Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-10
FOR THE yIRsIx,,
The Chiralry-.nodern Denoeracp-t,,o ID
1yler-C Calhoun Sr '"0"-

was never niore slenaly DISPLAYED Than in ,'afy
led "ioa' 1ase The Governor of the Sta,. ~ a.
TWO Houses of the Legislature, and The Sh,s' 's
Charleston absolutely succeeded in exnel,a I'm Of
land u the MaFions and the Sumpers an o n." ,hs
his sick daught,r, (wb O acting under c,n: "i'h
firm the Legislature Of Massachusetts-a so,e,aia'
ter State, whose devoted patriotism and he,,c sly
has covered with imperishable glory the nr,,ds.g,
in the annals Of America land whose mi>s,aa epoch
Tie most peaceful and respectful character ~.ki,,"
such redress ior grievances (supposed or real as
d'eal tribunals OF the country ard to every eiI,zsn
And more-the "Quattebumiles'' have ac,.,Ilm
tes'eo "os' formally ana soemnly against the rayms"
Il beg pardon fer borrowing the idea from "ynsn,
wlght,) OF the irsI nsalment Of The deb, duo
Polk party IN Congress 10 their late allies the ahn;e
lsts tor their all mpoan, aid IN The late canvas
The resembling ol The standing rule against the
OF Abolition petitions. The kniobly bearino pun
Ch'valry was never more orcbly illustrated h,, ~
The comparison Of your senior editor q quote from
ory) "South Carolina is among her sister STATES ~ .">
Unlon like game cock in stable Of studs uA ae
admonltlon 10 his comrades constantly is-.sle i
een,'e'nen, oon lie. US tread upon each others Toes
IL misery makes strange bed -fllows political n,,.,..
ny IS singnlaly gifted with the power Of oblle,,,i'
and sllencng IN the "tomb Of all the cannls,s ), NV
and lnvelente animoses. and in cemen,ino nsy va
and mferesfed friendships What wss our snrn,;so"'
establishment when it announced ihrouob H. od
ocrac press. all over the country, that Gen "
Hamilton. the pink oi chvalry, and the verv ; "'s
a'on OF galianiry and daring, whose war h1rse No t
confidently expected was pnudly champino Tho HI "aa
long me banks OF the Brazs, eagerly awaiting The A.,
val Oh Nan'a ahoa.) had united few days ago. at s.,
vannah, Georgia. in jubuan strains Of exn,,ian Ga
success Of the friends of certain celebrated
The stern OF alarums' of the qnondam chief,in ~ WIS.,
Palmetto inyncbles, chan ed ino merry NJ O' 'e
ings," and now, "et''
'lnslead of mounting barbed seeds to frioat ho..,
Of fearful adyerssries," NV ''u''
"lIe capers nimbly" on the rostrnln-
Was it. that the gallant General obliv;na
threatened doom which years ago mnfnd,d ,, =. we
fiamlltens. The Caih"uns and the McDutTqs ,'t p
renown in the lists Of modern Chyalry wished =, W."
Nv hat Reimbursement could De gained firm, -
"lino what resolution from despair % f''
Or was 1t 10 propiate The Jupiter " ho then ,si,n,;
Olympus. OF his anonied successor Does he ,a,"
the glowing enlogies which he has pronounced nnoasI'
! friend and The friend of his country-vbo s,nodin '
Senate Chamber in that hour uf peril with Tho 1;
branch Of peace, and not only saved celebrated ,;o
from experiencing in their persons the fearful I
OF Haman but saved his country from all the horrors
evil war, 'and the Union from total wreck % Per.
haps, like Sir Peer Teazle he has discovered that ,b
ID wicked world. and The fewer in it we praise tho
better" Or perhaps ii is the dictate OF prudence
10 do homage To The Jupiter sill the power behind ,be
hrone-the ris ergo Of the whole system Of t,r,;,.
"who (in The language of Mr. MtDufce y no, satisfied
with holding the exclusive dominion of Olvmnns d.,s
from his empyrean heights like balefnl comet dashn,
wildly through The heavenly sphere inv AIDES the pryie
ces aud usurps the OF all The other Gods-snacb
es from Apollo his arrows, from Neptune his rdeO,,
from Mars his lance. from Minerva her impenelrabls
agls from Pluto his consuming fires from The Fu,,..
their scourge, and from the Faies their sbears-and
holding IN his hands the issues of life and death and
brandIshisg the armour Of he whole Pantheon he nond
ly challenges What dare refuse passive Obedience
and trembling hnmage of all The minor dvinitiesn-
"Shakes his ambrosial curls, and gives the nod
! "lhe stamp Of Fate, the sanction of a l;udp
! "Nr. Polk has no opinions 10 lake back modify and
Iecan-ife hnds his creed in the Catholic Gib Of thu
fathers OF our political church "-Iow stands The case
then! Has The valiant General taken back modified
and recanted ms opinions the Proclamation Rlndv
Bill Protest, sc. Does he l,o,c concur in Tho duc,ne
promulgated and sustained On The floor of Conyress by
MI Pok "the commander in chief Of the fyrcrs of the
Admlnsira ton" in Sd THAT the uhOic Executive pow
er o the Government is vested in the Prtsidentand
that he Is bound to that all laws are executed and
he cannot execute them, but as he understands them ~
are these the principles Of truth and liberty 7" Ois
This 'the young David who went forth TO battle with /,
sunshine OF G"d upon his head, and with The sling Of
| Democracy in his hand %
II is not true that the issues rendered in The late c,n
vass were. Free Trade and Low Duties >, Ghe yetie,,
contradiction IN terms except perhaps in South CAROL.
IA aud few other tavoued sections versus the .n
famous Tariff" fed by The gallant Generals blood. and
noufs"ed ny MS industry"-ln Virginia the simon-pus
doctrlne waso discriminate against protection whilst
the Pennsylvania doctrine sustained by the celebrated
Kane letter. was 10 discriminate IN tdro,r of protection
Thus. in one section Of the Union saw inscribed M
on heir all conquorng banners, Free Trade and Law
Duties" and IN another secton where they herocsly
bore down all opposition, "Polk. Dallas and the Tariff
OF 4Z-And no sooner was their success announced to
me country. lhan the great high priest of the party in
virginia. declared "that he trusted that Mr. Polk would
come out, with the spirit ola freeman and the boldness
/ o' man, and take the ground at once, on which hs
means to conduct his couniru should
understand his rie,rs." Was there ever dresser ln>
suit, or baser Outrage offered to an intelligent people,
,nan is contained IN this admission Of dnpcy and dou
BILE dcang2 But party which saw no dupliciiy with
all It's boasled devotion TO prnciple) in the election Of
Marlln Van buren, because he did not PROMPTLY embrace
scheme. The equal rejection of which by Silas Wright
constituted no impairment in the way of his unanimous
nomination 10 the ice Presidency could hardly scupIe
a me inconsistencies and tegiyesauis of its satellites
and mercenary dependents
But neither Gen. Hamilions boosted descent from
the poor Irish mechanic" nor his inst tribute 10 the
brave fuiask WIN Sc honoured will be llondeddown
10 'he 'a'es, posery enshrned in the grateful ecolec-
No" vi 'he Voaries OF freedom and virtue, wash out
me iou Stigma of fraudulent voting nor obierae the
remembrance OF the bargain. intrigue and coruptlon
10 when that success, he pompouslv boasts, owing
NAIVE born American citizens and those who have
h'nes''y become so through the Intervention Of the nat
ufaza'lon laws will never tamely submit that the mis-
eraoie vagabonds OF other less favuured landslide vees
inmates Oh Their vast azaa houses reekng with lnfamy
anu corfupon-'he hereditary serls of Europe perhaps
~ many instances, but recently wearing the approPf
a'e oaoge OF honour confirmed only by their penilena
e anu prison honses-th olce spirits, tired Of the dui
pursuits Of civil liie''-shal rue or ruin" in this
Land OF the free aud home of the brave"
II we boast that America is the ASYLUM of the op'
pressed OF every ladihal all may claim proectun be-
heath the ed which nrnud