Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-10

and on this whole subject, with this reference. shall
leave you Jrsr As ENLIGHTENED As FOUND yor.-
give no pledge: make No inns,onp one way or
the o'hcf aud will be as absolutely frye when this day
ei s"s to net rs duty calls. as when the dawn FIRST
hrokc upon mo. (Repcatcd chccrs)
Gentlemen there delirncy in ,his coee--hecapse
There ia always deicacy IN speaking ufdfer.nces with
friends; but there IL no omberta ,sncuso onharras,
men II ! sce the path of duty clear before me- trust
have that within mo which will enable me 10 pursus
II, aud throw all embarrassment To the winds A pub
lie man has no occasion ~ be cmhsrrassed If he IN hon
est He hmSclf-his own Feelings are nothing, ha
country and his public doty every Thing, and he
should sax whatever IL personal 10 himself IN Tar high
sf Considerations these the characitrs,es thai narh
us as great m li,tlc men.
There were many pers,us in December 1871 wb,
found great olj"ciinns 10 NV remaining in tho Pfps
dents Cabinet. You all know. gentlemen that iw,,
" y'nM"l honosi. do mol Of Efficient service of
no, altogether nndsilnguished service in the Nbiy
eanse' had scarcely prepared me for onpousay such
as seldom pncceds from Why friends aysns, WHOA
III against any body an n huh. hard TO be coaxcJ
aud 4 great deal harder 10 be- driven | chose 10 act
nom my own Judgments nLd thinking that was IN /,
post where could render service 10 my country sa,d
there and leave you this day. and leave my country
Ia say whether this country would have been better III
II | had gone also.
have no attachment To flee, have laricd he
aw'cs. but have alsp tasted its bitterness am con
tent. aud acknowledge am more anxious 10 pr,acrye
hr good have than Ia m risks tor acquisitions in
public lite. suppose | ought Ia pause here | sun
"os" ought not Ia alludc and will hot, to any thing
inrl.. ~ than merely conrrrns my sef
GuYc,nor, a very respectable Cutiyeniio,, n r,pa,
feanecabe nyoH assembled here nome ian DAYS MOO
and passed some n..,@rlani rso'utons. There la no
set Of gentlemen 9, lar as know. "r whom entertain
respect and regard They s.c v hgs hut they
no better Wings lhin | am. They have aorge1 'helr
country in the Why ranks and y, have l-1n.ie a
I.ng, though. ptrhaes. with less ability and success -.
They were scn, hithcr a. supp sc aqrec up,n one
whom the Wings Of Massachusetts, should snppnr, for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. II their power tx
tended bcvond that have not their commission 49,
II they had authority tospcsk in the name oihr " hgs
nj Massachusetts. Tor other purposes Interests was
not acquainted with that po",r And in acting further
II seems 10 me they w.fea l,,,lc incunsidrraic.
Aiming other resolutions they declared. In behalf e
all the Wings Of The Common wealth a in aud final
aspiration from the Prcsidcn, of the United States Ii
these gentlemen said this Er the expression Of their
own "pininns 10 that extent II IN good, Whga speak
their scnmruts every who're, and they have perfect
night 10 do here. Boz IT tccomcs quite another ours
ton when they assume To represent other characters
and 10 speak on other points Than those which they
were authorized 10 speak. am a Wing. | always
have been one and always SHALL be one rcpeatr
cheers and II anybudy undertakes 10 turn me out al
the pale # that communicable him 10 II who pets
out first am a Massachusetts WhC-a Faneuil Hall
Wh'g-hrea'h'ng her air nov Cor twenty five years. and
meaning To breathe IL this spot long AZ God sha
be pleased TO give me life
acccp, the declslon Of Wing Convention for pro.
per purposes for know that only through such no
dies. and euch nrgnnix1tiun great public po,d cnn be-
obtained. but 1t Is quite another question " hen Con
ycn,on acting from the impulse Of the moment decides
upon questions which have never been submitted To
their arp'i,san al all A full and final separation
they declare between thu Wings of Massachusetts and
the President of The United States. This teat needs !
COMMUNICATIVE hat DOES il meant
The President has vel three vears oT hi. Ia, rn,x
pred. Docs the resolution mean that during that three
years all the measures Of his administrator shall BIZ OBJ
posed by the Whgs Of Observation-Disclosures OF wrong2
Great public interests require his attention 10
which have alluded II the President of tho United
States should make and serious effort to alice,
av"Iaby the navigation OF tho country. requisite the
question of B sh Colonial trade, shall all the Wings u
Massachusetts separate from him and refuse their aid?
Ceres Of "So'') We'll, cay rol II the President
directs the ppcI department To review the whole cum.
mercal regulations Of the United States IN take deeply
into consideration that reciprocity IN our direct trade to
which ~ much Tonnage Is sacrificed and the prp-
measures shall bcsuggesed and adopted By him wilt
Wings W Massachusetts separa,eiro and oppose HIM
Look. gentlemen, al the QUESTION DO yon know tha,
now great proportion morc than one-hsf-of the car
ryng trade the transp ra,ion. for instance Of goods be
tween Brazil and the Uned States. 10 carried on by the
tonnage Of Northern Europe consequence OF the III
considered reciprocity treay2 As well might we admit
them 10 share our ctasnR trade We give them the
right, without the shadow of advanapen return tn take
the bread from our chldrcns mouths, and give unto
strangers. ask you, sir. Cunning To gentleman at his
right as shipping merchant. if this is not true
Nell Is every measure Of this kind To be postponed
N rjeceduntl' these three years become expired and
az many more AS shall elapee before tho time when
Providence shall bless the Wings with more power to
do good than they have npw?
Again, the various departments Of tho Government
employ persons who are supposed to he good Wings
h. ldng fires ,llcciors-s other Custom Ilous,
District Aumucys. Marshals
&c. wha is 10 become # them IN this separaonl Are
they 10 c forced 10 resign will you give h.m invita-
Inn and pr1voca,ion Ia rcsgni Oar d stnl ushed fc-
wcIlizen who does high crcJ, himself and to his
country in unfolding ihr Interests and b nor ~ his sta
on at the Court o lendn is be expected home
and yield his place 10 his predecessor o s. me ote esr
And the Individual who addresses yen; where do his
brother Wings intend TO place hm} Generally when a
divorce takes place the parents divide the chli1on
Should be glad IL know here am 10 gi
But would not treat the matter lightly or severely
know that at such Conventions resolutions are never
considered with say drpre Of deberalion. They ar.
passed as they presented. Who the gentle on were
who brought IN these resolutions do not know dare
say they were respectable persons but Doubt very
much whether they had any very definite meaning in
'ne resolutions, VIII, ther they very clearly ysrcvd
what little they had. They were anary-'ssenul--
DESTROYS make string of charges against the Pres
denl-a sor, Of bill OF indictment and they concluded
by pronuuncog the penal,y--a full ard final separa
ton.
Now. gentlemen. do not look upon this without rcr
ceving that they had bearing. whether intentional
uninientlonal. upn my pr reednas; aud 'heref re !
thought proper take notice ofthem. There are some
topics which il is my fortune differ with thy Wing
brethren; but dare say they right and know that