Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-08-01
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met have carried oui this defiance, public SEN
rimenf, and have extended II 10 the JUDICIARY
For the Supreme Court bench, they selected a
gentleman, competent, | admIt,oi high charac-
ter. coneede but one v no is as extreme as
any other in The State Of Alabama IN his views
upon Secession and Disrnon Look again to
the foreign appointments were ihey selec'
ted from the friends or enemies Of the compfo-
mise ? simple ference to the names of
Soule, Borland, Tronsdale, CLAYTON, Meade,
Scott, Leake,f &c. &c, &c, will answer In
one word, WHO has been been selected from the
South for any place Of consequence, Who was
known ard recognized as belonging to, or be
ing Unidentified with the Union party, and with
the exception Of Mr.. Buchanan, how many
have been selected from the North, for any
place abroad or at home, who was not more
or less identified with the FreesoiI, Barnbnin
ing, Buffalo platform party-from Mr. DIX,
the Sub Treasurer of New York, down to
Vim. J. Brown, the Mail Agent OF Indiana ?
and YET, gentlemen. you all not only acqniesce
and submit, but most of you approve
unfortunately everything that has been done
and where you have not endorsed, which of
you has had the independence and patriotism
to condemn
Day after day the cry of "Al's well' is
sounded in our ears, and as if the world were
stuffed, We are occasionally refreshed (say
about six DAYS in the week. with a reference
20 the "ddmirabie doctrines Of the inaugural
adde's Of President Pierce" but perhaps this
is only intended TO recall to his mind what
does not seem 10 have made very lasting i'm
preston upon it, TO wit: the pledges that nau-
gnral contains.
AT this moment our attention is more par
ficulerly cpllcd 10 the "admiyabie' speeches
of The Presiden,, and the "a,1mtrable" speech
es OF ms Capnct ministers, in some of which
they preach peace, and the arts ofpeace--ln-
ternal Improvement by the General Govern
mention he broadesl, longest, deepest, Wild
ct most stupendeous and magnificent scale
involving the expenditure Of hundreds ofmil-
liors of dollars, (what has become of Wing
doc, lineO while others who have been sup
pc ed To be the lest pugnacous in their mai
ura iempcfaments breathe nothing but war
bloody exterminaling war, extension ofierri'
toy, and land robbery; (abroad as well as al
home,t and old Rome of the darker a,es, is
held up by the law officer in this, our govern.
mcnt, aud in this e of civilization and chris
tianity, as an example, and as glass in which
we are 10 see manifest destiny | have no
doubt if we initiate her example as recon-
mend d by this legal lunctlonary, that our des-
tiny is manifcaHy that which befel old Rome
think there is good sense enough in tho
country,to see that wing principles have been
all killed, there is likely TO be resurrection Of
some OF them blythe hands Of those who built
up the Baltimore platform year ago and
knOa0 there is good sense enough in the coun
try to put down all such flbusering, balder-
dash as The Attorney General ofthe United
States had the folly and bad taste to utter, as
1t were under the very caves of the crystal
paace, where there was gre t industrial ex
hbltion-:o which the nations Of the earth had
been invited; and who as invited guests, he
YVES then on his way 10 meet and honor. II
Ia re ever was speech made out Of place,
and out ofiime III bad taste, and worse iudg.
ment than all the rest, take this TO be that
speech and YET our attention is invited to this
"admirable" speech of Mr.. Gushing. | am
sorry TO be compelled to speak Of it III these
terms; for while have no respect for the 20
In,cd consistency Or stability of the Attorney
General, esteem him as private gentleman.
ard ike him as a man; but his position should
have projected us from such display of So
phomorean gasconade, and i'll digesled, I'M
statesmanllke IT hecions
beg pardon for this DEPRESSION from my u.
II gnal purpose; | want to shew what is to he
The practical effect of this unlimited and inds
eliminate approval Of the conduct ofthe Pr,si
dent and his ministry.
There is as every body knows in the Dem
ocratic ranks Of the North(as vi th the Whigs)
party who acknowledge tie constitutional
recognition of the right of property in slaves.
who acknowledge the consttulionality Of the
f1gltlVe slave law, and have earnestly strug-
gled for It's faithful executioi these are prop.
erly termed the friends of the South, and the
npholders Of the Consiituti NJ and of this par
~ from tie prominent POSITION he occupied as
"A Senator from New York and as a Northern
advoe ate OF The compromise, Daniel S. Dick
nson may with great propriety be, and is con.
sldered the leader III tlat State-Mey an, rove
the promises on Doctrines ofthe Presidents In
augural, but condemn his practice. There is
another party who deny the constitutional
rights Of the Souh,prorest against It's execu-
n"n and are in favor Gifts repeal. OF this par
" the Van BureDS cpuinr and ;un;o, q, 4 NJ