Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-02
m,,c NEXT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tue ,rcISIATlVE NOMINATION.

.I.ncv nj JUICE " NV "
r,e,. and that ofJudge Mclean by a major.
A'soe -. members of the Ohio Legislature and 9th
ny s:.,;n.,ished citizens assembled at Columbus,
~ .needilv be succeeded by a like nomination,
WOW. nnem.ers of the Legislature of Mass chu-
oy"' n their distinguished fellow-ci,izen, Dan
se"'' ,bs,,r This nomination has been made, as
N +, seen by the s~uhjo'ned article.
~. take no exception 10 the emper AMI spirit IN
:" w ,hs nomination of Mr.. Webster is made,
al. I'VE do most seriously regret the nomination
,".,f =, this early day, as calculated TO promote d.
' IN the ranks Of the Wing party, already
~. .,;.h,lv bound together, and the heterogeneous.
W.. 81 .ome of " hose elements, approximating to
ns.m.n, hostility. calls for oblivion OF past causes
~ .,,;fe. rather than the introduction of allmen, 10
I..n hem alive, and of fresh subjects OF dissensioh.
NJ ia we make this objection because the nomina-
soms, from Massachusetts, and because It has
M. nm Daniel Webster. The steady and zeal
". .,n,ort. which, in the Presidential contest OF
,.,i when we firss entered nnon the political are
=. W. gave TO another distinguished citizen of that
s,,,. when we were in a hopeless minority in Vir-
uni. and The entire South, will shield US from the
;mn,,s,ion of local prejudice, while the uniformly
lind manner in which we have spoken OF the emf
nan, nominee will equally defend us against The
.o,oicion of personal antipothy. When the idea
WA. suggested, some weeks ago, by the Richmond
Who. Of Presidential nomination, by the mnJori-
~ Of the Virginia Legislature, we 'entured to ex'
mes, our objection to that suggestion and the rca-
sons of that objection, which we then only hin'ed
at. are row developing themselves. We were sat-
;,6ed that If the practice of State nominations were
once commenced there would be no stopping place
and that if it did not lead TO the nomination OF as
many candidates to the Presidential office as there
were States in the Union, It would be only because
-. ~ ...,o:, ,y;thiD ito ltppItS some
citizen. whose ambition painted for the Prlze, and
whose popularity did not authorize n hope MAT he
might grasp it in tn, confusion o: the Struggle u
mony so many competitors. We objected to a
nomination in Virgi MA, and We now object TO the
Massachusetts nomination, that, by subdivIding
the great Wing party into clans, which, ny the
<,rce Of circumstances, well understood, will be
come devotedly attached to their respective chiefs
AND hostile to his rivals. the difficulty OF concentra'-
ing their entire strength upon a single individual
.of,hat rarity, when the time for that concentration
shall arrive, will be vastly ma sniitd, If not render
ed insur mountable. Suppose Mr.. Leigh should
now be nominated by Virginia, Mr.. Clay by Ken
lucky, and Mr.. Calhoun by South Cardinals 1t
not apparent that discussions Will arse between
their respective friends, touching their comparative
aualihcal ions and merits, which, commencing IN
good feeling, will end in nreooncileable hostility J
Du any DuIty " " 4 S'S' Z S'S'
by suLdividing its forces, and arraying their re-
~pcc,ive heads against each other, in n direct con-
tlic, of interest We trow not. And, if the Wing
sar,y OF the United STATES now pursue that ia ally
foolish ,,ol,cv, defeat is inevitable-for, how can
cxpec, victory, split up into small fragments
when, even as q united party, II is doubtful "he'h-
Ct they BE- moi weaker than their an agon'sts
We repeat, thea, that our objection TO the Mas
nomination is based neither on local
prejudice nor personal an'ipathy-tut that II mas
reference solely TO the success ofthe great cause OF
governmental purity and constitutional liberty
which we believe to be involved in the issue OF The
coming contest.
Besides-why desert Henry Clay, for the pur-
pose of taking up Daniel Webster Conc"rr'ng,
as we heartily do, in the justice OF The eulosy PAL"
by III, Massachusetts Legislature to Mr.. Weos'er,
vencverheless contend hat in no particular would
tia, eu,ogium be inapplicable 10 Mr.. Clay. In
point, of ability, OF integrity, of patriotism, and oil
tried attachment to the constitution, neiher MT
Webster, nor any other man, is entitled to take the
lead Of the prosecuted, Denounced and Slandefeo
Kentuckian-a man whom " modern destneracy
has not reached whose proud d'soain OF ih't'eue'
and those little arts by which LILLE men arc cie'a'
ed 70 the seats of power, and male 70 cxPahu mo
unnatural proportions by Its nnSnify'hs anu" rus
trous properties, has alone kept him from inc h'sn'
est honor of the Republic ; and whose hoo.e ueeo'
Of patriotism, cqualling in grandeur inc se''-'""o
Of Cur,ius, will extoIi from posle'"v' S"ou'
injustice pursue hun TO INC S'a'e' Wv
applause which belongs, no' }" suee'''' "N
merit which deserves It.
We remark again, whtt we nave once oc'o'e :"
ken occasion to say, that the nomination OF MI
Webster will not be palalable to the Wings OF the
South. Deeply as the country is indebted 10 MI
Webs,er for his polit,cal course during the laat Ten
or fifteen wears. there are certain facts IN his enr'y
which, though they may have oeeh Dol"
forgiven and forgotten at the North, arc stu re-
membered at the South, and which VII" DC 7"
vived. and will weigh like a mill stone around
his neck should he be a candidate for the next
Peesidcncy-wc alludr, of course, 10 his opFo-
si,ion to the war of 1912, and 10 the violent
character of that opposition, And, we may aou,
tina, Mr.. Webster entef,ains certain principles OF
constitutional construction. which, devoted MS -
his attachment to that venerated work OF our lore
fathers, as he understands il, are regarded WIN
deer.rooted aversion by almos, the entire Sou'h'
and, if possible are more decidedly repngnan' 10
the Whiss than to the Jackson party. we 10 no,
believe, under any Circumstances, that nc cou'"
obtain the vote of a single State south OF the ZOO
mac-evcn against Mr.. Van Buren,.
These remarks are made in a spirit OF cahuo'
and good feeling, which, we hope, VIII be pfope,'y
appreciated by the Northern friends OF Mr.. Weo-
stcr.
LEGISLATIVE NOMINATION FOX 1hh
PRESIDENCY.
At a very large Convention Of the memoc,s Oh
tho Massachusetts Legislature, held on W eohos-
day evening last DANIEL WEBSTER was u
hanimouslv recommended 10 his fcloW-ciiZens as