Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-16
crl1ART CLAlBOR NE.

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.nl,,lv nominated by the District Convention,
s.h,cb assembled at Frankie" Court house. on the
su''' C,bru,ry, to run against c apt. Claiborne
:, The approaching election Tor congress- say
y" ',., oominatcd, and presented to tho district
6.. farm with all possible para ic and ceremony.
nav let ~ enquire, by what number of per
h"' tt,. Mr. Stuart been nominated | venture
''s that not one hundred frecholIcrs all put
!" attended the different county meetings
vs., .en, delegates to this august Convention
W., W., IN, hundred of the hittyfre hundred uote's
W.. ,;s,r,ct have beeen heard in this nomination
W, o,s hundred have expressed, by public meet
~ their sentiments in relation TO this Conven
rankin. with great Immunity, has supported
"a, Claiborne, for twenty five years. Tho peo-
~ oflh,t county have sustained him through good
.ai,bronoh evil repor,-haye conf led in hi. hon
.,,v Of rurcosc-hs integrity of character-hIs
:, .,rd pubic virtue And IT was there, IN the
,.,,,, Of his fricnds--:hat these "}tfsnds Of the
o.o,lsn assembled, rih closcd doo,s, 10 censure
and condemn his political course.
Ifw,, quite unnecessary for the author OF the
s3l,cs, is sud b. the Convention TO have taken
40, himself the trouble of Introducing tho politi-
u tomato of Cant Claiborne to the u9tcrs OF this
,f,rt- They arc ye,y we'll acquainted with their
conservative, -They have known hlm long and
II, know TINT he has, upon all occasions, been
sno,c 10 DO tho best he could, for their wciaro.-
They KNOW, too, that Capt. Claiborne mas uni
,ormIy suoportcd The measures OF the adm'nisra
ton when no thought they were exped'ehl anu
,bt-and tina, he has opposed them, when ne DC.
h.yed that TINY were impoltuc and wtong-aflu
a.y like him the bettcr for this. They wish their
represeutatiyc to act with disoretlon-wlh hrmncss
with becoming independence Ihcy desire
man of this character not one, VINO 10 disposed TO
an ,wsy with every hing, that hc may please the
presilrnt.-Fhey want Il representative, 10 guard
noro,eot and defend their lights, when necessary
+, hold on TO Justice and the Constitution, whether
Jackson approve or disapprovc-to look with a
single eve to the great interests of the nat'on,-
Ia succumb upon every occason, 70 the whiins ana
e,nrces of an arbitrary President Such an indi'l'
dal thew find in Nathaniel IL. Claiborne, their pre-
,ea worthy representatives,
The peopl. OF this district have not the least
idea of exncIing faithful, honest and experienced
public servant for one that is raw and untred-'or
one who cxpecs to roll into office on the wheels OF
Iaksonism They know that Capt Claiborne Is
exposed TO the rccharter of the United States Bank
us 6rm unyeldlng and uncompromisih@ IN nus
opposon as is Mr. Siuart-tats'S the great ho0oy'
And in this they will gam no hing by chahge VI
men, And far,her-they know, that iiner repre-
sentative deserted the President IN critical emcr-
gcncy" he did SO from gooc motives, ana 'o' 'hc
best rcasons-ihey believe, with nm, 'ha' '"c 'e'
mova of the deposltes lcds an arbitrary ac' " 'e
President and not " authorised by the constitution,
and laws, as the re'y able and PfofoHH" 'ou'ess
Of The convention would have H. =.
The people of this district have no olhef pe',''
in q IL
slation, in all measures having Tor 'he'f ooJFc''"c
Advancement of the public good-'hey oe'te "o
representative who would 90 far'hcr-Mr STUART
sbrought out under the avowed name OF Tue '"e"'
.on, Van Buren, candid, AMI still, the address
nominating him says not Il word as 10 h's @e"o',"
lie priueip,es! Blu, it matters not about TINS, Tor
Tho little goo it would do HIM, or h,s party-one OF
whom, declared, the other day, in great wrath 'ha'
/, woull b,t anv sum that Claiborne would not
beat Stuart more than fifteen hundred uote' IN Inc
1isrctll This will do pretty well-and II Is neaf
,bou, the majority that ,ciH be g'ren to Csp'' Cia''
borne
lam sorry tina, Mr.. Stuart, for whom entertain
he highest rcsafd,) has suffered himself To be
buneht forward on this occasion. those VINO
nave done !, know that he cannot be- eleoted-they
know ,Ac utter inposslbilily of sucn lhlns-a"1
they have made this pardds, for effect more 'hai'
any thing ese-Srl in the language OF Inc Al
dress, would recommend TO the Wings throughout
the district, tho closest union, his WIN n',No
VIA, is certain, dOu5ly certain! 10 me ro's'
then The Wings of the district, are ca,'su Oh III
April to give their votes to their GOOD, ou
Nathaniel II Claihorns 10.
March Sd, 1885.
To the Citizens of Bedford County
In rendering to you, once more, fe''o" u''A."'
my services, 10 represent you in the next Virgins
Legislature, Gas | now do,) feel 'ha' | a'' 81
'erned by the best Of motives, and not ny sp''
oluncompromslng hostility towards such as may
d'lier with me in opinion respecting the mIs' pU
minent political acts of the day. 1t IS MUG"
aep'oed that an honest difference OF no""'a' ot'
ION should SO often be The means OF scVc'''e Wv
oes' OF friends Far from this has ever cee" -
'nough' and practice. As an evidence o. WIZ.
amongst some of my warmest personal r'e 1t
can show my mos, deadly political erem'es' .t S,
ever, recent developments of facts Il am 'uusn'
believe, are daily lessenng the latter n nun
put be that as ii may-I have no idea OF Shl''. 'a
.aandering for opinions saks-the Tree eAe'.o
" which hold, as being sacred to all. ins'eao :,
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