Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-18

10 eAan the grades OF some OF Their officers and
consequently u increase their ray.
All this Mr. Chiffon behoIds w,lb he -,
eyes and, beng an honest man. he can mn
ionser adhere 10 party which gives such in
conference.-the evidence of laxfty of princ,nle
lie has deserted them--&, in our " unconouera.
BILE hop, we firmly believe, that man, ,ho,.
sands "f our conn'rymen. VINO gave their votes
for thu ii ro,wl follow Mr. Chiltou's rxnmnIs
when be scales shall fall from their eyes, and
they shall behold tbe bitter fruits which th,.
administration hh shed upon The conntrv. Vilh
one vote, from Penobscot 10 81, Na,v's ths,e
shall cry arise for him, VINO more than any
other man in our day, has been the target at
which an unholy combination" haylng no
common object IN view bur 10 clutch the offices
and honors and emoluments OF the government
have hurled their missiles, 10 come TO the res
cue of thu Republic from the fangs Of thr ava
ricious aGh AMBITIOUS vipers who ar now
preying on its VIA s--rach coniendina with the
other who shhlHbe tue foremost aud most zeal.
Gus in conducting her to the goal Of DISGRACE
and Infamy. We repeat i've doubt moi that
many thousands Of our cnun :, men will. ere
iong, sake off the irammels the rnery,linp
trtmme-, of party-and do justice alike 10 hun
who now issues his edicts from the Pa'ace.
through the toul but fit organ which he has cho
sen TO promugate them, and TO him whose FIST
mr. bac uI hau
the IIlus,''ous Chatham's, will be, for " the
prosperity and glory of his country"
Without any further remarks, (Which have
already gr ,vn to an extent that we did not ex-
pecl when we cornmenced,) we submit to the
candid pcrusaI of tue reader the letter of Mr..
Chilou. which has elected toem. Let it have
its due weight, and we ask no more
WAsHrNGTnH cry March 9th, 1880.
To the Editors ofAte National MieiAgeuccr.
GENTLEMEN IF your paper be moi already
too much Gro" ed WIZ communications, beg
of you the favor to insert his address
There are duties which men owe to others,
but il may justly b. said, that " paramount
duties are such MS they owe tu ,hemsrlVrs.-
There Zines and circumstances under
whIrh larbearance may be a virtup--but in the
course OF human events II sometimes happens
that individuals have M alternative left, but TO
slndlca both their motives aud their &C
tioos.
In tins unpleasant condition am placed at
present. An honorable man feels no charge
more srnshly than hat OF :" inconsistency, ="
| aud an unprUVoked abandonment OF those WITH
whom he has acted n great struggle, whether
civil, POLITICAL or warlke He should always
he able TO assign at least a plausible, II nol a
snbstanstial reason for tins course
As a member of the dominant party in mis-
| nation, most soemnly protest and declare
that, la the utmost extent ofmy power, both
| publicly and privately, have defended the
| doctrines upon which tina; party came into
| power. now neither arragu nor challenge
| the purity OF their motives But while the
| warning voice of charity demands that should
suppose others self, it does not impose on
me the Illuminating necessity OF following ia
the " wake OF any man " set oil men. ,or OF
joining the busy ihrong of = office seekers"
so rs 10 violate either the dictates Of my cou.
science or my reason.
am charged with " Inconsistency" and a
derelction Of duty-fOr the purpose of pros
trating me, and lessenng the influence of
| candid declaration which IN the sequel OF his
letter, shall fearlessly aud cousGlentIousIy
make.
1.-THE charge of inconsistency" means that
] nav abandoned any of the essential interests
oil my country. | only ASK that the specfca-
tons d evidence calculated TO suppoS il, may
be afforded. Il II be tha nave unsuccessfuy
tempted Ia relrench the expenditures OF the
Gnvernment-then,i require no pro i. II II
mean that have been jealous to allay the
fern nj, and quell the rising distrust M the
/ 4 ~
patriotic popuaton--to prevent diSuuion, and
perhaps ultimate hloodshed-theu admit il.
If these I've the grounds, hope in God, may
continue obnoxious TO the charge of =" incon
,isency," AND that, with unllrng zeal may
persevere in an attempt to merit 'isapPl'caiIon
TO myself / should rejoice to have them a
vowed from North o South.
No the secret of the whole matter ccnsiss
in this. We are to be annoyed with anolh'f
desperate Struggle for power. And the qnes-
ton is-tChO shall rise, and ieh0 shall fall
The reasons why am not satisfied with the
present state Of things are manifold though
to record few of them must suffice, tor the
present, as reasons for my course.
During the last contest for the Chief Magis.
tracy of this nation, hesitate not to say, thai
more harmony aud good feeling we're sacrificed
than twenty years 10 come can atone for or
restore Society convulsed, ana expectation
lifted as high as the clouds that, upon change
of men, peace, happiness. prosperity, economy,
and indeed every other blessing, would be re
ored TO a PeopI, who were SAID to have been
insutted and injured - | call for view
Of the great and fnndly anticipated correc-
lions. Where can THEY be found, and IN !
WHAT do they consist 7 Let those who cry !
out Inconsistency, produce them, and exhibit !
them to the view Of an llilsuSpeCting, and yet /
when disappointed an indignant people.
presume that many with whom have act
ed, ike myself, supposed that, by changing
the face of things, Simultaneous change
would take place in all the Departments of
the Government, and in their respective CLAIMS
on the Treasury. had said, among my COZ
stituents, that believed he number OF officers
employed under the recent Acknowledgement
the salaries of others retained. would be dimin.
ished No one can doubt that dissatisfaction on +.
each of these subjects was aroused. But III