Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-08
THURSDAY. MY 6, 1916.
TIE OFFICIAL JOURNAL.


Tie Washington Guhe is morc-sain by the very
iiunph which II contributed essentially 10 achieve.
and lie aHnulciapn of which doubtless faiiend II
self bal anuth,t n,de Of pfoeaming The rrotraclnn
VI is own pamroed existence ramretod by The Spells.
81 which, for fourteen long years. its editors have reces.
cd thu Lions share. until. Ike The fng in the Fable,
Hey have snel,d almost 10 bursting with suddenly nc
qUind wealth and fnenec exhibiting lleir supercil-
oushfss all trcfsiofs and tutoring opinions aud or
dcrs always il the Oracular or lie "Efccs vein" We
have loon satisfied, all aleng, at NJ Blair did moi rc-
lifquiah lis post which MAS onr nol only Of prrcely
pndi, hut ii prl1eey power also. voluntarily, and with
OFT sioselc. Equally a'atcous and ambitions, ii is
not 10 be supposed hat he would w ngly retire frcm
position which enabled LIN 10 crafty oncc both Of
ilese nsset lussitrs- Cling lis rerse with one hand
While nIlh tic oiler lie wi,dtd tho bait of Authority
And now appears from He lad Irords oid dlig con
LESSONS" Of lis partner Nh John &. Ryos. that he did
not determine finally upon the dis luton of the great
Globe m all bad Inherited - until he became satisfied
that, If he refused 10 do So another paper would be es
iabsbed IN Washington, Which would suporscde il as
The mouth piece ofthe Executive. Percoving, then,
that although tie Giobc mig continue to reyolye upon
lis axis Uncle Sam would longer pay for tho oil with
whcto grease the wheels, s. that its editor would be no
throne, greater ihan the throne ITSELF" he very prudent
y consented 10 yield position, lie retention Of which,
indeed, by It's Illuminating contrast m the past, while
IT served only to drain his purse would have cmbi,er,d
his existence.
MI BLAIR, We presume was unequal 10 the "dsa
grceabc duty of closing The eyes md laying out the de-
Ipa5ted" and he therefore deyolyed ii upon the ifs
cal partner, Nh Ryes who dscourses, with character
Isflc rIp In, ,t,1u
imagine revelations very pleasant to some OF HE
parties concerned, and which welr we presume scarce
intended for the public eye. They are too curious to
be altogether emitted. He says:
The notice in the Globe of lho ih instant told. in
words Which believe have not been misunderstood by
any re-son, Why Mr.. Blair aud myself suld it, can
nov add, What could not then be said that all the pruc
al hth 81 The democratic party. from whom We have
hcafd-ahd we have heard from most of lhem-cntirelv
approve Of what we have done and If cur manner Of do
/ ing Il. Gtncral Jackson aud another DISTINGUISHED
Southwestern nan objected al frsi hut le sober Sc.
cund thousht Induced both Of them To change and re-
conmend tie sale. General jackson made up his frs,
9Phoh ron letters written TO hlnby Col Polk aud MIR.
hlaif submitting HE matter 10 him. aud asking his opin-
j ION Mr.. Bar did not Col. Polk's letitr to Gen
Jackson but Mr. Blair showed his letter 10 Gen Jack
son 10 member Of he cabinet hn | understood ad
mited ilai MI Blair had slated the ease airly Gen.
Jackson answered both the 4tn instant understand
'lal he fdyod Col Polk 10 take The Globe as his on
gan and Mr.. ilaras It's editor. hno,c-Gr saw the
eiior-thal lie advised Mr. Blair not 10 sell the Globe to
any roIsun. On the IN instant Gen jackson " rute
another letter To MI Blair, informing him that ho had
received laioim1un since he the letter of the 4th
al The Globe could not be bought anew paper would
ue started htIc, which would he The uraan and ADVISING
MI bIaI 10 sell out the Globe 10 prevent the dslrac>
'''n anH d'lsnnnl the democratic parry. Mr. Blair
ceNed both OF the above mentioned leets together ON
me night 81 The lllh inst after the Globe, announcing
Tue sale Ia Alcssis Richie d loles was put To press
ueuefal jackson wrote another leer To Mr.. Blair da
ted The Oh inst stating that his health was very bad
and HAT was probable he would he able 10 write
another letter. In this last letter he informs MIR Blair
mai hc has leil all his papers 10 him. and requests him
to use them IN yindcaig his character should it be AS.
sailed and urges him 10 sell the Globe and save the de
moeratc party ipossibIe."
Accompany inc MIR. Rves's valtdictory address is a
letter from Mr. Van Buren, to him. in which, (savs the
altlmGte Palro the ex>Pesideni gives the retiring
Editors thu very best characieras the certificates Of
dismissed wants generally rcad-fur the iathfun,ss
dislhleestedness and ability with which they Tough the
faht of locotocoism. This certificate of character
COUPLED with objections to the change in the Organis
urged by Gen. jackson and "anolher distinguished
southwestern man." whom we suppose to be Ccl. Ben
ton, Is doubtless balm 10 their wounded sprts. We
Imagine hey did not apply to "Joha Cottne Calhoun
'f similar l,slimonlal; and II is p'y CERTAIN if they
had, that hey would neyer have published his reply
As the public may feel some curiosity To know
what is 10 become of lie old Organists we would in
Tom then HAT "tlc fiscal partner" Mr R-es intends
TO take ur his residence in Virginia as SOON as he can
purchase domcile 'n sight of The Rail Road between
4 llarper's Ferry and Winchester" Mr. Blair. Gf Ru-
mer speaks truly not yet tired Of living upon the rea
sury. is 10 60 to Russia Minister Penpoten:iary-
aud consequently to receive SIS COO in outfit and saa-
ry, for his first years cxle
/ The Globe is obe succeeded by the Union-that.
'ellg The name agreed upon by Messrs Richie &
iieisS, itr The new Ogana name hot altogether
iute OF significance, all things considered and which
Is snmsed, Will provoke curses not loud but deep
III South Carolina to whose fiery spirits is ntcnd 4,
gentle hint, that lourg Hickory " TO WAS an arden,
supporter Il the Proclnnaiion and the B!,cdy Bin in
1853 will not hesitate follow in he Gos,ens of Old
Hickory, should similar state Of things REQUIRE Ike
exhibition Of nerve
The negotiation in relation 10 the transfer and demise
OF The Globe, and the establishment, Of the Union in its
place, has something unique about it, and for several
reasons. well deserves the consideration of the pubc-
was announced some weeks ago, by the editos ofthe
Globe that that paper had lis birth sin the ,cN Of Gen
JaekSon; and we have seen that lis death has been de-
creed by his ncal successor hui not without an official
consultation wnh the author of its being, from whom a
reluctant consen, was at length wrnng to The killing
oil OF the creature Of his twill" There is to say the