The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-18

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The t,iendS Of the administration lave VERY
motive 10 animate them 10 vigorous aud unl,cd
ciIo'ls. Tue. they are tainted. beforehand. ny
heir opponents with beng weak and ineni-
Gent minority, whose feeble voice already af
iorhs /" food lor mrth aud lang aud whose
numerical mleriorty. when II comes 10 be exhi.
bnch a the polls Will cover them with shame
aud confusion. We knnw that thi, prophecy
MY be laisified by vigorous exerilons-me do
mol know, thai, by using them, W. may not gain
. the Staff. At all events. there will he much
point winch the staggering buasisrs Of the On
position have represented 10 be infinitely beyond
our grasp. We may thus check their swelling
pride. aud force back the hali-e,ptessed sinrcr
we can do nothing else Indeed, Ne ma, rtrerse
he iajoti, aud wnh triumphant feelings, bid
them compaee their prophecy with the result.
The districts represented IN Congress hy Messts
Lefller, Maxwell, Armstrong. Mercer aud New
ton, we are assured will give large majo,i,le,
for the administration In those represented u,
Me>sr, Mccoy aud fallaieno small maiorilie,
are anticipated. In some others, our ticket vii
run closely ~ the heels Of ITS opponent. aud IN
the Remainder it will receive handsome support.
I.etnSsslnsd, be on the alert and show our op
podellls that there Is yen powerful minority IN
Virginia. undseduced by the waving of plume,
the lNnierlng oil a sword, or the huz1as ola SIM
gle Victory.
Bnt ave there not yet other aud higher colisid.
eralons which should sasel them to he active in
the dlschalse ol lhis must important duty Of
Tree citizens Is nothing that, We may secure
srle vote ol Virginia by ln6l,ms little more zeal
2inio our PATRIOTISM ani thus participate Ia Sc
cutIpg ior oui country contnuauces 1ns office.
fouifsyear longer, oil the aoie )pen WAC
uew administer Inc governmental 4 ISM liothine
ST, nothing that We keep oat oil her councils such
wen as Calnoun, McDutiie, Benton. k.aiou, lug.
nam, kremer, LIE, --rnen who nad =" fssher
re,gn in Hell, iltanserye III Heaven '-andShosc
talents only ietec, brighter hshl ,ner det,
merits Is il no,nlng that rebuke the nrii
splrt oil dlsunlon aild treason 10 int sacred Ia,
slrunent winch WE owe f,siidv blood, treasure Il
Wisdom oil the men Of the first aud Oesl dIyss ~
the hepuOnc--a spnn wblgh hassbeen creaicSL
cnrrsled and aitem,i Ia ~ wldri. DIS
sen,as,ed ~ these wen { Is II nothing toat VIZ
tell The siatesmq.h ~ our VOTES, that wlii sfe'
ward ms siedres aii ms cgii services Nv hlsn
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offices oiaes,s ,-a"d to 'ls poid,er, tive y ID
crown his brow with the ltliiels winch belong TO
The vic,p,1oysi Cap,ala THESE considerations
should s'sinie! have weight with all reflect
| Agand llspassltmate men, lhey who have
a deep and gsia'rie"' interest N '1e jap,te--
whose chlirenmnsr be aheced'by any change
!, hcl, may be.il,,de III the adhmi,l,aton OF the
government SHOULD pause before they give,
lbgtheir votes their assent TO such change.
fffdr,1f they. do moi sqENtn long enough TO 'r-
I'gs,pach lhAnsetresf iheif sohsprms may live 20
reproa heu memories, taa' bemg happily
peaceably aud p,ospsrously .s,tualed under Il
1-government OF laws, wisely a1mml,,ered, they
ras aly transferred, without any i,t cau,e, the
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no evidence OF capacity, and olners ct "nom
! had exhibited temper aud spirit reckless "I
every consideration nut Their own PEI ,ondl az
gtaldizemen.. SUci an erGtt IriH be M HGEeHy
IN lie history q ndiions! Aud surely, II Sncn
a result might be- anticipated from any cfange,
that which Is proposed TO be effected by the
election OF ten. Jackson would seem 10 be pc
c1iiarly calculated 10 lead 10 II. Such sudden
alteration IN the principles by winch we had
! heretofore been guided IN eleclmg our cInrI
officers could not take place without having u
great aud Il most IN nrious effect upon our
Interests. even were the men who will succeed
/ 10 power calculated IL, Their virtues AID witdom
Ia reflect rs much credit on then statonsaS their
immediate predecessors had donr. But when We
refer to the vast disparity which e>l,t, between
tlen, every way, we cannot help dreadng
its effect ailke ohtne .reH interests and thr mar
u character oil the Unlon---the one leading Ia
present discomfort, the other to eventual DIS
memberment.
We dread the effects of Cen 1ackson's election
on the srem interests Of he patton. because We
believe they will be sacrificed IN tlmr.sefVing
policy. Dpweno see that his election is adV"-
Gated by the uitras OF every patty BY M"
pyoudest of the ari,l octacv, aud the Gleatnea OF
themoh by the mn>t enthusiastic ndr0cates q
the most OUTRAGEOUS oppoaeRts Of the Iar'it
Bv the most Mefat and the most hbern! conslrn.
ers OF the Constitution Aud are not all his
supporters cnaracierized by equal violence !
WHY is this What magic cham is ther" IN
the uamr of jackson TO produce tnis cohesion
of antagonist particles How has IT led 10
those mighty revolutions Of opinion which We
have Witnessed Ne have seen England dis
eustrd with the dissolute habit, aud grooming
under the tyraunical exaclions ofthe Stuari>, fly
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