The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-22
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To he rreehold,ys Of Bedford.

Tine closing polls ter representative 10
Congress run the Bedford diIricii viii take
,a.re nstt Monday. \ fellow citizen, VINO Is
mi indifferent 10 the Interests OF his county,
gs,tl.l huml,iy leigh ia make remark OF Two
IN ihr people Of isedionl brfvrt :. the dir >
east" Il is the weight OF bedford that WI
decide The fate OF the election. IL IS herdniy
10 exercise this weight, not with the govern.
me nj of seelioual feelings. az has been preach.
ed M n ainst her IN other parts OF III. distrel
| but ly the TAR result of the eomparntse ..li-
mate OF the characters OF the opposing fnh'
didaics The writer will not pretend TO - M
| To a calculation of Nr. Caiborae's claims iof
our support. nor shall he attempt ~ bHiid W
COL LpltNichs claims upon the hrrogaItoh o.
his competitors qualifications. but be WI
ask. is no gratitude, no partial preference, due
10 TIN, man vino has sacrificed The whole al
BIS life. negcetinc his own affair, abandoning
devotion 10 those lnbors prosecuted for him
! self alone, that are calculated 10 accumulate
comforts tor old sge--whose whole history
Ia, been mnrkcd 10y uniform and continual
devotion of hi. sentiments, his efforts and his
ficul,e. 10 hi. country interests ond hiseoun-
trv's ser, ice IL your legislative councils, he
has been urfdthlu public servant marking
his course with frmuess, integrity aud inde.
pendenee. NheHioreign aggression has Slsi
81 tie peace mud harmony OF his country, hnd
erCaied the pcfils ui Mnr, then also tie has
been the prompt, the Jealous and The steady
pattiut In Tho late VAR, b. illustrated no less
the character Of the soldier, by performing the
ordinary duties of equal routine, than he ma
uifcsied the jealous patriot by the perform.
anee OF a difficult tour, beyond the debt OF
hi, conntry's claim upon him, when he bad
already exposed himself, aud so exposed him
,clf with ehcerlnlness aud by choice. TO all the
prvations aud hndships and saerihccs that II
soldiers life .nstbins. IIasibis man no dnins
upon yonr support, The united sufraees OF
Bedford will proclaim that he has. They vii
proclaim that his claims are powerial-they
will proclaim that the faithful public servant
and the jealous and tried patriot, has his re-
ward in the strong confidence and availing
support OF his tellow-eitizcns. This is what
viii be the works OF Bedford on Monday neat,
or that county that has witnessed Col. LETT
wich's many and underwriting acts at patriot
ism--ihai knows his " orlh md his merit, will
fail for once 10 come out in the mnjesty Of lis
strength, when lis best interests are Al stake {;
for those interests nrc vitality involved in the
constituting of iudicions representation. !
sny nothing against the opposing candidate ~
lie Is doaltess n worthy md an honorable
man. But Col. Leftwich has been tried. His
services are known Ills faculties, tho, while
he possesses not the splcndor of intellect that
falls 20 the LOT of some men, are strong, sound,
ludicious and discriminating. Ills political
frmness, integrity and independence are well
known, and he viii assurcdly, under all tho
that have been named, nv the
successful candidate TO represent you in the
ncsi congress, unless that apathy nn1 indiiie.
renee, that are so inconsistent with patriotic
sentiment, keep too many OF YOU from the
polls. BEDFORD.