The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-21
THE V RGLNIAN.


-, ~ e,ned that We should have had II u
-, 10 day to lay before our readers the
.ia,... Of The Anli-Jackson Convention lately
- !, Richmond TO their fellow citizens
,rf.snlarity oithc reception Of the only
,'.t.,,o,d paper which had published II IN time
,,,g5,it !, 10 TINS place by thursdays mai
,,,els rs 10 deter IT until our next.
'miI.. homes OF final success have been greatly
lind bv recent events. The stand Ia
- Pennsylvania, the strong ticket which
,,.r,scnpfesented 10 heI 10y the lends of the adj
Illustration aud the deep interest snn ought 70
-, The success Of those measures III relation
L;.b the sentiments of the administration are
1o,y, Will. tiIoSa OF Gen. Jackson are htd ~
badness. all induce the belief thai TINT great
.,,te will taxa sta d worthy Of herself-tha'
ncUiil no longer be blinded by Fictitious lame
ts.elon a sinele military achievement, displaN-
,,c moi more than ordinary skull, but viii rally
'.ybs.i3 "A the fist election of II rson, in
conjunction with Virginia, under the ha ne's ~
,ho.o,sfifItion. in support Of civil government.
roagptar she prove herself 10 br. what she has
been anfly called, The keystone OF the federal
arch.
,ytb rerari 10 the Ticket offered TO the peo-
olo orVirafiIia, IT will he conceded that none o.
tho could have been framed uniting 50 much
rriyate worth with such strong claims to the
,nbIic confidence The names Of most OF the
,nd,yidnals composing Il are renowned III the
history Of the Il public. asthr most jealous de-
tenders Of lis present happy system Of govern
mrnt and rs the most anxious promoters of
;ts true interests Can such men be deceived,
either IN the Characters Of the present admins
orators ofthe federal government, or IN tine &C.
neral tendency Of their measures The suppo-
sition would Involve "A libel either on their good
sensp or teerity, which the people OF Virginia
will hesitate before they will pronounce. Great
homes seem TO be entertained by tn opponents
Of the administration that Messrs. Madison and
Monroe will not consent to serve Is Electors.
rhat may be II will not be he frst time IN the
history Of the Commonwealth that gentlemen
,,,. ted o perform this duty. have declined tn"
TASK But. Of what avail 20 the Opposition will
;ha,r derlanslnn lie win il add TO THEN Cause,
or dptraci fIom ours if MesSrs. Madison aud
Monroe should decline Certainly not; since
twill not be less clearly proven thattheir hopes
and wishes are with us aud they ONLY retire
from The station ~ compliance with he requi-
Sirions made bv old age on nature, aud because
having performed their Quantum OF duties as CT
rizeu, they leave the management ofthe nStiin-
lions which they So anxiously labOred to build
up to more active and vigorous hands. ms
NAV, indeed be an erroneous IDEA, since, IN our
,wu opinion, the obligations ofthe citizen to ms
c untry aals only with Ni,fence, ani no ID lee
donbt binding when former services have been
requ'tcd by succession Of the highest Donors
Washington, after be- had retired from the Pre-
sidency. did not hesitate to grid on his sword
and accept the commitment of his coun-
tly's arms, when thrIc was probability that We
should be involved in war with the French d.
r.ctory And. surely, there Is nothing in the
character Of the slight dliy winch As Electors
would be imposed on the venerable men who
have been placed at Tho head of the Adams f.
lecioral ticket which should cause them To he
state The sanctity Of the constiruton--the fu-
tUre character of our cuuntrv--the direction
which vii be gvon to the minds of our ambiii-
Gus youth II a mere conqueror, without any 9th
er earthly qualification, eau reach the first Of
hcr-and above all. the precedent which such
an vent .oud iufn>h 70 atter times --ire sure
~ Of as much Importance as success however
glorious, over TIL arms Of an enemy; the con.
sequences afwhiCh are necessarily temporary.
Bu', II is IDLE 10 speculate on events before we
know that they will happen. For our own
parts We entertain no doubt thar Messrs. Madi.
SON and Monroe will serve: aud still less that
whether they do not, we sh II Win the day.