Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-06
TIE 1OLER DINNER.

TIE IOLER DINNER.
On Thursday last, large number OF tie ci,izens of
Iyhchhnra assrmbed ut the rankin Hotel 10 paIlake
u Dlnntr. gwen Ia houor III RICHARD II. ToLEp
then tate representative IN ht Legislature Of Virginia
WIN Is abuut 10 renu,e Ia Rchmoid take c,iarue f
the W hia, lhr Dinuer MAS prepared by Mr.. Paul
nes. lhe Landlord o lie FfankIu, and vas elegant and
snmp'uous.
According To previous arrangement, CuAs l.. Mospy
ESQ Was called 10 lr CHAR, aud pres,d,d IN an rt,
gam aud dIgrllird manner. Mr.. JoHN VIM. DupLrY
Was aPpon ed Isl Wee Prs'l. anl DR.. Ro. ). PAYsr
ID Wee Pest DAVID SPENCE and " M. BlNAsu
/ "tfe Il poinled Secretaries.
! Aler Tie C1oIh removed, The President on thu
Ian oi tie c"n nlee, III IT," neat AID Appropriate
fehahs "tHuhc.d the following toast, III honor Their
distinguished garst:
Our Guest. RICHARD II. 1oLER- Distinguished az
I"inicia- adiIed a> an EdEuf-and lovtd as a Iuan
We ytld him up with ngfel; and, though The field ot
his aIne has teen tnIar ed. Iynehtuig su claims him
IS her own. The light oi his genus " i'll sui Ilnme
our hIhds--the Eecoecl lion oi his virtues sl warm uur
hears.
Alter This nInenl had been received with rapurons
applause, aud lad been greece, ty The Lyncbug ANA,
Ithf Baud, Wiz The best vi music, that when Comes
ifan the heart
A,r, 1oLER arose and said that this was the most
interesting and AT the li;ie the n.os eabauas-
sing period u his lite. lie said that his lite had been
Too u"e'entul. aud himself loo unaccusioucd speak.
Ing, 10 enable him Ia reply his feelings would urge
aud III, ihtrel., b. egtd The indulgence OF these present
!
deep a"d leaf,it " lat had tie d,ne that he should
bt received as the guest Of many his fellow -cl,
ztnaf Lal'Iy, evens had thrown HIM forW ami lnlo II
h"re Iannen pusliIoi, than he dtsIfed-he prefer ed
lie quie al private Lie lei he had CONSOLATION IN lie
I'll eion hhi. III all his public acs (ahuuph as to la
0t9y 10 tTrm aud ~ant Of ahny, une could
"ahe lie ba'4e, mite readily than he would
adult The fact } he had slrIven to be faithful 10
nh Ia God aud 10 his country. IN support o his he
miahl APPEAL 10 The citizens oil lyuctbufl. A quarter
a AL Inn
less b'y-MI1h bul thiee acquainlances.-a lwo VI
i1ese he knew hul slightly. AZ Tie lnylla ION If oue Of
THESE, he cane 10 take charge u The L,nchburg Virgin
IAN he duties U an Eul,uT then we've efficient from
those I'll an Edl'r Ihen Ar. Monroe was Pnsl-
drn'-lhe psIteS {" that day, like lwogf-at Drops
lad t'aitstrd-and all peaceful The political sky
hen, AN Edl"r was merely ehT"n!cer OF passin. E.
VEINS. In 1921, things ct,aused-and varou $ candl-
dates ior lie Prsldrncy brought out Il was then
Thai hr. L. tr>t entered The OF a politician II.
supported q Anam, aud although Mr.. A. had since
been helrlnd /" The country, Mr.. 4. had never re-
sfelhd That suppor Mr.. rs. opInous then were cer-
iainly orthodox tor he had literally learned at the feet
oi Gan'al'l-lhe p illraI Ganlai,e Of Virginia. From
thai he I" iIs. VII. L. had engaged In the war
o rocs, Eder; aud The presence of So many Of
his E"ica opponents here seened IN say, thar, how.
ever he may have erred he had 'never down auph
III mallre."
| MI loer then went On 10 speak of his conduct as
we ftphsthaliVe "l L,nclborg IN The Leglsalure.--
lie SAID. vi Ist he acted that capacdy, h. had ems
!" ub MS uul1 Ia The Sale aud Ia s
t9'S protecting, 81 Tar AS could their local INTERESTS
IN Tie last |. g'aIaiure, the Lyuchburu and Salem
in'"piht tJ' han presented pelllhn allowed 10
hacddai'Z r. litlf Ioad-s bich MAS upp,,.d first
hn' NH III arcntdao"e finally passed nnanmlnsy IN
lr House Ia the Senate. nowe,er. the Senators from
lie h,chhr DE, M.a and X anokr Districts seemed
In d's'"vtf lis eva f.,t anG roinbll ed tu defeat lhe
oll. In 'ht dehae there The Senator from Rrkbrdae
"nd' i""k T." H'r" his (Af. 1s.) Course and repre-
serted hun as an urjnre ot The J r. & K Canal from
, ltF 1 , I.uu
verse, lie had ever aarnl supported the canal until
ne "h'ef ot"re Iasi-and iIen he opposed exlen4
sof MOI hr'a1Sr 'xienSnn would lnurr ynchburl (lor
te qua not believe woud,) hui upon broad SIaIe
ghhhdS-hecause he believed II would scarcely nav the
rs OF repairs. lar less The Of cons,rucon-and be-
cause 't Wtstd a"her mode I'll mprove nient prefer
ahe' HE lTanshpment. from railroad To a canal,
VIII uHoonh'edh "eh The place where is made
Inns hheh', buchanan was Striving for and vet was
constantly upbraldng LyHchhurp aIh seIG.hness I'd
desiring he same hing. Mr. Toler denied The ;rdre
I" ne STATE 10 carry The canal anyw here The STATE
was pledged I" her subscription aud 10 nothing more
MS ptdge she had II deenred and gave nnon aud
bali hty"nd H. Mr.. L. said farther that Buchanan
clahed Tie xrusI"n Ut NE canal 'ai hast" as
H2h' haHtn upon It's subscription. That subscription
Mas aboni $4,000. The canal about $4,000 per
hif iht 81 s'Tpion then would have constructed
IS ihan . miles oi cana-and besides more than
SluOUt0 had been already expended bpyond Lynch.
burg And farther, the Buchanan people opposed all \
railroads (wilen spuken al in rounecon with the Ca.
ia --dhd Ne Ndnlcu lie Bait. Y ONO road d
Them. Mr.. 1nl-r SAID that the Buchanan interest is
mahihg an impression the Eastern people by their
Irph srnaiI"hs 81 the ennrnuus tonnage, which The val
ley would throw upon The canal when extended there
-soWe estimating the amount of iron alone from that
s"rce al even 5OO. 600 TONS per ennu II is unneces.
.ary 10 >h"" The righteousness of such estimates Mr..
"it htn shu"td, by statistics, the superiority Of rail-
hads over canals, for line transportation of the
~ aVIesi articles Mr. Tuler concuded by expressing
ms Qualification Thai his allegiance his friends.
ma '"l conflict with his love tor his old ones-and by
Offering the following oas,:
hr people Of Lynclburg-endeared to me by SO
many acls ct courtesy and kindness-when forge!
hem may my right hand forget lis cunnng.'
ire President OF the day, then offered, ia honor oil
he invited sutss. the following
REGULAR TOASTS.
= William l.. Goggin Honest as a politician, aac-
I'VE as speaker, and true to his country. Few have
lone more in the offe tdom-none have acted
r'n pnrer mullves
d Dr. David Patterson: true and accomplished
hamp'on "I The " hig party. When ruth shall III
lfh over error. he will receive from his cuunl ynen
ne reward due 10 his great virtues ana talents.
Dr. Patterson responded handsome speech of A.
out III minutes. He considered this festival comp-
nen' To The American Press. free press was pat
lo' highest bJas and llberiy's surcs support Nh@