Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-08

we are prepared to assent to full and
FINAL distribution Of them among the differ
ent members Of the confederacy, upon any
equitable principle. We know not by
what rule of justice or public policy, they
are to be considered as the dowry OF the
new States, or to be bestowed ufon the
States, only within which they lie. They
were acquired by the blood and treasure
of the old States. and by them granted in
trust to the Federal Government. for the
common benefit Of the whole. But disre-
garding the terms Of cession. as well as
the commonest rules of fair dealing. it has
come to be almost an established practice
with Congress. to give them to the new
States. whenever they prefer petitions for
the purpose; but pertinaciously 10 deny
them to the old. however urgently deman-
ded. We think it is high fine for the orr
ginal owners Of these lands, to assert their
right to an equitable share in the distribu-
ton and profits Of them. Year by year, is
this domain wasting away, and there sit
the political prudes, that we send to Con-
gress. unable to prevent it. but spiteiully
and stupidity refusing to secure to their
own States, the shares to which they are
lawfully entitled. And SO it will be I'M
til we entrust the management of our pub
lie concerns to men Of stronger minds and
healthier political consciences.
NJ
The last Republican calls Douglas a
promising young democrat" [He is only
some forty odd years Of age!) and thinks
that with "proper discretion and prudence
he will at no distant day be President Of
the United States" Very patronizing in
the Republican! We do hope Judge Doug.
las will profit by the advice of his Lynch
burg Mentor; quit his rory-tory sort of life;
fling away his wild oats; join the Sons. and
become a discreet and prudent young
man.. The Judge keeps bad company too,
it would seem; for the Republicaa warns
him "of the ruinous consequences. which
are sure to 6llow the course now being
pursued by his overzealous friends."-
These msd-cap friends of his are given to
making attacks upon other Democrats
the which. if Judge Douglas does "wink
at" ("and it is rumorcd and believed by
many that he does,'') "is will damn him
and his prospects forever So says the Re-
publican, after duly meditating on the sin
of winking.
Blu, the Republics Mentor as i, is, al
lows itself to lose temper, before 1t gets
through with its lesson on discretion and
prudence, to the promising young demo
crat." 1t talks about "glaring msreprc-
sentations" by letter-wrters Of the action
of the late Democratic Convention, and
calls the letter of the Baltimore Suns cor
respondent *" budget of lies" be-
cause it expresses the opinion 'that the
friends of Judge Douglas had a large ma
jority of the delegatcs-at all events, they
certainly had morhing majority" The
reason that the Republican thinks Y "lies,"
is that he could have had no means of
knowing the truth of what he stated. mo
test was made, or intended TO be made in
the Convention. No opinion Or prefer
cnce was expressed, or indicated or in
tended to be expressed or indicated."-
These are very good reasons for believing
that *" knew nothing about it. But
are they not equally good reasons for con-
GLIDING that the Republican knows nothing
aboutil! 1t seems not, for Immediately fol-
towing this. the Republican makes the
assertion, that the frie.ils of Cass and
Douglas together. did not constitute any,
thing like majority" Sauce for the
goose Is notalter all, sauce for the ganler.
~" has very rough word applied to
him. for expressing an opinion as to the
complexion Of the Convention, because
there was no test made. and no opinion OF
preference expressed or indicated" Blu
the Republican does not hesitate roundI,
to assert directly contrary opinion, will
no better means ofknowing than"X."
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