The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-01

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Enquirer degeneraiing into dsinsenuous-
ness aud cautious timidity We sce
that Uerife sans pear sar1 langer charscte-
ristic of IFS coluinns--when we see them
shutting The door rudely upon those who
wish freely 10 discuss The pretensions of
the candidates fortbe presidency can
not help expressing our modification and
regret. The Editors Of the Enquirer well
know, that at home and abroad, their pa
per has for number OF years been regard
ed The erthedox standaf4of Virginia poll
trs. Tbey'kn0w, too, as s,ye know, that il
dsstreed the eminence which ii attained, for
il had fought long and ,aliantly for the
rights of the people. In every breach
made by the ASSISTANTS pfahose lundamen-
tai doctrines which are the bases OF our
governments, il Was found, sword in hand,
foremost among their defenders. Why
has il abandoned this high ground Why
did Il oppose, might and main, the United
States Bank law, and why is il now found
/ leading the van of those " ho are friendly
to lis watmest supporter? Why did it
anathrmaiize the alien and sedition laws,
aud why does it now adj, ocate the preten-
sions Of the man who was among the first
TO express his unlimited confidence" in
the "frmneSs, justice and wisdom" of the
administration which gave them birth
How can II be the unqualified admircr and
eager champion Of the liberty of the pies
as il pretends 10 be, whilst Il upholds the
man who dared, IN the Senate of the Uni
ted States, 10 reprobate it for pxercis-
ing its constitutional right OF canyassing
with freedom public men and public mea-
suresr How issit, that il was once the
most energetic enemy 10 every measure
which approached in the slightest degree
towards consolidation, and 10 the men who
advocated such measurcs-that it was al
ways on the watehtower, spying out en-
northumberland it was not more eager
to discover than to expose them-that IT
Chung lie burners on he ouiWard rail-"
aud resisted every attempt at an invasion
Of the rights of the statcs,--and that now
1t is the unhuslling advocate OF the man
who, with bmdness equalIod only by lis
baseness, attributed the opposition of Nir-
siuia 10 the usurpatlons of the general go
sernment 10 interested, to pecURiu,p mo-
tires? These are plain questions, and re-
qUlre no sophstry 10 answer them. The"
Editors Of the Enquirer have been accus-
toned to regard themselves us the leGdys
Of public opin0ain Virginia, when IN fact
thcy were only following an almost irr,sis-
tible currently because they have ol all
questions of nonent chimed ia with the
popular feeling. Let them not be deceiy-
ed, as men are apt 10 be, when they have
inverted the old saying, and dof u thrcaf-
skin for the lions hide. The next prcsrcll-
tial election is not as heretofore to be con
tested by men between whom there is no
unity of sentiment on cardinal points Of
national policy. All Of the candidates pro-
fcss TO be Jcner5onau republicans, but all
of them in SOME degree, and some of them
IN a great degree, have acted in direct op-
position 10 the views Of that great states
man What course should be pursued by
the republicans Of Virginia under these
circumstances They should select the
mau, and If we are not much mistaken in
their character, the Editors of the En-
qulrer will perceive that they will select the
man whose political course thus Tar gives
them least cause 10 fear for the invioabiIity
of the constitution. That man is Mr.
Adams.
'"f0Bw%N~
The Editors OF the Nor York ,fme,1cnn
have committed an error in giving credit To
The Jugntia Times "a paper printed in
Rlchmond) for the essays of "lnncs."-
They first appeared lnlhis paper. We ask
the American 10 make this correction with
the more readiness. as we have known il |
To require sinillar duty from some Of the |
The Rev. Nr. T'readwaV will preach at
the Masonic Hall on Sabbath next, ut II |
O'Clock \ NJ. and at , o'clock i. NJ.
FOR THE TIRGISIAN. |
The strth annual Report Of the Bedford
Bibie Society Of Tirginia, reaaa Liberty,
the Sd Monday an May, 1888
At meeting On the 22d Of June 1899,
your corresponding secretary was direct
ed To write to every minister Of tae gospel |
in the county df Bedford, requesting that
particular enquiry should be made, in their
respective congregations how they were
supplied with the holy scripturcs.; in order
that all the destitute might be furnished
but owing 10 some cause, but little attcn-
tion has been paid to the request. A very
small number of those written to have as