The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-28

aT, aI1 AdAii'A9
from i,gisLIiiue assumption.
Tie meeting from whom we derive our
: authority rs n committee, Nominated BY a
, email majority, Gen. .4idre,c Jack50r, for
. the Vice Presidency, and hat nomination
. VAS conquered ia 10y several other meetings.
but II by no MEANS met The general appro-
/. hltion al NJ. Adams friend, throughout
SIC state. Some greetings declined making
any nUmInalinn eli Vice President. Orc
expressl, s.dlsed tn concur in the n0ml-
nation of General Jackson, aud Que nnmi-
mated another individual FOR that Office
under these circumstances, ii has been
deemed expedient 10 submlt,o you TEX
Ell pledged To The snppofts Adams alone
and leave 10 1he discretion al the electors,
the choice of Vice President. This
course, there can be no doubt, will be
more agreeable ta the friends OF Mr.. Al
ans, than encumLenng his ticket With the
name of an indis ldua hover distinguished,
whom many are unwilling 10 support; and
1t is believed thai no name could be select
ed fer that Office that would aalte The ap
probation of ALE
We have therefore, follow citizens, ad.
dressed 10 20 you an exposition OF our rea
sous for opposlng lhe caucus ystem, and
our pre- ference for Mr.. Adams over the o.
thcr candidates We will not now obtrudc
upon yon repetition of them. II there
Ls an, Of our fellow citizens whose miods
are not already made up upon the Prcsi.
dental ,tucston; or any who honestly
doubt of the superiority OF Nh. Adutns's
to that high Office We would refer them
tn the history Of our constitutional exls-
| nj -
which Mr.. Adams Has nled under each
succeeding presidency, all which he has a.
dorned and digniied Wy The spIendor of his
talents aud the integrity of lls conduct
Examine al - the prcicn5lun of his uppo-
neDts as well MS hisonu-not IN the mlsre
presentations Of The party newspapers OF
the day, where the most dislngen Gus per
version of plain facts il reduced 10 n sys-
tenn, where unblusing ialseaoods and
black calumnrs ave daily uttered with the
pretence OF cnIightening The public mind,
and The most hcdftIess attacks made upon
the private charactef and private feelings OF
the grea, aud good, under the hypocrltleal
gu,.s OF friendly regard for their reputa
ton and zral IOt the public veal You
will seek IN vain fem such prostltutca We
hiclcs Bat seek il where alone IT IL 20 be
found, in the archives OF our Country--iu
the journals of our public councils, and in
the state papers Of the Executive 1t shy |
their acts alone, that We can duly estimate
the merits of public men. !" b. their |
fruits ye may know them" BY this fair
and honorable standard, we are content |
TINT our candidate shall llse or fall. We |
wish no. 10 elevate him 10y dctractiug from !
his rivals ono title Of merit To whieh they
are Justly entitled. Neither would we eli
list IN his behal(your ptrjHdices aud pas
SONS. These arc always unsafe guides and
never appealed to hut to deceive and mia
lead. 1t is 10 your sober judgment and
better feelings we would appeal. We rest
MIR. Adams's claims to your confidence
and support upon his long and faithful
pablic services--his well tried constitution
Al pIlnciples--his great talents as a states
man, and his unblensheu character as a
maH.
Fellow Citizens-The time draws nigh
when our country, speaking through the
constitution and the law, will call upon
each one Of you To do his duty by record
ing his vote for the ugan he deems most
worthy TO guide the dcstinirs of this great
nation. WceXhoEt you, as you value this
~ ''""'. f''hNn'. wv /" -. - -
exercise Of it on this occasi6t. Let every
man feel aud act as if the issue rested Oh
his Single vote We know that the vote o
Virginia has been uniformly counted for
the Caucus Candidate, and h's partlRans
l,"'e ,"auS,r'ons'y P'"pao''eo wv oe''' -
'na' WI ADAMS "lenos ilcrr 'oFrh si''''
minority ! ,s''ely sr,en'">eo rag ".i''
~ Ihe Ola r%c'f{H fa'P|-'"e' a." -. of''''o'
IN ms oe''a'' "oo'o nc hoaS"'''s' a''u
"""'u oh'y prouoee '"''s'" eNs'''n'' ~
a,io alStarp me nn'oH an" n"r"ony q me
feP"o',coa Fdfty ne oc'iee o's ;" TAI
succeeded ,',. as'o 'ndoce may ven i"'ah'n6
l""ae'a''s 10 aca"esce III ','c caucus uic''