Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-18

ranoement or constitution With the friends
&c any body He had not been thrust Tor
ward; AMI il he knew himself, he y as not
the man 10 be put into the breach by those
who remain in the back ground.
N Marshall said he did not know but
that it was the gentleman's interest TO at
tack those positions: for if General Butler
should be elected President. (Californ'a
did not look TO pa'ronage-she did mol
know nf its exisience.) nothing was more
natural Than that the gentleman should he
appointed 10 the respectable and di.niiied
Office of Attorney General ot The Cnhed
States; thus continuing ii in the iamily. the
gentleman's grand father having once filled
il. -,
II ia rumored-and If fal.e lie should
like The report to he coniradic,ed--tiiat "A
large aad Influential Taylor meeting was
he'd in Lexington. in lsiS. just before the
convention. and il is said that al thai meet
ing a certain Young man of kentue ky won
more laurels in delivering iransrendan'
euloyics in advocacy Of Gen. Taylor 5
rhims to the Presidency than were ever
before exhibited IN THAT VIGOROUSLY elo-
qnem State The gentleman from Ken
lucky is the man.
Mr.. Breckenridge (ri,ing) said that the
gentleman was too fair man To make a
charge, and MT allow him an opportunity
to reply. He had been the object OF va
rions friendly attacks; first, hy the gentle
man from Illinois, (Mr. Richardson.) and
now by the gentleman from California -
He had been charged with being Wing
A part of the family diverged from the
line. but he never had.
Mr.. Richardson. | never believed the
gentleman to he Wing.
Mr.. Breckenridge did not say that The
gentleman had so charged. Soon afier
General Taylor won his battles. and The
editor uf the Cincinnati Signal had pub
lished letter from the general hich con
tanned Democratic principles. there Was u
meeting in Lexington. AT " hIch the best
Democrats in his district took part; but at
ter General Tay lor's views hccame better
known. and he rccci, ed The non'inallon
Of the Wing National Conventions. he Mr..
b. was found on the right side. lie
ould say, in the language OF another.
This was the only political error OF my
hfc."
Mr.. Man shall resumed. TIE explana-
iinn i as good as could he made under
the circumstances He appealed 10 all
Democrats to say, in view Of the grnllc-
mans conrsc a few months pte,ions 10
the Wing convention, whether The gentle
man is not the most upsaic adviser that
possibly could be. Laughter. Does he
not come admirably recommended as one
Of the advisers and teachers on SO monen-
rous question.
Mr.. breckenridge. have given no
advice about the Presidency. None in the
world
Mr.. Marshall would ask any friend of
M Buchanan-hc would ask the gcnllr.
man from Louisiana. (Mr. PENN whrrh-
err he did not hold consultation with Mr..
Breckenridge as tn The character Of the
speech 10 be delved by the last named
gentleman on this floor.
Mr.. Penn uas understood as saving
that lie had had conversation with Mr..
l'rcckcnhrdge as TO the manner IN which
he was to defend his friend. General
Bntler; hnt nothing " as mentioned III re-
luIion TO Mr. Buchanan.
Mr.. Breckenridge requested the gen
tlemdn to say whether, IN any casual con
versalion. lie had heard him say that he
Intended in his speech 10 make an assault
On any one, or combination of assaults.
Mr.. Penn replied in the negative.
Mr.. Marshall remarked that lie never
tried 10 kill Mr.. Buchanan. he was swamp
cd. and was not worth the killing
Mr.. Pennasked the gentleman, Did you
not cause an article attacking Mr.. Buch-
anan TO be printed in The Republic!
Mr.. Marshall | did that thing
Laughter. He had a Democratic pa
per. (he Key sionr.) the organ of General
Cass in the State Of Pennsy !, ania-a pa
per copies of INCH, he knew. had been
lrarked by Senator from that State and
which contained number Of charges a.
gainsl Mr. buchanan. catalogue long t
nough to occupy stump speaker two
full months 10 ausw err them. He had an
the Republic; the editor had taken the
trouble To collect some facts relative to the
various candidates for the Presidency,
aud he (Mr. NJ wished 10 make perfect
exhibition of the state in which the part,
had got itself. Laughter
He did no, think that publication would
do Mr.. Buchanan any harm; and he hoped
that he and bis friends would NOT he fore
ed to answer those charges against Mr.
Buchanan as the candidate Of The Demo
cratic party.
He alluded to Tie large number Of CO.
pies of Mr.. Breckenridge speech pint
ed for circulation, not So much for the vim
dicaton of General Butler, as for the pnr-
pose of injnring Judge Douglas. He did
not care " hat other people may link; lrc
wished 10 see The hattie fnught on princi-
pie. In an open war. With Young Ameri-
ga and progression agaInsi"old fogics't aud
reiroyrrssion. the result would not l,e
doubtful. Rai-c the banner with either
of the names the Democrats once follow ed.
and under " Inch they met with signal
and glorious defeat. and take an extract
from the gentleman speech on rrirogrcs
sion and non-progress. and he (Mr. N.Y.
supposed some ID, mocrats Mil follow u.
gain; be would follow. but it would he h,
The muffird drum, at the left flank. in
much confusion, and TO the wal of the
dead march. Laughter.
Mr.. NJ. then spoke Of Tie docIire Of
progress. as entertained hv Young Ameri-
ca; not that progress which seeks an in.
no,aiion upon the Constitution. hut pro-
yress under The Constitution The hole
history OF the country is progress. tie
endorsed the views taken hv the Demo
cratic Review. and those of Judge Doug
las. upon the sui jet; and among Other
rhings, snih Ills gentleman docs not lr