Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-19


The Fourth If July just passed ever day of -olem-
nIsv to the thinking, well ofenioyment, was prom
nensy so a, the nations gaze fixed the passae
Of the remains Of Irn,y Clay 10 their final rhi
ives Ike mobiles, Ronnn .f them all" Iustrdu. CLAY
When on th National Sabbath. the incense Of ga,itud
and admiration nrose from the altar Of the nation
h.~ lis great founders. the Of its great defend
shared with them the buitcn n each holy aspiration
Pile you not monuments If e, umh,g marble Perisl
able brn.s in memory Of Henry Clay while the pull
Of all humanity but bents in iris service. His
services stand shining point in the vista Of time
the man without n model aud without shadow"-
Mr.. Benton may boast of the number Of "Roman Lus-
trusns" and Grecian Oympiads" that he has seen j.
the Senate! Others Of his contemporaries may beast
Unions saved thai in danger and Of endnn-
gering Unions that could not be sundered while he
leaves great principles. systems md exposons, tina
live long civilization itsef IL such
fon may il be appropriate remark that soon the
American people will have opportunity Of exhibit
ing the sincerity of the attributes with few dsiinc-
tons Of party they have accorded To Mr. Clny
The great American system for American Independence;
the development of American Commerce by internal
Improvements; non-inierventun the amirs Of foreign
nations, equally the principles of Washington HIMSELF
and Ill the Of the Wing Platform, sound conserva
ed bv the who has hundred fields ibuted
TO the of National Glory of which every American
is proud. With such such pati,n, who doubts
OF success
In a close observance Of political contests for muny
years > have witnessed such cold Liooded and
atrocous rascality. Before nominated, would have
supposed that the Of Scott had exhausted the
cabulary of Locofoco bingsgaic. But TAR from it,
1t remained for Virginia man, with Virginia paper
cap the clnax. and on yesterday the charges
Of liar coward and swindler duly made md 7rorcd -
This was ''ihe most unkindest Of all Could he
have been satisfied with the charge. md not lave
annhilaed candidate early Ia the ht by di.in-
tercsted proof!
Now inside from all joking nothing to laugh a.
bout. Should not all true Virginians weep that there
should be man. ho thinks that in such dsgrar eful
exhibition he the of any number Of
pectabe people 0nyrer far less in the native State Of
Gen. Scott. From such policy ] augur well. May
nos detraction ovcrleap itself and fall toter side
May not hope venerable mother discard the
miserable crutces Of SO and 49, revived by the infusion
OF the young blood of the young under the new
Constitution marks her fms steps OF progress. Or will
she yet go totterng down into naniiy-chat,er,
ing in second childhood Of former splendor and pl
ryi wilt she improve the single effort improve u,ade
on Wing principles or iced her children for another
half century on distractions We shall sec.
Well the Georgia pop-gun has gene OF. ind the Wing
party purged Appropriated long ago; harm is done
Mes.rs Stephens Toombs & Co., now sole propre-
tors of the genuine "woolly Horse" No Indignant
Prem ant stops the exhibition by njunctions" On the
contrary every body willing that the 'nondes-
cript' shall be fully shown up
From the great preparation would have supposed
that second Trojan horse would be produced (whose
capacious ribs would have ed many armed meu)
which to stalk into Whiggery-like nm as. among
Young ducks But when the little .'wooly horse with
seven big astride and two hanging on 10 the
tall made its appearance. the sight was ludicrou.
enough. They say Gen. Purse has taken great fancy
the "crittur supposing justly enough that when they
done with him he will be doi'e enough even for him
What the effect in Georgia will be is doubtful 1t
has been said that Toombs and Cobb bud the people of
that State in their breeches pockets So some Others
thou ht in 1910, But odd Tip brought them GU,
of "durance vie"-"oid Chip nmy do the same thing
in 1882 The "soup" club of Alexandria had glorious
meeting last Thursday, ard DicL Thompson adled it
out hot aswel as haay. Frsm all quarters, particularly
tho West and Northwest the people are mo,ing All
they want is stirring up and happily or the country
our enemies proper and improper" regular irregular
and detee'iue' are doing that heartily We could
wish Sncethe departure of the ''wooliy horse" Levin
the mixed md trtntysdr other aatire Americans
mot Jews,) have actually resolved to vote for Daniel
Webster. Such Developments are very pleasing. We
only want get clear of few corrupt politicaps
To mike the Wing party nvincible and cver-morr
It's singular fact. that tho are incapable of
mu III good, can do no harm. Hence, we see the op-
position using Wig boers, just long enough for their
own purposes and no further. / wi-i, sincerely that I
had something to communicate of tile doincs Of Con.
grcss-of their sayings yoH haze than euoush-
hane"nhe has Ssed up the Deficiency bill. Pebble cred
II and the public interests have s.sered much f, want
ei the means of carrying the Government Hereaf.
ter, -sads fur the landlcss' money fthe sne,less
children 10 the ehdIess husbands for tn. husband.
less and capital Tor the hranies. will surerrcde all
lie ,esssry and legitimate eisasion We are the worst
represented people EARTH The pr~sent Congress is
PER Sc living lie the theory Of free Goycrnaeeut-
Were We not the patient and ng-sufrins reore
IN indignant popuace would long ago have peled them
from the Capitol. Yours
,.ta,- s al.