The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-05
In PENNSYLVANIA
ron TuE vi, INIAs.
No. 1.

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" Indignantly fr0aH s1Oa ,rfrg otiera3i II
"oi,eaais one portion Of our country from
g" me- rf,f, on IL tn(e,hic Ht sncftd lies uhici
"no4p hind iogsther the rarions port''
lNushingt1n's Farewell Address.
Notwithstanding the presidential con
test, 81 far ms This state IS concerned, IL nj
an end. there is no reason that the dis,ns.
sion of important principles, aud The ln,ss.
%tIgation aud expulsion of rrrontons ideas,
IN matters which concern the safely of thu
union, 40 less than its prosperity, should
cease. Indeed, il is moie necessary non,
that We can 'irw these thugs with calm
ness and dclii,raiion, uncnnnrctrd with
personal cnrsideiatnns-when we are M
longer Influenced by nur wishes Tor The
success of one indi, idual, and ihr dcf,al
of an~olhCr-thaf ~ take II dispassinnatc
review of the feelings which have been
tnscndrrcd IN the late contest, that wr
may, on future similar occasions, avoid the
errors into HhiCh we have beer led by our
personal parii ditirs and animnsitits ERRORS
IN some instances al the mo~t dangerous
tendency aud WHICH, il persisted in, mist
lead To u dissolution of the union, ard the
overthrow of the most splendid fabric of
go, crnment ever devised hy the i%ngenuil,
and framed by the wisdum of ANN. iunu
cncrd by this consideration, and not tn All
swrr The personal aud adhesive remarks oi
"a Citizen oCMe South" whi,h appeared
in tire s%iuiau" Of the 2gth ul1. |
once more appear irforr the public. II
would be nm idle task 10 attempt 10 con
since him uf tire errnnrousl,css &c his Views.
e~yincing rs he does inrvrly line Of his ali
uatiotHl essay, the most uarton and con
trec;cd rrfnf'irs-Supported, happily, by
u mediogriiy Of talent which RENDERS them
perfectly hM mless. ] am not at all amhi
tinas of his notice, much less of his enco
minms. The latter | should deem an IN
erring evidence that / WAS wrong lie ma,
Keep both 10 himself. He should mol
however, have sNetYtd In hls practice, 81
far fom his Theory, as ortsort 10 toHra,
abuse. tie appeared 10 dcprrrate the us'
of that weapon, (which nv altrgrs that
employed against David :. Garland, ESQ.
while Ire indHlgcs ~ 1t himself, bolh asains
"A Vitgiuian,h and against Mr.. Adams, Il
a degree thai might r,,Ise a i blush upon tl,'
cheek ef any man r hose long ptautirr il
fine Biiiingssatc school had not alrrad,
parclltd il 10 a crisp. But enough of -
:Citiz,n," se idr rs he Is concerned. ! hav,
a higher chjert IN >iew Than \ personal Fri
mp oSrf SHch a writer; uad ii | had not
would diedtm 10 connhat - fnf Miius. eve
ry word beirayr cd the agony vi dcsprru
ti,-n-
i said, and ! here repeat, that, vhenrve
an appeal Ia the lJc1l trtllags ofthc pcupl
of this country can be 81 e,IectiU,i as "a
make, the citizens al. one ~scciton disitgart
the. claims of another, III c%tloits tu aggraa
dIze themselves, we may rs well AT one,
tear assndeT the boads of out union. w,
shall no longer be one people, "lfn, having
fought aud uiumphrd together in u com
moa cause, should be hound together by
eorwmou interest. II our rcvolutiouar
Sodncils were enlightened by the wisdom
and our revolutionary feeds stained by tn,
blood ola Washington, y Jefferson, u Lte
n Henry and u Mercer, those able cham
Plons ot freedom were mct more than hot
iOay by the iutr~pid james OILS, Samde
and John Adams, Haucork and Warren
referring 10 Abe FIRST period of our aationa
existeeee, / cdanot behold the cf;sts thai
have been made dnrino the penden~y %
ri,c late preidrntial Conflict, To Great. ;
(, cling of hostility between the Moth anc
South, without the must serious alarm
regret il the more, brcause these effort
lave. ipccu principally made in the South
and more fflan taHy where else ia Virginia
Proud AS | am oI the gfpry Vt m, nati,
state proud as Jam of the reputation sh
has won hy her wisdom in %counc| and h,
pr0wess in battle yet, so"ner would | st
her glory elaborated. and the namesof b,
wiscsi Statesmen, hri most ardent patriot
and her hra,rst Warriors swept into obi
,ioo. than To sec het act nIon prh,cipl'
that must lead To a dissolution of the unioI
and add another (" tle catalogue OF 70
vernments. isaieh hare fallen because hf
we're FREE.