Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-29

we see pupitshcu u leuer Ot MIR. Van
Burcn's Secretary ofthc Navy Of the South
cri,. Rights Association Of South Carolina.
4 Our readers will perceive that he Is as fi-
rious an advocate Of disunion as Mr. 'Rhctt
himself. Who knows but that he may bc
destined yet TO supplant Gov. Quitman in
the affections of those who have been look.
ing around for a commander Of the forces
ofthc new conicdcracy south Of Mason e.
Dixons linel lie may have mistaken his
genius; and. instead Of being cut out by M.
turc to write ronianccs nnd novcls-Aas was
generally supposed when he filed the Ma
Wy Departmental may be that he is ex-
aetly the man needed to put down the abo.
litlonsts, and lead The forces that are 10
defend the sunny fields Off the South. 1t
has been sometimes said that when the
times needed hero. hc sprung up spon-
tancously, disdaining the aid Of society, and
overlooking the formulas OF the schools
The aborigiucs of our land certainly had
this notion; and if Mr.. Paulding should turn
out 10 be great southern Statc-righis
commander, we shall no longer hcsitatcto
adopt il, as we once did when il was illus.
tra,ed by an old Indian torin our pre-.
sence. This orator, employed by our gov
ernmcnt to persuade the Indians in Missis-
sippi TO give up their homes and remove
beyond the great Father of Rivers, to make
more effective his solemn cloqucncc insist
ed with great emphasis upon his divine
right to win bnltlcs and give counsels Hc
claimed supernatural origin, having boen
struck ou, The said) of the root of an inn
mense oak tree. which hud been cleavcd
by lightning, and being thus brought into
the world without the agency of man. Art
fully accounting in this manner for his
great success both us n warrior and states
man. his oratory was all powerful. and tho
government gained by it. without blood
shed. the rich country lying between tho
Tombigbee and the Mississippi rivers.-
Should it now turn out that Mr.. Paul.iing
is a man suddenly endowed with u power
like that Of tho old Indian warrior, and
which may be employed in defending tho
very country this warrior vacated. for tho
bedeiit Of the southern remarkable and most
strange event. The coincident will be sill
more remarkable if this great Achievements
should be accomplishments there is every
probability ii will bc--wi,houi a batlls.---
The doctrine Of State rights--,hc principle
OF scccssion--tic institution Of slavery
explained, protected, and defended. and
free soilers, abolitionsts, and consolidation
| lists rendered harmless and powerless. by
Mr. Pauldingtl Who, after such an event
will question the idea that heroes have an
uncarthly orlpin. and tbnt thcy aDncnr in
',rc BIea, crisis OF human aiIalrs Jasr In uio
|
time and just III Tie proportion necessary
to mould events according To the decrees
OF Providcncei
When we last had the pleasure OF 500
ing Mr.. Paulding, he was the saimagNHds
companion OF Mr.. Van Burcn to Tonnes
see. where be had gone to pay his respects
10 General jackson, ~ whose paths, us an
lllustrlous predecessor, 1t was the delight
oi Mr.. Van Buren, TO tread, and the chief
happiness of Mr., Paulding 10 admire and
applaud. We remember their speeches
on that occasion. How difficult i was to
find terms TO measure tho gratitude which
the American people felt for the man who
had stccrcd the ship OF State through all
the pcrlls II had enc countered! In those
days we will venture to say Mr. laulding
put down nothing IN his note book That
ccnsured tie proclamation OF the iorce pii''
we are bold TO say mat me sentiments no
now puts forward TO urge south Carolina
TO take the siep OF secession, had not then
been conceived by him, and, If attributed 10
others, hcightcnedas contrast the homage
| he paid TO the patriotism which discounte.
naDccd them.
But we have vivid recollection OF
scene that took place on the borders Of
| Tennessee, ut The town IN which tho par
ting honors of The State were rendered TO
Mr.. Paulding and his distinguished COM
panion. We were struck with il us bring
ing to light trait in the character of Mr..
PauIding which may be of some use in en-
obling the public TO solve this remarkable
South Carolina letter. On this accoun, we
venture to relate ii.
In the town Of Golla'in Tennessee, the
county seat of Sumner. and the lcadquar-
icrs ofthe State Democracy, the people had
assembled III great numbers 10 honor tho
President, for whom they had voted and
intended to vote again. As was natural
on such an occasion, the streets and public
houses displayed the animation and hustle
inscpurablc from the meeting OF large num-
beers Of The people, and The joyous hlariiy
of grateful homage; and as is common on
such occasions, the night did not interrupt,
uh'il very ,a'c nouf' '''1 9.'' or ~ ~,
SION, TT ran1u"g cou'u io' r';','' s'a,u I eu.m
proceod'nB'' i'o pcc''ho ''''ou':y ..a..
a co'i'1'''cc was soon S''',''nou1u ~ ~"
,i''n away, where 1t was no oI'cp p.. n,' !, u ,"".
ours wou'o "p, ,., oc '','e,'"Pun % ,,a. ..
a.. I ~ v"." H., H. 1T, "pNr "s XXX anJ when
uo.'e, 'I ~ ~ ;,r,,i ,aa,nIer ~ IL. rno,.
sca.en Son.e M, I''h''ln. LIT ,',,'i ~ ~, .,a.a;,, M
il'.ee' @ m"n IN a.. asli.J iii; III. q. hsJ