Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-29
- Selections.
From The alexandria G0sctie, .Gag u
RETNOSPECTlON.

TIE Richmond Enquirer, "a u useful retrospect In
these tunes e quiet, proposes Ia carry Us bark hr ned
italan and Instruction IN the "lisSomi Qusstion ~
III all the subjects M the world Tor the Richmond Euan
lei L. da,e upon But "wc iAauk thee Jew flr ieaeh
nq that word" We gladly accept the n,yimIan.
and willingly Ia tho DAYS oi the Missouri qnealan
heeanse bfings Us again iua homo that deighl IL
dwell OF. and "a Which we can never grnw weary
The "AlIss,uli Question:" Aud So. II was 4 danger
Gus ouusiinn Masi 81 hvdn daeln II vas led.
efalsn," was It An who elmoeed the hydra p
Who appraised HE stunp. flashed lHn drairulnt roar
and Jury - Who scatlcrcd aud TUNED lnn bessed
ifaee The "irrIdc p'rcutsaud appalling realities el
that era no thea as4prjrd the puaeiplrsal he
Constitution and ia language comparcd Ia WhIeh vi.
Seih HaIloa's Wanted Fmuda report IS tafbiae
fnshght 10 the sun at mcudNn Ndloaud the tehis ol
the south, the "eqaOy ut the State aud the
esl4 oi the v hole Union
4 a ''asrtn retrospect -" suprosp the Riehmnnl In
grtr gors back To- tie records o those DAYS ND ere II
tiete lived about tina, time one HENRY CLAY Snp.
puse II proceeds Ntdo Wrthrr, and, turning ptef IL
MN ilrs fluid, What was SAID Mcfe of tins sama i1NeY
cav And vet, When this Identical subject rs mn IL
cffed 10, aud ho whole matter opened h The calm eeu
tseaon otthe people, Ia these prlne TIMES al reaer .
tins gluthus naue les not once mentioned. aud Srib ia
tn. lie Solicitor at the Irrasuy. ia quoted In sla.8
What therustu,ona relative positions 81 the States
oWanls each othor a-a ml 10 the Lte Of an eltefal
haoilv IN tie Richmond enquirer upon the Missouri
qurstlun
We pay our good freud, of the Richmond Eaaainf.
havnp taken the wstlcl OF the "Al-suud QnfstUuu II,
hand, not Ia lay It down hastily with the Luminous tr
position oi sch BWoo-riH1a tstcaiis, dmiee but
Ia continue lis elucldsou, II VIII expand Hey pta
coed, aud Is rich IN materials. Once outer the luuo
and the treasure, vt thought abundant thai bey
rather burden the mlud with their spontaneous aeenmu
huuu than ia>,I's powers tyr thrt collection. low
well ard iotcmy they have already made the oxutliam
OF lhrr das have sorn. Let lhr ptlufaiia be
al lfn, M brilliant aud elective.
h,y have tald u, that the Missouri question Was "an
earthquake which shu TIE Union from its eNtfemitea
10 ts centre - that II WAS "a hydra dt.h TINT il uas
full q "eudc porlo0s and appalling realities - that
tins ldad at freedom aud uupn was hsled doai EN-
IN aud fury" Wuh divers aud suhdrv other euncum
tants h the Threatened Uogody which, the aaeuauo
81 Japius, dance through their editorial article in all
the na4es Il uriarhprcal Gouluson.' Ne are content,
ve nte nofr than content They hive saarel hnh
aud must, some how ututher, come down. low ihey
are dol without catching hold OF the name al In.
ny CAV and casing II gradually with that, should
Ike 10 kuow.
Us, back TO that rloruus name they must eane at
1as No American, proud Of lis county, aud living
her Institutions and her uuuu ever lhhk fpunk OF
write Of The Missouri question without catching IN. plaz
ration from The name Of ilLNRy tLNi All III Srth
batlous that ever lived between Nashlnpih a4l -
a.. Wb.n lnlruded Hlo such matter and sh we'd be
tneru Nj CLAY and bis country arn. would nuke IN
d renee, and be no more hurght Of than II Tho
never had cNslcure. Aud. Whenever m American
wishes 10 consult the wisdom Oh # sage, the eoqntnce
Of hc Orator, aud The purity Of the patriot. every Top.
L. connected with the Missouri queslluuils national,
political social constitutional balags- be goes ln the
fountain head, to HENRY tLAY's speeches. aud mol 10
',sett laroo's CHE Solicitor ofhe Treasury opinion
on lie fbridd question ~
We again eNhori aud onucat tho Richmond Enqni.
frr 10 60 "a with tho "Ni,euuu Question u aai
thrv have fully made ont what a uru qut slon it VAS.
and fully explained who seuled that question aud sated
The country they viii have rcpand eir roaia f., the
next aud must natural question Ia the world aud Thai