The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-29

.arilv driven 10 discriminate between the
..ndidat. from the north, and the one iron,
the south. Tins NECESSITY, however much
gan may lament H. results from The existing
state ol aiT4irs. T. you II Is known that ihefe
has been tong ~ contention ior supremacy DC
tween The north and south, anc 'hsi Tue il'fr-
est OF tle Que section Is eHtlrc > different from
,lat ot The other No man eau depiorc saeh
a state al things more tlau do, and no man
IN IRE heartily wishes, that rs we are the same
IN name anI uation, 50 should our interest oe
one anI undivided. But il Is otherwise. Inc
! fact speaks for itself, aud needs no comihrhl.
] The interest of the north Is almost tAclu-
siveiy manufacturing aud commercial 10
advance that interest they have been hnwea-
ried in1heif efforts to make as tributary 10
+ them When thai disposition fr-i manifested
itself. we were enabled 10 repei their iniqui
! ious projects for the senlh was then nntYd
aud firm in the resolve to maintain ITS rights.
/ Time ha, more fully revealed their purpose,
aud manifested n clear as the sun IN heaven,
! that their undivided aim is to rem 'er the south
snbsereient 10 aud dependent upon the north.
DO you wish for evidence of this tact Do
YOU who have seen the last session oi congress
pass by, demand proof more strong aud
conclusive than the Introduction of the larih
bill A scheme mote iuiquitous aud unJast
was never devised II aimed n deadly blow
al the interests of the south, which Is wholly
agricultural Had thai obnoxious bill passed
in its first appalling and destructive 'f"rm, tue
direct effect would have been 10 have snatchcd
from the industrious aud honest cnltiNafor OF
the soil the fruits of his toll, aud place il in
the pockets of the manufacturers. Did this
bill orisinnte in the soull3 Did our'congen-
al aud happy climate give birth To such Il
monster, No, believe me, not. We have
not rcnched that height Of madness as 10 aim
Al oar own breasts such dagger. Great ms
may have been our folly and disregard 10 our
own interests, yet with our eyes orcn with n
full knowledge of its fatal consequences. I'VE
could not he guilty of so gross and pairahIea
disregard to our own welfare a 10 noGfish n
monster that would tuln upon us and devour
Is. From whence did this bill originate II
VAS the growth of the north there il ea,
born aud there il WAS lpatnred from thence
II received lis support, aud from ;heHcei WAS
sent forth like the locustS of Egypt 10 prey
upon our harvcsts and our fields. This was
not the first, md would to God il may be the
last ol those efforts which have been dncehs.
iugiy made TO elevate the north upon the ruin
oi the south Cast your eyes back ON that
gloomy period when the United States We're
on the verge of dis solution. Cali To your re-
collection the time when the Missouri qacs.
lion was pending before congress when the
north was nrrnycd against the south, snd the
seeds of anarehy and confusion were ripcning
in the bosom of oar country. You will there
take II review OF scencsM hich 40 friend OF his
courtry will ever wish TO see renewed, the
lmprp Sslon. oi which must be still fresh in
,our recollection. That event OF itself must
be sufficient 10 convince you Of the sad truth
al the hostility of the north towards the south,
aud their sacrilegions determination to stab
Us 10 the heart. | have thus taken fHpid
aud cursory view oil the two most important
questions thai have ever agiinted onr country,
where sectional feelings aud Interests we're
most fully devtIoprb, tor tire purpose oi con
yincing you TIA, the discrimination you ought
10 make bctwecnthe candidate from the north
and iLe ,uc from the SOUTH is tonnacd upon
the soundest policy. Snch 'isthe lamCntablc
extremity to "a itch We urc driven, and such is
the part we have to actin self defence. This
disposition which hns been ihsnIiesiedhy The
north towards the south, To ngSrandizc itself
at the'eNpcnse 0t'tlro lnffcr,I u not dream nor
fiction. II is fearful truth sad reality
to which their pGfifirddc R'eer has borne the
most undoubl ed evidence. Tho MIR. Adams
has been cNtiIlrd TO the ri hes, pitch of hn
man greatness though he may concentrate
in himself all thcvirtrcs Of earthly excellence,
vel he is man, and a. a mhh he will he SWAY
cd by the passicns aud prejndfces OF ihllch
humanity. He WAS born and educated IN the
north he has brcathcd it, atmosphere, am! ITS
fields were fE.c scenes of his youthful amuse-
mcnts. | will sdmit, for the sake OF 'llnstra-
ton, that he is every thing but n God, and
still will say from tire nature and constltn-
ton OF msn, he GiCst he in1uGrcSd in n great
or or less degree by those feelings which inn
rrrgna'c the air he inhaled, aud flourish IN the
land of his biIih.
live shall Ii. so misguided, and so lost 10 that
which most nchrly concerns u, AS 10 give 10
him our support, and by that support elevate
him 10 the presidential chair, the time will
.IilN hon AZ shall tlp IppI
we have dunc. Dear 80 all of US must be the
union q; these Sates, and sifli dcarcr their
prosperity. But how cold mist be the balm,
how poor and comtortless the reflection, that
we have purchased that uirton AT the price ut
our dearest interest. II remains for the en-
lightencd mind OF rsrnian' 10 tnd the
salve that can heal in the day when We shall
find ourselves ptilcss aud pennylcss, Iohhcd
of our property and of those rights we bold
most sacred FRUSTRATED nj the feet OF our nor
thern brrthrew, aud Spurned from their pre-
scucc in dcrisiot and contempt. Even the
spirits OF those grcn, and good men, whose
haloWed names " \ Nirginan has proiunec
by Introducing in this unh"lv warfare, Would
renounce us, and the immortal Washington.
would frown upon his native state tor her
sinful neglect OF her interest vain would
be the plea We could offer Ia that offended
spirit, that We had Welded our all for the az
grandizeneut OF our brethren. The iroNn
that wonld gather on has brow would speak
in language the most intellisiblr, that we
were unworthy the high boon for which he
had so arduously toiled, aud which lie had
bcqucathcd 10 MS ms his richest legacy.
Ard who i, he you are called upon to sup
port, in preference To- Mr.. Admins! II is Nm.
II. Crawford Born in the south, he is by ma
ture the friend OF The south. Educatedamong
rs, mud bound to Us b, the durable lie OF gra.
tiiDdc and interest. he N i'll he cOmpnllcd ia
consult our interest, by the same principle
which would induce Mr.. Adams 20 promote
that of the north. Are these considerations
trivial and unimporant' Are they not
wcighty, and shall they not hive their due
influence Why is il that Mr. Adans is so