The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-01

en- DIFF Green pronounced would he the ,p,st
eaectual step 10 The run Of lis mr.nbers Nj
more nor lrss than this: Thrs are both amhi.
tlous men. They both aspire to the plcslen-
cy. They both inicud 10 become candidates ~
The neSt election. And d,eading TINT riher
should obtain such advantage Of The other the
possession ofan Executive Office Uuul confer De
Wit has sHusht utthe bait, aithavies fcounler.
balancing Martins claims rs Secretary of State,
which office he expects under Jackson. hy the
Vice Presidential dignity. Bu, iostend of drea
ding any thing from this coait,on unnatural
and evidently nnp,ncipl rs It is, we expect
the happiast results. II will awaken the eyes of
the powerful Boc>ta,l party hitherto the devo-
ted followers olVan Buren, aud the nncompromi-
sing enemies Of Clinton 10 thu ambition which
must have prompted THEN leader 10 snci 6ce his
ancient hate, aud PROSTATE hinlscfai the mercy
Of his rival. The Cln'onians. on the other
hand, will be aware thu this sudden leroncilia.
ton is the effect of base nltcripH VI w>.--thry vi /
recolcct how often heir lead has ahnnd II Il
his pa " when II was o. the deeliuc. " when a
price wns offered Tor bis aposlacy, aud ihey
will punish with their contempt the ucachery
which thus, At the promptings NJ IN unh,lloVed
ambition, can desert those Who have con erred
on the traitor all his distinctions md hooors.
Both parties will be disguised attic hollow hea :
retlncss and dece, oil the whole tran,neuon. Both
parties know tia, il is bnl Temporary snon'd.
erne over ofihe FIRE, which Will blaze Hnesh
mud with renewed vigor when new scenes shall
place these rival houses again in hostile army
as assuredly will h the cnsc. But even II they
be not thus disguised, Other considerations will
prompt them 10 vote for M Adams in prefer
ence 10 Gen. Jackson, if rs no one will deny
Mr.. \. was originally thr first choice. A feel
ing of pride viii come 10 the nid Of their pfeju-
does. Even Walter Scott, whose ultra torvisn
no man doubts, rep ohateSthe idcat com
munitv OF men Should ,e iransf,rreti ut the will
oftheir leaders 10 ia, best bidder. like flock OF
sheep or herd ofca,te Aud can il br expected
in free America in the enlightened state of
New Ho k.-thnt parties Should be found willing
agpgnrs, who after iacessantlv wagine n war Of
ambition t-'ins' each other FOR twenty wears nj
the bidding of their leaders lay down their arms
and fratcrniZe with the zeal Of newly made
friends II cannot Ne those who were for A.
dams will he FOR him still--tnd those who were
for Jackson viii be for linn still. Those who
III nix that freeman ought 10 be swayed hy such
M avs. must have contemplate opinion. Ia
dred, ofthelr countrymrn. lfVmgininns could
lhns be s"aycd. they might he told that two of
their most illustrou5 living citiz"ns--mcn on
whose charaC ers even the breath o suspicion
has not for Il momon' rrstrd--whO hnye filled the
highest olhtc in the land aud who feel more aud
| more intensely Interested in the perpetutv OF
the fee institutions which they SO eminently con
| trlbuted 10 build mp, AS hey approach nearer To
the tomb lament, deeply lament, The course
which their native state is pursuing Could
Nieir voice have weight. Jackson wonld be deca-
ted, and the country rescued from military ad
ministration.
n y Senator Iohn - Eatnn a. ahout IA rafti.