Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-02

,cs Col pasenpori --oatseses-a'i W. pe'ef'
we in f. ver OF the general principles pfo'esseo
ts1s administration, wheh II came mo po"e
81 T,y,onor, ana al. his friend. ere still in fave
- ,he.e orn.,nes--bui when the frae'ies Of se nd
,,.,,s,ra,on became the Of their pfaiss
.ions Col Davenport proved too honest man 70
"A, s5,fr He showed hat be was not sniie'enf)
trained in the school OF New York noiaeal tae''ei
10 change hi1 principles as easy as no eeui'
,hanfs his garmen,s--anj henec tic edei ron, 'hf
h..,,.m,sician of New York po,aieS, cxnresst.
,b,ou,h his mlnions. the seifstyled delegates oil Q
Convention. ttai We must turn him out eno tene
n n,,n who will prove better scholar oil mo les
.ons they teach OF dupiclsy, soeset''eneyi &C. &c
The s,nstion for US 10 dec.da al the polls IN Arri
arv whether we VIII obey this edIet, lhus expires
,.d or nc, for ourselves and porthy e ourscires.
md asain elect he representative Of our former
,hoice ana confidence Toptesent his question
in It's true and propsr lighl--io dseneumbef II OF
the mist and false forms which the sophsry OF do.
,irning politieat,s would wind around Ito Sho.
our own sentiments, and the principles which go
yern our actions, to nighbors and fsllew eii.
zens of the county, the object of his meeting
WHY do these seli-s,yled delegates harp alfogoh-
er ON the Bank, lts ma practices, &c. Col Daven-
port is as much opl'osed 10 tho Bank as his compel
isor possibly can be, & ofcouse the Bank question:
ran have no proper bcaring upon the election. And
why their fanfaronado offrofh ard party slang a
ratnst the Ba1k, unless it be for the purpose of
preserving false issue TO be asted upon by The
people We, the members OF this meeting are
not wiling that even these sefslyled delegates
should consider us such enls es TO be caught in
their din,sy traps Nor tnf, ne believe that but few
of ous fellow counyuen @t bow 10 their dc,a-
lion.
We 10 not presume 10 address the citizens OF the
other counties of the dslrti. Col Davenport has
friends in those counties, far abcr than ourselves,
who, we readily presume viii do justice 70 his
cause lie has also friends IN this county, far n
bier THAI ourselves, but VIC, as his neghbsrs and
friends, claim tho right 10 express Our opinions,
and shus publicly 10 confer with our ftlow-cltizons
of the eounty and TO respectfully ask them calmly
and dspassonsiey 10 view the question IN all Its
bearings and then decide whether they will again
cooperate with az IN eiecting Col. Davenport, or
bow to the Jictsiion and do The bidding VI Van Blu
fens mnfuns
We shall 10, pretend TO discuss the questions
wkloh will arise during the canvass ofthe ensuing
Presidential election. Box this much we will Two
will yo,e tor any honest man, with good commoa
.ense-say David Crockett, for instance, before
we viii vote fer Martin Van Barren, whether he se
nom nate by Zoo Baltimore Convention or not. The
aq IL al tactics he has pracccd thus FAR, since he
lrst entered ino public life-hls vote upon Ae
Missouri qpestion-his vote in tho New York
Conversion To extend the fgl sf suffrage 10 the
biaeks-hs intriguing, ropuiefty hunting non
ranni.ta dupliehy, and want Of prncIple-hIs
safely fund banking system, making them engines
IN tho hands Of pattg ibis system OF punlshlng
political opponents anu rewar1ng friends, by re-
moving officers, and bsstowng offices, without re-
gard o f-ilhll service, long tiled merit and cxper
ence, but for the purpose OF rcwnrdlng the victor,
aud furnishing the yanqulshsd, lhareby Keeping
political trained bands Of Office holders expcctants
constantly organized ready TO do his bidding by de-
claring themselves members Of convention, and IN
tha, assumed capacity debating to tho homes, unsus.
a~ctjrg muliujo, who they must vote tor-'hus
making our pubic officers dependent on tho leaders
of n pari8 for the places they hold and subscrycnt
To- them, instead of being dependent upon US, tina
people AMI tae faithful inJep- ndent guardians and
representatives. of Our rights and 'ntcrests-ln
short every consideration re idcrs HIM GU, OF the
question even to be though Of for the Presidency,
IT we have any wish 10 preserve our foe republican
institutions IN their party and simplicity. For
ourselves, must and viii say 10 those self styled
delegates who have called on Us 10 Turn OFT Col.
Davenport that we are not The puppets TO dance as
,1ey may pull the wires.
hose self STYLED delegates say tou', in their ad
dr9ss Now, We conceive that comment is unnc-
cr,snry to shon that the President IS responsible
,r te faithful execution of the laws ia all the ex-
.cntivo departments Of ths government Who
oalJ have thought alicr making his assertion, that
Trey would have failed to hold The President ac-
-,aniabe for the a,grant and plIPnbc violations
ul tho cons tuition and laws, pracllsed m the Post
Office department But no-thoy tell US not one
word abou, the universally admitted frauds and
eorrupons of his department OF the government,
which have been We'd the plague spot upon our
iafant republic" Why did not these saplont coun-
stIlors tell about those bargains, c"rthp IONS
and violations of law, which have been prsc ,sed
~ this department of the government, by winch
thousands and hundreds of thousands Of money
nave beer filched from us, the people Because
VIC spppose that II Is not congcnia TO hsir code O!
foIhica hat We, the people, should .noic, or hthh
tut only act as they direct.
FELLOW. c itlzcns- We arc not writers by prac-
tee or politicians by trade. We are well aware
That what we have said might be placed IN better
la,m and conveyed in better language. We hav,
n,tme TO prune and polish, and II we have OK
dressed Ourselves plain enough TO be fairly un Ter
stood it is all that We have aimed 1T. We hay,
aid nothing against Capt Coles nor for him
and for the most cosent Of all reasons. We kno"
,uhing aeatusL him as a man and citizen and no
ming in his favor statesman or rolitlcidn
jIrthciples no, men, govern our actions. We FEC
:, deep interest in the passing political scenes
AMI seriously hope that Others of cur fllow
citizens the people like ourselves, mot he would
b,lcaders OF The patty-of them we have no hopes,
viii look closely to their rights and interests; AM
ihen we have no fear that the Van Buren, wire
workers, will call US, the people, puppets or ma
chimes ready TO move at their bidding.
The rery last from Col. CroekeA.-ln the de