Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-23

,ot,<soN's FAMILY AFFAIRS.


.,Is But when that necessity Is forced
nv the nomination, to the second Office
nc Republic, and con'ingen'y to the FIRST OF a
Nv - moral conduct is noorionsly infamous,
.to nre,, any rightto be silent 1t seems TO
w l. ,,,o think SO entirely mi>conceiyc the
matter. :" The safety OF the public is the
INV l,u - There can be but one opinion as
,ra,rietv of selecting, in representative 90
~ men oil unbemished moral character, 10
,tlic Offices. Too often, we know, this
~ u, :. foraottcn or disregarded but no one
question, that, exactly to the extent that it is
y" conservative government brought into dis
md IFS safety endangered. One of the
comments against the regular descent OF au-
: -. ,som father to son, is drawn from the inl-
| ,,,,. Of securing, in such cases, talent and
- IN the seats of power. The father may be
/ G. moral but there is no certainty that the son
/ II 80, he simple and prongat'. ofwhat benefit,
over will be the substitution OF popular cleo
c,r tle doctrine of legitimate descent, if men
s:.a,.;ous habits of life, unrcdecmcd by the &C.
,h;cb sometimes throws its brilliant mantle
the vices of its posscSsor, are to be elevacdto
Il, a., waited offices in the nation And how
dis evil be avcrtcd, unless the press shall
..,,n these moral prlts at the bar of public o.
pinion ~,
In relation to Col. Johnson, We should be very
a;cg 10 pcrmitthe offences imputed to him to pass
..,,,, ,o,ice or comment, if it were true, has
oor sometimes stated, that they were only
. ,o,tbfoI ndscretions," atoncd for by subsequent
defamation. Buwc cannot perceive the proprlctyo of
.h,s conrse. when we see that they are the confirm
I'll habits of his old age. 1t isupon tins principle,
that We have heretofore advered to ms dom6Shc
relations: and, although it may offend the prudish
circumstances of those who seem TO regard the cX-
noyrc of immoral practices Is more criminal than
,ber perpc,raon--as the Spartans punished
,oo,cs. not for the commission of theft but for the
lack of cunning which led to their dctcction--Wc
.ba under the influence of this principle, continue
10 do 50, as occasion may require
twill be recolleced, that we stated in our last,
that Col. Jolmsons second wife, Hadamc P0rthe-
ma. and another colored woman, had made their
escape from the Colonel's residence. in company
withtwo OF the Indian pupils atthc Choctaw Acad-
envy. We are now enabled 10 Suoloih 'he 'aflie-
"lars OIL 'ilciF 'aP""'' ~
from thf Hc"iaa (oRto) ffee l'esS.
FRUITS OF SLAvERN.-On Saturday morning
last July ), two runaway female negro slaves, from
kentucky, accompanied by two Indian men, an
rived in this village by stage. W 18th the above,
simultaneously, on horseback, came the sheriff OF
Franklin county, Ohio, and another gentleman
from Columbus, in pursuit. Next day, arrived the
nephew of Col. Il. NJ. Johnson, the latter OF whom
was the rcputcd owner of the sEves.-fhc
NEGROES were arrested with the charge OF larceny
preferred against them. After a trial before 5.
Aumphreyillc, Esq. in which the cXerlons of Mes
SIS. Ocott, Floyd and Tiffany, gentlemen OF the
bar, were volunteered in the cause Of suffering iu-
nanity, the females were surrendered TO their par-
snerS-whc tine Indians departed othcr"isc. One
sof the females appeared to be not more than ono
fourth African hloodcd and from various concur
ring information, Is a daughter Of Col Il. NJ john
son, a candidate at present, Tor the tee Pfest-
denCy OF the |. :. Besides the motive oil llccmg
E from slavery, love intrigue appears to nave been
on foot between Miss Johnson and one OF the In
dams, who appeared willing to become son-ln-'aw
to the reputcd slayer OF his celebrated connryman,
Iccumseh Comment on the above we deem an-
necessary, as 1t nroclalmS aloud, the SIN oil select
ing rulers without caring tor their qualifications
IN a moral point OF view
From The Leri"Sto" (hy) O6serrer, J""e s.
GOOD NEws-We learn that the party who
were m pursuit OF the two iemaicS,onc the ---,
'le DINER the niece OF Colonel Il. NJ. Johnson, who