Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-12
THE CAUCUS sYsTru

Like begeis H. - On old s,t y.n,,bl. .sv.
ing and ii IL FULLY Illus ia Of in the ,rowin, sf
i''n for the Caucus system " nominating cs,d,
dates for public off es, which he, been ob,crv.uI
ever since the inroshs VI Van Buen,.m int, IN.
Oli Dominion. II was formcriy the case il thi.
Stae, that gen lemen, sm ous Of poIiiirnI Ji,tpc.
non. aud deeming themselves q 70 e ID # crs,sin
| "fhces, ven'ured TO autho,G. their own annuncia
on as csn'i'da'cs; or, If they were ton mod 3, T.,
'urs'ie this course. their ne,xhbr. sepsue nik. OF
'he'r merits AID Of the hpm,ln wh,rh kept them in
tnr 'hn' would draS them from retirement, by
"h'itano,.. winch Lam rovei unsvs,iiny.-
| Rut roWatays, candidates arc .,lec cd by c. unity
cnve tion., and dlsr,ct convrn',on. and such Tx
machinery. whereby the pawcr i-ct,on Is virtu Il.
| " transferred from the Z eat body ii thr people
who generally talk bu' rte in crest in thes. ,nc,
pwm arr m .cmeo's, mo the hands and unicr tn
ron ro of few bus, p !aiei ms. Who kindly de.ie.
nate the persons for shom entire patty must
vote. Il my be SAL that the party thus dica ed ~
are not hound 10 rafy The choice ot thrse caucuscs
AMI conventions, aud III thy III free vote
for any o her lniiv'Ju Il HON they may prefer IL,
The one nD'nln ,rd Thai is true, in ih- abs ract
bu decisive m prac ice: f'r. VIII nu'n'naiions or
| thus m ID, the patty we'll know that # they vot'
for any otner md viu III tn IN the NOMINEES, they
ia as we'll ~ vo ~ all f the ieasoa IN II IN 'sr
who nus obj C to dc alton have no CT nmpn rails
ins point no mnn who hoses TO- future support DIR
ing % sub nj rs rr"ten>ioas, "n his own hook, al
ter the will Of the caucus conven'inn shall h I'VE
been prornuls nrd. Every IN n who h., pad the
lightrst attention TO he op ra ION Of This practc,
<. oNs that his - the Case; and hence, the n"mi
anfos, p,ob,lly NOT II dox n IN number, are IN ia
III. 81 ci1rs and ,hnsc w"o finally vote, instead o
Mixing free tho,c, are in uuh but go,nY thr"ug
Vuh aeof III" fo,ms l,w, IN order 10 rstify On
ec'ion AREA " moir.
II may be SAID TIA t the system 10 which we oh
ct i MT rcso,,eh TO by thu Van Bursn,rs alo re
mi may bn toll thai tho an i.ai'nln'st' n''o'
puv also enituy It, w4en they 6nt II nccrs.ar,
lh,s circumstance, II II be true. AZ II Is MOI 10 ny
,r"a extrn', does mt DESTROY less the OBJ C
TO 4. To III. system its II. 1t NAV. indetd sJ'n"
nm s have hen rrnJrret ne ssary IN ,he old pm
chile that we must " mt the Il - with fire,
~ my have b"n ,no"isld rudy ai"p'rd IL
=, ne "ases by p"rons. who, seeing the IN 'ch ner,
,ncrat,ns Ell cllscy in the hands Of hir oPpo""n's
,,i not ren .ct,ng properly o, us ultimate c"ns,
aIrnce. WIRE ind iced 10 recn nmeHii II B1t, lac II
racuc"Iby " IN II MY, u IS u, odous sub>t'
IA e for tn. oil V,r .inll plan Of tlf-nominaioh =,
wu,ch We h,pa w,ll nsver b. perm " hked ~
IN
IL support OF these views, we Law b fro our req
der, The foo~,n: .xrirt from thr Of ser'eso'
let ers. written by l. caa ,i,npr, + q. OF l. Wss
c1nn Y, Virginia. y ho no. long since male a tom
hroush tn Eas,"rn States u d who has gwen his
,luable observations an r,f ri'ons to tn rub
thr,u,n he medium Of In: SoHtAern Literary
Ncs,.age, :"
U,,ycanJ pnblr y nnoa allow m man 70 DE-
clar" hun ,ef a can I'D II, for "fi'r. lis doug :"
vo,d b, pol, zeal sue, L." He mus h. no "nd,e'
by ruirus--or c,rvention. ~ cas- polt no"
req IRE u 10 be r"i I'd. The cUnvcn',on Is 90 n
IT, ths WISE O,e, or tWn. three. toll rsbiy nm"
rnt Il men, having a friend whom they With 'oh
nj c AZ Il prIya'" m 'riIns of IN s"ov ~h m 'h"'
inn ,"nc" s,'ecially Is, AID after ms nnans W
m RVS mia III, m MIS- a,sem led. GO ,e>oln Il"
posed. fr general c II of the :" pa y
IN. % W. ~, lert,on disttic:. All no V.re I 'h'
! vae mcet ~ b.srr themselves dl en- " !" co"
gr-ga'c at the caucus. such frrs"ns. ch.f1. -
hey, or SON. Of them. Can Con re-" aud ~ ms ''N
are si,crs stu that n,nat'n ere, Ut the
si,dlL dr,,.nard Ivy the hrs, movers ri IN
..hcm. ., is almost sure To result. THIS n"nn' "a"
~ IS abro ID a N ,ir Ivy meeting a. The p'opl
,uJ uil, s. $ IN ~ re sk,fnly co"du I'D or EDa
.rt,liy had II inter movement place,
c nnd lie my INT with reason, ble c'rti ~ n'"'
ms election S ,rh Is the ma h'n"ry bv vi zen u
or IN get th,mS Ives nniStd mo OH C, ask
pl,,ncd t., m by uhe "a nil,ar wi'h II who had ar
luaIly prof ed by II more than onr' AMI no o"7'
cd m :, II was rather II shabby FEATURE IN he P"''
tics OF his 20 may. All aspfa"'s. 'hrrtf re. t""'
IN our cnnn.y how FEW or, not so-oi'"n'v orc"
yrr Nv a p,y court AMI 10 Ia the Ieoi''c NJ iarg"'
n :, ,uly to the kno Nn adrrA OF the Caucus. "a"
,.n,,nv the PASSIVE w,rs and pupp'ts, rh'y regard
univ the han that works them. Thus the com
.n,naltv in.,ng ,hrir importance !" erci'o"s, To-
their s,rnn ,es, hold II tho Iv'lny ut thrr oP'
,,r. | need nu run out the rro""ss.- "T"
welt if deprivation Of baUs. and smiles, "n1 KIM
wo ia, W, re all that the million s"f 10y the eau
Gus svse,n. BIT y r"ni, ring them s,snhc"n'
IN the h., " y ltic IN II system threatens i'oi'"a'
Govern n.nt Itself with overthrow. wish, long
To see nv fellow Vmsin,sns copy or hf''h''n o
the north IN m my things but this svs'"mm " 'hrV
sb,n a. IN. cholrra! May they al ways adhere 10
their own frank and m ,nly fl'", cfnav'ng the ea"
d, late .ppea, hc'ore them, and face 'o>f CO ".'
hi, sen ,n,pn,s and manifest hts ability I" q n"
the pres, interest, with which he asks TO be en'fu''
eI:"
INSTRUC lions!
On. Of tho weapon. which the ndminisHsho"
marty rec n w-id with great feet ~ the COM
!, e,c.f,on. . Tho Disregard "f the viii "' 'he'