The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-20

Government. reserved immediately IN our own
hands. Fellow -citizens, pa,iisais ni4y sH.
what they may about Military Chiefans. but
the snpinrness, lethargy, snl negligence of the
People, have produced The destruction Of every
free government VIII Oh has ever existed the,
have trusted tho little n themselves, aud too
much 10 their public servants they were too
careless and Indifferent IN scruiinizing the acts
Of public officers: they suffered themselves 10 he
deludcd with the cry Orwell, whrn all was mol
we'll: they have suffered themselves 10 he led a.
way With vain patades Rnh shows Of liberi,
which were gradually obscured aud lost amidst
the glare Of surrounding splendor. until finally
the principles were lost, nnn with them the daz.
King illusions which were held oui, aud fright.
tnl despotsm reared in their place.-Fellow 4.
tizens, let nothing bu, uncomfortable hind ,ances
prevent YOU FROM repairing Ia the polls upon
all occasions when n public agent Is 10 be- elcc-
ted, whatever may be the office which Is
to he filled. Remember thai Il is there you ex-
ercIse the most %salutaty influence over our pub
lie affairs there You promote virtue. which is
necessary To liberty, aud check corruption,
which is us DESTROYER.
On rhe first Monday in November YOU will be-
called upon 10 appoint lwenty.iour Electors, to-
whom YOU " III commit the vote OF Virginia, ton 81
table persons 10 fiji the offices of President aud
Vice President, for four years next afler the en-
plratlon OF The term OF The present incumbent.
fnese twenty.four Electors will carry INTO ef.
feet The views and wishes OF Virginia lhev
will give her vote TO that man whom she pre-.
iers and, IN fact, The views of all the Electors
now IN nomination were ascerIained betire their
nomination, that the L I pie might kno thai
the Electors ior whom they voted would vote tor
the man of their choice, So, then, in fleet. YOU
vii vote directly for President aud wee pt.sI.
dent.
The office OF President is one of more impor.
tance and responsibility than any other IN the
Government, and u necessarily follows thai the
duty Of eleclIDe n President is one OF great
Importance and responsibility. HE is an oil.
Ger 10 whom Is committed, Tor the time beng
the sovereignty OF his nation. under the limlia.
lions anu restrictions Of the Cnnstituhon-one
who has various, important aud diversified du
ties, both OF n tn'eign mud domestic character, IL
p riprm: suffice II 10 say. he IL the Che
Magistrate OF The nation, The Office of Vice
PteSrde.t Is also important he presidcs oyt
the deliberations OF the Seuhte, aud, IN cnse of thr
death, removal. OF resignation OF the President,
he IS to be the President. When, then. on have
such Important officers TO elect, who are To
guide the helm of state, and WELD the des,inles
ol The nation, should you nat be excited 10 n
pnnciual attendance al the polls, and record
youi Will aud " ishrs in relation 10 the men Who
snail ,hus fiji these Offices, among the many thou.
- 10 Of sOuI tellow-CiilzenS whu y Ill, upon that
day, pen form that duly. and dischal ge that higl
obligation.
There are only two candidates for tins hieh
aud important 1rust now before the American
People, beiaeen whom II is Their solemn duty TO
choose-John q Adams. OF Massachusetts. aud
Gen. Andrew Jackson oil Tennessee. We adj
dress you paitlcuIaIl y, AS the irieuds oil the lat.
ter, more with IA view 10 urge on wa the necessi-
y Of promptly attending the election tbhn from
any other consideration The best Of causes
may be- lost by The suplueness and inactivity uf
It's irieuds. We may hciesc liz halIe Won, but
may have the lamentablr and dis. . roeablr al
tentative of Witnessing lis loss. The friends Of
Gen. Jackson should not rrpose too much upon
the confidence Of their own strength. aud III,
weakness Of their adversaries. This very conf
dclce may make them weak 4 skiliul Gene-
raj makes as vlgororous Efforts with super 10,
forces with as interior. II his enemy has an Amy.
ne wIl not carry a pan ol ms forces to combat
hun. becanse he has superior numbers, but vii
carry his whole force INTO action. that he NAV
give a decisive overthrow. Our opponents are
active, v,gilaut, and energetic. They VIII hTng
their whole Strength 10 me polls, (and you may
rest assured thai II Is not contemplate with a
hope, II possible, of succeeding by your own M
activity. These eSriiIous mast he met by cor.
re- pending eXrItions az the pnri OF The friends
OF General JacksUn.--We must recoliect that,
If thirty stay away in each county. II will make
= difference Of lwaTas of three lbomssnd votes
in hr state. lou should bear IN mind that
ypui votes IS III not be eifectnal in Nelson alone,
but il counts ior The state htlarse, and the lar
ger he majority IN Nelson, HE stronger will It
,A.r,4. ,,,A.. fIat .r,,It 81, "a 4.l.I, 60. II.
would, therefore, seeing that so much depends
upon every individual. urge itupon you, rs M
poriant D the success OF the candidate Of your
desire, 10 be at your posts, add 10 urge upon all
your neishbo,s 70 BE with you.
Ne regard this present contest as an e%Ventful
one--one IA which IS involved not only the all
important question whe'her man is capable oil
self goverument, but whether he will govern
himself or permit himself 10 he contentcd with
the form of government, whilst thu substance
is in other handS-Uhether the People viii
repudiaie public servants VINO disregard and
put al uaueht their will, or Whether they viii
permit them to retain power acquired by a vio-
iation Oil. INN. Adams election To the Pre-
idency, nj toe last election, was not secured by
. violation ofthe wiilofPeople of several States,
It was greatly aided. Tha delegation from
kentucky, Missouri. and Illinois certainly gave
t3ig NplFh - l4iOht QUITS against 'Ht hI' y l9H'
es OF the People'-1he People of Illinois and
Missouri, with manly krmness q RepubIcan
devotion, discharged the faiihIess representa-
tives VINO thus acted in open violation of their
duty, and the Peoples will, and refused them
their confidence MI. Scott add NJ Cook who
gave the votes Of these States, could not be re-
elected to Congress, although they were candi-
dates for reelection. This - an example wof-
thy Of emulation. Some ofthe kentucky dele
cation met the same fate.
But you may ask, why visit the political sins
of these failhless representatives upon Mr. Ad'
Adamtl He did not give the votes of these
States, true. but he received them but
this is not all-the worst of al is, he rewarded
those who thus. for his sake, violated their duty
the two gentlemen above named, and Nh.
Clay, were objects Of his peculiar favour IL is
said that Mr.. Clay's influence aud interest Indu-
ced some of the Kentucky delegation. aud those
two gentlemen to vote for Mr.. Adams and
what was the consequence Mr. Clay, who
diSregarded the will and solemn request Ofthe
People of Kentucky. and Induced other mem.