Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-12-09

held, l'IS Captain came home drunk, and du-
ring sermon Time. He made his way through
the people in enc of the rooms, and seized his
sword, which hung on the wall, drew IL from
the scabbard, and rushed towards the preach
er. No one interposcd TO arrest him. until he
got almost within reach of The object of his
malice, .when, instantly" said The old gentle
man, "d pair Of arms tctre Nr0lcn around INN
from Jehind, and they held him as firm as a
vice, until he was disarmed by others, aud Sc
cured" Turning his bright, blue eye, and
pointing his finger, towards his oged witf,
whose arms hung down by her side, he said
--"1hose are tie arms rhich arrested and he'd
The mGdman. The men present seemed 10 be
supplied by the daring act of the deSperado.
His Share In Adopting the Constitution.
In the course OF The afternoon, told him
that had recently seen III the public prints
au extract from an Euogy delivered by J. :.
Barbour, of Virginia, upon the character of
James Madison ; that Barbour had SAID that
the credit of adopting the Constitution OF The
United States properly belonged To Leland /;
and he reached his conclusion IN this way
he SAID, that Ii Madison had not been in the
Virginia Convention, the Constitution would
not have been ratified by that Stale and. as
the approval Of nIne States was required 10
give effect TO this instrument, and Virginia
was the ninth State, If 1t had been rejected by
her, the Constitution would have failed; and
that 1t was by Elder Leland's influence that
Madison was elected to that Convention.
He replied that Barbour had given him too
much credit; but he supposed he, knew 10
what he referred. He then gave this history
Of the matter: Soon alter the Convention,
which framed the Constitution Of the United
States, had finished thei: work, and submitted
aud active partles were formed IN the Slate of
Virginia. on the subject rl lis adoption. The
State was nearly equally divided. One party
was opposed TO It's adoption, unless certain
amendments, which they maintained that the
safety OF the people required, should be in
corporaicd INTO II, before IT was ratified by
them. Al the head OF thlS great party stood
Patrick Henry, The Oratur OF the Revolution,
and one Of NlrgIHia'S iavurIte sons. The
other party agreed with what their opponents
SAID as 10 the character and necessity Of the
amendments proPu>ec hut they contended
that The people would nave The power and
could as well Incorporate those amendments
INTO their Constitution after It's adoption as
before; that II was a great crisis III the affairs
Of The country, &c. At the head of this party
stood James Madison. The strength OF the
two parties was 10 be tested by The election of
County Delegates to the State Convention.
That Convention would have TO adopt or re-
ier, rbe Cnn~r,rut,on. vr Madison was nam
"a az The c,,d,jate m favor of its adon,,on
tor The conn,v of Orauge. IN which he resided
cId Leland ais, =, ih,, time. lived IN the
c.,r,ty of orarra and his svmnarhies he
s,,t wrre win Henry and his marry. He
,.,s named a. the candidate onnnSed in the
asrnr,nn and !, oopo>Ition 10 Nr. Madison.
Orapoa was 4 srronG Bapr,>i cuuuty: andhis
tr,rrds b,3 an unJnubi,nr confidence. IN his
ersc,,,r Thopoh reIpciJr, in be n candi
date he v;eI,ird IN the solicitations of the on
ponents OF the Constitution and accented The
nomination.
For three months after the members Of the
Convention at Philadelphia had completed
their laborS, and returned to their homes, Mr..
Madison, with John Jay and Alexander Ham
ilton, had remained IN that ciry for the pur-
pcse Of preparing those political articles that
now constitute Ihe EtdraiiA THIS gave The
party opposed to Madison, with Henry at
their head, the start OF him, IN canvasSIng the
state in his absence. At length, when Mr..
Madison was about ready TO return to Virgi-
ma, pubic meeting was appointed in the
county Of Orange al which the candidates for
the Conycntlun-MadlSon on the one SIDE,
aud Leland on the other-were TO address the
rcople from the stump. Up 10 that time, he
had but partial personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Madison. but he had high respect for
his talents. his candor, and the upri.htness
and nurIry of his urlvate character. On his
way home from Ph.ladelphia, Mr. Madison
went some distance out OF his direct read TO
caiIupon hin. After The ordinary saIutatIons.
Mr. Madison began 20 aDolopIle for troubling
him win a call at that lime; but he assured
Mr., N. that no anoIogy was neces>ary-.I
know your errand here" said he, at is TO
talk with me about the Constitution. | am
gIsd 10 see Won, and 10 have an opportunity /
ot Iearp,ua your views ON the sphiecL" Mr.. !
Madison spent haif day with him, and fully (
and uGreservedly communicated 10 him his
opinions upon the great matters which were
then agtating the people of the State and the /
Crnlederdcy.
They then separated, 10 meet again very |
soon, as opposing candidates before the cleo
tors, on the stump. The day came, and they .
met, and with them nearly al the voters IN /
the county of Orange, 10 hear their candidates /
respectively discuss the important questions
upon which the people of Virginia were so /
soon to act. MIR. Madison, SAID the venera-
bic LELAND, first took the stump, which was |
a hogshead of tobacco, standing on one end. .
For Two hours, he addressed his fellow-ciii-
zens in a calm, candid snd siaresman-hke /
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