Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-03

-,...of pure and Honest patro,s-if he States
10 be c.ernaliy haunted by the spectre of Con-
,;a,,;on. which is ever ani anon invoked to |
,,oo.e zen, into tho other and more fearful, aye,
=, ,,are probable gulph of Dsunion cnnnol
,,oe tor any thing but an explosion which will
...;ver the Union to fesgmen,s, and give this fair
lid over prey 10 RIGHTEOUSNESS, anarchy and CIV
;, y,r unit, il shall seek rcose .rom such dreadful
,,,es in the arms of some fortunate dcspo,
,c,o Metropolitan indeed, is kind enough to
- aside the curtain Of fa,urity, and to give us
,6,ic, glimpse Of our probable destiny. hsays:
:, The time may corae, when America will dispute
Ii 80 nur maritime superiority, but we do not
S'.',bc time. when she has once become suf
s.;on,lv powerful to cope with England, size will
,.ye become 100 powerful to hang together under
-, nresent government. She will then be divided
md sublyded Internal jealousles and internal
nolicy will more tl,n occupy her time, while cx,er-
mi wars will exhaust her resources, & ,hen will the
alliance and support Of Great Britain be much
an oec, of so,ici,ue TO her separate powers as it
80, - tl,e ohiec, of hatred 10 her united strength"
II, is now in our powet to profit by these opinions
and speculalions Let US not be too proud and ob-
.t,a,c to do So The preservation of the Union is
an ohcc. which cannot bc purchased az too costly
sacrifice Aud, just agr2pos to the occasion,
comes across the waters epstlc from one of the
Soldiers of the Eevouton--f,om the chiva ric
Frsnch,nan who in his youth abandoned home and
friends, wealth and honors and ease, to fight the
battles of ou young Republication the prisoner Of
Olmtz--lrom the Nations Guest--thc firm ami
consistent champion of Liberty in both hemspleres
-inpIorin, to hang to, ether at least until the
las, of those who fought for freedom, from rs to
s., shall be summoned 10 unite with their cotempo,
rares who we preceded them 10 the tomb Shall
Is appeal be lo>t in the whridwinj and tempest of
passion w. wp,ld fam hope that such an at
peG as the foil a@r ;, fton sucn Is Latay-
cue al su.h tlo!e rs the present, cannot fad TO
produce the mos: beneficial effects. II i, do not
sure that appeals ami aimonilons and ar
guments from any other source, were us futile as
whispering 10 the storm to cea SO its rage:
La GnANGs, Sept. eth, 1892.
+" Upon you. my dear sur much der endto give
or friends IN thu United States a proper cxpana.
ton OF the state Of things in Europe fou have
been very attentive to what has passed since tie
revelation Of 1880 Much has been obtained here,
and in other parts of Europa, in this whirlwnd Of
week. Further consequences here aud in other
countries Great Britain and Ireland included, will
be the certa n resalt; utho' they may have been
mauled and betrayed, where they oush, to have
received encouragement But it will not br so short
aud 50 cheap we had a right to anticipate il
might be. think it useful on both sides of the
water to dispel he clouds which ignorance or design
may throw over the real state OF European and
French politics.
ain ,Le mean time, believe it to be the duty of
every American returned homc to let bis fellow
citizens known what Ill-natured handle is made of
the violent collisions, threats of separation, and
reciprocal abuse, to injure the character and CUES
ton the stability of Republican Institutions
h,ye too much confidence IN the patriotism and
! g9od sense Of lie several parties in The United
States, 10 sc afraid those discussions may terln
hlie IN iinal dissolution of the Union Bat Should
.th etc A BE- destined ~ future to tatc place
apcdied ithas been bg The last tciMespf The de-
ga'ltd founders of the Rerolutinu. Hdtdinyto1l
@i1erT hedd. 1T OUGHT, At LEAST ~ CHARITY
5oT TO TAKE PLACE BEToRE THE PERIOD (uot now
tmote WHEN EVERY ONE oP THOSE WHO HAVE
| ,orGnT AND pLED ~ THE CAUSE SHALL HAVE JOINED
HEIR CONTEMPORARIES.
I" Most tray and efec onatey, Your friend
LAFAYETTE"
ihe foregoing letter is copied from the New
York Observer, TO the editor OF which paper it was
communicated for publication By a gentleman in
that city, To whom it was dressed Nor is il the
list time that this venerable soldier of Liberty has
taken occasion to al!u.ic TO domestic troubles in
ems which show how deeply interested he feels
The success of our great experiment. Mr.. Pom,
III, m ia'e admirable speech at Charleston men
Toned, that when he left Pals, year ago, Lafay.
L. on ar!in., with him, said, q Tell NY country
Nm las he styles the pcop!s NJ the United States J
lay coan,rymen that if they are so mad and
50 wicked as to quarrel among themselves about a
N'fe matter of interest about five or six per cent
@o'c or less of duties, that they will discret re-
publican government Throughout, the worId-tcl
hem that we are looking anxiouslv to them for if
'ey are 60 blind to their interest rs to dissolve
he Union, and cause the failure of the great OK
ERIN mt ofa republican confcderacy, we who are
INTENDING FIR c,lon on this side oitho Atlantic,
must lie down in DESPAIR, and die in oul chains.
Aeei nc add any thing morcf
Es great Anti Notification meeting, compo-
LOT citizens of both political parties, was held at
louisville, (Ky.( on the Eth ut Resolutions of a
cry decided character agans. this hcresy, were
'p'ea ou' we have not room for the proceed
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
VIRGINIA