Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-16
(cFn as Eorfas papers civ. Us any ThrmSfsnf tn,
touching Mr., 10y a's views led
THE NEXT GOVERNOR

on the 3lN of March next AMI, by the caos,ita-
honal 'nhoi,ion he IS no, "ga,n eligible to that
Office 10 which, by the way, we may add. he
could not be elected, i, there were no such ,nht
oi''on Inc papers are beginning 10 speak on the
subject, and we are gadio see i,-for. heretofore,
the attention OF the people has not been sufficiently
eSe''ed on this subject and the result has been tia,
the office has been frequently hesto xed on men in
every sense, except personal respectabil,ty, I'm.
worthy of the honor. The charles,own Free
Pres, (ed',od by Mr. Galaher, a member of the
House ofDclcga,es from Jefferson county, and
strongly infected with the prevalent heresies, J
enumerates the following gentlemen, whom i, has
heard nan'ed as probable candije,es"--r.. w
fazwell. VIM, II Brodnas. Thomas w. Gilucr
and John ). Bnrhour-sl disciples OF the new
school, and more or less tincturcd with Calhounism
- Mt Tazwe il ia needless TO say. is n gentle
man OF transesnd'nt ability the others possess
respectable talents We will take the liberty Of
adding 10 the list tue names OF two gentlemen.
whom we have heard sp oxen OF no, % probable
candidates, bat as being enincnty qualified, by
worth, TO succeed the presen, incumbent Joseph
e. Cabell, of Neson-a gentleman long in public
litf q known to the Commonwealth more pnrticu-
larry by his devotion to the great cause OF internal
Improvements, and especially by his labor,ous and
untirng cxor'ons 10 effect II connection between
The Eastern and Western waters, by the improve
mcnt Of the james and kanawha rivers And
Edward Watts, OF Botetourt, who has for some
time voluntarily Withdrawn from public life, hui,
who tor many years filed the hghcs, station IN the
Legislative department. OF the State government
with distinguished ability These annunoiations
arc made without any knowledge of the wishes OF
views OF those gentlemen, but with full eonvic-
ton that either of them would discharge, with no.
nor TO himself and TO the State, the duties of tho
Chief Mag,s,raiy, and under re persuasion that
tlc services Of both will al all times be rendered.
IN obedience 10 the call Of their country
LIEUT. RANDOLpH'S ACCOUNTS
The address OF Lieut.. Randolph, with the nc.
co'npanying documents, will be found in this
mornings paper TO which subjoin, from the
Washington Globe, the proceedings of the Cour, of
Enquiry, showing that tho Lieutenant is u .Icfau-
ter. TO the amount Of upwards Of $1,000 Il is true,
J 1t X covers this dcfalcoon by whit he Is pleas
ed to call Az accoun. c,irrent"-bu II che items
composing that account were allow able, why did
he not lay them before tho Court OF Enon,ry-.or.
# he did lay them before that Court. and they
were rejected by thai tribunal. composed rs il e,-
IDENTITY was OF officers disposed To put the most ia
vorabIe construction upon his conduct, what right
has he now 70 claim acqni,oi a, tho bnr Of pub
he opinion, 10 whicb he has appealed Disposed
as vs were, 20 share IA the universal sympathy
felt ard expressed for I.'eui Randolph both be-
'ause OF b's unqucs.ioned gaIiantry during the
var and because We believed him 10 be the victim
Nfa hcartlcss persecution, we confess mos, reiuc.
family tina, We are now dr,vcn to the conclusion
that he is NOT so mich sinScd against as sin
n,ng." Until Ic clears up the suspicion that. by
his own showing, hangs 20 his skrts. il cannot
be Jcncd that he is q defaultcr TO the government
II is fof him 10 show thai thai default is atiribu,a
bic not TO any criminal design TO deiraud the go
scrnmcnt, but TO the irregular and nsglect6l man
ncr in which he disburscd the public moneys en-
trusted to his charge.
We do not mean, however, to lie Understood no
expressing appreciation Of the manner in which he
was dismissed from the naval service by the Pro.
sdent. lilo was entitled to a regulat trial. by
CourtMauial and the President ought to have
granted him fair hearing before such a tribunal,
WHO would doubtless have meteJ out Justice BOTH
. him and the government The Cour, Of Enqui-
~, az our readers are doubtless apl,rizcd, psnakes
.{harges in ther preliminary stagos--a Court Mar.
al like or courts Of justice, decides upon the truth
sfshese charges. anI awards either verdict Of
acq,'ittal or condemnation, with It's appropriate
Punishment 1t would have accorded better with
the gcnias Of our Institutions aud it would have
been more satisfactory TO the public, had Lieut.,
Randolph boon cashicrei by jury Of his peers
instead Of being dismissed by the fiat of the PrcsI-
dert. The former course would haze been regar-
ded as the stern decree ofjustce--hc latter looks
too much like the arbitrary exercise Of power akin,
under the crcums ,ances, to personal vengeance.
)LONIZATION SOCIETY.
Mr. Arthur Tappan well known az wealthy
merchant of New York, and somewhat celebrated
for his rather ostenta,ious charity, has publicly
Withdrawn from the Colonization Society, of which
he was once n Jealous and efficient supporter. His
reasons arc, LIST, that ardent spirits arc allowed
be sold IN the colony = and oily, that colo MIA
ton is calculated to prevent emancipation, and 10
rivct the chains of slavery Mr. Tappan, has recent.
Iy, he sega, had his eyes opened by that renowned
Ahoitinnisi " illianl .nud CI1rrIsnn and lie nn,