Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-26
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'neh pahy-asserng, that, ~ welded in /, Il, a.. "
principles whch constitute its eem.,,;,u ,,.,.s
sectional ieuds discover lis link IN, ind; Nv
oi'''n long disturb its harmonious ac,ioo Cs,, =.
e'P"ns Is exceedingly sirngen, and severe,,J ), IL
'ae more than 10 It's principles, which ara =. .h,,.
as the sands Of the sea- do we a,rbn,e the aims,
'errup'ed series Of riumphs that h, Va n.,L.a t.;
s'ess and the ecdperative energy which i, b,.
JAILED TO exhibit under the most discou,,o;,o
crs-even when signal deeag, which have s.,,.,;.-"-
"Vet'aken IT, would seen 10 have left i, NJ, h,no ~
speedy recovery from its overthrow I, ant. -,
"i"" The JacksoniaR maxim that. when an, AZ IT,
oefs betrays DISCONTINUED or A rebellon. ,..,,..
'e po"plly whipped back into the rank. q, 49,
Jul unless, Indeed, il be found ,ha, mild and .x,h,
applications nay be- they are in some i,.,,,...
ihe'y to be successful. Indeed, a. p.,,v !,
nave borrowed lis system of government from III. I..
u.s. whose disciplinary CODE although severe and
loos admits nevertheless of even excessive ;oJ,r,....
!" special cases, in which the interests of The Cd.
s"' he Impaired or endangered by requirio, Loo .x,.
conformity 10 its rules and regulations
we might eXempfy aud demonstrate The accur,cv q,
'S position by numberess incidents in the hi,,urv e
Tue last twenty years. We will content ov,,eIve.
"o"e'er' with reference to two in regard To one ~
"hch conformity 10 he creed has been rigdly enforced
WINE Oh me other The largest liberty is permitted nm
'ded only that due reference be had to certain deo,e..
Of latitude.
Inc one Is the Sub Treasury. in stern opposition Z,
when were formerly aHs.ed many Of the al, -.t"s
"os' distinguished members OF the LocUioco partv ,-
Guiding the President HIMSELF bu, which, through ,L
combined influence Of the lash and Of softer arpl,,e..
has long ceased to be apple Of discard the Presdeo,
himself having oeen compelled, like many Of his subr
dhaes to recant all the urmdcble obec,iuns tn III.
scheme, urged by him with rsis,ess force in 1894 and
with an efironlery almost unparalleled even iorc,d IA
recommend, as the only constitutional treasury -
system which, but few years since he had s,iym.,a
with every ePl,he calculaed 10 render it odou. .,a
unpopular Alter a ng struggle. during which 9Th.
party underwent thorough purgariol according TO IN.
Jachsunan process. The hive BEEN with Gx
exceptions wbIpned" into lis support; and now. ,h.v
are unanimous On this point, II there be any diss,n
en', his courage not equal 10 the task Of assu,nnv
hostile position towards IT, his loo feeble Ia h.
heard amid the universal shout in It's favor
Tn" other is Protective Tariff, UPON which Ill
southern men are required 10 be orthodox if mol in sep
t'nent IN act-hat is, they may talk in favor ofi,if
hey please, but they must vote against it when rroui-
red. North OF Mason & ID xon's line however poIi.i.
clans left fee boh and to think as they NAV
deem expedien' The Pipe or Council 1--WE know NJ,
whlch) Is always ready To grant them dispensaiion
provided 'ney are rne aud loyal on all other SUBJECTS
Thus. Sias Wright and James Buchanan voted (,r,.
tarih Of lS42,a law which is characterized bv ev.,v
dispaagng epthe which the coarses, mapipa,lons c,o
ventand yet far from being read ON, of church =,
ncorrgble heIecs, the Of one Of them was rm
phatcay approved by an unanimous nomination ,o the
high office of Vice President, while the other now IN.
Joys his legitimate share sppils' as Secretary If
State! 1t would seem To an sophisticated mind ,h,
there so'uethng than p,eca injustice in confer.
mug high hoiiors upon the L,coucp poriiun Of The sun
porers OF the tariff Of 1912, with Ut hose yoes il
could not have passed. while its mig friends and adj
vocaes are SO unsrarngy denounced. Bnl Iucut,,s..
like Jesui'isn, accommodates itself u crrun s,auc,s
with wonderful facility
But even this Is moi the only nor rerhaps the mat
striking illustration Vi The absence Of unity On this pr,t
question in the Locufoca ranks. We hav. now betfs
US the Annual Messages to their respective Legislature
OF the Governos of two Of the largest and most infu,..
'al states oil me Chon-one OF Them appropriately
styled The Empire Staie,' and the other known BY Tho
scarcely less honorable and significant spprlj.n Of
''the Key stone" Gov. Wright, of New York. ia ,he
same Sas Wrgh, who had voted for the ia fl oil 1872
aud who, two years afterwards, nevertheless as nomi>
mated as the Vice Presidential candidate of The an.auf
party But now his tune is cliaaged and he endorses
without qualification the ultra Free Trade doctrines for
liie firs time bfuachcd in Presidents Message or ina
leasuy Report since the organizations Of the existing
governmen-fof an examination Of the Annual Mesa.
ges and Reports tr, IN the Executive Department. from
the period Vt The adoption OF the federal constitution una
III the LIST of December last, will demonstrate that tho
principles recommended by Nj. Polk and Mr. Walker.
find no preceden, Justification the views of their
predecessors, under any administration, republican or
federal. Gov. Wright is now thoroughly opposed 10
protective duties. He goes for strictly revenue tariff
lie denounces even the very law which, but fl his owa
vote would never have had place on the
and he Is as camorous for It's repeal as thong he wvs
not peculiarly responsible for its enactment, This 10
New York IocoHcosm in the year Of our Lord 1886
What It will be twelve months hence depends IN con-
'lhgenc'es which may hereafter present themselves.
Very different, however, is Locoocuism il Pennsylva.
MA, Gov Skunk is To be regarded an authorized sxpo-
nent OF lis creed-as We presume one will question:
particularly since one branch Of the Legislature Of that
State has unanimously endorsed the language of his
Message and thereby vindica.ed the vote Of Mr.. Bud
cianan In iavor o the tariff of 1912 Taking the Uhisy
p"s'"on-a s'lon maintained by that party in every
degree OF latitude among The coiton and tobacco planters
OF The South as well as the iron masters and coon>spns
ners of the North he Contends that bile no more mon.
ey ought to be collected ron Imports than necessary
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