Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-30

Ia ,n,e,estng oeeuytrnces aud inc dents Of the ay
than can hstier myself 10 be able 10 dol do not
COMPLAIN Of The account which Tie tdi"t oi thr
Rrpubcan has given Of thai discussion IN In, paper
of to.iay II has now b. come his pleasure, al
p,esume his duiv 10 defend juslii, and exio Gos
t;iImer lie is therefore aboiing IN his vocation.
Nor.wl Mr.. LIVING complain of lie share oi praise
allotted 10 him.-he expected hui nlle that little
he has received
100 was m attentive listener 10 that di,cnssion
express but the universal sentiment of The Wings
who we're present, when assure you that we last
nothing in that cui tci that ba sner WAS BONE
aIufl with stro, Z aud steady arm and our piinci-
ples ably and el.qnenily vlnheafed ana sustain d.
And II the Democrats derive from that Discus Ion
any cause for pleasure aud ,oneraiuation, surely
cannot be from the ability with winch ilc doctrines
were sustained, bul FROM the moriilying and humill
at,ng spectacle oil seeing oue who so recently de-
cIafed himself "e,ety inch Wing" now The bii-
,eresi opponent Of Wing and Wing principles.
and zealously engaged ~ the unenyiablc aud ngl0-
nous tax OF abusing and ridIcusing that party.
The time has passed by when the people Of this
county can be deiuded with mere names. Names
,c The weapons and arguments winch the a,iiul
sometimes use TO play upon the passions of the ~
norani aud the pr JUDGED but the public mind is
now too enlig hened 10 be easily .nsnarcd. Aud
when Gov. Gilm.r. with evident selI-compaeency.
p,onounces. caiitdra, the Wings be Feieraiiss,
and the Wing party /, be The Fedtrdl patty. he
greatly deceves himself, lfle thinks that lie has
thereby oyef~ hemed that party, or yindicated h
own clam to popular favor aud support. Aud beg
leave 10 assure hn that he Las greatly undeualed
the intelligence and sagacity OF the people IL iis
county, II lie supposes that cy will be satisfied with
mere geneaiti,s aud absraLtons, or with the la
bors and Efforts Of that public servant whose whole
business seems to be 10 fluid fault, without making
any effort to remove admitted abuses and to provide
remedy 70, ackno" lodged evils. Nor are Their
tastes vlled as To prefer theatrical grmaces aud
laughter exciting anecdoc, IL the strength oil areu
me nj and the power Of cloquence. Gov. Gilmer
threw too much levly over his Whole DISCOURSE II
may be his e-peraps is in ha, he mos, exces;
but the public feeling is TOO Intensely wrought up,
The public mInd is too greatly excited, TO enjoy
any appearance of leyty in the discussion OF those
great and grave questions which SO deeply absorb
The attention Of all men. We wish 10 hear those
gave quesios, grareiy discussed we wish IL hear
the saiesmans views, an The SidteSmdns style. Aud,
above all, when the vessel upon the stormy waters,
when dangers threaten from without, and uiihy has
spread wihiD--It is not at a like nat, that
are prepared for mirtf and laughter.
1t is not my purpose TO attempt even Synopsis oil
the speeches OF the two gentlemen. ieel myself
wholly incompetent TO such task. Gov. Glln'er
SAID but e, II any thIug, about the Sub Treasury
scheme; but against all the leading II easur's OF The
Wings he bitterly n,eghed. The Bank Bill,-ihe
Distribution Bi-ihe Bankrupt BlIl,-lhe Loan
Blll-aganst these, one and all, n their lnrn, he
poured forth his denunciatIunS. But the burihen
o his sohg.-the note he seemed most pleased 10
chaunt.-he key winch he oitencst and loudest
siruck,-was the federalism OF the Wings. lie
spoke 7 about TWO hours. HIS manner was discur
sse lying from point IL loni, and always a'"iling
himself OF The least opportunity oil Throwing rlicuie
upon the Wings. lie did not undertake 10 tell u.s.
his constituents, what substitute he would propose
for u. 5. Bank aud the Sub Treasury scheme, 10
both OF which he Is opposed. Surely he ought to
have enlightened US on tins subject 1t cannot be
that he wishes things to remain IN Stdtu quo. II
cannot be thai he regards The public funds as now
sdtr. Ii be that he the Huyu OF The
union OF the purse and The sword IN the same hands,
Ii cannot be that lie regards sue an union As con
sls,enl with those RtPuJtcan principles, about
which he talk ed much and so loudly
MI. living replied with great animation. lie
declared himself Whg,-a Wing in name,--a
Wing in principle, aye, sir, "ertry 'nth u mag.
lie stated the sion III which lie stoud to The ID s.
trici-tha lie bad been Invited out by portion oi
his political trleEds-thai lie had condIioupy &C
cepted the invitaIou-but that he Was ready al any
moment to Iake any post that light be assigned
m;-hai, whilst lie was not Insensblc 10 The high
honor Of representing tins District in Congress, yet
he was prepared 10 yield all such pr',ensons II II
should be thought The interest Of the great Wh
cause required II; that lie ready 10 take his
station in the ranks that wherever he should be-
whatever post should be assigned him,-he was iea-
dy and wiling to do battle Tor that cause, upon the
success OF which, he rehgiously believed, The purity
not The very existence oi our Tree institutions dc
pended. lie then announced the cardinal priucl-
pies Of the VIII: party; id proceeded TO sustain
them IN an argument. Gear. lucid and iorcibe. lie
asserted Tue power IN Congress TO charter Bank,
aud lie sustained this position by authority and ar
gument; the Necessity Of such AN institution, he
earnestly enforced drawing his argument in pat
rom view oi The present miserable co d,lion OF
The currency AID from the inability Of all other
schemes to cuie The evils under which we are lac
boring. He declared his cordial approval oi the
Distribution" Bill sustaining It's consiIu'ionaliiy,
justice aud policy. He showed that Gov. G'l,ner
ma once been ais adr0cate, though now regarding II
asa corruP1ng tedtrdt measure. Mr.. living uie~
most beautiful aud cheering picture vi the benehis
and bless ngs which would flow nom il. Wherever
Goy. Gimer assaiIed Tie principles OF our parry,
there MI. living tim lie him With iorce
and power which Gry. Giner felt. The Governor
had SAID dur ng his speech, that the extra session
had been called 10 make Henry Clay Prrsdent-Mr.
iiYino's reply TO lhls charge was uvtfwhelning-l
doubt whether the Governor viii even repeat I'll
am sure he must have ielt the whitening rbuhe lie
received. 1t afforded to Mr. Irving fiji opportunity
Of rronouncIng touching eulogInm upon Gen.
iaiison, who rests win his fathers, aud al The
sd..e Inc TO vindicatc hs memory from the asper
sion implied IN such charge. ADD IN the same
connection, he pronounced upon Ii. Clay IA most IL
oquent gytIc,-eluquent b cause OF the pas
s'oned ie'iIng aud glowing language IN winch II was
pronounced, and eloquent because OF It's stritt con
iormry to truth, aud To the of that great aud
lofty patriuI.
Again, ] rel cat we lest nothing in The conflict.
The Wings are more than pleased.-li tie trends
oil Gov. Gilner THINK lac has Won leather IL ms
cap, let hun i'll DOUBT whether the Governor
VIII boast u his Trophies. The juiy Of the vCiuage