Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-01

I ti,s,s tie anger ot,hoss, who had discarded an
were prepared to destroy him! was TINS worthy
/ Jude BARBOUR We can tell him that hi
f,icnts-and by that term We mean those wit
ware prepared to stand by him IN erit as well a
good repor-,hink not They think that he had n,
rich, to pero it them to go thus far & then to tuv,
fa lpon them Just Us they were IN sight OF the enc
my They think that in this, he has not won TIN
confidence Of the Van Burenites-& they know tha
g, he ba. lost theirs. Judge Barbour has given
| no reasoa for Withdrawing now, which was not e
uaay operative four or SIX months ago-and his
friends. as far as we have heard them express ar
opinon. think that he should have had courage to
have da.cd as much Tor himself as they were pre-.
nnred 10 dare for lin There may be some Of them
however who viii comply with Judge Barbour's
reoues and vote for the ticket formed by the Legls
lative Caucus Ifihere be, we can only say, they
and their leader are worthy of each other-and both
are vtrlhy ofsuch representatives as are contained
on that ilket
We hope VIC shall mol be misunderstood on thus
subject, We repeat here, what We have said De-
foge, that. we had no wish, in the first place, thai
Iu,,oe Barbours friends should run third ticket,
and we feel no regret, SO far as il affects our own
party, tina, he has requested them to wlthdra" IT.
|. cannot have any influence on The result. Gen.
Jackson viii now DO no more than be would have
Jone bcore-he vii! get the vote Of the State, aid
he would have done that HAD the split ticket been
run Indeed, The withdrawal of the Barbour ticket
will diminish Jackson's majority over Mr.. Clay
because, many of the friends ofthat ticket will no,
vote n, all and many others will vote for tie Gay
ticket, prefsrring Clay and Sergeant, to JscAson,
gcin Van Buren, Il docs not, We repeat, affect Ar
result ofthe contest nj all The duty Of the friends
Of Nlessrs. Clay and Sergeant, particularly, to at
tend the polls rs in no whit diminished by it 1t is
our po'lcy-aye, and our solemn duty-to show our
full strength. We bcsecch then, every friend Of
his country, to 80 to the polls on the day ofelecon
TO suffer no ghs and trivial matter to keep him
a, home If We cannot carry the vote Of the State
we shall be enabled to hold up the bands ofour
friends in other States, and to cheer them by the
assurance That in the Old Dominion, they arc sus.
tanned by spar'y slrous in numbers. as vel us in
patriotism .uld intelligence.
INTERESTING CORREsP ONDEyCE.
The last Philadelphia papers contun an lnte'es-
ting correspondence between James Gowen, ESQ.
of tina. city aud Samuel D Iughan, formerly S.cse
tary al tho Treasury. We regre, that wan Of
raam coopels lis 70 d,nl some portions Of Mr. Is
interesting letter. We ask for this expose Of Gen
Jacks6ns habits tGmper, talents and principle, The
seriOus attention Of tbs community, before they
give their votes on Monday next. Let thea re
cnect that the portal, is drawn by one o! hi for
ner nlusi arden, admirers ard waruest supporters
by one whose habits of daily and familas inter
cousn with the President, enabled him to aSer,an
the tra'b and whn only withdrew from hi sup
port, when i, became his solemn duty as patriot
and IN honest man, so to DO. Reaa- rtEkt-4e-
1idc!
GREAT SPaNG, &c, G3d, 1892.
My Dear Sir-i have received your taypr Of the
gSth inst requesting my views of the course which
duty 10 the counYy requires Of those whe sts Nppo
scd to the re- election ofC1en. Jackson, and who are
unpledged to either OF the other candidatE. Per
nit me TO observe 10 the first instance, thA hile |
duly appreciate this mark Of the regard Of those
GIcnls who have proposed tns inq1y,t cannot
persuade n)yScl: that any op NOUS Of m hs can be
OF suticien. importance for the use you ttimato a
wish 70 make Of them Be this as IL may, us |
have never concealed my opinions on pun lie affairs
nhr hcstatedto do what duty appeared to dictate,
nor for q moment calculated tho effect ofany such
determination upon my persouai Interests, and am
noV too old 10 assume u new character, | will
cheerinliy comply with your request You must
nor expect however statement Of all tie reasons
which have satisfied me that Gen. jackson is un-
worthy Of the station be nov occupies. It would
re9hre volume to contain them, with the necesss
~ proofs there Isl rnoreover time now for iha,
ca'H and deliberate scrutiny which is ndispensa
bic to the proper Investigation Of new mater
When recny % he rtiecarce With which was
obliged, by SUCCESSION OF facts 10 change nv O.
rnlon of the capacity and integrity OF Gen jack |
son, and remember how much struggled to resist
tue evidence OF my own senses. when thcv testified
against hi,n when consider how small nor
ton OF the characterising incidents which have
seen are known TO the American people, ard with
what obstinate determination great portion OF the |
conductors OF the public presses have concealed or
perverted the truth in relation to his various rcpre
heusibc acts, which were before the public =
when contemplate the force OF party discipline in
maintaining whatever position may be assigned to
by the interested few, whether for 20 I'd or for G.
wi, feel bound to indulge much charity for the lin.
serIns delusion which still cherishes Jacksonism
But knowing Gen Jackson as DO in his various
relations OF life, probably better than any of my
telow-c'ilzens Of Pennsylvania, could find no
apolosy to them much less to my own conscience
TOY hesita'lns TO oppose his reelection. could
not DO without resisting the ceares, convicon of
my Judgment upon question involving the highest
interests the country
The lights which have had rorrno, ,,o % l