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


give to the prcsiden, h.mselfa warm and decided
suppon-t,ui he must defend all his measures, how
ever obnoxiuus-palliate all his misdeeas, however
enormous submit 10 brs will. 10 oil thurs hos-
ever offensive !, may be-rel.nquish long cherish
cd principles, enbfaoe aboininabe heresies, and
do all things else that is required Of hnn-esen Il
vouchng for the chastity Of Mrs r, the homes
jiy Of Kendall, the integrity Of Lewis, and ihe ~
gina principles Of nattH Van BurraN Such
% the Repubcanism Of ls32-how different
alas from the Republicansm Of 1900, when man,
worship MAS regarded as it ons now to be- as u
species degrading sersili,y, unworthy Of freeinen
and when .nnu,able principles were the standard
TO which every mans professions we're brought 10
bo tried and tested How different, not only u Us
nature, but IN It's consequences! 1Ica, hieh were
known, not by the liverles they wore, and parties
were grated DOT by the names Other leaders
but by applications derived from the doctrines they
espoused. hon @e wear the roses OF York and
Lancaster on our breasts, and seem proud Of these
badges Of our grace-torgel!ing that they are
standing mementos Of our too early degeneracy.
| Thousands Of the friends Of Judge Barbour he
cause they regarded him a consistent, able and
unGncbing champion OF he Old Virginia princ-
Piles, determined, however to rebel against the ncw
test oforthodoxy prescribed by the office holders at
! Washington, and endorsed by the Office hunters ut
Richmond Believing that Gen. Jackson has no
right TO dictate to the people, in the choice Of Vice
President, and to appoint his succNssor-and, more
than all having confidence in the wormins in
trguer upon whom his CHOICE has fallen they de-
ternined, while they voted for Gen. Jackson him
self to oppose Mr.. Van Buren, But, unwilling to
divide Gen. Jackson's strength, they proposed To
designate their preference for the Vice President,
by voting for the unpledgcd Tickle, of Electors en-
dorsIng on II the name Of the man OF their choice,
under the Grm pers Iasion that the College would,
upon aseertanng the will Of the people, thus intel
Lightly expressed, give the vote Of the State in
aecordance with that will. But, although such sup
position would have been certainly realized, under
the old Virginia doctrine Of the obligation OF the
representative to obey the will Of bis constituents
yet, according to the now definition of Republican.
ism, which makes principle subordinate to Gen.
Jacksons wishes, it was dastined to meet with dis.
appointment. Tho Caucus Electors refused to be
rsmmelled by the will Of the people, Instead Of &c
garlng themselves as the mere organs though
which the people speak--ths instrument, bound to
respond 10 the popular voce--they chose to ugurp
a right, unknown 10 tho constitution and laws and
declared their determination to exercise power
wholly incompatible With the duties Of ,hcv o4ice
College Of Cardinals could not claim " idcr a,
tude lhan the Virginia Caucus Tcket--and yel
they possess the original right Of hoi0 In trnth,
vernmonL and 80 insulting to the people, has ncye,
been advanced, since the adoption Of the federal
constitution So true is this, tina, even the Richmond
Enquirer, bold as il is in the cause of Van Buren,
ISM has not said word in defence Of the Electors
and what is more, it dare not. Tie power which
these Electors claim, is so startling in its nature
and II carried out to lis consequences, would prove
so utterly destructive, by enabling corrupt Col
logo at any moment to bestow. their vote upon
man obnoxious 10 the people, and in the ;eetb q.
their own cholce-;ha: il rs 70 us nos, wonderful
| how any man Gun look upon it without indignation,
or how he can support tho men by whom the tatal
! hcrcsy has boon broached One nj the snrest e.ils
of Jacksonism is, that his friends in ,ieir devotion
to the man, aro prepared 10 aid 10 tho destruction
ofprincpes upon which alone rest any reasonable
hopo OF the perpctuity of our free institutions rc.
siroy, for instance the responsibility of the repre-
sentative and what is popular government btu,
solemn fdtce And how, we ask, hew can we
moro caoctualIy destroy than By choosing men 10
give the vote Of the State for the two frst Offices al
the federal government, who boldly tell us before.
hand that they will mob, in bcstowins tia, vote be
guided by the wishes ofthe people 3 If candi-
date for the Leg Isaure, Ga the day Of election were
to tell his assembled feIlcw citizens, tia, he would
il elected oil his influence to deeea, some favor
lie measure orto carry some obnoxious protest
would they vote Tor him No. Add vet, We are
called upon to confde the mos, important ,rus, thu,
the people can delegate, to the hands Of men, who,
in relation TO that trust, have used this very
language Are the people aware of the Importance
of the principle which they called upon to sur
render Have they considered the character AMI
the consequences ofthat act 2 Or is their love for
Jacksonsm stronger than their love OF country
We call upon them, by every consideration OF pat
rosm to pause ard reflect, before they give their sip
port TO Ticket composed of men who have aivn-
ccd the most perncious and corrup,ins pretensions
ever claimed by any set of men in this country
pre,cnsions which, if sanctioned, completely chan
ses the character o. Presidential Electons--trans.
ferrin; the power ofchoice from the hands of the