The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-01

fe' such notification u reaoa Hrshinsfeo.-lB
the present case, where the vote Is unisersall,
kuown TO be so lcoi,ledl, in favor of General
Jackson, there can be no inielicAcv ia his leay.
me The Hermitage before he receives the official
notification of his sppoiatmeai, ,i'a, he may lie
enabled 10 arrive AT the seat of Government in
due time for the Inauguration.
Ma. STFyrNsos's DEfEscH.--lt seems rs
II the wars of .hs last Presidential contest are
moi 10 terminate with the campaign. and ne
II the bad feelings they mus; engender are To
be carried with redoubleJ violence lutu The
next. The reply of Mr.. Stevenson 10 Mr.
Slahne's charge, which we publish to-day
sustained by Mr.. Breut's clear aud unequivo
cal evidence of declarations made by Mr.
Stevenson directly contrary TO those attribu.
ed 10 him by Mr.. Sloane, would be perfectly
satisfactory 10 our minds Of his innocence,
were i, not that we are a loss TO hnd an AIDE
quate motive for Mr.. SIoane's conduct, il he
has told n faisahood-and were il not further
for the failure Of Mr.. Stevenson, on other and
recent occasions, 10 srstain his positive denial
Of Having made assertions attributed 10 him
by men Of high character, aud which were Of
n characterize important n novel 10 he forgot
ten. If they were made. Even with these draw
backs, however, we find it difficult 10 resis,
the impression that, in this instance, Mr..
Sloane either misunderstood MIR. Stevenson,
or that he has wilfully and deliberately slam
dered him.-But, whv does not Nr. Steven
son ATTEMPT 10 vlndicnte himself from the ct.
feet Of other impnintions on his veracity or
his memory. one OF which il sustained by citi.
zens OF Richmond, of nnhlemishpd character,
and who are so well known to he such that
even Mr.. Stevenson need not fear being
Il brought in competition with them, g. who
cannot be treated with The contempt which
is affected Tor perhaps which Is really telt,
~ il ought 10 be if he isl calumniaior) to-
wards Mr. Sloane For instance, Mr.. Blair
and Nr. Cowling, of Richmond, asserts tha
Mr.. Stevenson remarked, { if Mr.. Adams wis
re.elec,ed President, the Union would be dis
solved"-Nr. S. denied it-they reiterated ihs
f4ct-and Mr. s is silent : Again-Nlr. Ste.
ven,on is charged with having attributed 10
Mr.. Van Buren, an observation relating 10 the
chance Of the Electoral law Of New York,
should it be neces.aryto elect Gen. Jackson
be denies the charge men Of responsibility
ard standing rome forth nj the denial, over
heir own proper signatures. declaring thai
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mark-nnd he is silent Now, if il be that in
thase cases, Mr.. Stcvensou's memory was
treacherons, (and WHO can doubt 1t } Mr..
Sloane's statement cannot be regarded with
absolute and entire distrnst. Yet, still, we
zay, Nr. Stevenson's defence is very plau-
sihie. and we shall believe it TO be conclu-
sive, unless Mr.. Sloane shall coutrovert il
by better evidence than he has vet produced
We have great canse 10 regret the too frr-
quert occurrence ofihese direct collisions Of
statement among men of elevated standing
in OUT country. We regre, it for humanity
sake, rs well as for the character of our coon-
try. which cannot fail 20 suffer by IL. in the e.
fimation of foreiep nations, which donhtles<'
seize every occnsion ofthis sort. which occurs,
10 throw discredit on popular elections and
on Republican government.
The Cheek Would it not he well far the
Jarksonians, who are contemplating such uni
vorsal removal ofthe present incumbents fromoi-
fec ny the next President, 10 remember thai
after the 9TH Of March next, there will he a ma
jori,y IN the United States Senate thar do not
make renun to the Chicfaia BY thai ho-
DIV all the nominations Of the President must he
sancfioned-and W. doubt not that it will have
the moral courage to check any h%eadlong IN
temperate course Of this Kind. should any be at
tempted Let then remind tn President that
in 1917. when the great party distict,ons of Fed
eralist and Republican were recognized IN all
their fo,ce. he advised Mr.. Monroe 10 make
himself President ol the nation aud MT Of "A par
tv. and recommended the appointment to 2of6ce
If men ofboth parties he will surely not now
faree, this ADVICE. aad become himself the ere.
ator ola party-a party mt founded upon the
basis of principle hut mcraly on au attach
ment to himself.
The Srrnnbie.-Ne fear many Of the loud
aud ynciierons advocates Of Jackson will have
rare snarline over the loavcs and fShes.-Every
Que thinks himself entitled to pronofion, and
they begiu already to manifest great jealousy of
each other, having settled the point that no one
who has even spoken respectfully Of MeSsrs' Ad-
,,ns and CLAW during the late Presidential con-
test, is to remain in Office. or have anv " lot or
mart in the future ADMINISTRATION Of the Gov
ernment. The dituteyesei aud ianid'aiate
Duff has already made DOT his list OF the pro
! scribed. But Stephen Simpson. fearing there
will not he or lts enough to satisfy all the ex-