Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-26
Tas following just remarks, from that dl.cree.

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Tux following Just remarks, from that discreet
and digni6ed Journal. the Alexandria Gazette.
deserve To be weighed by those who just now
inveighing with SO much partisan bitterness.
against Messrs. Rives Stuart and others, who re-
fused to vote for the Armory Bill. as originally
reported, and as finally adopted. Our eo'empera-
ry 10 old enough TO know. however, that this is
the policy, and has always been the practice OF
the Democratic party in Virginia, No man who
opposes their measures be entitled to the need
of patristisx, ucr regarded being true to the
South; and therefore are mott at al surprised Mt
the manifestation of party spleen which they
have indulged towards the gentlemen wbe voted
against sAeir 1uneombc proposition. With regard
to the proprety Of putting the State upon pro-
per military footing by the organizations n n,'li-
tary companies aud the purchase oi additional
arms there vas but enc epiriou but We take 1t
upon ourselves to say, With all the lights ser be-
fore ss that there necessity for the passage
of the mammoth bill which has jsst become "a
law We eay more; that the resnie Of the STATE,
in less than Eve years. will condemn the conduct
of the mon who, under the influence Of . panic,
have, at a single clip increased their taxes thirty
thousaai dollars per annuu-thst being the in
,cress upon the half million appropriated in tho
Annory Bin. According 60 the showing " Mr..
Riycs. the State owned City thousand stand of
arms, which at tho trieiog COS, Of emo dollar aud
a.half apiece. could he altered TO mcct the pro-
sent standard CT percussion :ock aud rife barrel,
even II ali of them Of the old flint lses pat
tern; which We do net eurposc to be the case, as
the public armories have net been manufacturing
that class Of armsfor ten or fifteen yenr-.
With this number Of arms--the States quota
from the Gcn -ral Cover ument--w The Secre-
;ary q War has Just ordered 50 be distributed to
Vcsnia and all the Soa,h,rn States and tho
purth,s> of some improved arms for eur eolanteer
CONT auies. We should have vastly more arms.
than we could command al any enc tims, soldiers
60 bcar; and that without expenditure Of hail
million Of dollars, 20 sweN our already enc =
NOUS debt Of thirty milhcns
rshiolc people win shrink from no burden
e taxation that may lie required to dc io"d their
rights and honor, however much they may be dis
posed to question the wisdom and polio Of aecu-
mulating unnecessary burdens Bot they that
dance must pay the fiddler and welsh al see IN
years or two the effects Of Tins leglsia ion. We
shall then be, now. perfectly willing to
let the Democracy have all the credit they clam
for the passage OF this bill Ne subj DIN the
marks Of the Garctte which, as Will ap pear,
written before the passage Of the A,retry Bill;
We notice with regret dispositions manifested
in some quarters, - excite nnlue See ling upon
tho subject ul the proposed e Arms ano Armory
BIN" now pcLdug IN the General 4 sscmbiy.
IL M am IN q
aiutud" II oGirpce. All ave Agreed thHi the times
demand some rach measure, aud tGe only question
is rs 10 a. de4..is. pos Thea, details, dferenc.
Is Of opinions have ve-v naturally nonu rred. yet
only such differences may exist heta eci trends
differences wlinh grow out OF adesre TO mike
the bill perfect and to the largest military
efficiency tbat is possible by iodicous oxpendl-
ture OF tbo public money.
Under these circumstances IL ~ ngetdly I'M
Just 10 attempt 10 create the idea thai "a
entrusted ty Virginia constitute c,e. with tic
high duty ct maintaining the rights and dignity
of the Commonwealth, who are false 10 their
trust, or who periorIn " without eve ugio to
the public good. More than this ,u time OF
public peril to coupsoi division is TO iss 80 dis
asier.
A.,acAs rpon public men, espeole'lr such
charge q waut Of devotion to the general se al are
out Of place, unless sustained by suihcrt cy Of
evidence that warrants alike the instice ani ufg
cncy Of the accusation. The character oil the zen
tlcmen, who desire t. amend the bill, forbIds
even the thought Of scch su acousatau 3, tiust
them. Their lives devoted tothe pubic interest
is II silent, but potent reiutatou al such ca iuu-
ny. We trust thatuo ,unkindly spirit may 5e KIN
died in our midst. The soltIemen who DESIRE to
amend the bin, have n rightio do so. Their con-
stituents have sent thstn 10 the General Assembly
to scrutinize every measure which may .co,ae be-
fore itaui they would be false il they failed D give
freely their best counsels upon bill impar tant
as the one concerning which their action rtl-
cised. We have, indeed fallen on evil time II
public men are not allowed 70 differ rpnu n cas-.
urs Of legislation without the imputation Of being;
dcrelct in duty,