Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-01
an, "a, BUREN, CONVENTION.

Inc Deliberations u o,,,e in the matte,
y n;,,a,Ors to the hr.srlean 49, p which recently
p'' ,a.,ns their highest ofiieefS' VIM ;.a':
Ct e'o..1 !, Baltimore, it may mol DC "'''e''a'-
eon'eneU hers to receive statement SOME
ing to 0e' IA Of tieir las, and most important
what IN - -. We therefore copy II, in anotll-
da. IS .7tI,er with a very interesting COM
q u,,ry on the whole Affair." "O"' ''' '''''''''''
q Patriot Gar as the Vice Prcsitlcn-
lin, is concerned, We are surprised
tia nom" M ,ba, Richard NJ Johnson obtained it.
q not hi'', of those who constituted the Con-
oa' ,,on refused to send |" 'ne'' aua's'1n 70 Us
'e1"I and that, their eyes opened 10 inc polH-
nlan' ''',,,or, and management by which Col.
cal c'n' ...;r,,;on was procured, supcraddcd
1oh'9 ,;.c,,onablc character, personally andpo-
. uN IL, ,on,inee, they have determined not
d lteaha' "a M. 10 recommend it TO the sup
70 .,f,bcr constituents VIC had supposed that
porte members oltllat body in determining
INC in that scheme Of political ingclery,
TO cur ,gitl their eyes open TO ITS hazardous
hau Nv. and that consequently, they were pre-
emu, .1 70 swallow whatever nomination '"Igia be
f",' Indeed, their conserving to take part m
made' .;a,s of 4 body, constituted for The cy-
the 0'',a Of preventing division in the ranl,s
pt'' claiming TO be homogeneous IN al It's
oi' - and appropriating to itself the tide Of
gJ ;, ,,oratic Republican" as beng significant
D' .,-iociples, bore with it an apparent il not
a! ~ .l..,q, to abide by It's decisions, and to
PO,'''' d,a,cr nominations il might make, how
sa'''''' ,.,;ab, he the sacrifice, in 50 don2, Of
eyer r..1.,a1 nrsf.rcnees. Whether obey were
'lo ~ al. touod, We shall NOT pretend to say.
No. vii. however say that their determination 10
w -. nomination Of Col. johnson, safely be-
go. of ,bc iacougluity Of their respective Cpl
sa''. or,a, measures of public policy, invoking
NV ...bo, Of constitutional construction aud of
-. Is honorable to their Independence,
.a,. rlsyate them in ths estimation OF every
- ,ho;r opponents, who has himself a proper
,es,ld for principle. ..
~. what shall be said Of tho nomIaa'oTs Of
-, t.l.son Men, protesting to be hostile to
nd oboye all other things, as - Monster,
l.. III, were no, crushed would soon pros'f'teh"
:, .,;a,orbo country have the uabl'l,hng eiIloatc-
commend to the people, as thc second officer
y. .,yornmen, and who might, by the happening
,...,.l CONTINGENCIES, become the frs, sea-
-. ,,,,o i, 1916 voted for this Very Bank,
and vim i, sill an advocate both OF the constltu-
,,oralitv and policy OF such an Institution Men,
,..i..n dat iaerna Improvements :. liz
.,h,3h,3,,,II thap,wer ofthc ye,e,' ana that tie
.,-,,,oct;y system hl, been anuihlated by the Ia
,.,,.,oo of tha administration, solcmlly nominate
l.r the Vice Presidency a gentleman who is noto-
,;o,slv friendly to both branches OF III" -imef1c0"
qa,.,m, S,-aage Inconsistency tins, indeed
And, vha Is remarkably singular, and should fea-
l,r the whole procedure odiona to the American
,o,n,sni,y. While thcir candidate for the Vice
Presidency cn,crtains these opinions, his adjunct
= n. nomination, for the higher Office pt PIc4-
don't. i,sad, by his friends in the South (aai elab-
or.o Efforts have been made 10 prove ~ to hold
continents ofprcciocly al adverse character Tn
-, .,,,,osition that this is trac-tha, while Col.
1ob,s,a is ultfa-latitu marian in constituting the
,o,s.imtion, embracing within the jurisdiction oi
he reneral government denied as we'll as doubdul
nowcr,. Mr. Van Burcn Is ul;ra-!imitarian as The
a,os, ,trait-laccd disciple of the school of 'oS
,oigI, ,lesre-what is the inevitable inference
Is !, not their design III thus presenting mi'ed
ticllt to the people, to win support from all par
.es,o cozen the people of the South. ~ repre-
ysnrug that Mr. Van Buren, agrees with them in
sentiment, while they buy up the votes OF the
North and West, BY combating Tan Butn's re-
n,,e1 scr,nles with JohnSon'S wcll-known liberal
iy1 Does no, Justify the farther inference, too,
that the men who can thus barter Offices for votes,
n undcscryefs,n are themselves totally destitute
of all pe-and that, as are the disciples so Is
the master whom they serve !
Rat is il correct tina, Mr.. Van Buren, belongs 10
the leRcrsonan school We do not believe that
Ills. We do not believe that MIR. Nan Bnrens
opinions, on the points above referred to. approx
innate viii, nearer to the Virginia standard than
those of Col. Johnson himself. 1t has been his
nolicv heretofore to induce the people oil the South
,osappose that lis opinions those of the Jecr-
son;an school. because he believed that he could
not calculate upon any thing like decisive sup
port in many of the Northern and Western States,
and consequently that Southern votes were neces-
sary 10 ensure lis election to the Presidency. But
recent events have opened his eyes to the error Of
this calculation. He now pcrccives that the Nor
hcrn States. even including those in which the
WHO Marty have so successfully resisted Jackson