Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-22

cries which and never can he reduced 10
iice P'sc-
Liberty like all hardy plants, is ofslow growth IT,.
sturdy YAK, which strlk,s its deep in the o,o.,a
and spreads lis abroad. in defiance Of the .
requires centuries 10 arrive at maturity. So il ia Win
The tree Of liberty II is fungus Of '. s,erdsy. .bo,
ing up IN night aad peshng ina day. Il is TO I'm.
pleal plant 81 quick and Oso'iant growth ~i,herinv
almost as II grows II starts from small b.pinunc.-s
frnm an acorn as IL were--its grows sowv batdeSin
and stsng hrning as il advances il is ages before !, *
,a'ns IL n and majestic proportions. These propo,,i.n.
u never has fully attained IN any country under tie ann
save In these United States Of America. -
The spectacle. presented by The late Conyen,;on n
Califunia, along with others which have assembled
the same purpose in other parts of vast tpri,o,e
when conrased with lhuse which Eur pc has exhibited
w'hn The last two years. proves the ruth Of our psi
lion. The gold digger Of California the Trainer IL a.
egon, and the Buffio hunter Of New Nlesir, 10.
proved themselves capable Of solving The problem Which
has deed The united wisdom of all the asest oove,r
trent mongers In the old world. Leaving ih,iI d,ilv
occupations FL a season. these men have taken On Isn
selves The duly oi legislators, and have performed b.
task without confusion, and without difficulty TL.,
rest from their ibos. not though they had done
Thing miracuous-any hing even above The ordio,yv
routine OF busness--but like who have been cali.
I'd TO perform particular task and who have dome tbe;r
work. The idea If failure entered their miud
They bad no abstract theories 10 broach-no v,,,. 49,
lions Of an nelgble Utopia TO snprVri-no idle dream.
m happiness maize pesc by Legislation t. reduce To share
anu CONSISTENCY lher thoughts were all p,actic,I
ihelr actions were ihuse Of men OF this world The fm,
OF Their labor Is so md healthy basis of government,
adapted to the warts and wishes Of thse for whose hon
efls it is designed. They furnish another proof ,h,, ,h
hghes' genrs and most extensive erndiion are ma, M
cessary cmponenls in the char cer # pra c,I lo;.,
tor while The 'rls of the friends of FRI elom on no
ether side Of the witer have but added ppuancv Il, ,h
bitter carrasm fthe Great Frederick at had nm.
vince. which wished 10 punish with more than cam
in"n severity, would give it a sarani Tar a,nv.r
nor" 's'e'
In no other country Int this could the same sco,o.
nave been witnessed. fr in other can The c,izcn
POM WIN certainly to The history of his fathers and saw
W" nave always been tree. Even in Enpland the nrY,
est county 10 our own, u Is par Of thu. creed o una
" me great lIra parties that the Government WAS .t
oue he nearly abs lutte, and that all the p,yilges If
whic" me PoIle now ju,tly bnast, were wrunu fr,m
me unwilling hands N, feeble and irresouie mona ,chs
W hi" HIS p'siii is denied by The rival pary the A.
merIcan cangra'nates Inns II. that the Re is no doub,
with regard ~ the da'e uf his Great CbarerO I,
was brought into the wilderness by his fa,hers-i,
has been kept sacred BY succeeding generaiiops-i has
een dyed IN III" blood OF " hn would have DESTROY ed
t-and h. himself. wherever frune may have cast bs
ot-" neither In Massachusetts or Calikunia-,he eY
ireme east or the iarhesi wts--w Law down bs lifs
IN lis defence. The European his been aneh, thar he
was BON 10 obey. and when he attempts to rise ,bve
his condition his Efforts degenerate into license He ha,
M idea of freedom but in which every man ia
ail'wed-to do exactly what he thinks H. The Amer-
can on he crnrary, Is horn sovereign The exercise
oil legislation and Of all the frnctinns apperanng 10 free
dor" Is no novelt, l" him tie DIES MOI run wild in the
eng rent ot an unusual degree of liberty He se,s ,
bout his task "a one 10 which he is naturally called and
he is sure 10 do his W rk W. II.