Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-22
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we must every now and then throw IN word
or two for them. Suppose their lips were IN
sealed how would they not mingle objuraion
and entreaty Let US imagine one of the mo-.
tilted and indignant brethren arraigning the
Brigadier for his shameful short comings and
monstrous ngrattude, and beseeching him Il
reent:
Il come before you. Brigadier, 10 have some
very plain tax. What do you mean by this
sort OF treatment Of US gentlemen of Old Nlr
"giniaf Doyou know mho made you? Don't
you know what you were before We Virgin
'ians took you up and gave you some consld-
"eraton Are you monster Of ingratltude!
Are yon Yankee pedlar trying to cheat r.
"giuia gentry with wooden n0tmegs and arllii
"cial pumpkin.seed Or are you ignorant OF
"the usages Of gentlemen, that you turn us o. er
40 your under strappets-.'the mad OF all
"work from ewburyport, ard old patched
"breeches from York State tell you, We
"wont stand such doings. We deaI with The
"master, not with the man. And what's more
I've put you in the Presidency to do our bid
ding. We have an immemorial. prescriptve
right to all the fat things about this Govern
"mcnt And if you don't give them to US With
"a freedl,ty we will turn our backs upon you
"-and Mcn, you know into what insgnlhcance
"you will fall at once. We have heard Of your
"laking that there arc too many Virginians
"hcre alread that they have lived upon the
Government long enough, &c, But tell You
"such 3aa0ing as that won't pass current IN
Richmond, nor the tenth legion either. It's
crank treason to our lndispptable rights. Ask
"Gen. Bayy, whose mighty soul is bursting
with Indignation at the slight put upon his
beloved constituents, In rating them and him
"beow \ ankee Free.solers. Ask Mr. Pow
"eIl-ask Mr.. Bocock-no-not mm-he wants
ito be Speaker and to be that, would be vii
ling to see US all swamped. Ask Mr. Charles
Jas. Faulkner, that sagacious little gentleman
""ho has had his eye fixed upon you for twenty
'years. Ask the ardent and enthusiastic Cas-
"de. Ask the great tribune, Col. ..McMullen,
~ hen next he attends your Icree CONSUL
"our dlscreetest, most patriotic, distinguished
and devoted Democrats--and they will tell
you with one voice, that you are playing the
devil with your ducks and ouls too. And
that's the truth Of the matter"
"But, Mr.. President, know you can't be
ain earnest That old fellow with the patched
'breeches has been dislilling poison into your
Gears. He hates all of Us Virgioians because
1--WE are not for him for the succession. We
"are for you. Nobody adores you as we do.
"Only be good, kind and liberal Mr.. Pres
"dent-and do the genteel thing by US, and Ne
twill do you up ncein Sc. We are suffering
"mightily. The pckings at home arc very
"sllm, and we must have help. You have no
"dea what a world ofnice Democrats we have,
"who are painting to serve their country
"Many of them are fit to be President, and al
"wouId fill cabinet appointments or missions
cot the first grade, with distinguished honor II
che country The wives Of some of them.
"coufdente that man of your extraordinary
'sagacity could not overlook the illustrious
"merlts OF their husbands, have neg lected al
Their household duties in constant prepare
"hons to be ready at a moments warning 10
"cmbark for London and Paris Your heroic
soul is too tender to inhict modification o.
/ "IoveIy woman's bosom. Think of your dar
''lng achievements in Mexico, and remember
"lhe weakness and confding lovlness of wo
"man. Unless we are INDUCED with the &C,
"cnstomed quantity Of good things from you,
1--WE shall have terrible wrangling at home
Some half dozen of our big men will be strug
"gling for the post OF Governor-and NOT one
"wi yield to the other. The rascally Wings
twill pat them all on the back, and shall not
abe surprised if they stole a march on us =
"And then there will be great many grum-
oilers IN our own party who will begin To
think and say. that the Wings were right
when they dstrused you, and that you are
mo better than a Yankee pedlar after all Be
gracious to us, forget any hard words we
may have used in our anger and remember
"all our love and devotion to you. Think how
"a Virginia statesman, on the third morning of
the Convention, before he had put his breech.
les on, suggested you as the fltest person for
"the first office in the world. Bear in lind the
"beamfful description which another gave of
cot the remarkable house at which you dWelt,
(which overlooked the Mcrrimac, &c.
Consider with what ardour we all rushed to
"your support how we Numbered against the
wings, and free soilers, (whom you have
loved SO much)-an by what tremendous
majority We bore you into the white House
"Forget all our faults and remember all our
virtues, and let as come in
The Varnish Tree, from v hich the black ia
pan varnish is obtained grows wild in China