficiency" Of those expert special
pleas. avoid real issue which worthy of the school
IN which 1t originated lis pitiiu sophsm which all
honest men ought To spurn But, suppose that Gov
Gllmcr (whose friend dared not ask when he was in IA
vor of Distribution. ) he is in favor of "disri-
trbuting deficiency is in favor of distributing
surplus. Now. understand the ,Ietcrsonian as
being opposed to distribution in any shape on con
sttiondi grounds Is this SO IL it be- it differs
of course from Gov Gilmor. who. although orrscd
To distribution now when there is deficiency may be
favor of 1t next year when there may be surplus But
We 90 further. and say that according every rule Of
Just Interpretation. and discadlng all special pcading