Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-28
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speech effective one, and gave great Satisfaction
the Republicans who were present'-meaning the Lo-
coocos, oi course; fr. in these times, little do the old
distinctive apellatons Of parties Indicate political princ
pies. lhatil Is necessary furnish glossary as we 90
Ue understand, irum intelligent gentleman who was
present. that The speech very offensive to the Wings
particularly To the "erery inch Whigs''-though by
the way. this would be remarkable, inasnuch
II delivered by gentleman whose boast it was,
but te while ago that he was .'eyery inch Wing
- Wing 10 the backbone ribs and a'-and who
prdes himself upon his consistency to boo,l We
do not intend however, now To review Gov. Gilner's
prelensons Ia consistency Of opinion or of action The
people are too intelligent 10 ba mysifed by jargon Of
words, In the face Of fact striking thai above ad
vrried 10. IN connection with another-lo wit thai the
individuals who are said 10 have derived much 'saiis
laron' from the FIX Covenants speech are the very
men "ho refused TO vote fr him in the Spring Of 1871
Opposing Gov. GmcI's election 10 Congress- as they
did at that time why do they greet him as oac OF
their most rfleciiveo champions on the hustinsa7 We
tells us that he ayowed certain principles bofa tai .
rcon and that he adheres To the same prin nov
Grant II, Tor the sake Of the argument; but 81 there l..
maniestly change in his position towards the two par
ties aud in their ffeiiass towards him Ifhe ayowa Of
hosc principles recommend him To the favor of the Lo-
ecos why did that avowal fail To produce that If
:, ct IN ISL 7 II that ayowal did not deprive him of
tIe c,1.la,. ,eo Of the Wings in 1911. why should
ii hiyo that Ell, a. this tnc2 We viii not in
su Gov Gmcr's uudci and 'o. or 50 far reflect upon
The intelligence Of the great body pfihe H"opc, az To sup
pose thai other he or they are gaorant tina adher
anee to certain distract opinions is otalways pr5o u
consistency n art7H. Wa d, not charge Gov. Gilmer
vi Inconsistency Inopposinga Bank Protective Ia
fil r we kn he has always ayowed his opposition +,
those measures. ~, VIA we charge is this: that he
has changed his fotcd assoc,a, ms, Wa. adequate
reason that he Is now cooperating with party which he
a'a"irn denounced ir tic pr9Igacy and the pcrncis
tendency Their measures and that he lraluen ano
'h'f parry With Which he was long identified and which
n'o h'9red INN, some ilink far beyond his deserts as
one III 'her most reliable leaders. Let him tell u.s. piy
II Is having rs he 'eges. charged opinion that he is
no" the lavortc Of that party against which he headed
the fierce and vigorous long waged against them in
Albemlrle with varying ortuncs2 How is it that he
AMI .Jeil Nla'i'ph, Esl. are NV acting in unison
when hut short time since they never met but as foe
mcn, with lance in hanI' Uty is i, thai the Whios
oi that ol'Ie county, Of waln he was the clampon and
the PRIDE. have ain Isl with accord turned their
backs upon hlml Have the Wings, en- mss. abandon
cd Wing dptrines aud h9ste the I9c1Glco flaq? And
on thcolher hand have the Loco Focos suddenly Discus
ted with Their policy, a5aa lonad IT, aud seized upon the
hg coInrs, IA lieu OF their own This sfranre event
In Itself nothing short of mrace-rnust have hapocn
ed;--cov. Gner, must have stood like the pyramid,
Of Egypt. firm upon the solid pedestal of principle. while
bo' OF The two great parcS like the sands in which
The embedded, blown a55at BY every wind Of doc
trine- have mutually shifted their poslions if indeed he
standsnpw where he stool in ISL Yes: Thomas W.
Gilm"r ESP has stood erect immovabe-'eycry inch
Why now in 1871 while the I.ocof,cos Sudden
ly On 'mored Of Nhig principles aud the WHY'S, As
suddenly capvated by tn IS, of their opponents with
one accord, as il moved simultaneously by some myse
rous aud III osisiLe impulse. have exchanged camps
II Gov. GneTs claim Ia consistency be well founded,
we repeat, tins miracle has happened by
the stu greater miracle, perhaps. that neither of the
Two parties are al all conscious. all the while. of the
mighty change: but the Locas with strange blindness
think that they still lighting for Locooco PRINCIPLES
and the Wigs, equally blind. believe that they are
Wings still But il Gov Gllmer be correct, it cannot
he soior if II were. how could the Wings oppose gen
ilemnn who is ercy inch Whig-or how could the Io-
cos consistently support him? We submit this suggestion
10 the Governors sobcr nd thought" He may te
well assured that remarkable may be the idea that he
has changed, II is by no strange as that two
great parties have, without knowing it. wheeled each in
to the position OF the other lHe he alone ,ood firm and
erect.
bat we VIII not press this point any farther. 1t is
one certainly, which need be very deliberately ar
gned 1t is perhaps. however, but just both to Gov,
Glmer and to ourselves to say that we do not by any
means question his own belief of the truth of his
SECULAR assumption On the question of personal conss-
tency, indeed. some seem TO labor u.i- mental
haucnaiion. Mr.. Calhoun, for exalup'e i, an I lou.
instance OF the deus1n with which gr,at ial ANY be
visited, ina matter nearly touching lis pre,en,on5 Ia
that wisdom which ''sees before and ailerS to ,n,.
oWledgmcn oi change ofopinon. implying its la
bliity TO err, would necessarily be fatal Gov Gilmer
belongs to Mr. Ca'houns metaphy Sicopulitical school
aud Iariakcs, IT may be- do most of those who have
sa al his feet and listened 10 his eloquent and mystic dis
c1u'sf. Of the intoxicating vanity well of the mis-
eh'cVes errors OF their great teacher Let this he his
excuse. II hln. the pre,cnson is amusing piece Of
eg itismin others. il would lie iasufeTabe AFRO
rance.
I'm P0s&at-Nhile on this subject we take occa-
sion 10 notice briefly another matt err We learn. from
the Charlottesville Advocate, that in the course of his
speech. at Albemarlc court on the 9TH inst Gov Glmcr
stated that, durng the canvass, he had been treated
with all proper respect and consideration by the members
of both political parties with the single exception of a
press TO whose bitterness he had become somew hat ac
anil hat laS ..,I,o