The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-17

lss =, !, plain terms, I" ;hai any candidate
vino 81 Il. ,l4.eIlv ar iuutrt ellt. gits, or
.erse a. ef,e. aes elretuf or pa tended
rise;ai. maree ,lest, dflnk, ar oi'isf ~
SD IA offer ~ br elsc..i. shdl, u4tpn
& lac r-aai fherrof. Ia eiilter h"ase 81 The
Gsnet.d 4 ssnildt, lp exprilnd. and dsu
hfd - be re.oleclrd dung ihr i"rm III
thrre Yeats" The ,i"latlon nf flils law.
(which !. nearly unanimous II Is if1r.
ilnr..,al, iufuetoe, o. has the ia .moui.
#nf IT, 4.ss ,irgtrucd and n,nfs stptsmpc=
ralr class nf people; bat llsy. il niysf be
..tknp - lrdgeJ, c'tn 10 fhls enlIstcr rd aud
cl,ilis,H JaV. ere sufficiently numerous IL
thrf, ibrlr point: q wlsn this 10 h. ~"
E,i ial fhtn 4, fr-tahlr practice - rrsprird
90. lire nrilt= end qualifications al TIE can
uflttrs ARE lust ehi OF, and ilS' 'lrr, tgno-
rtHge AID Intrigue of on graerally PIE.
raudrr.ir over thr virtue, ability aud no
et-ty al another. We cannot adult lBal
he " ho !, instituted for thc obtaining ~
Justice, 9 ciim The liberty OF e"l1flpg
unrlaws. and doine injustice rs privilege.
1t Us rrgrci for Il nomrnt, n W. VII he
.dii fed that the candidates ~ bu piler this
Uncomfortable dpna,rpa, do i with the ex-
prrE.iloo thai II viii prove i brlbr, or II
Ihcy prrler il, ~ augmentation OF thrir
ablhurs. Thu. II apparent 70 the most s'i-
elfcd observer Then, lei u, instead ol
giving :, The expected reception, VI" II rs
aa Insult 10 our understanding aud pro-
nouuce the candidate unworthy OF "ur
,obfdrpte iofil is obs"us, that persen's
desire Ia dccr,tc, increases With lie Inisr-
- 1. Il.
rs, wher, his Interest Is but partially con
ccrutd, he No,Id not fail to u,r c,ery Strata
gem. ~ hen inai interest II increased 0r more
deeply m,"h"d.
sre 10 reason. then, rs we were not
perpctnalls doulurd tnIiyn IN hollow trees
and suhslsl upon acnrlh, Why W. should
continue such a practice n our ancestors
nap ened /" fall into by their ignorance /;
Nhrn, especially, lay continuing u counlcs
naoor -ac6 unia"flI, prrnIcions and dis
graceful proceedings, W. are approaching
wlti giaut STRIDES tow rd- destruction am
Iciiry'aE - Stigma upon oar characit IS
thd ran Only b. shaken oil bs tne more
Jadieiuns conduct of u succeeding genera
ton. For IS at this CRISIS Ihal The seeds
of corruption are sUUu IN our gotrinu1rd,
aud We, retaining Il true sense of the lmpnr-
lance oipfr4'ttiHB II pure ard lncarlnpt,
could. the authority lhIt Is vested IA ia,
frequently 10 estrcnl, y billibIc, aud may
almost sly, tTrach"rous personalities, or
IT leaf men who are more de sirOns Ia pro-
mote their priv ate interests than the public
good.
This must resultin an Infringement upon
oar rights, abridgemen, of our hucriy, and
abreSalloo al our happiness.
Ihrp, as we must he convinced Of the
lmprudence and inallonmlly of such con
Ilnrf les as, wlir the evil remains IN a
state of Infancy, eradicate ii, by vesting the
authority thai war ~ wisely assigned us, IN
icprescnlatnr whose qualifications, lnteg-
rly and virtue give than n clam 10 oar
confidence. We shall thus destroy the
unlaHlu! practice Of rlcclonrerlnE, and
reialn amongst Us a character that will not
disgiacran enlightened, free, independent
aud hai py Pcopk'.
Illus, ilow citizens, ] have briefly dis
Charged what conceive 10 be ny duty, ~
admonl>hlng you Of the mtnaclng vortex
al destruction IN which you have taken III"
FIST ste, OF precipitation. | shall therefore
rest in hopes ihat the facts related, will
dash COM ictlpn IN very mind and produce
The effect which should be ~ much drtlr-
cu. pUBLiUS.
February -, 1921.