Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-17

To he Editors Of The Lynchbrg E'irginian:
GentcmeH My attention has been called to "a C,ptI'
m your paper ct tI- h iS containing extract from
a speech delivered in the Legislature Of NrIuil in Jan
nary 1875. Win an enquiry as 10 The authur and the
doctrines lwtd.
believe can satisfy your correspondent 60" as 10
tile name Of he speak-r;-but | sure. that it is
easy task 70 determine his ohr inerruraiorv-to wit:
whether The principles avowed he Democratic Or " h
This qnrsli believe. depends entirely on the partu
coHcctions Of the speaEer and by the char
acer Of the sentiments, principles or opinions which NAV
be expressed. Tie doctrines avuwed in the ertract do
nndOuhtfdy 90 far teyund the vii lest excuses Of fam
HtonLHisni; bur- # am to Judge from the part couec-
inns o the athor, they decidedly Den.0cratic nav
literally J:ftrsoniaa. The author Of the speech aiu
confident. IS Thomas JEFFERSON Rudobh,-a
nephew grandson Of the pse Of liberty % think
heard the speech! Delivered 1t was on the ce,rt Of the
tonmuee on Federal Relations, when Gen .IackSon's
Proclamation wa 10 he sustained BY the fithfH This
9IlErrd that the Virginia and Kentucky Res buttons of
rs anu 'j9 shoni be read backrards, and they We're
read backwards Of course. Mr.. Ihns Hche,-a present
as am told. EN- yIng the grateu current OF ..(.0t
Spring. and Mr.. F. p Blair. at that time drinklng
the pure waters ut Silrer Spring made very de
cdrd Jec IONS u the Kentucky Resolutions, and bold
~ declared that Mr. trspn not the author of them
This induced the Hon. Warren r. Davis and Gondv
Ra-uet, Esq. To apply to Mr.. r. Jefferson Randolph
tT ln'rna'Ipn on the subject. Mr. kand oh answered
by lr1ducIn! the original manuscripts the Laad rrii
ttg OF Mr. jefferson himself. This rather nonpuse,i
these Two Naads Of the Springs. Both that il was.
wiser TO worship living Ass than dead Lion Both
saw That the PrOclamation be sustained or that
there would be- sudden ebb in the waters Of the two
Springs. The one therefore. (Dlsr.) uroe dubious
commentaries. and printed most protpund gossip The
other RItrhie.) took. the phrase is '.ie bull BIZ
me hons and with great satisfaction declared that she
hat The honor 10 tell .Nr. Giles That he Uttered ,rM him.
and Mr. Jedtfson The subject Of state rights" This
was deemed entirely saiIsiactorv-and 50 the Farce
went "n-'theT actors appeared on the STAGE of
course. in the necessary 'moticy Nj Andrew Steven
s'n. Esq, first apPs AIRED with his dscourses the
world was given to under stand, that the Rights Of the
States Were all contained in a single world -sccc,sion-
Then came 'r. George Z. Dromgpole. and, actin.
under the wand Of the chief King master, declared thai
State Rights consisted in The Right 20 Protest. =
others soon owed Of the elasS;-lnd the body OF
the dedd LAM was ruielv assaulted by hundred Iuos
Mr.. WIN. {. Eives, it,! rightly remember, also came
in amongst Them the play became more s more in
'eStlng-t Ahs period, think it was. Mr. Thomas
JEFFERSON Eantlolph came upon the STAGE ami dis
missed the motley group the words which your cores
pendent has communicated
!. Sis. was speculate. of all this The events re-
craven mde1bly on my memory. Isaw principles of
the greatest lmp'rti nee renounced people divided
state diShonurcd, and life itself pn in peril m4r.iy 10
crafty the malignant passions of t.ei Jacksn and to
elect tbs mlnon. Al Bhrrn. as his srccessor 10 eff
set This every thing that should hold dear was sac
rhcrd ihe inst cherished principles Of the Rpubli-
can Party We're call 'aJstractions' aud as such de
nounced and the most veneraed names were held up
70 rdicuIe and the people Of a sovereign State were
declared to be TRAITORS" because they ventured 10 OPP
pse the absolute yrmny Of an absolute majority in Con
greSS-lhe mrrrSt vassaS Of the Executive
But IS NEEDLES now T. refer 10 these Of the
past ne historian IS vet to write them out in detail
and pos,erity To pass It's Judgment on the matters and
the men Humble as am. could | hope to live in the
future at all, would not exchange nv nameless c,ndi
lion TOR all the honors which some of these have worn
Snce-nor for the coveted waters which Issue from
GOLD and ''SILvER SPRING." Their maxim WAS and
Is--hre rhtie re my and ho,c ,ce may. Be it 50.
AS 10 the question. whether Mr. Randolph sp axis as
Democrat, or Wing, in the extract published | must
leave 1t 10 be determined by wiser men than myself
The present Democratic Party, doubt dates its ogin
about me period OF The ProcIamaon but what are its
distinctive principles have never been able TO ascertain
That It's leaders love office dearly have no doubt: for
hear Of nothing but ELECTIONS amongst them a. f.,
the principles by which these ends are proposed IT, be
conpll>hei, know but little Of them. 4 suppose thew
ADAPT Tie MEANS TO the END. CASS