Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-03

haze IS duirk perception their op.
% 'd'' n.,e.lye when u - IN danger OF oeing
rDaen,s I" ,,,nux That the Locus themselves do
sd' ssrs,. that Virginia ""ud oe DEGRADED oy '"e
mol believe ,h;s lund-sn assumption by the way,
recrPi"a, W I,ctson combaled and overihrew when
when '...oaed Distribution, aud when u c'urse
he ~c''' ..d.ma.fs,c" measure-is demonstrated by
II was they still permit to remain IN the treasu-
the "a" Cmooo wealth two millions Ut dollars. which
~ OF W" .s,y cheerfully to"k from Zen. Jackson's
hey .,,bosteeling their pride a, all wounded! Even
hands, ,,,ua scruplcs, If they then had any, were
theft and that fund now suiIs their pore hands.
., sn". ma, wash of the poilu lion. by refusing 10
Why oo ,.aa .f corruptiun," and by directing their
use Inc ' ,.s,re it 10 the federal government, To
tffasa ..adno 10 their reasoning, IL btlones? Why
whI" n,,mlnate themselves longer with this 'hase
d. Nv" w, ,r,ry DARE NOT ACT UPON THEIR AvowEp
o.,,c,rLEs They rely now upon Tue Comparative
FR's' ace al The in controversy. rather than
unImph nr,nciple involved 10 shield them from
upon W., a.xecrs,nn and 0siracism which they know
'he ,nd meet. IT, carrying out their principle. they
'ny h 10 The courage to propose To refund 10 the gen
shouo The Two millions Of dollars which they
..a.,y grasped wien u was rendered To them by Gen
esse, Ind vel do they not see that they place Vir-
Jackson" bs,r arguments, IN the attitude of degraded
g"'' - an tLe charity Of the general government and
pe"oI in the unenv liable position OF keeping her in
ihen,,,iuo posiurel Tneir retusil to receive the
'A' n,osy indeed aud the arguments by which that
hl" 10 sustained are equally insulting 10 the Stale
'.is and dergalory IL themselves as statesmen and
4, men. =, ,.. -
,h J,y in the discussion If the Texas qnestiun-
I ,ims sneakers, lbelieve, without exception AVON
m themselves in av1r OF anneAatlun hut differing as to
L means nv which that measure ought Ia be consum
,.d You will see the various Propositions reporied
in the papers fully and accurately than from recol
,c,;,n can detail them S"me Of The grounds assumed
In ui,,cus sid nl tbo 4
nr,Iarly by Mr.. Emunds Of Halifax, were far more
ltud,oos in, their prlucip'e Of constitutional construc.
,oo than even that great bug-a boo, Alexander Han-
lI,n ever brnachej in the paIme>t days of federal
,n. | shall hereafter, should Mr. E.'s speech be
unfinished as delivered, review of his positions -
hive NJ, time /, 20 81 now, nor will trust nv own
notes his extraordinary propsiiions.-Mr Iaylor Of
Norfolk Barnugh closed the debate OF the day with
lup specch IN the OF which he introduced Gen
acksms letter 10 Mr.. Monroe, written in 1920 appro-
yns Of the cession Of ToXas To Spain urpinp Thai ~.
should fill up the territory we then possessed with
prse population, asocr best security against foreign 40
crqssIon instead OF extending 1.-The area of eedom AS
now recommended, aud scouting the idea, now SO rife
that Texas is necessary to our defence a military point
ofyiew-The discussion will be resumed ,o-n,orrcw-
Resolutions in favor oi anneXniion will be adoped-but
is yet doubtful what shape they will assume.
The fall of Santa Ana, by the late Revolution in Mex
co seems lobe certain. That event will hardly pro
duce any effect however, the annex ton auesilo as
all parties in hexco understood b. hostile H. that
measureeach endeayoring to onslrp the other in their
exhntM Of rancorJus opposition 10 il.
Congress has now been IN session nearly i,co months
and they have passed one foWiha requiring Electors
o President 10 be ff'stn on the same day throughput
the Unlon-ihe .Handanus Act Of The Locolocos, VIII,
order the States II cn"fin their regulations to the act
Of Congress IN reference To Presidential elec,ons. but
think II high treason 10 Stale sovereignty ina Wbiu
Congress To direct them To elect their enbers of Con