Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-21
AntiQuntod Notions.

We arc afraid that Prentice of tho Louisville
Journal is approaching the precincts OF ioAyism
From the following articl" he appears t" think
that George Washington may he considered good
for authority by u Southern iire.eater
Is IT PAlLAplrN?-'rhc American Union
should be rcvercd and watched over ~ the palln-
,lium Of our liberty aud palsled be the hand that
would seek to destroy it.Natrhes Courier.
1t is customary with certain journals to speak
OF the Union ns the palladl um oi our liberty, but
no proposition was ever more false aud dangerous.
Tho Union is not the palladium Of our liberty.
1t never wns intended for any thing more ;lan
mn agent by which the States may more conye
vicinity transact their necessary business. II Is
the creature of the States, made and preserved by
them, md to declare it tho "pallalum OF our lib
crty' is reversing the order 81 thing. aud max
ing the creature greater than the creator 'r6%-
bWy Sun.
We don't know whether not George Wash
ington is good authority with the Nlckshurg sun,
but shall quote him against it at II venture.
leaving the Sun to define hereafter its position
with respect to the sanction Of his name "lh"
unity of government which constitutes yon one
people" says Washington in ms immo. tai Fare.
| well Address. "ls also now dear IT, you.--lt -
Justly so for it is main pillar III the cdihee Of
| your real Independence tho support ct your
tranquility at home and your peace abroad, Of
your safety your prosperity, oi that very liberty
| which YOU SO highly prize. But as it is cnsy II
! loresec that from different causes and from different
| quarters much pnins will be tnken--many nrt'fecs
| cml wed to weaken III your minds the convict n
Of this truth this is ihr point in your political
! furiress against whch the batteries OF internal
| and external enemies will be most constantly and
actively Though often cnuNrrtlN and lnsldlou>lS)
directed 1t is Of infinite munp III that you shnni
! properly estimate the immense value Of your
| National Union to your collective aud individual
|
! happiness; TINT You should eheetlsh n cordial.
! habltual. and immoSnhe attachment b. II ac-
Gust ming yourselves 10 think AMI speak Of II ~
the palladium of your political sirely and lro,-
! pcrltY; Watching tor t> preservation with Jealous
| anxiety; discuuntcnanriuG whatever may suggest
even n suspicion that At cnn IN any event be nh
andoncl and Indignantly itoNnrus upon tn
first dawning of every attempt a cnAtc rnr-
ton ot our country IRON the rest, to cnleeh,,
' the sncred ties which now Ink together the ,nr
GUS parts" This appears to Us To be to the ponl
ut lenst. As we minated above, we shall leav,
the Neksburg sun 10 say Tor itself how mncl
weight property belongs to the authority Of Wash
ington.- LouSriile loarhdi
The editor of the journal has not kept up Will
thin times il no does not know that George Was,l
ington's opinions have been long since override,
in Secession Courts. JEFF Da,isis better authority
And this brings TO our mind legal aneelot
which VIC leave the journal To apply.
lawyer in ono of the mountain counties {
Alabama made point of law before one Of tn
Circuit Judges, which he proceeding to argu
! with great earnestness, when he was stopped l.
his Honor. "You need not argue that point Nj
-. 1t was decided against you at the last tern
f the Supreme Court
| "Oh yes may it please your honor, but NJ,
honey, up on Ticklebroom creek dccidud it onI
last week Jest the other way Philadelphia l..
press.