Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-12
POH.IEEe Al.
ffom the Petersburg HteHigcaecr.
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.

letters Which were addressed by myself To Mr.
Martin Van Buren,, and by him have not been
answered Why he has failed, or rather | eau
WIN more propricty say, refused, 10 answer them,
shall leave You 10 be the intelligent and impart Il
! Judge.
II mas now been some time since asccrtaincd
that Mr.. Van Buren, would no, respond TO my
plain and direct nierrogaory and had dcclm-
ed 10 spread my letters 10 him before the public.
untIl the late publication ot his frank and full re.
ply TO the questions put 10 him by tho Hon. Shcr-
rod W llllams, representative in Go ngrcss from the
State OF kenluckN. Why that letter OF his be-
Ing frank and full as | characterize it, should lead
me 10 make this hostile demonstration against
ITS author, shall sci forth the reason in lis proper
place.
Never, since the publication OF Mr.. Van Burcn's
letter 10 Nol Mallory, rs nv own letters to Mr..
Van Buren, will show, have | been satisfied in re-
atlon to the inquiry which propoundcd 10 him.
10 my apprehension of lis import, that letter
transferred 40 evidence that Mr.. an Buren, would
veto a bill To abolish slavery IN 3" the ten miles
square - and all the circumstances in connection
with his situations apart from that letter, eonSplre
TO convince my most deliberate Judgment that he
would not thus apply the yeto-preroeatise. This
letter did not bring satisfactory evidence to my
mind that he would veto such bill, because Mr..
Van Buren,, far aS | had observed his COURSE
had always heretofore, in The expression Of his o.
pnonS, been full and frank and fearless the as
Scrlion by the Wing paper, To the contrary not
"llllsandlng; while this letter WIS Al be, equivo
cal not PLAIN to the point. And what do we NOW
see! | hat Mr.. Van Buren,, who always before
ms dlScufslVe reply 10 Col. Mallory, had been eN-
plieit in expressing ms opinions ON all points Of
pohey ana constitutional law, Is again exhibiting
his accustomed tranhncss IN his categorical an
q the COmDpN uIpSlionS pf Mr. SlrrraI
Williams W hat Is the Inference flashing ON the
mind, like a ray OF hight on the visual organ Me.
dItaie ON H.
But 1t may be INSISTED that ms letter to Col. Nal
Tory IS rank and nncquNocal. II can convey
my own thoughts 10 other minds, | cannot fad 10
dc monNtrate that Il IS any thing else but frank and
uneqnNocal, Take the letter 10 Col. NJ, and
examine ii by itself, and the conclusion mieLt he
drawn with some degree OF a willing certainty that
Mr'N an Buren, "onid veto il bill to abolish slave
rN IN the District lie says " there are oil iectons
TO the exercise otlhis power, dganstthe ieshcS Of
He stare -h0idi"g St0jH, as imperative in their
nature aud Obligations, IN regulating the coudncl
"i Pnnlc men as the most PalP1be want OF con-
>ulnlIonaI power would be- t1rhcr: he sly,
# he should be elected 10 tie Presidency of the /
nited States, he VIII gu into thai office, " the IN
flexible and uncomPromi>n@ opponent OF any at
tempt on the part al congress To abolish slavery
IN the DISTRICT OF 0olomhia, against Nc ~tShcs ~
me surrounding '>fdf1$ Nuil tnrhcr; (and II
there Wrr' any stronger remark, III las letter |
would cite and rccle them;) he SAYS, " those Who
doubt that these scttcd 6pinioRS ANIL c0nrjct0Hs
ot d"y would be carried INTO full and far effect,
are under no Obligations to trust me-" Now THIS
is all iaIr enough on It's exterior; and any one not
looking beyond the confines OF this expression Of
his opinion, and this single subject, would at once
In r1,iSi,, tI,.tb ., ii,