Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-04
thursday. June a. Ss5o'
rpF VICE PRESIDENCY.

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N. Johnson to depreeiate the importance Of the
residential ofice-not to be sure Tor tie
demonstrating thereby lis peculiar adap-
=, HI, inferior capacity, (allhoneh that nigh
''2a - natural suppositiou,) but with ayicv II
de Nf. Rivcs AID his friends 10 th'ir disaP-
1T aud to induce them rather to rejoice
80, that his :. brilliant talents are not 10
4 tqr'-.hat is the word-in 50 Obscure and
ut - station as the second Office of IT,
.',r. In this point Of view, indeed, itis1
~ f,ery immatcrial consequence whether tie
T. ..r;, thi, Office Of its true dignity and III
49,. s,r-ccd or fail. But it is to be hoped
Il die American community will not permit tais
- Encouragement to exercise the slightest
-. ,,non their judgments, in determining the
;t..,ions. moral, intellectual and political, Of
80 aspire to that high DIGNITY, or who are
:, tho attitude OF candidates by the ndi>-
..., zqal of their friends. The ice Presidency
-, ofr,e Of great magnitude and consequence.
......,,Iod with exclusive reference TO it, oWn
~ .a.r incsa and responsibilities. But it assumes
..l1;.,lo. character, when we reeoect, that It's
,...,.,,,,. IN several contingencies, be called
.oo operiorm the functions OF Tie mel Niagis-
4 i. indeed, possible that nfltIier ct thase
Ii. NAV. occur-9nd the flet, thnt, in aar
...sa. history, theynoyer have happened, seems
,l,s.j our eyes, in Il Great dearar, 20 lie
,,.a.., ,fahine their possibility iato coasids-
+. .bo selections that have hefeolof. .aaa-
W.. ...sam mad. Of candidates for stt.inn. BIN.
,..f..rot iha part Of wisdom OF prudence tias
III ..,;.,o.st manifest to all rejecting minds
r.l...o,o5. MS. then, in determining whotaor "
~ ,,te for \, B or c for thc.Niee Presidency, To
f.. me-. only whether We ere wlliing 10 con.eia
linn .ae dates Of thaf office, bat also Vhct'r ~
..:iisy +, entrast linn with the higher re>paa-
n, a...yofta, Presidency For enc, We mlhos5-
Il ,..,,. that we should be very reluctant to $50
...eGnovcri in the hand- of Richag1l VI, Jol#.-
-eo, t}atwc dstra>t his personal honesty orhi#
.....;.a,. Nm, because we believe that he is def
... i, capacity to conduct the affairs Of the ma
,. ber3,ise hi, moral character Is VIGOROUSLY
a / I.e,au.ohi, political principles, he have Any.
nj ...,o and uncertain and because, If he IS act
sri,la oftha Fanny Wright school, il Is believed
\ isa1 advocate Of her doctrincS,an n.idel
,.rsran. These are objection to him, Of
,,cr.4l application. The South may have 9th
..qali.r 70 itsall, to urge to his election, 10
Az. Lav.,.yt.r We shall not advert GA tn prosc.t
tsiaa.
,.l,,,.t arc the arguments URGED in his favor
III d. who stood up as his defender, ia die Bali-
-. Convention We are told thai he fooelr
III o,,tl, at ,ho battle of tie Thomes-But was h
n,;oqie,l figure in that wc-fought field! Was
H.. ls5a4r ofthc gallant host which oycglrew
Mod fg,cs of Proctor and Tecumseh? Ne.
,,.,sa liqa subordinate. We are free to con-
ID Tint he performed his duty on that occasion
!, h. t4.al. no more hrayey than his companions
.~3.. aar was the brilliant termination Of the
l,.a,t..n campaign, which had So long hcen
L ia, orlafat and disgrace, at all attributable to
III .H WM. HENRY HARRISON was the
L .a,8le4.an that oceasion--and to his genius and
II, were The American people mainly Indebted
Il IN, fr.t victory et importance which dVefs!-
II The series otdsasters that commenced, On that
.,ar ,.;fa IIulrs disgraccfl surrender. But,
,6oa. or other, seemingly in consequence ofthe
mise. once generally credited, and now as uni
II, .Hs T.beieycd, because it has been as clearly
,.,ysl as a negative may well be, that Col
l I,.so .lew the celebrated Tecumseh with his
/ ,r, I,a1. the latter has managed to strip Gen.
Il ,.,n oltha laurals won on that occason and to
I1;,d tte wreath around his own brow Even
"A asoranoe, and its sanguinary glorcs, have been
Srcot,on--and the fame Of the gallant young Nir-
sc;an Won ON the banks of the Wabash and tie
FLAMES, by exploits signalized at once by danger
a. by qallantry, has all been merged in the more
h,troo, reputation oftho rcputod slayer Of an In
l an Cheitain
But to this It is added, that Col Johnson is de-
| rm;ned enemy Of a connection between Church
| nd State and for evidence Of this fact, we are
4 ,gtca tn the once much talked Ct, but now almost
| frqotten Report, which, as chairman of the COM
| pincn on Post Offices and Post Roads, he some
vcars ago submitted to Congress, against the exp
1cncy of stopping the transportation Of the mails
/ IN the Sabbath. We do not pretend 70 deny The
a. that Col Johnson IS against the mcrctricious
/ ION between the government and the church ;
IN we defy any but mind as Illogical as his own,
III deducc that hostility from the arguments of that
Report Unjust be shown, either that it was tie
d,ign OF those who petitonod for the stoppago oi
H. SUNDAY mails to unite Church AID State, oi
a. such was the tendency Of their proposition
Before it can be assumed that an argument in oi-