Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-11-28
VOTE OF NiRGINIA-TuE PrSI

W hrn the trst election returns reach, 4
expressed the opinion that the VOTE or I,
had been lost to the Wigs l., their owl,
ness and neglect OF duty. TIE snbsrqlcnrp.
have induced us to Change tins opnior
MIA is unqneSlionabiy j" sold TO the Du%L -
no eX",tions Of The Wigs. We new i,I,,,c
have changed the result, although WE la,
doubt, rhat, had they done heir dn,, IN %
who know their tights, aud feel the inp,r
"f maintaining them, SHOULD have dcnr fin,
lori'y for the Pre>d MS oomncc would la,r
considerably reduced, -prrI.aps to one a,r,
present amount.
W lien We compare this result with the lo,
>cnce of all claim On the part Of Mr.. Van Bu.
the vote OF Nireia, We confess that Ne
aston>hcd. " here are his public ,n
Trace HIM through lis Whole carc,r. lc,a
congressional and diiomaric, AID We dcl
"arnrst friend tn pui his finger on a sing, 4
act OF public policy 10: which the NAH
indebted 10 Mr.. Van Bureaus genius or pHro
or any injurious or Oppressive system which
been >uhvrr,rd by his efforts. Where are the
denc"s ct his ~l>dnn-of lis patriori>m--o
SURPRISING mcrts-w Inch should cnrile him bl
distinguished honor tlat has been ,oA(rrre
ON bin TO what signal deeds can 1t. a
which should iastii, his selection, to prc,}I,
the dr>tinirS of this Republic, from the ni'I
American CT izans, many of whom are It's
rior> in intellect, and many more of whom an
seniors in age AMI in ccmcil, and who's
compared with his, are Us " Ossa It, o.,
We look in Hain--We ask in vain. I'll, ,o
| history would ll1vr been " euilll.ss of hls
were 1t not necessary In trace II e slnuoS q,
the era" lin. reptile, us well as To record tie |
ot the soaring eagle. Add to thi, ncgaln
d"hc" OF uGW"rth ness, the many and I'd
positive Oh, clian> Ia his elrciioa, winch ID
have had p' cnlar weight against him in yugj
Ills opposition 10 Aiad,on's recollection, IN IN
"hrh "" inst begun 10 hear Of him MS coars
the Missouri controversy, in mhirll he unshca|
the sword agaia>i vital Institution at the Sou
and his arknoV lrdement of the rinht Of CmI
l" '"hiiNcal" the Slave property OF lltc Dhad
/ Colombia, and il is .nondr. rs strange" 4
Virginia should have lo>l >irht OF her ancient ri
riplrS, her cherished interests, aud even VI IuO
lGr"l prcludiccs, in Ter anAici, TO elevate ln
the Presidential chair. It's to be- accounted !
only by her devotion to jackson, and By au nj
L! ~, , Ia 4 lilo I'D
/ that, had Jackson declared against Van B1
one month brturc The election, or had he ref
e>p"nscd his prcicnsions, and Van Buren
come before the people of Virginia on hi, 4
merits alone, he would not have received IN
votes IN the entire commonwealth. And what
lru" of Virginia is equally so, we verify bcIeI
oi every other Southern State, and Of maG
the Northern, Penn>, lyania especially, ubd
tour years ago, refused 10 vote for him as
President, and absou, ~ gave its vote to O''
lis own citizens
The advocacy, by the prcsiicnt Of NJ v
buren's election his had Il much morn dcc''
influence Than we were originally prepared 10 y
pos" II would. Previously To the election ladT
we were well aware that many hundreds
may say thousands ,-oi the Van Burrn party, vel
induced toStstaln the prctensionS Of that ecnr'
neither by love for his person, by admiration
MS character, by gratitude Tor his public serves
nor by confidence in his political integrity
solely and exclusively because lie vas the no"
nafed t"corits OF Andrew jackson, (the very F'
son, above all others, why they should have"
Jected HIM ;)-5ul We could not have believe
tiIat thus dis.racelul rennnci ltion of the rl'
oplnI"n,rhe m ,stslcreI md iucslimabir pr'Ifse
ire" men, at the bidlin. ofa Cnrl Magistrate, ~'
ever popular, and however deserved that POIU
larty, would have been so extensive and un'eS
as we are compelled To acknowledges it was w
yer, before, has the influence OF the iedeTd )
vernmcnI been So scnsihly felt ,--never has '''
raj patronage been brought SO efficiently h'V =
ton. to control any election, us that through WIZ
WE have just passed. With such potent n'ac'"
~ exertcd against them, the influence o''F'
ular an'c,-ihe patronage of the treasury
the compactly organized army of 'illce-l'''ue'''
no wonder that the Wings have been de'e'''
Mr.. Jefferson long ago foresaw and fore'ou 7
cisely such d combination against the Pof
rights, which, under the pretcxt OF mailman"
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