Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-17
COMMUNICATIONS tho pi,r,nia.
To The Editors of The Iirginian


GrsrLEnrr 10 one, who il removed
from h. ou Gene OF politics, and who look.
whh an inphruhl eye Oh passing events Il -
really amusing t0s"e the dlilerent characters.
thai are constantly bringing Themselves before
the public IN The capacity of t,,sfTiicfors -
= cniechserS," and q Newspaper scribbiers. :"
Scarcely paper issues thai does noi contain
| The crude nttions of soma political wiseacr.
who. with barely intellect sufficient 10 csIcu.
ih'" dollars and cents. has persuaded himself
mat he is really clever man that his views
ase too luminous to be confined 10 the nsrrow
sphere Of his own bosom his eIeriions too i'm
P"riah' mol TO b" used Ia any thing aud every
thing his patriotism too pure aud ~ den, 10
allow him 10 be inactive when any Rrert ma
honal concern Is III agitation and tending Ia a
cl"se aud last but not least that his interrs, IL
too much involved Tor him to stop short of sny
effect, hat perchsnce he might be enabled In
o'hg "oh through the ,nstrume ntniity OF
= Warucfiom, catechiing." scribbhng." Re
Inc ioresuIng remarks, Messrs. Editors, though
| capable OF general application, are drawn forth
Particularly IN reference TO "a comnunicat on.
which lately Bppeared in the " Vmgin,an' over
the signature OF Gan Observer" In relation
10 the discrepanco Of statements between
" Campbell end " Observer" l have nothIoe
tosay Whether Mi CampbeIIbc able 10 msL
good his assertions or not IS nothing 10 my
purpose. Ny only business is with tins F." h,,D,,
Die cafechislng' O6,nUer, who need not Iik.
the buchanan aud his pictures, hive written
his name at the bottom of his communication
10 let as the peop. know INT he is " An OBJ
server His essay bears isdubiiable tes,lm n,
oil lis origin Ills ma Ks plaitly show that IL =
~ not only An Obs Tver," but that hr Il n
been also an 1cior. and mot only nm actor, but
that he has Mb0red with that zeal and indust,y
whicifsey interest rarely fails 10 excite.
knoto no. who this humble Observer may
be, who be,rays such itching dnriefy 10
have mis- representatives in Convention orreet.
! Iy informed as to the number and respectable.
of their instructors but from the zeal and
activity which he hns "Yeried in so many and
| various nays, | should opine that he is eli her
-ougIy 6red III some office which he is unwil.
ing IN give up 90 that he is a magistrate. and
| vii soon he REGARDED by the sher,iTaliy /; o,
some commissioner, that has the handing I
the public money. say should guess thu
Mr.. Observer holds some one or perhap, ali
oil these aforementioned Offices. And if
! furn out 10 he fac that Mr.. Observer ia l.,
| possrsslon Of some Of these snug little birth,
| surely he, economical soul, ought MOI 10 be cen
smed for " iIsrHeting' catechisinp and
scriJbtiHg" in order 10 retain thesv fomlor,a
| bile stations, HIS erperience, however. ,uph,
| TO NV taught nini that the delegates in Con-
ventioh from The Campbell di,uici. alter hav.
'og fully maze mp their minds, aud openly Ge
claied Their sediments, after having been dnIy
elected b, majority of he frrehold cons iiu.
ems, would moi, could not, be forced to I'm a.
ban tonrnes' ofibose principles. in cons defs.
| ton OF which they had been chosen 10 prefer
ence to others Possessing more legal aud con.
SIituiionhl knowledge, more experience, and I.
more excessive acquaintance, by the ins,ruc-
lions Of" 900 free white men, more r, snecta.
BILE than An Obse' yer" | wonder Mr.. On.
server, in all his 0bserpmg did no' observe tn.
lmproprit'les oil phase. &C in his essay
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