The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-27

II "asall imnortant 10 the salvation Of
fashionable society tia, nsw and ror.;r,
fashion should be adopted hy th.m. and
we should thlak It not So heathfnI To
'''h CONSTITUTIONS, el'her physically ~
morally, aud snaud advise thrm IA l,.t ;,
'a1", and NJ implicitly heli.v. .v.,v
thing She said. tol.ll "as hrr intrrrs, Nh;rl,
prompted be- ~ recommend 10 tbrm .,
drop the old arii adopt the new. I shonId
Ink II right To give The ad aud ah,.
ought not IN n. offended at it, and vet ar.
r"fdlng 10 her frame at mud, brl.y. her
Serious. Ihs cascs are seemingly very
h'frrrnt ; N"t We" them as analogous
~ IN The The one there Is all samrness and
no new fashions. there will .r no nf,y rna.
iomrr,,or retention ofthe oldoncs; whereas
IN the other case, If there is nothing To sa-
tsfy the appetite of newspaper r.,d.r
'hefe will he few ne" subscribers, aud the
old ones will sradualy drop off Nuw in
all THIS am not mranlng To be offensive
nor particularly DESTROYS ofsaying "rlr,.r"
things. But as my vocation aud talent If
any havel does not lie in writing, have
/ taken this tar shortest method Of ilustr,
! ton that | could think Of, which, I hon.
will be salts factory have no predisposi.
ton To new spaprr controversy nor had I
expected, nor do | intend ever 10 write A.
! gun unless on matters of business,
am AT loss 10 know, when YOU hav.
| known me 10 have the "hardihou1 Ia
own % 10 deny the appellation of Frdr.
! ra'lst. Others as well as yourselves have
/ thought proper to apply the term, when il
! Fftsfi l.
| have approved, when my julsmen, tho't
| 1t light, and dlSapprosed, Nher. my ndg
ment told mr that certain acta Of the gov
ernment were wrong: and because, unlike
others, have never imposed my word 90
on the pablo, for my political creed for
| | have always found that aciiuus sprak
louder than words. am yet totally AT a
loss To see any necessary connection be-
tween Federalism and a refusal To abolish
the presentf iorm of State Government. |
should think that those who were warnl
supporters of The General Government, and
VINO were tor abollshing all state polity, all
local law and Justice, land "a character
free as the wind" means nothing more nor
lrss,) were much more deeply tnctufed
with the principles OF Federal consoIida
,Inn, and usurpalion, than myself, for co.
! 1srnment must exist somewhere; bnt will
not yet believe You are SERIOUS in that, and
that there IL 20 wide difference, in the
politics of the Editors OF respectable pa
per, (Which have supported So many
years and my own. am very confident
that with nae you view the tSrms Federal
ist and Republican, as mere Bluelght'
signals, held out for the use of the conlen-
ding parties, which parties are no other
than the ins aud the outs. The word
wantonly" IN my address seems 10 be- par.
ticularly noticed by you. You might have
had it sportwely, if had thought of il, for
they are synonimoUs, and AFTER all you had
the privilege OF refusing to publish it, if IN
! II yol saw any thing offensive, as you also
have as 10 this. But in the little tune
have had to con it over. j.! see nothing
which think calculated to give offence, or
would strike il out.
| am Gentlemen,yours. respectfully,
i, NJ. GOGGIN.
Errdtum. IN the address of Col. Cog
gin to the people of Bedford, published last
Thursday, an error occurred, which the
reader will have 40 doubt, already correct
ed, In the last column, spenkiag Of Judge
! Is own, It says he ought to have chased"
! Instead of" released" the government from
lis part Of contract, when he was no
longer capable of complying with his o~n
part.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.