The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-01-25

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seen your country ruled by corrupt politicians -
You Legislature, although Disposed to turn them
ON Of the offices which the, have obtained by
bribery and corruption, has not yet been aide %
do 50 by pursuing the nlid and temporary
course which reason and argument suggested, a
ii was therefore compelled 10 draw the llaming
sword ofabpse aud Pronunciation, and 10 rely on
the known skill II one Of your ,dyp.it. brethren
In the use OF these weapons, to accomplish 1t, oh
icct.
That skill. rs you all know. ~ls consplcuously
displayed at me last session ofCongtess. Butu
was unfortunately unsuccessful in consequence
OF the stubborness of some OF thoSc upea whom
1t wis intended to operate, who uuaccountably
considered the antid0te to be worse than the baac'
lhonrh our cause was not dis.racptulv sur
rendered and lost, yet our patriotic Randolph
and his firm phalanx had well nigh 5cca esacrG-
ced by precipitatc attempt to wcal,aa re CON
fdencc of the people in men whom, from hdbit
and prejudice alone, they were b.ocltheads e
nough to believe possessed talents patriotism
aud honor | am confident that the experience
which our valiant chicitains will have derived
from the disasters Of the last Congressional cam
palgn, will render them more sklliid IN the next
They are not now, as before, destitute alike OF
theory and experience in the ART of war" They
will mingle more prudence with THEN opposition
they viii show more charity in ther judy
ments-dnd, wii.e they apply the cautery to the
onwholesome mass, will drop a tear Of apparent
sincerity over the frailtes of human nature y. re
gtetthe hereeness Of the fires necessary to purify
It from ambition and vcnality
Men Of V0ginia t-We have just sustained
disastrous defeat. Your representatives. entrust-
ed with the high functions of cgislatian, m
moment of strange caprice, or of still strangcraC-
lection for those rulers who have brought uponth,
land more curses than afflicted Egypt when rha-
raoh deiied the judgments of Heaven, hayc drag
gcd your sentinel from the watch-tower thai
tower which SO long rosouuaed with his raven
notes, warning you and your children of the DIS
ast:rs consequent upou cm5argDe, and wars -
OF the SIN of battles fought in defence Of IN. j-
arg rights, Or to ayenge imaginary wrongs. Yes;
they have uncercmoniously dragged nun from
his post The wolves are abtoad-tnc snrcI
need a watchdog oftried vigilance and c9.ual,
and yet, they have displaced him VINO had
shown that neither the one WIS to be- GUIDED. nor
the other daunedl The rats arc ia the barn-
YOU corn l. eHposed-and yet the most merc.lc,,
grimakin Of which your state can boast, has
been lnconsderatcly dismissed from hls station !
And who NOW, Is 70 guafd your locks who
now to protect your grouaries Can John Tgifr
perform these duties Vain hope! You VIM
not hear hls voice until danger is among you.--
lie will not alarm you until the wolves are seen
and the rats heard. Yu needed Randolph
there; man who can "sccnt danger in the dis
tantbrcczc, aud who prevents o,i consequences
by predicting tAeir approach. Need you proof Of
this refer you to the many predictions of evil
which have flowed from hs lips; and al, YOU
fever yet, one OF them was fulfilled lncoin-
parable man whose forecast as a Prophet. pre-
cludes the exertion Of his Wisdom as states
maa!
NsnoC Buckingham, Ctartotte Prince Edr1rd
and CumbcriaHa!-" In a few DAYS" you will
ne called GA 10 lant' the Randolph standard.
on your respective hustng.. You are men
accustomed to obedience, silence and steIdnc,s.1
BY that standard, you must conquer, or YOU
must die. VIII you stand with your arms folded,
and look on this interesting struggle la, the
race improetd "Or, have you, under the
baleul influence of determination to promote
your countTy's welfare, forgot the essential adj
Yantagcs otopposition, and the true glory acqu
ed ly fighting in the ranks Of factionl ,aal
turn from you, and ask the red men oi our forests
to claim your RandoIph from your haads, as the
genuine offspring Of that proud blood which flow
ed IN the veins of Pocahoutas and Powhatau
VIII you initiate those friends Of Clay and Ad-
ans, who have consprcd 10 tarnish t.r lastre of
ms wel-earncd tainc! Shall hi, lluels, ruth
lrs,ly torn from the brows OF hoary age and uu-
>oliied patriotism, be withefed by the breath Of
ms foes Snail his zeal in your scr,ce--a yea,
which knew no bounds and which he,tated At
no ckccsSeS--a zeal which spurncd the mock dig
nit OF the Scnate-whch rillcucd the n .ectcd
deHcarY Of female modcsty-which manifested a
stoici indifference in following beyond the
grave the fame Of an empyric. whom adulators
have worshppcd as master in physic--whiJl
eyinccd becoming disregard of prejudice in
correcting the "absurd!tesp of the Declaration
of Independence, and in proving that the coun
Try owed no gratitude to James Monroe-shal