The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-24

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EELIoh tTrtHENs--
As liz lpprcssion which yun grueraHy
entcriaieed at The elects of a oanras nom.
nation ri II Frcsii0nt, an the choirc of the
natiun, - SOW ascellained In have been
incorrect, W. conceive no other apolog,
ncce ssarS for respectfully inviting ,un 10
unitr WITH as ia llie only decision we think
calcal1led 10 restore harmony 10 the pub
nc mad. IL -, perhaps, equally the mrs
fortune al con,Hanil,cs aud al Individuals
10 br da1zird 10y an uninterrupted enjoy.
mrnt ofpro,Ptrily, and To fore, ia tie
tNultdiian "l triumph, those softer maxina
of reclpracaI justice, ly which thcy never
could be m's'cd. How far the happy lead
winch Virginia has hithetto taken ia IN.
alt''ns nj o'T republic, may have hurried
us into sansuihr antlclpatIons OF HE nlln-
cnce ot her example, or le ask our coaa
try nlen IL couccde as too murh, at the AZ
preaching election "f President, IS a qncs.
ton Hhlch msrlts our sorious coasidera-
unu8. It's the charactcr, we conceive, al
the people Of Firglnia, to he firm, but nol
obstinate 10 he ardent ~ their partalilirs,
but not To suiler thrlr preference of a par.
/ ilcdli,r man tu o,rrsuurc their attachment
/ to prlnrlplr, ar Ia destroy tlleir respect for
! the opinions of tnrlr political friends in the
Other states. They are aware that fhe
great dressings OF human life aie generally
the result ct COMPROMISE, ead that II Is
the duty Of those whn love their country,
g.! moi To pm sue that winch i most pIca>ing
Ia the Visions al fancy. but that which is
| best ia the p2rticnlar conjunction of cir
cumsianccs ~ which nation=is placed Il
is under II deep conviction of the lmpor.
tauce of THIS red, elton To The future welfare
of our GoNrtry, that we solicit your at
teuliun ~ some observations on the chnit,
oC our next President We consider il il
your penor at tins time to decide this ques
Won, for we presume there can be M
doahI that the vote of Virginia would ST.
cure the r(rCtian al either Mr.. Adams oI
General jackson and that In all human
prohal,lity, this As the option which vii
uit;matei. hc presented H. us. From tn,
present manifestations Of pablo opinior
tAroHg hout the Union, it IS evident that i
Nirglala prrsrvrre in-Irr resolution To sun
port Mr. Er,N ford, she will rot only carr,
the election les the House of Representa-
lives, but lose that k,lucnce, which ;
prompt decision between his two ri, AZ
would give her. Nor can I'VE tIriIp,r !, hrl
Sc ircollrct the long dtN,y,iou of our STAT,
60 constitutional principles, \ her uniform
preference of civil above military worth
that she viii hesitate IN her selection on thi
: occasion. In order To explain the ground
of our own preference, aud our opinion u
the character OF ;he pressed administration
at the general government, We would ash
your attention to Il few remarks ON III,
orsin ofthc Two parties which have here
tnfore divided our country, and uf the two
which ara NOW forming to divide il in fu
ture.
5 Previous To eur political experiment.
there had not been, in The annaIs of man
Kind, any instance of republican consti
tuition of government, which had been abb,
20 maintain Itself in its original purity, afteI
its extension over large territory. Tn,
1 force of example Is necessarily strong il
>, the minds OF experienced aud rrfeciiu,
d mce-and hcnce The ablest political spoc
J. u''tors OF the last century imagined that
- republican government could not long nre
= s&ii ever populous or extensive coanir,
~ me tate oil the Roman Commonwealth
IL IN particular, had created a belief m,
ii whenever such a government cytcnde,
T. Itself beyond the limits of n small .t,,..
u naturally 6ra'itated 10 sristocrscy And T.