Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-07
THE VIRGTNIAN.
LYsCHBURG. MAY Z, is29.
PRESCRIPTION LIST.


Thc reader will find the prescription isl con.
,inued this morning. followed by extracts from
various papers. exhibiting the state of public
sentiment With regard 10 The unjus'ldable poll
cy pursued by Gen. jackson. His friends CIV.
dcavor 10 ss.hnlsie his situation wi,h that Of
Mr.. Jefferson. when the latter was elected
Presidcn,--b"t nothing can be more absurd
Mr. Jefferson was elected by pnfty who 10.
Iieved that consiitWionat prineipier had been
invaded and frnmped upon by his opponei
They had ri Int To d.nand of him thai
h" should eject from Office, individuals whose
op'nions were eonsonant 10 those Of hi.
predecessor. aud to appoint others whose sen.
'iments accorded with his own Aud there was
u still farther Justification Of th. course IN Mr.
Jefferson. Ia the fact that, uad'r the preceding
president. all he offices oi the country Lad been
different is the ca5e now. Tie contest between
Gen. Jackson npd hlr Adams Was not one OF
eond'fnhonai priacipie, bal of ptrs0aai preJtr.
ence. Aud the offices Of the country were ccn.
''"s's Hi''h ~ "'ii VIM hHH bitH HDl1Difi rfi
long before Mi, Aaams went into office. Mr.
A. msie no chlGgrs and when an Office he.
came vacant ty The dchth or resignation OF
he incumbent, he bestowed II on n person ana
lifted 10 discharge is duties. without enqui,ins
whether he bad opposed or supported his G.
lection. The rases are ms widely dissmar as
are the talents AND ,emper, of the two men.
There is about ~ much dissmilarily between
Jackson and Jefferson as there is between the
smallest riyulet and the m hiy Mississippi
aud they only show their folly who pretend
10 quite the example Of the one US i,,liGca.
ton the conduct OF the other
IL II has been industriously circulated. by
pe'sons inimical 10 the election Gf DR.. Saur.
deis 10 the Convention, that hr is buta recent
convert to the extension Of the rishtol suffrage
Such isnot the tact BY reference to his Ad
dress 10 the Freeholiers Of this District when
he was elected 10 the Senate iu, years ago, it
viii he seen that he was then lis advocate, MS lie
was nfali the other amen dments ioihe Consti- |
tuHpH winch NJ IS now III iafGr al, lbs slate.
ment is made in sheer jus,ice 10 DR.. Saunders
We had designed to publish some extracts from
I ne address 10 Which We have alluded in order
~ coIToborate our assertion boz want Of room
compcls as 10 om, them, 49, We have 10 hc.Iia
ton in sn, ing, too, from orr ?trs2uai Rno,e-
ledge, that 40 man IN the Commonwealth has
been II more enthusiastic advocate for reform
than DIR. Saunders.
U! II IS almost certain that ,Johq RpudohM
will he elected "A member otthe Convention
u is singular to see the per,inacity with which
the people ~ his county cling TO him. notaith
sandlng they are the constant witnesses of his
unworihincss, AMI besides " ny send Il mao
70 body LIKE the Conv cation, who is as re
mnkable for his incapaoity to frame laws as
he j. Tor his disposition To mansle characters
Such men ms Mr. Randolph p,l be mere Oh.
sruofions III II body ike the Convention. ", th.
out the possibility OF rendering any service.