Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-12
Ax.s'e' sssss.Rss t.ERGEsT.Es:
Thursday. woTember 12. 1895.
HARRISON MEErlsG-ia Bedtord.

rison, in 3 .Ifnrj county, contemplate making
mo,cmcn, in hi, ,Ivor, At the ensuing November
court. In view Of their proposed meeting. We
beg leave, with all possible Difference to tic opn-
ions of our Wing friends in fhat county, to ofcr for
their consideration few reflections, Which we
hope the, will receive in the same spirit in which
they are offered, and give 10 item such weight as
they may seem 10 merit.
Its very rvle II, that, in relation tn the selcc-
ton ola candidate for the neA Presidency, the
/ opinions ofthe opponents Of Mr.. Van Buren, are
yet very unsettled, throughout the Union. In the
last, Mr.. Webster's name is still held up As the
rallying point; and Notwithstanding The daily
clmu'ating cvdenccs O. the hope essnsss of his
prospects, they seem determined ioadhcrc to MIN,
at all hazardS-prei'rrng, somr OF then, Openly
ayow, deiea ,ndor his banner, rather than success
under any other. Be their ultimate determination,
however, what it NAY, it Il very certain, that in
tho Southern States. NJ. Webster has no strength
whatcvcr--and consequently, it would be an act
OF suicidal folly, were such thing dreamed Of, to
frame an Electoral Ticket in opposition TO Van
Buren, with his name upon it.
1t may, we think. be assumed, with equal cor
rectncss, f.at in thus State, the opponents of Van
Buren, arc nearly equally divided between Ilarri.
son and White. would, indeed, be difficult to
say which ofthc two is the strongest. And nn-
der these circumstances, the question i, which of
them shall he chosen as rail ing point Or in
deed, would ii not be better TO choose nci,fn,
but rather to offer TO the people Ticket, nnpedq
ed as between Harrison and White but bound to
vote for whichever ofthose gentlemen should re-
cevc maoril, Of the Anti-Ean Buren, vote. 10
be ascertained BY zach voter writing ON his tickle,
the name of the candidate whom he prefers
! 1t II be determined to name Il candidate, and to
present ticket to the people pledged to vote for
him, and for other individual how shall the CO.
lc'ton he made Il is obviously impra, ticaulc
I" do 50 in county mettines--for while Bedford
might, az Augusta has already done, give hcryoicr
in favor of Harrison, Buckingham, as Albcmarlc
has already done, might. with equal, or even great.
or nnanimhy, express its preference for Judr,
White. This mode OF proceeding would eyid,n,.
ly produce distraction rather than concentration Of
public 'enImrat. There is, thrn, oalv one other
mode OF securing nnaaimity Of action, which. IN
our opinion, alone necessary to effect III. deGea,
OF Van Buren, in Nirelni"---alid tlats. the scheme
proposed by the meeting recently held in Wheel
ing tn" appointment Of delegates To meet in Com
rcntion IN Richmond, ON the second MONDAY of
FEBRUARY next, who, IN conjunction with the Wing
members OF the Legislature, shall mike a nomina-
uoh' 1Iame an Electoral Ticket, and adopt the
usual measures to promote lis success. This
scheme VIII by no means restrain the free express
SION OF opnion, IN the county meetings, with re-
gard to tie individual who should bc nominated
ny me r"h'ehtIon-out will rather invite hull
ana general manifestation OF public sentiment, as
/ d s''"' 10 '"''r own choice II "i be remembers
60 '''' 'n' heeiihe meeting. ter example, avow-
L" ''| "'c'u'd preference Tor Gen. Harris ON, bat
'AF'SSeu us entire Win gnesS 10 Surrender him, if
'I''"c' S"on'd De the choice OF the hig party in
'"-'''' ana 10 exert all IFS energies IN promoting
'"e success oil the Anii-Nan Buren, candidate,
""''''' ne may Dc. oueh We nope, viii be tie
course OF 'he bedford meeting: and we would
therefore suggest thai the phraseoloey OF the inv-
''''oh DC so altered as to include all the opponents
o' van Duren' instead OF combining ii to the friends
oil "rn' Harrison.
we confess however, that We should be in IA
V"r OF an unple lged Ticket as between White
an" f1arf7So"-ieavms IT with the voters 10 IN