Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-01
SECRET INSTRUCTIONS AND CAUcr,
NOMINA rIONS

SECRET INSTRUCTIONS AND CAUcra
NONlNA rIONS
Amidst all the efforts the present q lmini,,,,
t'"n TO snbvcd the principles of our RapubcAn 20
vernnent, there are none much tob denrer,,.4
| as The Van Buren, practice of secret ms ror,,o,,
and caucus nominations The Proclamation III,
Cabinet Manifesto and the Protest. all con am.
principles at war With the spirit of free poyern
| mcnt; and II they become the ocqnlesccd IN mi,
c,ples of action III the administrator of our affair,
must necessarily sound the knclI of our cxlslcnc,
a free people. But these are blows struck at u,
the day--and, wi,hslandlns the sonh,sry
which the p 'ndes off, ,bltion have woven nregn1I
thcm and the darkness aud mystl6cs,ion nod,
which corrupt and venial press his endea yor.d i
hide their d'to NIFTY, ppaeffu opposition met III, nj
al the threshold, and must Of other causes do rod
rctaanrely c'oSe our exlstenceO finally consgn
them an their supporters 10 the same crave of exc
cri'lOn, IN whlch their progenrtns, the Alien ond
oclitlon laws, now slrep the steep OF Death Ihcy|
are emP"sucally " ons and Numerically orpo,,1
to the genus OF free people; and however h.
AoIoch OF parry may f r awhile succeed in bind
'ns Them o IT'S car, whilst II is madly ds~hln. Owed
all that IS sacredto fteemcn, YET m feqcor, ny.d
people, awakins from jher sturOr, nriH 1T engi sd
things as they are, and shake from them me lncu
bus, even as" The dew .drops from lions man.
They arc dangerous m0y b. fn,sl-hJ our j.
taithtnl srntlnels have fired ;he alatm gun--lh.v
gallant Ways have flown 10 the rescue n,
OF lAber'y Is uniurlrd 10 the bfe, re and thoui
our patro army may yet b. in a minority. ~ ore
90 yenn. y people 100 unhackned lathe corrur-
ton aud in'ri-ue of ambi lnn-tor n mornen, 10
doubt that he cause of freedom VIII f. sHy triumph
But fom the new tangled practice Of srcrd iaat4c
i1ns W. have eve'y thing o dr. nd-eyery tht,9
10 fear II is a on IN he dark--a sab under tn,
ifh ub-anj If II cannot be s,,e~dily uuksnseIlel
dI Jagged forth 10 the light AMI expos 70 lhr no.
pie IN ill is native dcravIJy and ba.cn,ss, vsln
will be cv'ry ex tt,on of the patriot and ihos.
gallant Wnigs whu now fearessly t.'cas ing m,
storm Of roN e., and generously rishIng nj 10 b at
back the wave Of nsnrpalon and save their coun-
y, had as well yIeld 10 their fate, and no Ionst
hopc o save proulc, who seem deter min, MI 70
be- saved. If, after we have met OR ENEMY N tha
fcd-f'nsht hn and v'nqashod him the Psop"
he deniei people, suffr tins vnnqu shd foe to
whisper treason IN iheIf cars aud amrrr with heir
hon sty until they r,atiy 10 hclr backs IN
Their defenders aud SAY lhrtr headers, who 80 lHley
led thin to victoty-rvcn hist the laurel ,yet
giecn winch tins same people W esthei around
their broAs, Tor their glorious cxer,lous against
the patit can han; hope or what incentive can
he have for father strrg Re IN their causo} B1, 4
hrave, aSnanlmous. cavaIrlc people, cannot
hus ac;-Thcy may be scduced INTO this gnoninl
Gus course bot Knowingly, thy eann,f lriA mol,
90 1t. There is honor even amongst thnve. and
sore am the most fallhcss and corrupt people on
earth would feel II blush of shame soemny
10 vote aga'ns; measure today, and WITH
ont shauon of areumt MT 10 convince
them they had erred, ro-norroW sgna rapcr
approving OF the very ac's they bod just con-
demncd Virginia lofty, high mnd.d, r ut
Virglnla--w Size pursue course winch would
t'nge he cheek of the highway robber with stame
Or viii she knowingly suiiy and degrade her M
cien' honnrs to minlst to the dark ambiiono'
The pc,tosging in'rlguer # ~ iolh Nesu
Never The Cd domnon WH be found tfee 10
Ecrself-shc rtU not soop her bead 10 the crl"te
tIon of parly-nor ,ameIy fall INTO the wake oil ID
Ju. 4ler OF kinderhook.
Why, then, II my b. asked, are some Counties
which, IN the sp1lns, after III falost investigation
{ ect'd LelSh-men, now insuucline their drleSa"'
to vote against Leigh Ii is becauss this seemin,
e ent Tor It IS not faclt has been drought aeo"
ny the most daring and unhILshing system q
frauds. misrepresentation and vIIainy, ever before
palmed upon any people on earth. | say, II is no
a fact +; and 81 certain am | OF this, would freely
venture my souls salvation, thai, with one NOUN :
campaign to undecelve the people, there IS mol
county IN Virginia which would not to,morfo"
eve the same vote against the administration lha'
II dih last spring Ii does seem strange that d po'
pie, intelligent as the yeomanry of Virginia arc
Known 10 be, should have been imposed uponby mo
msiePlescn atoms of the office seekers and defeat
ed cardldatcs, as II would appear J., some counties
they have heen. An artificial observer would pro-
nonncc H. at once, evidence oflhelr corruption
But wherever THIS thing has bapp,ned- wherever
those who voc cd fora Leigh man in the spring
have SINCE signed secret instructions to Their dele
gates to vote against him have Sc, it down 10
an opposite cause, 10 Wlt:to their honesty HON
esty, IN tie language of distinguished urlsf, no"
no more, is ever supple and crcduous. Conscious
OF n" designs ITSELF II suspects none IN others. E'-
cry lane ami avenue OF the heart is thrown opet-
AID oil who choose II, enter Hence II is, that the
why uemasosue, the corrupt Office seeker, the nc
'rate' chndd SIC, have all been enabled 10 Polsof
ne minds "i nonesi men, more or less and sednce
them 10 become the INV ttlng agents of their uh
ha'lowed purposes. myself have w,tht sse'
'heir game, ard with sorrow observed their sno'''
polson, stealing INTO and jaundcing the MINDS Q
'hosc knew 10 be honest. There is nothing eas'