The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-10
MOUNT VERNON.

vernon OF virginia
MOI Nj VERNON.
The plain, but ncatand romantic mansion
and sepUlchre ofour illnstrious WAsHING
Tos, We are glad to4h"af, will hase under
gone thorough repair against the arrival
Of the " Nations Guest" tLafayette.l
At this hallowcd and rc,cred spot Il scene
| * IT. occur, which, il s,0t in s,ilendor, will,
III feeling, Me with amy that has happened
lamong our northern and eastern country
nen--and To- attend which we shall con
c-lse ourselves amply rrtn.nerated for the
loss WE sustain in not being able 10 witness
their splendid parsS,c.. At this place Il ring
vii be- rendered to 'Gencrel La FAYrrrE,
| containing the hair Of his late fellow soldier
uenral WAsnINGroN. Mr.. Curtis, of Ar
lnston, is 10 have the honor of presenting
tahe rlng. '.HeG. Herad.
600
CLARKsnrRG, Wa; August Att will
dc reeollecicd by our readers that some
time since, notice was given IL orr paper.
that meeting OF those fIendIy 10 the
election Of J. z. Adams, would tie held AT
che Courthouse of this cuunty on Monday
Last, Ia adopt resolutions and 10 transact
such other busIn,ss as might be tho't'ex-
pcdlent. Although ills believed that there
were great number of persons, friendly
to the meeting, at that Slie Iii towt, set
from misunderstanding ~ To tn. hour
al meeting, and the county court heiag at
that Time IN Session nany neglected 10 at
tend. Several resusit,ous were however
adopted, bat rs the cltizens of this coiinty,
who will support AIR, Adams were not
generally present du that occasion, il has
been thought better not tVpublsh the pro
ceedines, uslI more numerous meeting
can be- had.
Ii is not ~ be Wondered at, that the peo-
pie should be 50 inactive On this subject -
1t must be reco!lcctcd, that the ~ sidcn-
tlal election, has always been conducted
without the majority "ftl,r peoples know
ledge either of the time or the names of the
candidates. This TOOLS easily accounted
for, ~ systematic opposition 10 the
Candidates who have been successful, has
ever been set on foot. Ietlcr son, Madison
and Monroe have been successfully elected
without an opposition ticket. Al this time
there are four electoral tickets in Virginia.
The Adams. Crawford, Clay and jackson
tickets. Ii Is IN the power of the people on
the first Monday in November next, to say
which of the four shall receive the votes Of
the State of Virginia. We hope every vo-
ter on that day will be promrt's.i the Iolls
If then Crawtords ticket shall prevail
we shall he satisfied. The voice of II
majority of the people is all we ask. Al
though we prefer Mr.. Adams, yet against
the actual majority of the people, we could
not So far abuse our republican notions, as
To mnrrur single word.
\ correspondent makes himself nntt.
merry on the occasion. He seems highly
tickl.d with the idea that II Caucus should
/ be held 10 nominate a'candiJate In o,,pos-
! tion To the 'CNnctfS candidate. Ncwgt may
! he possible that the friends of Mr.. Craw
ford will have no cause to make merry
II in truth, a meeting of the people ran be
called caucus, it would only be a'caucus
of the people To countcract the illcgitifnstc
proceedings of a Legislative caucus. We
humtly conceive, however, there is a
mighty difference between II Catcus of the
representatives of the people To the excu-
sidr of RI Others, and acaucus of the pco-
Pile tFemseh cs--thc one is intended to
have tile inrce Of a law whose influence
SHAH extend through every state in the T.
nloe-tlst. Other is a mere expression OF
'pinion, by afcW individuals whese nhscnce
cannot reach beyond their own iiftle circle.
The few persons who met in Caucus at
" aslHngt0n, have been greatly slanderrd
lifthe tplthet Caucus, can be legilimatcly
applied TO meeting of the people them
selves Int.
~-1o@sv..-
ADAMS MEETING IN HARDY, VA
Al an adjourned meeting of tire citizens
OF Hardy county, Va. friendly To tire ,act
tloe of 3sfhn Quincy Adams az tTrc next
President of the unsed States, held at the
court house in MomGd,AJ, on Tuesday the
ieth day Of August, 1874;
UMiam Heath, Esq. in the chair,
James {. GdmJie, stcretary,
Charles Lohb from the committee ap.
pointed at the last meeting to draught rcso
'ut'"ns for the consideration of the rrcsen
meeting, reported the following,
b ReSolred, That in tire ., ininn of th
committee, the hong, faithful, and impor
i tant services, the unquestionahe talents
integrity, and political expeaonce ar JohI
0uiaf;.tdan1s, Prc-cmlpeatsy cn,i,le hin