Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-19
OMMUNICATIONS.
MEEIiNGlS CAaPBf.l.L.

OF the Administration convened al Mr.. Finch.
Tavern, at Campbell Court House, on Monday the
9Th inst. (bcing cour, day,) Capt. Adm Clement
was called 10 the Chair, aud Achilles ID. Johns n
appointed Secretary.
| The object Of the meeting having been cxplain.
Cd by tho Char, to be the nomination Of n suitable
person to run ms n candidate for tho mex, Legs.
l"tore, with Capt o. q. Clay
| On motor, the following named persons
| apPon.cda committee TO propose some one 10 the
meeting, viz Dr. James Pankey, Sterling G. An.
| dcrson, Miles Cary, John Hobsnn, Col James q.
bearing, Rowland Ward, William $. D,ngud
James Russell. and the Chairman and Secretary
who, after having retired few minutes, made e
verbal report, proposing William Daniel, junr.
Esq, in which the meeting unanimously concur
| red
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were up
pointed committee TO inform Mr. Daniel Of his
nomination, and to reques, his answer as to his
| ccptancy OF 1t.
| Achilles u. johnson, then presented the follow
| ing preamble and resolutions, which were unnn
mously adopted rs the sense Of the meeting
The friends Of tho administration here met, have
ever tel as they now feel forvcn, interest IN the
political consistency of this their native State, in
her relotions with tho Government Of the u States
Duly approaching, as they conceive, the pr,nci-
pes by which she has eyer been governed as for
|
pact, they view with feeling, OF the dccpos, con-
corn the efforts now making, and which ,hcy re-
get to say have been partially successful, 10 allure
her people from their venorncd doctrines Of '99-'9,
and 10 secure their voice behalf OF set Of strange
| men and things, whose success they believe would
be found TO consummec fra, IN a pervadlng cortup-
ton OF government. as fatal to Democracy splcn.
did IN theory, and thcn in the final dissolution OF
| our happy Union. To DC more explicit VIC be-
l'eyo that the unprecedented conduct OF tho party
who have adopted the unmcri,cd cosnomcn Of
Wings, ns developed in certain recent political
events, strikes at once at the very vitality Of our
political existence And II ia to raise our voice
as irccmen and az portion Of tho republican par
~ OF these states, that we have convened on this
occasion
We do not mean 10 charge the great body Of the
pariy opposed TO us with corruption, or with unpu
rio,ic motives. Doubtless they love their country
ns well as We do. Yet Il is strange TINT they nd
vocale with zcol worthy OF better leaders and n
be,tor cause, tho measures Of those 10 whom they
have confdod their public trusts. We can account
for that zeal only by supposing TIM, their morbid
dislike OF Gen. Jack on, fcll in obedience to exam.
pie &c, by certain desperate and disappointed as-
pIranta whom he has superseded, have rendered
them equally blind To the pefcc,ions OF tho one and
the fauts of the others Who arc Messra Clay
to tho faithful loyalty tina, heterogeneous party
which bols like tho cauldron OF the wcrd sisters
with spirits OF every colour and consiscnsy =
Both havo been foilcd by tho controlling popularity
OF the President and both upon spccc Mess terms
with him. Both are desperate in their political for.
tunes, rendered 80 by the firm support which tho
people havo given to the measures OF their more
successful rival-nnd both, are 10th to sny seem
TO be equally desperate in tho principles, or rather
the want Of principle they avow, and the mems
they use TO thwan tho measures Of nn adminis,rn-
ton which thoy 20 much hnto under the spccious
prc,ex, OF patriotism and virtue. To effect their
grea, ohjoc, Of rendering odous tho policy Of tho
administration. they have amigamnted Their
strength, md are found batting shoulder 10 shoul
der against all thu movements ofihc Executive
| with an unsparlng fer cness, that only be die
| tnted by the incentives Of human jealousy, mnde
reckless by despair. We know thu, they arc the
very anpodcs OF cnch other on gront constitutional
questions the one advocating Amos, an unlimited
construction OF the Fc1cfal compnct-thc other
verglng on the very extreme of State sovereignty
Yet VIC have seen these wide extremes meeting We
had almost said like the cxtreni'ics OF a SERPENT
which aims at the destruction of its victim hy EN-.
bracing il within lrs coil, Doubtless the master
spirits in this absurd harmony Of d,seotdant mate
rails, have their feelings to crafty and their OBJ
lecss 10 achieve md II - no, surprising II they have
their followers TO cover their fuen fortunes with
some show Of vulour.
Are wa severe Mr.. Clay md his friends will
doubtless snswcr no--when We rerulnd them Of a
certain famous Tes, Oath, and it's pains md pen.
allies and We are sure that Mr. Calhoun and his
followers will equally excuse u.s. when they rcmcn,-
Der their sleeping nnsthemss Of the tafif and it,
ruthless friends. II Inns been but few short months
since tho friends of Mr. Clay asserted in their pro-
per Places that tho design Of tho dominant, purity IN
South Carolina was to sever this happy Union, and
TO make tho ambitious Mr. Calhoui,, President, or
citizen King" II you will, Of that patriotic State.
On tho other hans in the same short stretch Of time
we have heard Mr.. Clay denounced in tho bitter
es, terms by certain multiplying gentlemen then the
friends Of General Jackson but now opposed TO
him, as the disappointed aspirant, whose war; pes
thence and famine oratory, as well as his support
OF the tyrnnnic tariff, wss dealing confusion and
division in country. until then prosperous, united
and happy. Yot strange to say, these gentlemen
are now the very bedfcllows of unity We ask
lem--how have they been rcconccd, II - no.
surprising then II we have supposed these two op.
posic portions Of tho Presidents enemies TO be tho
head and The tail ofa party, both Of which were
found essentially necessary for their common OBJ
| jec' Wet thesn advocates Of principlc-ihese
guardians Of the Contribution" physicians, heal
yourselves"
We ore not surprised that the fricnds OF The one
should advocate the dttut,onaiitv sod even the
expcdiency of Bank but o are surprised that the
friends Of tho other shoui array themselves un'cr
the banner, If ony Bank VIVA ever, under rnv cir
cumstsnces-Thrse are tho very stickets for
strict principle and in the paroxysms Of their putr
otism they tell us they ore opposed TO oil Banka.-