Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-10

Ind IN his remonsrancos an obstacle 10 the exeou
ton of their design. Thencclor,h, Immediately
ana ever since whenever any opportunity Ind
bren presented to him to speak upon tho subject,
without incarrlng the rid,cule of Affecting 10 dis.
clam an honor which no had not tho least ronson
10 hope,-ln his correspondence with those who
were intent on makiig the nomination. CONVEX
sation with every person who alluded TOT, wheih.
er common acquaintance confidential friend, -
he had, uniformly and uncqu,voenlly, renowned
all pretensors, and stated, IN the strongest terms
The utter hopelessncss of the proposed nomination.
II was, however formally made in n few counties
IN Virginia lilo was not deceived by these APP
pearanecs OF public tavor-no, not for moment
| lie had long been close observer of the waywnrd
workings of pariy spirit he knew well, that so
soon as the popularity Of Con Jackson should he
understood To DO urIaycd against him, many Of
those who had been among the most earnest in ad
vocaiing his prctensons would make a merit of
abandoning him. lie hpd not, indeed. anticipated
that any of them would also dcnounce hlm--lhat
any of,hoso vino had united in the proposal to ele-
va,e him 80 FAR above his deserts, aud thereby made
him an object OF jealousy, Suspicion and malevo'
| lcnce would join the par,znns Of Mr.. Van Bureo
| IN their hue aud cry--ihnt any Of them would be
| found 10 take chance in the shooting match ,hom-
selves, where he was tho target to be sho, at, and
share of Jacksoniie favour the prize loo shot for.
And never-ncver surely, til these times, could
such thiag have taken place in Virginia J. lie
| said, he thought he understood his own situation
md feelings, perfectly. lie was well awprc of his
long continued obscurity-setvlces in the national
councils. lie could boust literally none--h he under
stood the nature of the presidential Office tho urdu
Gus duties that bcong to il, the cruel md continual
ly increasing difficulties tina, tcse, tho incumbent
he knew, tina, the habits the pursuits AMI tho stu
dies of his life, had not instituted his mind in the
| duties of n statesman at tho head Of nlla,rs-he
knew, far better ihur any other man could know,
his unftness for such . station. And this
tho language he had constantly held-et his mos,
intimate confidential friends be put To the question,
| nnd torture could not cxtort from them "a ORD to
contradict him. lie should take this opportunity
to say pubcly-not Tor the purpose Of deprecating
the enmlty of Jackson-Van Burcnism (al the com
pany would presently seq for his own sake,
but for the sake of tho publ'c'hat he did not now
entertain, and never had entertained the leust hope
of the presidency the least desire ofthot hig Dig
| nlty Whether IT he could be inspired wiih such
hope, TINT hope would kinjle his ambition, lie real.
ly did moi pretend to know himself well enough to
say, with positive c.rtainty but he conscien lous.y
believed, that If he could reach tho presidency by
taking single step towards il, far from taking
TINT step hn would reco'l from 1t. lie did no, say
this, IN tho hope that the partizans of Mr. Van Blu
were capable OF concevng the possibility of such
| state of feeling. Tnero were men, very knowing
md penetrating in their own conceit, whom OF oil
mankind ii was mos, easy to Deceive one had on
~ to tell them the truth. They interpreted mems
actions and words after the method OF inter
pretlng dreams; namely, by contraries. They
especially insisted on the application Of that ruo of
| Interpretation TO his actions and words. lie had
been well lnormcd,hot his disclaimer of all prelcn-
SONS Of fitness for the presidency had been lmpu.
ted 10 vanity and his declaration Of reluctance 10
be put IN competition for the Office hnd been con.
sIdered us proof Of an lnordinate ambition Of IL
They thought him SO blind us not 10 see that the
course he had pursued and was pursuing, led not
towards the presidency but directly from ,t--they
thought that if he pruc'lsed none Of the fraudulcn,
articles of ambition, IT was because he was such
| simpoion TINT he did not know how, not because
| lac Knew, condemned, detested iham n every man
| of honor ought and Jd-and, above nll they
thong hi il evidence OF the hcieh, Of presumption IN
lin, that Others had thought him worthy 10 succeed
such man as Gen. Jackson, and had presumed to
name him n competition Of such n mnn, forsooih
as MIR. Van Buren,.
The abu1cthey were hcaping upon him, might
he SAID, deiract from his reputation in The eyes OF
the world-such abuse had furnished the fame Of
better men-but he trusted it could never subdue
his splrlt-or, what his enemies were pleased to
Gull, his pride, -" his passions" still burning ns
they said, with ns intense heat in his youthful
days. Yes, lndced-thc Unborn PRIDE o. fee man
the passion for a government Of Laws-,hc de-
testalion of a government of w,--the love OF civil
hbtity and public virtue the hatred of CORRUPT ion
were yet burning in his bosom and he trusted
the lust OF power or distinction would never smo,h.
( or them. Praise might initiate Mr.. Van Buren,.
importance but, II the elevation were not IN his
sentiments and character, no praise could elevate
his soul to The dignity Of the Presidential Office
raise him above the influence Of faction, and in
splrc HIM with n just sense Of the duties which II
President Of the United States owed 10 this great
nation. 1t was not, certainly, OF Difference for
the superior merits Of that gentleman, that Mr.. L.
was anxious to decline the competition. Mr. Vun
Burons partizans, paying no regard 10 dccency,
much more delicacy, themselves and exacting
none from their leadcr, had councd,h he we'll knew
upon the decacy Of the situation in which others
had placed MIN without his consent and were rca-
dy 10 raise the cry, that dcIicacy ought TO put a
gag upon his tongue, and fe,er upon his opposi-
ton 10 their favorite. He would moi be so gagged
an fcitered-and he took This occasion to nyow his
determined opposition TO Mr.. Van Buren's preten.
sons to The presidency and his opinion that the C.
lection of him to Office, would be the last oggrnva-
ton of political evil that could under tho present
form Of our government, bcfnl the country.
What services, he asked had that gentleman cy-
or rendered to the naton-he did not ask, that SER
viccs he had rendered to any laclion--lhot should
ente him to the highest re ward The notion could be-
stow }-What abilities had he ever displayed that
fitted him for the chief masstracy Upon whit
e a.