Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-20

,..,. If that State, meeting bIenniaiiy, VIII
Ley -. in session until December next. Aeer
no' ~. # March, therefore. and until these va.
'"' ...,, he hied the Lacos will have one majority
.,.,v RS to 2i)-And consequently. the Wings
nav have il in their power prevent the
If this state Of things during the remainder
p,.,s administration. by the election Of Wing
OF M inter. The President elect, who has
=. :, he course Of his journey To Warrington, ex-
r,ry liberal sentiments, may. INDEED, by his mod
..d u ,ion, render the n'erp's''on Of a Senate
NM, his official course unnecessary; but It is
"' n,,aut that his opponents should hold the po'c
=, ;oerpose, should il becume necessary as Tear
nj. W., have no, yet to learn how little ia,h
4. ,.,osed in the ambiguous professions OF me" a
Installed in power-and particularly in the
,f all party ism by President elect whose
'''' ..,,,, is marked by nothing so conspicnousy
Pe lie ,,y,ryiug subservercy TO party. Ills 'n'en-
Us" =. over SO sincere Ia pursue mild aud
"''' Vs." ,.,,rsc towards his political opponents.
eo"''- ,sy do 50, and that he ma. be met in like
"'l ,hsu Blu, fear if not him, certainly the III
81 20. ,ha, will surround him, aud which he may be
r.,e Il, resist |, is leas, wise, therefore. on the
# IN. minority, maintain If they can, IN the "n~
,.a.,men, Of the federal government in which il is
., u,ssibe for them TO dose, that ascfndancy' ""'cn
:, !, will not enable them 10 d" gcod VIII put II !" 'hef
u., 10 avert evil-which, il il cannot prevent ruth
- system Of prescription, may at least guard Tue ave>
,s ia patronage from the intrusion of unworthy arp
.,n,s Ths-if this alone were n motive 10 acion-is
,,suu powerful enough 10 induce every true Wing Il"
h,elle on lis aruor h'r The approaching Spring cam
;n Dspiriied as they have been by The result Of the
i,s Presidential struggle have nut been without ap
,heoson that they would permit the next election to
IN bv default But they should in such matters, learna
,on from their opponents. who are never either 50 elafd
Nv triumph or depressed by defeat, as 10 relax Their exef
,,s (or a single insrant-who contest every dspulalle
o, Of ground with energy worthy OF better cause
and u no. thus constant vipilant and unrng, pussess
, ,,e Whius the same advantage which drilled and
discontinued corps acting under the erors OF martial law
h,y. over an impulsve army Of volunteers, who are all
enthusiasm to-day, and therefore unconquerabe, but 10
norrow give their opponents an easy triumph while
their aruor is hanging idle the walls aud they lie a
sleep in 'hclT tents.
The House has not yet disposed finally Of the bill
granting to the Ohio aud Baltimore Rail Road Comps
nv the riph Of way through Virginia By large INA
,y however, il has determined that its X nj shall
M, strike the Ohio river al point further south than
Wbeelinc-the terminus designated ia former law
II ia believed. however. that the Baltimore Company
will M, accept the provisions Of the act, amendrd
.,eciaIv if the Pennsylvania legislature now in ses
sion. should consent 10 give 1t .hi II pass through
that STATE dsencn,her OF some o The ooerois resric'
,ions hereluiore imposed upon it as condi'i"n Vi that
pi iIege.
The debate the paint resolution for the adm ssion u
T4aas. which recently passed the ruse of Representa-
h,ec in tI, | n Cnt
qu,nce ot he ins # Senator Archer. the discus
son as opened hy Mr. Muorehead ot Ky. IN an able ar
pnnea, in opposition the c"s'i,ut"nay Of annexa-
lion, this nnn,-iu the Of his speech, ,akngc
cs,u Il, g,,,,n,r ,- ,Ar' d,rcy Of ,nlaying the ,'rr
,ur,al LIMITS oi ,, Cnon under any circumstances
the commencement, # pulley the end Of which
j. s,yacis enough III fore see. but the fatal c"nseqnen
cs ii which nj hit be ANAL .ically inferred from The
Ise PROGRESS and dow nali OF ihr ancient Republics.
Mr. Buchanan replied in sp,, r Which in all quarters
highly CONNIE n,ed Tor It's ability well as 'or lis excel
lent temper lie vindra,d HE corsliluolality of the
Jon es,niion; aud though he d' hot c"ncur III some OF
It's provsi ms. declared his determination 10 support H..
in coI'si ration al he magnitude Of the object to be a.
chev-dh by lie conened (vcry differently from the
Southern ''mmedia' III there would be but tro
slave and three free States in Texas )-NIr. Rves toll
lowed MI. Buchanan ~ an argument, Whcn, Tor coIn>
pacluess and precision Of reasoning and ower ofdemo
slraon, well for c,aste and glowing elogncnce. is
said have been rarely equalled in that Chamber,
In which :he gigantic minds OF the nation have So fire.
qnenlly ne, il conflict. Avowing himself, he has
always dune in favor OF the annexation of Texas the
Union, he nevertheless insisted that should pay to-,
high price for il, if il obtained by violation Of
the constitution in Of It's vitality important provisions
Such would be the price, it, instead Of referring its acqui
sion to the treaty making power, we resored, by forced
and unnatural implication, To the legislation Of the two
Houses Of Congress giving 10 bare majrrls in each
power which isexprtssy conferred upon majority OF
assumption that the attainment Of majority cf two
thirds in the Senate ,r the raf, alton If treaty
was hortless-bnt even if il we're 80, surely
will be bold enough conid nd that the constitution
should be therefore violated for The purpose of consum-
mating an uhjec which the provisions # that inslru
ueni, if adhered To, would present nsurmounlable
barrier Mr.. II. uoked upun the control which TIVE
thirds Of the Senate had over lie treaty making power
as the greatest safeguard wich The South had against
the mole powerful interests Of the Union, and dwell
largely upon the vital importance Of preserving its
servativc principle from encroachment.-O Opinion is sill
divided To the fate Of this great measure. The Globe
Surglng Mr.. Ben'm's scheme with great warmth. as
the true "democra,c' mode cf annexation while it al
'empis 10 excite dsrust 10 the jnl resolution of The
huse. because i, was the conc, p'ion OF Wig, and