Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-03
tOK HA..--,so. 81.

hey hereby do for the maineasnre Of their o ,9, "a
dignity Tor the rest, they him his own consci
enee and the indignation OF all true .qnsrtcas citizens
lie then inquired OF the Chair whether il was in ordcr
accompany the resolution with very few ren,.rks Ia
explanation OF his purpose In Offering H.
The SPEAKER replied in the Affirmative
Mr.. MARSHALL said he was verv well aware ard
had brorc no offered this resolution naturcv at least
maturey as the time would hermit eans1cs,d veil
all lac should expose himself 70 by making this PROMO
son and If, he all acquainted with his own tenn
per OF the movements Of his own mind and heart he had
been induced 10 take position Of this 9or By no personal
feelings towards the gentleman agnns HON he nyokod
the censtc of this Hou9e aud still less by any sectional
feelings against that psrtianof tie United States which
the gentleman represented this Aocr And il WIS Of
e as importance 10 the correctness u the course which
he was now pursuinF--.a course which he knew full
we'll Involved heavy responsibility his part to public
oPnlon-that he should be clear Ct oil such motyes.--
or the short time that he had teen placed this floor
he thought II could not be justly charged avaps bus
that he had manifested ANY hostility the northern por
tons OF tins Union Tho policy which no had advocated
locked To the advancement OF their prosperity and Ii.
protection of their industry. Towards the gentleman
himself the history ofthe rss and his (Nr. M's) per-
sohal relations towards him III ght to acJuit him OF tho
charge Of being aetnaed by any feeling opersona map-
nit) and dislike towards hun. The gencnan's name
and the name of his family had been connected in years
gone by with hs VI NJ namc, and the name Of his
iamll}' ne (Mf NJ had devoted the first efforts ID
his youth ia aiding 10 elevate that gentleman the first
Office within the qua df thus great People, anuffice which,
II propositions Of the hind be was now denounciny
should prevail, terminates along with the nation c-cr
which he called TO preside 10 had not only devoted
the energies 81 hs youth to tho elevation OF tie gentle
'' w. ''' f'e', pu' ti nsnou' MS wh'ie admnlstr.'
en haa oeeh nus ardent supporter And, whatever feel
'sS u "''oo ''eie hleR east between that gentleman
IN '' "'Ne''' nc ''Bn' nave Hhat determined
i'l' y. '''s'''.' "pei set'' 70 ac.aa.e hin on tins
'' Suc. 'HenhR e3uil ever ohtcf his bossm against
se N',lt "L) OF MS and certainly there was nothing
III ms g "'uc' e'thef past or present. which would
''' "p nla he WIS ac'uatcd by any such an
a","' "iou'e u pieflog ms resolution. And during
e 'a, Slt'A u ulseeId Nhleh ad ptrVadod THIS Amer
f"n 'ongrcss IN consequence wnch crowds here
sseooo 70 see e ena OIL what ne had In the streets de-
5'u''la,," "u NV ~ ms geis1hal c"henct towards
e oven III INC scenes Just passed, had there
'', ,i .I,pe''., 10 i'v.'9h "hieh was made
- e'G 'nc B'helah le behehl oiuus llJo TO sindcate
n'7' l'o' 'le cfalses maee aga rs hun, he (Nir M
"'n n''N'V" touIesY, personal courtesy towards tho
Een.o'i" mao usunsushea nm ever 10 li,s conduct To-
"saI' ''i nu' we" lop1s'Uph {" mehsfous as th's
was p''o3 NJ '"f Wod-a prop suon mace III time hie
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'','' ''"@l' 90 iyuaa Hea on! q Il ;aa House Wild
"" !" hahe su'h iTulosu' ~ the Government tf
vac ''"' '''9 70 aISsslAe lB own existence, inviting
''' i" I'SuI3, ohu, aS lie 'htut lat, NEST clearly -
III '''' u'us9n' az lasl' Itefo might he
W" 'G, "o''c' s"eh peuuuh, Il lhey could have
ui ""uiu' u us preservation 10 tllis House. HUT
"a' ''' y" ''ai Oh .is Heof " no would assnme1he
ltsP'h'"I'y WFVn9h all eelaing time Of having H4da
Soen p.euoh he iad nj thought. He had heard
"spo's u' inns sJf through Tie streets, and had reject
'o 'hc'h "i'h utlef hfftduilly aud contempt.
IL might oe SAD. ana lad Geen, and perhaps would
DC again. tha le Congress Of the United States ourht
10 pass This thlng over and take no notice Of It. Flo
hooght iaT Otherwise. Holding this UnIon, as he did
as Tie only pledge and the only Of lerreiratpv
The liberty oi tho People Of the United States; holding
this I mon, as he did, as the only means known under
high Heaven by which the State and the pcople which
he immediately represented could DC saved in lnJepen
denco there was, III his gcnt, saerloge in approach
ing 1t alter this style.
This prJposon coming from any quarter ii his ,1dy-
ncni, was worse than saerego but coming from the
quarter 1t did 1t assumed political Importance and Gun
sequence which 1t could mol derive cinanatnq rm any
other source lie through whom the proposition was
now made u pull down boldly the temple was once the
very high priest mnisering at the altar. 1t no OBJ
sene hand that was doug this 1t no obscure name
that was connected with THIS movement Ihatname had
gone abroad connected III glorious union with the namo
oil The Republic all over The world ne enemies Of tres
institutions, and those who road iondy predict
ing the early destruction OF this Constitution, had their