Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-26

shr ssarcia rxats,irrre u. tho Executive boldly
sslschissIy had ineet tail, and here, in the face
sish~ 4smbled Representatives. Of the Nation DECLARED
9mtl~ csswcs and Iatncnsge OF this dovernmeni would
i. wirlded scr tie benefit ii hcn WIN would sustain
shsse in pawerl The cpan areaal Of such
sr~smrnis afforded alarming roof II the corfuriinns
II Nv Il arssl the .egcneraey ot hs age he DIS
siN9usssed gentleman fum Massachusetts Mr.. ADAMS
had rsnrpvp the safe Ut The empire by the Prrto
mn hans of Rome. I, than that. II was IN
~ es Il ,c, and no, ia The Senate 1ousf that The
a Pvrsosssa ecsors cid the imn rial pDpe 10 lim WHO
wcud ~ hishes, for its hnors And while nercehary
sws riihlng with power The leaders Oh iaeion
/. IN Geld IL Mars the fame Of liberty still continued
~ hus,a IL the c,n,cs Of the Senatehou II was
sarss sisas,hr principles o freedom had been most de
suatls chesislciit there that they last EXPIRED
Il there thai the precepis Of tahns aud encnnaias
and Cato and the Scpos as,quoed wish reverence
II w,s there that their vrinous aud her ic actions were
hss i,ry,sen Ba here ia Government, and IN lis
ivian.y ao- in the Representative Hal Of the ma
sina that Executive power and pa,rohage and Executive
inAa~nce in the apPoinmel, o successor. were "ier
al a. the reward af party allegiance Aud ihai 10
r,sur ircn Massachusetts tod From the land Of the
plsrim Fs,hers--fm the classic All, Of Lexington aud
Bunker HtiE- The frsi resist tyranny And must
sha A~sv the renrnach a heinr the first to oer 10 barter
awsy the rights iof which sic gorious'y suffered and
MIDI
T.rs~ sentiments Of The eenem1u from Massachusetts,
ars ons the echo OF What heard few months since
In Faurul Hall hy whom that patriotic STATE 81
long o,kci to and cherished with pride and glory lio"
timcs must have ehans.d--how tie public mud must
have d-rcnera,ed Tha, one. whose fame and charae-
Is-ngcd TO the nation. should haze uttered lhe &c
,esshle uciriue that the fact OF there being many Wings
", rrsined in Office should be reason why That p'ry
ahoad dcnounco what they in their hearts believe 10
tc the cerruptians of this Administration That the
consideration Of place should hush them into silence when
they public virtue secuted and popular rights Tram
rlea into ,ust, And that, too. walls cdnsccrated To
Di
tyranny have often aroused the free aud the hnVe-
Would io God these sentiments could have orginsted
with some else Than Daniel Webster.
Time when every patriotic American ieli
prsud thai Dania W ohs,cr his conuryman. lis
gigantic asd commanding talents had endeorcd him IN
every lyrr Of his countrys glory; his nebo efforts in
many trying c,as-si had equally endearcd him To every
lover Of CONSTITUTIONAL freedom. What must have been
the feelings Of his friends those friends who had cher
is,ed sustained and checred him IN many conflicts
when. occasion they sought to do him honor
instead Of rcvi,ne their drooprg spirits. and advising
and encouraging them In their approaching struggle
be mel them with reproaches. reyilings, and hitter
tsnnis. Sir, (said Mr.. r. he Is gone--and let him
g., lie no, only abandoned us in the hour ofour tn.
nnph, bu, he doing service IN tho ranks Of
th.se who had so often fell the force Of his mighty
ll~ might now, perhaps, console himself with the idea.
that although be eanno save himself yet, like Samson,
he bury beneath the ruins Of political cdice tho
object IF his hatred. STILL If he possesses the common
ncr.e must como. Like Thcmisoccs. who furnished
sh~ cs~utcheon OF his fame by negotiating with his former
enemies. he might perhaps receive his reward IN some
raluy office under his allies; yet his declining years
must he emhiiiercd with the recollection of the bright
hopcs he has whered, the affecting evils he ha, brought
upon his country.
What mus, be his reflections on contemplating the
character and progress Of this debated His which
ras nnre mighty, now become a b. word and an oh
ises a es, and ridcuc in that Hall, which formerly
echoed and re echeed the sound Of his y0cel Ills
sSed ahnsi here with cers aud reproaches One party
mourning over his fall and his desernn, and the other
spre~s,se his proiiered alliance with scorn Would Ia
Gid. fn the honor Of their country thai this cup could
have passed them by.
The gentleman from Kentucky (ur MARSHALL
sr,ke of the ''scorn and contempt" with which Mr.
Webster must have treated tho dennncaIions which
have been uttered against him So Ear rs the Wing
Psry in this House concerned the gentleman had
begged fhe QUESTION He denied that he had been dc
nnnced and mathematical here. lie called upon every
one within the sound OF his voice 10 say Mr. Webster
had M, been treated with the greatest orbcance and
m"eraion. II was with pain and regret that his pre-
cent position alluded here by the Wings 1t hal
ansi lately been IN the language Ct apology for his
ecurse and Of hope that he would vet restore himself to
The confidence of long tried and faithful friends that his
eondnct has been spoken Of BY the Wings IN that House
was from the other pariy-rom those whuse cause he
aiding. that he had received Remuneration most
hesvy- But he had been denounced by the Wings
wi" ""' hs remuneration De lrnd tdee evidence that
he deserved ~ What interest could the Wing party
have IN denonncing such mani Would it not rather
their interest preserve strong ally-to possess
the AID and Influence Of his mighty mndl And after
adherrng TO him 80 long through many eveniu strnr-
gfs was II fair. II reasonable 10 suppose that his
former Wing friends there should denounce him with
oo, sIEic.eol causei To SURPRISE 81 was TO reason
0ansi al the natural springs and impulses of human ac
Sion-
A. To he scorn and contempt !" Of which the gentle
man ifm heniucky spoke. that easy way Of
answering proposition. for one of his logical mind -
Sarp'se they had INDUCED in complan,s-or censures
ven please-s,ill. could ''scoru and contempt an
swer the charged Did they prove that our censues were
MT well fmndedl Could they make atonement for the
~rongs we have endured ..Srorn and cnnempt' were
che cheapest OF all mental impulses they afforded eyi
dsnce neither OF intellect Of the head nor feeling of the
heart. They were the impulses with which seishness
always regarded honest and unfortunate suffering; with
which hearless tyranny always looked the complaints
OF The oppressed. The unieelng mser felt scorn and
contempt" for the cries Of suffering poverty; the cruel
dssra felt scorn and contempt tor the complaints Of
injured innocence Dumitan doubt felt the same for
The cries Of The agonzed Christians when torn to pieces
~ ravenax beasts he felt "seon and contempt" fr the
ssy prayers which in the struggles Of DEATH they offer
ID u Heaven for his converson-- (Here Mr. RAY
KERs hour expired aud he took his seat)