Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-09
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vruRURG. MAY o. 1891.
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e;,aiSe TO William III. Crawford. md in
= al :. m the wish Of some of his friends, we
go~P" l.; Ibis morningt paper, aud shall conclude
foh". the publication Of Review al the Cor
10 o." between the President and Vice fresi-
ys find IN h,t. No oftho G'ortid Journdt
GEM ~, preiudiced partisan OF MIR. oa'houn VIII
IDS cuIt TO rse from its perusa, without eoniess-
bud mn, r;eus on the subject of that Cor
ING Va Laos. ln our opinion, William II. Crawford
r''P,,,.d Inv q powerful aud ingenious array of
i sqol'''1 t,,,iood which has been heretofore. al
h'" CANNON consent, imputed to Nun, elther as
mo" v ~, of a malicious desire TO injure MIR. CAL
growing effect of a docayed aud lapscd memory.
hdi" y ,an ,ye are aware, may expose MS To the
I'D" s..n.is,,ncy II it docs, we caunot help H..
c@t e..ing an error, il Is only saying that We are
= 'Oa'. .,ay than wo were yesterday. We have ma
nl'e, red our opinion, aud this change has been
VIZ ,,oat laeasure, wrought by the Review
ID % his dag publish.--When we first read the
WIZ ,ndrnce, and the various publications which
eo''"f ri /, was necessarily done IN confused
gre" - o,anner ; aud the opinion then expressed was
an ii, or not very deliberate investigation and re-
TIC ileed in such a vobiininou- correspondence
impossible, without careful comparison Of
~ critical aualy sic Of the conflicting statements
'''0., N come TO any correct CONCLUSIONS. That
Of p''N aud analysis we did not make :; for, in
eo"P' I,t not then see the necessity oft. And be-
'"'' fseuns were enlisted in Mr.. Calhuun's favor
~ soisJ VIC saw in him, what he and his friend
rc,cea SO artfully endeavored to represent him,
. . ,a deer slrickcA by the archer, and pursued by
~ hole mack of bloodhounds, Who, living on govern
Wv ,.,,ooape hold themselves at all times in readk
.,,,o do the bidding of their pAynasisrs. We fam
AZ. saw in him the victim of deep-laid plot, OF
s,.b Martin Van Buren, was tho protector and the
.rdsd tnefeiary, aud Gen. Jackson the instrument
Nv "a believing We run off, with many Others, on
ol .,cnt and gave decided expression Of opinion in
-,,, nj Mr. Calhoun. Since that time, have not
urred 10 the Correspondence, aud have rested con
t Al our opinions, formed from the first peru
= The Review" has opened our cyes-and We
s,oss that we look the subject in very DIFF
,ea, point of view.--Wo do not however, wish to be
rnaderstood We have no better opinion now, of the
.,,ors oil this quarrel between the President aud Vice
gsgdunt than had before ard wss'iil believe, that
r,. dosiened by them TO irjure Mr. Calhoun and To
saii his rYai for the successprship. Bat, we have
pal the same good opinion Of Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING
a. e DO that he has, thnn once, been guilty of
,nstbiug even worse than dupiicny .--i'etween two
s.h men as Mir. Calhoun md MIR. Van Buren, we
mould now fud II very difficult 10 mike q choice. II
~ were to- morrow compelled by our single voice, ~
t one OF teen President Of the United States, we
4oDd be al loss decide which OF the two is the
5..,t anil Both of them expert Inuigncrsboth Of
som have manifested inter destitnticn of political
-,nculc cs4ueciIns themselves with any and every
,,,v which promised to sd. their foruncs-both
II them are political gamblers, "ho would sacr ice the
.,as interests OF the nation th cir individual aggran
ysnentand from the rule oi both Of them, may Iea
.,a save the Republic T!