The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-30

t. say thai Mr. JOHN tiaht"'h WI '''"'''
il. aud deduct .oalS ihe actual expense
gah,eh nyay br incurred
ron THp vIAGfsfhN-
.7bthe Members eftLe JirgiHn Legislature
srxrLsars--l big leave to.eall yon'
at,rnriou.to the sobjoiacd artiqie
st,,.,, n, PhHaaiip6m ffnnktfh CoseHr
4IIEt'T.1HAI con VEN ZION.
T'h. d.nocrttie members nf The rBisla
7.ur. NJ Prunsy ivan,a, IA cltsens. have We.
~ tttteintisl, recon ucudcd a dcmpCratle
s,.,n.,satiam at HgrrshHrS, IN the 4th 81
March. for the purpose az nominating nv
s..l.etar.l ticket ,l,,i viii MT he committed
u any particular candidate, hai viii tah"
such 4 ,iirrctioa.as will srcnf'.ia Prrnsyl.
sy;,aia her 81 iu the firctlon of the
next President of The United States. The
meeting er naeuhers III which ihls pro.
tre.lips. was Adopted, Was unusually full
The friends of M. Cra~ierd, led oH by
RIr. Ruh,r,s, att,mpftd1e Substitute, for
a stat. cnnvvuiiau To iGrm aa electoral
ticket. a recon ptnddtion 10 the representa-
t,r.s aud senators nj Udshtnqfpn % hoid a
Congressional caucus. This proposition
received SIR votes, the whole, perhaps one
or two votes, nnr,4 thtn'thr "bolc strength
of Mr.. Crawford ln The lrR stature of
. prm., l,ania. Thu sentiments at Tie cir
scnlar al uur congressional representatives
against a caucus. ba,r been thus promptly
aud alnur utt,lnmonsly appr"sfa hy the
Democratic memlHrs of the Legislature
I am tysiuat,4l by nv in, idieu- motive in
drawing your noticrt" the course pursued
by IN. ,urtnbers vi the Prnnsy lvaa'a le-
.yislature, ".thr great keystone of thetfe-
deral arch"--nor'cap you ohIeet,o follow
aug their example On the scare of -snhser-
tsiency, wlih ahy .reas"h, when you'hhNe
fresh in Year recollection tl,u part you have
.rreeatly played, IA the echo Of Nrw York
IA sahline comment OF the.tairdts ms
well ms The Independence VI your body
My motive IL alone to- procure "A rccom-
slnendaton, which your influence would
render enrctud to the people, To q.
flrct dtlrsntes tn "A convention tn be hrh
IN Rlchmoud as speedily ~ possible
lar the purpose al forming an electoral
.t,eket, which shall he unrledfrd to sup
mott any particular naa, hot which shal
Yale ira wayta mskr the 'soic. of Nirgi
mia rTrctual aud prevent that las' dreades
tesort, m appeal the iIousr af Renre
1entativcs. II, gentlemen, Il address my
s.f particularly Ia the ftiiends OF Mr.
Nrau fnId, who are understood Ia compos,
"a majority of the lesi>latore,l you are sin
.ccre IN deprecaius this alternative, | cal
upon you osdopt the only measure which
can, il all probability, prevent it.
a DE M0CRAT.
L. n Democrof'Guqnests the Editor
of the Richmond papers To give the above
remarks an Insertion.
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PEN Si0NS.
Among the Subjects which haycclcte,
"a animated and -l"quent debate durin,
the present srssinn of Congrnss, is tho hd
glantiuS a pension tnrthe mother of Com
Perry We we've Il little surprised, anC
mprn pl''ased, thai II WAS rejected TIN
herl in the inglaIiludr OF republics, j,
funre common than just--and the appiica
ton ~ thu term, "hrh hes almost hecnm,
"a prn,erh ~ .scu-riy nnre frequent thai
incorrect. X ail,..dcd fine theme for de
r1amtiuu to- the ad,ocat"s of the--bil il
question, tho we are hanuy tto say they
appa,rd To the system which has grown
upon the usilon gradually end almost in
srn-ibls, aud Ia tlle dangers of which WE
bpcour less conscious as The evil becomes
more erarmDns, az builbuG npa p,asor
hst, which may be sntiird, nd i,biian, by
Iousrrss It's Numerically nj war with
the genius ri nur insiii utlans--and ATS no
aess so. Ia the generrl than u would have
Aeeh un Ist IN the proposed application
The msihrr af Com. Perry should he sup
ported at the public expense, say the al
Soeates of the bill, because he, by hseSer-
iinns'an Lake Erie, east Irving blaze al
Rlnry IN the naval character of his ca Intry,
.rnd because he atterw ards died in its SER
vice. Bot, did his single arm win the
fight? Ii his fine genus planned, and his
noble daring asssted to execute the scheme
winch crushed The 3 itlsh power GA the
aake-, was he moi aided by inca whose lion
hearts heat as warmly in their country S
cause as his own? AID shall has family
be selected from the families of those who
fought on that occasion, simply because
he wore rpauletles2 Out upon such Il dis
sinctisnl Nans u datiug spirit has per-
issued, battling Tor the liberties uf this
country, whnse uniforms were kersey
casts aud tarpaalln Jackets -theg too, left
WIVES and children aud mothers ,leppn,ltri,
and n~.dy--an; yet We are unbl,t-hingly
called span no pass by them, aud relic, q
the ssnts III thas- only whose husbands.
Eathsrs and sons, wore embroidery and
gold. IT we intend 10 disregard the rx
pGrirnce OF the World, and The, max ms OF