Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-17
Iac Babolr yQtty ia Itrgiaia.

last winter. has addressed u letter to Thomas w
Gilmer, Esq Chairman ofthe Jackson and Bar
bour Central Committee, winch contains ono ot
the boidest ourages upun,he Republican, doctrine Of
responsibility OF the representative TO has eonsti-
,uents that we have We, met with, even in this day
o. political liber,inism. And IT shows, too that the
Barbour party in Virginia are completely uammei-
ed and chained DOVE by the dlcta,on OF King eau
Gus.
1t will he rocollcc,cd that the Charlottesville
Convention which was held for the purpose OF ed-
vancng the interest OF +. I. Barbour Esq declin-
ed nominating separate Electoral Ticket lest such
a course, by dividing the Jackson party, might
give the vote of the State to Mr.. Clay. They de
ermined therefore, to adopt the same ticket agreed
upon by the Legislative Caucus III Richmond last
winter, with the understanding that those gentle
man would vote for that candidate as Iicc PreS4-
dent, who might receive "a majority ofthc sullraSes
of the People of Virginia iutelligbly designated
The Chairman of the Genital Committee L. W
Glmer) was instructed to correspond with each nj
the gentlemen of the Caucus Electoral Ticket 10 us
certain whether they would thus act and the letter
of MIR Dade in answer To Mr. &; IS the first which
has appeared Whit docs h say
" Not being aware ofany definite mode nv which
the people required to express their preference
| for an individual rs Wee President hut presuning
the friends of Judge Barbour contemplate making
an endorsement ON the back OF the ticket expressive
ofthem preference, shape my reply accordingly
and first say, IN conformity with the usagcs al
/ the republican party, with whom have acted ever
SINCE was III political life should feel my self
bound 10 give effect To the arpWcd intention of the
! Legislative Caucus Of which was n meinber--and
tina, was that the cecor should by his vote sustain
| as Vice President the candidate who might be
strongest with the friends of Andrew Jackson Is
next President; and If possible, by harmony and
concert of action effect election by the people.
Should Judge Barbour prove 10 be strongest, Will
vote for hun with pleasure; should another be
strongest, will vote for that individual be he Mr.
Van Buren, or any other man. Believing that the
people cf Virginia would not be willing that tine
vote of Virginia should be thrown away bu, made
available towards the election Of V President
friendly to the reelection Of A ndrcw Jaekson and
EnDring that judge Barbour onter,aius this feeling
! could not change the rule of action above laid
down, unless the endorsement on the ticket express
ly declared that Barbour 10 be voted for N oN
crenkS the mere endorscolcnt ithc name OF Philip
= Barbour upon the Ticket (Which the COLLEGE
! might or might not have authentic Information Of
| would not be suricien, to control my vote, when
saw that Barbour could rot be elected Ih the vote
of Virginia but that Van Burcn o, sumo other of
the Republican party could"
The PLAIN, Interpretation ofthc foregoing is, that
Gen Dadc will no, vote for Mr. Barbour though he
should get larger number ofthc popular notes than
Mr.. Van Buren, unless it appears that by 80 doing,
Sir. BIS election can be effected by the Electoral
Colleges. We should like to know what right
Gen. Daac, Or any other individual, or set OF nd
viduas, Clothed with little brief authority have
To set themselves up as rcvscr Of the decision of
the peupc7 Admit that Judge Barbour cunnoi he
elected, and that a majority Of the people Of Viz
ginia, choose TO throw away their vote uron him.
whit right has Gen Dadc and his caucus associates
to give TO that vote direction which the people did
not dcsignl What right have they to tell the pco-
pie that they have acted ioolishy, and TO usup the
power of giving the Electoral vote of the State 10
~an in whom majority of lis citizens have shown
that they have no confidence
VIII the friends of Judge Barbour go through the
ceremony Of uniting the name of that gentleman on
the back Of their ticket, when they now know that
it will be useless act Or will thew not, as the
question is eniphaticay nurowed down 10 ,ho,
point, choose between John Sergeant and Martin
Van Burcn Ifthey prefer the former Gentleman
10 the Latter let them not hesitate to vote for him.
H. III Il, Il,
to Judge Barbour the vote Of the State. The eau
Gus Electors prefer Van Buren, TO Barbour himself
and under any state OF circumstances, will vote
for hun. The contest IS therefore between Van
Burcn and Sergcant-the one a contemplate ira
der in politics. as tickle as he IS proniga,e; the 9th
cr upright and consistent Statesman, who may
be mistaken, but Who is always honest and candid
as the open day. Choose ye, between for
between them, we repeat, yc must choose
TT" A Itte mia Tobacco Planter who dates
his episc from Bloomsbury, Halifax county,
offers through the New York Evening Post,
strange wager An the land, negroes, tobacco,
cotton, wheat, hemp, and corn in the State Of Vr-
gmia (says he) will be staked that Andrew Jack
son will be elected in November, President of the
United States )" but Immediately thereafter, as il
conscious that somo men in the Old Dominion
might feel disposed to risk their provnder for man
and beast in the same crazy vessel IN which he
seems disposed to embark his all, he adds" at
least you are authorized to state that all have will
be staked, amounting to about 70or 10000 dol
lars" If this staggering Tobacco Planter"
had given his name to the public, his sincerity
hive henn strI A : II Is INV 1f1nn