Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-08

COMMUNICATIONS.

ComMUee far the eountJ Of amherst
Save from my friends, is ada.e which
has been in the mouths of both wise and simple
from time whereof the mamory of man runneth
mot to the contrary = nsd y that niue cneMy
would write book may date It's paternity from
1hc sam" venerable In political matters this
y N ,st frequently mPaGticaUg true and you, AIR.
Chairman, are living and prcsnan, ns,alce OF
tha vision ofthese twp ancient proverbs Wen
may the Jackson CORES spending Committee for ,hc
colnty o! Amherst, whose GOasng and self-sreaied
champion E"uiurc, cxcalm, " Save me from nay
irend and the deepest enemy you have may
noN lnd1cd rejoice HAT you have written q book. !
have foe several days, Mr.. Chairman, been
yerius AS 10 the proprety Of answcrn-, your publ
d,ton, IL the Virginiau OF the LIST. Rocking it
is with the most palpablc Misrepresentation, and
trcnns viii, in,inuatons and charges calculated
10 lniure the prospet not only of Aotcst Po.iti-
cal Party, butte cast contempt upon the private
reputation Of lve six honorable gentlemen, yet
do assure you haye moro than though,
could not possibly stonp toa reply. The bare idea
OF entering The lists with ynar tpHnratle sell Is
lol.hsomc and uauseous, and felt an UNIV Hing
,,less To teeG by any act of mine that morbid vani-
(which CAUSES yoa 10 hail with Joy any excuse To
creep into the public papers. even though 1t be Al
the expense OF your reputation aud feelings. !
slow notice you merely as the CaAlrNtGn of thai
Connitlec and how il has happened, that YOU,
who am crcdtably informed pen ing ihc last Pre-
sdslltlal canvass came 10 court with two sets OF
R.5autons ia leIr pocket, adams and Jackson
prepared To shout hos,nnah to whichever should
prove stroAyes have coHlfved TO shuttle yourself
ton the very boit,An ct the pack to your present
promiaeat situation ava at loss toknow. Yes,
sir, | am loss to know how goa, who supper
III, IL, ,.t h,
elder Adams even the Alice and Sedition laws
aud n"lnlcd aIof the black coetdGc of Federal is'n
and fought Justify under is banners, can now in
these latter days, have been happily "dyed in
';hc wool as completely 10 have eGiced all vestiges
'of your ancient tory ism, and made YOU the bell
-Wthcr OF Jackson Reauhlirauisu (pardon the
term mean Van Burenisln.)
Thcs, thints are strange; but no metamornhoss
OF yours should excite suttisc--ior he who boldly
AMI unD,ishiHsy asserts As you have done IN your
publication, that every man Z" has right to change
his opinions, Disregard his pledge, and alter hIs
course in political affairs, when and how ne pleas
es2 can readily conceive is Ill for any thing, that
power, on patronage, or the hopes OF Office however
distant they may be, mag require a, his hands.
1t is a sad conn:a lary upon the tfaiIty Of poor
human nature that every faction, however corrupt
itmay b,, and however dangerous and corrupt may
be the ends at which it AIMS, is ever abundanty
supplied win this plant and elastic material and
the more corrupt the faction, the more abundant -
the supply. In this strange world Of ours men are
ever TO be found, who willing 70 be bought up,
like beef in the shambes-who, To pariici pate IN the
- spells otvictory,' ever ready 10 smothcr the
last lcut ylimmerinss Of patriotism aud honor
which may be shedding their slowwornl light upon
thcm--men, who recognize other motive OF ac-
tom bui expectancy" and who, TO promote the
ambitious ends OF Il party, or then own chImerIcal
views OF Sct-interest, willing To sacrifice the
dearest ishts Of man, and the best Interests OF then
country. They glory IN wearing the vile shackes
of Party and 10 they be but gllded with gold or fiat
terry, rejoice in the collar which proelaims them the
slaves and tools OF corruption, and hug the chains
which bind them to slavery and degradation. Such
is the aitor, and suc' all, who to promote the
views of an ambitious fsction, deliberately aban-
don principle for cxpcdiency. Pardon this disres-
sion, Mr. Chairman But TO return,
sTh, pretended object of your communication IS
10 notice the complaint Of some four or five gentle
men for being improperly placed upon the Com
mtee,n without their knowledge or consent-and
You coarive, in yonr confused and jumbcd, and
almost uninteAig ibc Though usually manner, to
give the lie direct to their assertions, and say II
was mere" flourish OF trumpcts" in the newspa-
pers, to puff themselves into little fictitious re-
nown." Now, Mr. Chairman even apedestrt@n
Ltwger must surely recollcct, that, he who comes
into Court, must do so with clean hands; AMI as
little as you read and little yo reverence, the
pure precelNs Of our Saviour you must have heard
TINT tt cxhors us first to the beam out OF our
own eye before We discern the mote that is IN oar
brothers." Now, Sir pray tell us, what was the
object ofyour present labourcd, dry and lengthy Ell
fusion ? What purpose was it to answer :? Wha'
good could it effect And tell Us, pray you
how long have you been sweating and toing 10
putt yourself into fictitious renown,' not Ny
flourish, bu, by nourshes or,rumpets, in the news
papers. Ali who know you can readily answer
these queries, and all who know you can readily
See that this is bu, another Of the many Thousand