Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-26

The Iocs AYE striving w make capital ont III lie Wing
sPpuston W MI Calblun= rtisan address, But there
ire ew stubborn tlcts which they overcome. ID
INV fist pace, NJ tile l2l Sauaern members only as
signed that addrrss-very little than thd Of
Tie whole number. In tile second place, % Southern
Democrats refused ID sim that address-sO if the W higS
are guilty Vt treason, they have very respectable mum
Der VI Democrats il The category
Senator llOuston-an extreme Southern man-has
written letter, il which he trunphanty vindicates
the Wings fur tie course they parsued When the
Iocos assa them. fhsy have only bring forward Gen
e!al II luStIn to shield them.
The Georgia Democrats (Messrs Cobb 8 Co. have
aiso published document justying themselves for not
jolnng in dIsunun scheme.
As test Of the l40cfuc0 sincerity on this subject
i is to be observed that GOV. Mcdowell Of this State
who not only reued sgn Mr. Calh0un's address but
made great speech against all its POSITIONS is the Dem
ocac candidate for Congress in the largest Democratic
district in the State And that Mr. Bedlnger Of the JET
fersoo, and Mr. Thompson Of the Kanawah dstrics-who
both signed and zeaousy supported Mr. Cahouns address
have been set aside BY their party and new brought
forward
When General Bayy is telling the people Of Accomac
that he and his Democrats the only props Of The South
and urges their signing Mr. Cahouns address as proof Of
the fact. he viii probably forget say any thing about
Nessrs Houston ut Texas, Cobb Of Georria Mckay Of
North Carolina and Gov Med JwelI If this State who
We're Democrats when he rantng, ravng Whig !
The Savannah Republican puts tight questions
to is Demfcrac neghbor in regard the Georgia Dem
ocrats:
Mr. CoBB AND THE GEoRGIAN.-We enqnred Of the
Georgian Two days ago whether it preferred Mr.. Cal
houn's Address the South or the one recently put
forth by Messrs Cobb and Lumpkn, Of this SAFE and
Boyd and Carke. Of Kentucky ?nstead of answering Or
even referring 70 the question. the Editor gives the 90
BY, ana enters into special defence Of Mr. Cobb We
are not { be thus diverted from Object and we put
the question again 70 the Georgian and the other Demo-
cratic presses in Georgia. Which Of the Addresses
gentlemen, DO you prefer If Mr. CAlhoun's as promu
gated, how do yon excuse Mr. Cobb and lis friends for
not signing il If Mr. Cobb'S were YOU not wrong in
approving Mr. Calhoun's. and the AZ gentlemen
~ error VINO gave II their signatures Either Mr. Cal
houn ant hs co-laborers wrong, or Messrs Cobb
Lumplln, Boyd and Clarke were. We wish to see
the two addresses reconcIled
NesSrs. Howell Cobb, Linn Boyd, Beverly L. Clarke
and John IT, LumpkIn, Democratic members Of The late
House Of Representatives. who refused to sign Nh Cal
houn's address, have published long circular rivInr
inejr reasons 1r their course One Of these is quite
tenchan i IS that the original Ia ess an madverted on
the passage Of The Oregon bill which Mr. Polk signed and
which they roted for, advance Of the anti-sa
very party. Another reason. and one upon which they
rely most strenuousy, is that the address did not assal
Northern Wings and praise Northern Democrats.
They were il favor (says tie Savannah Republican,
n very pertinent commentary If giving il this cast
and making It entirely parzin in all its features not
1888 ~ "do t'idtfl pptdl9 llO!l 'leH O"H
demaIogneical pei that the Southern Wings would not
unite IN such arrangement. They knew that such
course would prevent union and harmony at the South
and yet they preferred il The question then occurs-f
they dd not calculate upon the cnope!alon ot the South
ern W hjgs, what did they expect gain By opposing
their IA IT, (Which in lie minority ~ the slave-hol-
ding States against Southern Wings, Northern Wings
ana Northern Democrats? L il not plain that they
wished u make party matter u i and 10 aTail them
selves Of IRE sen~veness If the Southern people On he
subject fr corrupt partzan purpses2 Both parties,
-lhe North areoppssed u d III sentiment, and still they
advocated policy which they knew would drive even
ihe Southern Wings into oPP silon to them Agi
t4tlJu! asalOa! and nothing tut ArITAIlo. seems 70