The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-14


fcoMmuvrcArrp rpuI BIrroepl
III stated Ia the I,y%uchbms Nlrglulan q
;he 9Th August, that a. lhr Adm meet
ins held at Bedford courthouse, on Monda.
the 23d, being court day +:
We learn The scrHc was nusni lily ani
mated the mrctIus Was attended by ltdn
dfeds, The fonu-beiug AT all times full Il
~oserhowing."
Now, I lhongh' HAT the scene WAS no
very animated, unless several attempting Il
nj ircss the chair, whist another wa ma
king a speech, might be- SO considered. |
f'Ic meeting wa, attended hy hundreds
they were not AL prrscul at the same time
for ! da not blicvc the house would hold
100 aud az one time, when The preamble
aud resolutions were read, the room was
not fall il WAS not SO ftl bat they mn ltl
he counted, which | did, aud made the
large number Of 49, Bat tLe room WAS
more crowded u short time before.
~ We Gnd the above paragraphs in The
last Richmond Enquirer aud have only 10
say in reply that we pat much less confidence
IN this anouy writer's statements than
we do ia the adverse account, which we re-
ceivcd from several gentlemen oi nlimIeach-
able veracity, upon which uur Remark Wrre
10 indcd. Nc did no, Intend 10 convey the
ilea that there were " Iundnsis' ia the rom
al any one tInr but HAT that nnmberatteHd
Ell the meeting from it, comneuc,msni 10 lis
termination We regret shHt the i.lguifer't
correspondent should have been put Ia The
unnecessary trouble nj taking tte dimensions
of lle rdur, aud OF calculating the nambrr
Cl persons IL would accommodate. We had
no design thus 10 task his ingenuity or his in.
dusiry. VIII he be good enough to inform
nsii he dtd not see, At huothrr tlmc than thu
20 which he niludrs, more than 10 persons
present. II lc did, is II fair TO send snGh a
statement forth to the world as he has com.
nunicaled TO the Enquirer Let him uasu CT
the question rs I've best may.
la FAYE1TE I'VE fnruisl.e lev add
tionil particulars nt this patriot 5 tour to-day.
from which ii viii be srra iaat be has return.
EFT to New York We copied irio oar last
some c~AceiIcnl remark. from the Enquirer on
tile nature of the reception be ,lould every
where meet with, Let him he erI,eted n
free men may greet II fellow FIRE meH, a.
whom the HatiOu owes r large Ntd impayable
debt OF gratitude, bat not worshipprd as a
Gud. Let rs not clclutc him brl ond human
nature, nor sink Ourselves into brItes. these
remark are intended especially for II osr who
WISHED 10 occupy lNh plHtc OF The General
horses C%pcrhnps the illcst station for tn u ,
and those who toollshly dole ONT his common
place say ings, and retail incidents, winch nei-
tier interest or auu.rl Oar car is panied,
oHr sonl t. sick, with every dul s rcpoit of
such ylllaioous stun.
We repeat that Wn are proud L. see pr0per
respect pad 10 La fNycttc-uhc resprct due
from mtn to mah - aud we regret Though
ave are not at allsucpri,cd) lant INuchhurg j..
she only town ~ Virginia OF ANY not. which
has not IN some way manifested It's 10y On
the arrival otlnF1yctic Are DE patriati.m
md pnhlic slnr,t ui ule citZcus ui " Hrhhurp
citnct' Can thry hc alone rouacfto action
bY considerations at rccuniary aud private
interest IL is even SO Nalion1 may he
convulsed in struggling for trtrdom or hut
thng tor their lmprescriptlblc rfPAJs-We unlv
ak iudilereuiiy, what news lyam the seat
of war;: snd, learning that oppression aud
tyranny have triamphrd, we >carccly give a
SIGH of condulcncc before we cease 10 care
fdr, or remember, hat geck Hurgy i.are So
IS ii with every thine else. Niat astsei.le
us, IS. that, Nlilc oil ot us acknowledge ,a4lu
'autent this lack of public spirit, no one j.
ambition, Of The high distinction OF common.
chg the work Of reform.
Tue Norfolk Beacon speaks 81 the mu-icaI
band Belonging h. the "ticgapg" volunteer
Carts ~ .Lyncilury Dtd the Beacon mea.
30 speak ironically We have no Volunteer
s'mpanyt