Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-05
POLITICAL.
JUDGE WHITE AND THE DICTATOR.

JUDGE WHITE AND THE DICTATOR.
In addition 10 the hanors conferred upon bin
and his leading friends. whel, we have slrca,i,
noticed, SAYS the Washington sun. We have nov
to record that lagc portion OF the citizens of Cur
ter county, Tennessee, recently tcrdered to him
u most cordial invitation To honor them with his
presence AZ public dinner in Elixabeth,own
while on his way to Washington. From the letter
OF invitation, we learn that many Of those whu
came forward on this occasion Ia offer him this
mark OF their attachment. had been the SINGERS
friends of the President of the United States, while
others supported the Judge, because til V were op-
posed 10 Caucus nomination, aud because they be-
| lcvcd the all,rs of our Government would be sa-
ter in the hands Of one whom they know to be
| morally and politically honest, than OF Il man
| whose whole life has been nothing bu, "A series of
changes and Inconsistencies.
Judge White co"ld na,, consistently with his ar
engagements for departing on his way to Washing
ton, accept their invitation but he sent letter
| from which VIC take the following extract:
" l am aware that MANY of NV fellow citizens
| .! Carter have been the early, the devoted, and
the uniform friends OF the present Chief Mapis-
Iraie. Both his t,lchls and enemies well know
that lew are now to he found, whose attachment Ia
him commenced earlier or continued more slead-
" than my own. have known him long and
hongbl | lsnew him we'll His course for the
LAST year or two in relation 10 his successor, is not
such as had anticipated from his character, his
sense oi Justice, or his avpwcd prime pcs. He j..
and has for somr time been, using the immense
patronage of high station. and his whole weight
OF personal influence, 10 induce the people of the
United States 10 vote for n particular individual
aS his successor. II | desired the oiltc, and had
been the man o his choice, so tar as know my
sell, would Father not receive sin liz vote than
that he should have interrred To procure NV
election. Let the precedent be established thai
,l,c incumbent can select, and, through ms mRn-
sRcc, procure the election of his SUCCESSOR and our
revolutionary fathers will have loilcd in vain We
will have Transferred al. Efficient po,cer into
the bands of the Chief Magistrate, and a.
greed To pcrpetna'o every abuse which can
c'"cp into the Government. Against such
course have entered my protest. Rather than
give IL my sanction would ehccriully par
with every political friend ever bad.
II well known To many II my irlo"-citizfn~
Iii't II was my sincere wish that my n'mr should
not b. used a. canddae tor the distinguished of-
hce OF the Chlri NJ es,ratr of'his great and grow
ing nation. same of ,o, as we'll Is others, we're
anxious it should be-, and lconsenlcd. Attempts
have been ma H. first codN, then Ia rorrce me ="
Withdraw il. Tbc>r have f'II"d, aud the effort no"
making Is To vcrlly the predictions OF my valued
old friend, the President, thai should be rem.
Thanks To YOU, nv cnnntr, men; thanks TO hun
drrd> OF others, who h,,r long known me. AN
h"' $" "" whether | e,rr "ni P'' ''e "is'"'
cannot Tor tell. II shall be my constant ann to
to merit good character: bni what /
NV +, piliaiion Will ultimately br, depends not up
an myself, bui on my fellow ciizrns. | mproud I
of vonr continued confidence, and return sou my
sincere thanks for Your nnwa,erlng and steady I
support. | thank every early TREND who solicited
the u>c Of NV name, and has renamed INN, not T
the lamentations ot thosc IN powcr.
- The feo who have Welded and gwen me up,
can readily forgive. Some OF them, no doubt,
hare rctsiped ,etighticr arguments than my friends
can ever use. Others, distinguished t,lcnd
has sal were misbOrn. Their lot has been cast
in land of liberty, where every cnilen Is sovcr-
rign when, accnrdin. to their principles, they
were intended for the Slaves of some dtspot.
Z" shall preserve your invitation while 1--we,
and il Heath hand it over To my children, as an
evidence that my constituents OF Carter county did
no, credit the calumnies which have been shower |
ed down upon me and that, let others do as they
may, they have determined that they and their /
Children will continue to be free.
With the highest respect, ! am, gentlemen,
Your friend and fellow citizen,
HU. l.. WHITE"