Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-01
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Fran the Richmond Why.
TO THE WINGS OF VIRGINIA.


TO THE WINGS OF VIRGINIA.
We arc defeated in the great ccntes, 50 lonr
pending. and momenton'. With ihs whole
weight of the Government against rs, the htrenu-
on. c,ertinns Of 80, 900 office holders, thc OF
so millions OF surplus revenue, and last not the
least, the oprn interference and vast popularity
of General jackson, the result is not wonderful
II is more wonderful that At last, and with these
heavy odds against them. the Wings should be de-
tcnted, not by the superior strength Of the Govern
men, party, but by their own lo,harsy, apathy and
inactivity We are defeated, simply because the
Wings thought il too great hardship to 70 to the
Polls. In Virginia ten thousand Wings have not
voted. In North Carolina, with n certain Wing
majority Of 1000, tho Government party have
carried tho State by more than 5000! IN Penn
.ylvania il is now admitted b, the candid Of our
opponents themselves, thu, the Wings we're strong
enough to carry the State, and would have carried
il but Tor having ,heir nrdor damped by the results
of the preliminary election IN October. In Rhode
Island il is stated upon strong evidence, that tho
Van Buren, ma ,ritv Of $50 might have been
transformed into Wing majority oi twice tho n
mount by even ordinary ex.Tt'ons. In Lon'snnn
wa are defeated by tho Indifference OF TIM French
Wings. Fifteen hundred did mol vote in New Or
leans alone, and it was fully in tho power OF the
Wings Of that single city to have annihated the
Van Buran majority Of 600 IN the State.
What shall DC said of these iactsl Are they
most moriify ny, dishcartening, or provok'ng!-
One thing is however more cr'Iain: thny AFRO ire
parable Reproacl of the Wings will not recall
the opportunity, nor lamentations change that which
is past and over. Ii is weakness TO repInc, folly
10 upbraid, and bascness to d'spi'r.
IT i. incumbent ON the Wing Iarty 4" rannct no"
upo, their position. and TO shape for Themselves "
u,,e of action for the future. What shall it bel
Snail they disband as party. and because they
have been defeated Weld up their existence AS
par,yl Or shall they continue organized and raa-
DIV for action, as the future rxgcncss. interest and
h NOR of their country may required We RAISE our
voice for the last course. The principles Of the
Wings are the true principles If The Constitution.
They for strict adherence TO the Constitution
for plain and frng Il covrrnment--tor combining
tho Fedc, al agenc, aud all It's officers tn their Inn
mediate and legal du,cs-ag inns, all Federal tam
prrng 18th the currcncyfor limiting and restrict
ing the vast and overwhelming power Of the Prns-
Icntial oflicc-for preserving the Tariff compact as
it exists, and when i, expires by Limitation, for re-
ducing as far practicabla the Revenns to the
simple wants OF Government. These arc wing
principles. They those without which the A
mcrican Government cannot exist in freedom and
purity, and tho constant departure from them IN
the last 8 years has dcprcsse the States, and rear
ed the Federal Cover mcnt into l,I,e short OF dcs-
potisn. II Randolph many years ago, and IN tbs
virtuous administration OF James Madison, truly
proclaimed the President TO be a Ming IN oil bnl
the namr, what shall we say Of him now, whon the
Public Lands, a Surplus Revenue of SO millions,
the unbound.d increase of Offices have quadruplcd
his pa,rohagel When he has me no, avowedly
indeed but really and virtually, to dcsI nate his
successor
These are Wing principles, and to secure their
4 A.. Ian iy,,l
and embodied. They must preserve their glorious
name, that which in ITS imp 1T fits tho friends Of
free principles throught the globe, and they mss'
continue 10 deserve "A name illustrated by 40 many
glorious struggles for liberty in England and Ame-
RIGA, by combating for their principles whenever
they are endangered, and though vAnqushcd
thousand times by the minions OF Government, by
returning still to the charge with unyirld'ng con-
stancy. For ourselves We have looked upon the
American people for the last ten years MS drunk
with man Worship and all the dreadful excuses Of
Jacksonism as necessary fruits OF mat drunken
ness But they will sober when the Idol IL with
drawn from their gaze, and then they will return to
Wing principles.
But as it respects the new administration, how
shall tho Wings conduct themselvcsl Wait, we
hope for tie development Of its measures and po-
licv: Neither fall into its ranks, nor indscriminate-
ly opposc: Attack what is vicious and sustain what
is worthy of support: Give our Dutch ruler a fair
chance, and ,r, the tree by its fruits. When 8
years ago, Andrew Jackson was elected, we pro-
claimed var, for one. ON the threshold, and on
the principle that nothing good could come out oi
Nazareth. We knew him TO be ignorant, violent
arbitrary, and from his character that l,c would o.
necessity become tool of designing knaves an'
Hattrrcrs. We were justified by the event, onl,
our worst anticpa'ions were ten thousand time
exceeded by the denominations Of an administration
OF Government the most corrupt on the tace 9th
globe. OF Mr.. Van Buren's capacity we have
higher opinion. lie has adequate talents and e1pe.
riencc lie is cautious, and circun,spec,, and !
we read him Alright, disposed to moderation. H.
Is sensible he ha' come in against majority oil IN
People, and will be watched by powerful minor
tv in every State, and that TOO compromising
8. lOths Of the intelligence Of the country lie Ia
killed no Indians and gained 90 battle from Wei
lneton's veterans, and he 10 conscious that his Pc