Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-02
Extract ofn letter 10 The Editor Of The Ale1
andria Gazette, dated

Extract ofa letter 10 The Editor Of The Aiez.
andria Gazette, dated
WAsniSGToN, May %.
!" Dear su-Yon ara no longer an o,tho-
dox republican editor The ban Of the
greatest aud best himself has been LAID upon
you. Tell II not IN Gath publish il not IN
the streets OF Askelon A stray number Of
your paper happened, the other day. 10 slip
thronen the hands of the attaches at the palace,
aud reached the throne itself. An editorial
article, rather pungent. was read. The i'm
maculate WAS ronsed, and he burst forth in the
following sublime exclamation Tie damned
young rascal deStrresio hare both has ears ciipt
! Of rt0Se 10 ms head .
We find the preceding letter in the 1ier-
endria Gazette. The President should learn
to restrain bis wrath. The Autocfai Of all
| The RuSsas, we suspect, would hesitate before
he would adopt this summary mode Of" pun
iahing" troublesome Editors--a branch of the
Presidents principle Of administering the gov
ernmcnt, by the way, in which he has been
rather too much restricted, by two very IN
convenient stumbling blocks to despots--
iams and public opinion. He has punish y
all the Editors IN MS power, by deprlving them
of the Post office printing, and the lucrative
privilege Of prrfsing BY Authority" to the
u. S. Ia"s-Here, his power oil Furnishing ceas-
ed Thank Heaven, our ears are SAFER than the
tires Of certain militia men were, when the
President ruled in the camp WITH rather more
power Than The people have va, found it prop
er TO confer on civil Magistrate.
u The Florence (Ala.) Gazette fine l2il
had been shot, g. died on the spot, while mn
king an electonoerlng speech, by some per
son whom he hat assailrd But later accounts
! from his District make no mention of the fact,
and we therefore presume il Is uufoHndpd.
| 7 We are not unaware of The use which
the Nashville Republican, aud others in Ten
nessee, are making oi par sg,aph Oh our .
expressing an opinion OF the unsnitableness
of Co. Crockett for the Office which he has so
long filled aad TO which he again aspires. Yet,
| believing Tint opinion TO be a just one, we
cannot, as the Richmond Wing recommends
10 us Ietraei IL. we sincerely believe that
Col Crockett is an honost man, aod TO that
honesty we attribute his change of political
on,aion and We believe be is more compe-
toni iran some members of the House oil Rep
resenta,ives fro N Yrgini0, whom, ii there
we're need for it, we could name but never.
,he,oss we believe that he is unqualified
for the Office. We may regret having said
ca as il furnishes bis enemies with an argu-
men, against his reelection, which, under
nresent crcumstaDces, We are IN favor OF YET,
a. i, is said. we cannot take II back.
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NJ The Philadelphia Inquirer "a Jackson
pauer) saws tina, the President viii 'mmed'-
atrly release Or. Tobias Watkins IRON i'm
oriso,mpnt. On the fact Of his inability to pay
the fine adiud ,ed against him. being satisfac-
tot,ly shown, or as soon AS DR.. w. Will take
the bepe e, of the insolvent act. Ihe inquirer
speaks. az if by authority"-snd indeed, we
do not doubt thst the President has been iniin-
eoced TO this course in a sreat measure al least
nv paragraph which recently appeared IN
,ba, paper, reco nmsnding il 10 hin,