Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-24
ulll.SBoRN. Sept. q.th. 1872.

llll.lSBORe, sept. 2aih. 1872
Grnilemcn-l have had the honor to receive yunr al
the 18Th lnstanl ttndorng 10 me and my distinguished
colleague. Mr. Rlan9uu Barbecue. proposed la he fur
nahed at Henderson, such LAY rs we may dsrrale,
as Testimonial ol The regard and appreciation ot The
Wings Of Granville Warren and Franklin counties.
thank YOU ol the op paral and arproelatn9 trims in
which the personal iccncs OF many Of youl committee
have prompted YOU 10 convey 10 Inc the invitation o
hose you represent: aud beg YOU 10 assure them OF my
deep regret that my ayoca lons. both private and procs
sonal aier a long absence from home.) deny me the
leisure necessary for such meeting nj early day.
aud therefore compel me most INV lngly To decline 1t.
With no potion Of my constituents would | have more
Gladly mel at tlo festive boaid and freely commune on
he present OF public Affairs, than with these OF
Granville Warren and Franklin. No where there
uofe finn. true hearted. intelligent and patriotic Wings
ncu whose huuc,t aud DISTINGUISHED approval Is most
gratifying public servant, it orthos his
ci0usuoss Of adherence 10 duty IN trying c,rcuui5lan
COS
You. gentlemen have not undcyaluod the embarrass-
ments aud difficulties with which the MINORITY in III,
present Congress have been forced To contend Opposed
and assailcd every measure. from the burial hours oi
the ancneJ Harrison 10 the highest question Of naonal
policy. ly powerful and laclious party, who, though
lhcy oll 10 then SUCCESSORS public service costing on
an average twenty eight millions duars per year. (eN
elusive ul the POPULATION and ,inbu21cnent 81 hoqneh
under MIR. Van ljufcns Administrator and revenue
system yielding less than fourteen millions refuse To
raise the means To supply the dcheency-ihongh they
left funded debt Of FIVE mud halt millions bearing in
ercst, and Government engagements 10 the amount OF
twenty millions more, will not provide for ther Fay
mcnt. Though they habliuallv borrowed moneys for
the Government during period OF four years, clanorcd
most loudly 10 the people whom loans became necessary
TO fill up The vacuum they had created Though thus
opposed and assailcd the Wings, party, have car
RED through both Houses of Congress every measure
which they proposed for the relie oi the unfy But
our opponents lave found in the detection olhc acting
President, an ally; making the minority more powerful
than the maiotty Of Congress- Although, as yet, the
fact is attempted To be concealed he has become theirs
every intent and purpose, opafiy benefit and adyan
age-theirs in sympathy. in defamation OF the Why
party, IN the dspensailon OF patronage and the Use and
abuse of his vast powers Of appointment and removal
theirs in every thing, except for his own honor aud ad
yancomont. lie cannui be lhor candidate for the sue
ccssion; they spum the very idea. But he will be used
TO the utmost cNol OF appointments. removals and We
toes. to promote HE election OF heit Candidate
Had the Republican W higs Of the present Congress
been pursuing The desperate game Of Party policy ol
which he has accused them, they would have left him
in the hands Of his new allies, 10 get through term To
which he has accidentally succeeded, as he might But
they have felt That thrir duties 10 the country remained
= 10 extent Of their powers, however much he has
8 led in his, The have proceeded to the enactment OF
measures deemed aoeecssary for the public Interest," re
gardlcss of whathe might approve Or reject, fci e.
freely has his lnteposliiun been rus, upon tt .s-,
that the chef benefits Gheh they permitted 10 ct
der TO the country, are OF negative kind H. dining the
late long and aruous session. but little has been done. as
is unfty asserted by those WHO intend erroach, il
be truly affirmed that much Of the extravaganza aud
folly OF the administration las been left undone. Tie
contingent expenses of Congress have been reduced nj
least hundred thousand dollars, and principally IN
the item OF publ!o printing new nnd moro rigid ac-
couniablity introduced into the public departments.
by what has been heretofore LETT at discretion ncden
tai expenses. And after all the land las rung with
cries Of extravaganza, the appropriations OF tins fsi reg
uar session Of Wing Congress for lhe service OF the