Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-01

is tnt appearance bl ustDlu anu ulNlsIbn was
deplored, there were those who could not concur
in recommending HIM, and among them was the
Virginia segment o the Convention. II Johnson
were coupled with Van Buren, IN the electoral tick
ct 81 the STATE, II VAS known that ne would be rs
Il mlstour around hS neck. But OF what avail Is
the exclusion oi hIs name liom the electoral tic
ket which ~ proposed to You, and what matters II
that the objections 10 him are NJ notorious and ia
grant that he would have been ys a fatal incubus
upon II, II he is retained upon the ticket rscn here,
aud the effect Of vote for his substitute, would
be 10 secure his election. VIII YOU with the grave
aimontion OF the Van buren, Committee sounding
IN Nonr ears, aud warnlg You against the loss OF
Your electoral weight, by casting your votes upon
a hopeless candidate, 80 dispose Of them is that
they will not tell upon him ior whom loa vote, and
render YOU powerlesS IN respect 10 the asprant
whom II would be your pm posi- 10 exclude ! Ma,
Is II not matter ot grave exception To Mr.. an
Buren,, that hls supporters elsewhere identify him
with Johnson aud that his advocates among do
not complain OF the connection 1t has been de
tcrmincd To present ilcm iopcIhcl--lorcthcr
they are paraded before the public view, ndisso-
luhly and infinitely united ; so that If YOU accept
the one, YOU must against Your will accept the 9th
cr also. No matter how revolving the consequence, ,
however much Your visibility and love OF deco
Ium may he offended b, il, the elevation of Van
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to the second office in the governments. with the
prospect of succeeding To the first.
There Is not one, perhaps. III the whole oppoSi-
Ton, who has ever had the least purpose design
to carry the election 10 the House. 1t is the last
place 10 which those who are opposed 10 the ccc
,lon OF MIR. an Buren, would appeal for the dcci-
Sion III the contest. II need, but u short reference
To the state OF parties 10 cvnoc the sincerity OF the
declaration, and that such a recourse would be fatal
TO then hopes.
They who are opposed to Van Buren, come I'M
mediacly from the bod, of the peoplr--aro with
out federal Offices, influence OF connections -
the man Of their choice IL himself unw,lcomc to
those who WELD the powo, and patronage OF the
government, and IN your tame seek to ,nlairc and
perpetualc their authority III short, the oppo-
nenls OF Van Buren, are III proper and emphatic
scnso the people. On the other hand the two
Houses Of Congress, the executive offices, all
the lucrative and influential places, pre-
occupied bv the adhere rs and advocates of
their rival lie, IN IA proper aud cmphlr-
/ &c senSr, is lhrlr candidate. Those whom
the Constitution ha> designated ~ the final aIbitcl,
OF the election, III the event OF an unhappy di,a-
greement At the polls, have taken the field rs par
isans III Ec contest, and cousp cuous iol the IL
heat aud intolerance. Who that denies 10 the fed
cral officer, the right to proclaim the result Of hcu
own caucus as til, solemn VOICE OF the people, To
selecl the President, and 10 settle among them
selves who may, and who shall not, asplte to the
hnnorS Of the government, and the Condiments of
"lllfe, would willingly carry 10 branch OF thai
government an appeal winch involved the corrcc-
ton oi abuses III winch it had largely participated }
Who would refer To such an nmpirr the claims OF
candidate, who /, cond, mned alrcad, for having
stood IN the way oil their livorile To suppose
that the opponents OF Mr. Van Buren, desire 10 car
~ the election to the House, that they would
decline amy tar and just arrangement 10 prevent
the necessity for such an appeal is to suspect them
o no less than the folly OF designing their own o.
vcrlhrow.-lo gu know them 10 be incapable Of the
weakness implied in the Objection the charge is
not believed IN the quarter III which, 1t originated ;
and does not more d>honor those AT whom it Is
evelled than IT dlscredits Your under standings, II
II be supposed that you can be mislcd by an arll-
fee 50 shallow aud nscnsae. The TIMES are ilc
with the inventions Of cunning aud cillomcrv, aud
the reinlaion oi an accusation, and the exposure
OF the evil motive which prompted it, Afford no
manner Of security against its reltcrhtion upon the
next convenient OCCASION. Tho accusation in
question, rs we may infer from the frequency oft
repetition, has, in the estimation of ll,oso who
wdnton employ II, some singular efficacy, no the
less potent because utterly destitute Of foundation
in fact. Acr all, ii is but mpudcm attempt
to dccoy the people from the exercise OF hcir UNI
doubted rights, under the most simulated prrlcn-
ces. That they have the right to select Tor them
4 selves, and to cast their votes upon the men 81
their CHOICE is not denied but If the sell elton be
not accordanl 10 a certain caucu, nomination (ol
which more hercaiter,) and acceptable 10 those
who would control the popular voice, ii is con
dcmncd no less an offence than design upon
the freedom OF cectionSi,S II the lndc pendent cx
ercise OF the elective franchise, and the refusal
submit to impairment Intrusion on dclalion, IN
plies hostility TO the right, and was the appropriate
mode of bringing ii into disuse or OF subeclng it
to letters.
Fellow citizens, we feel the modification OF be-
ing compelled 10 notice objections insensalc
W appeal to the candor and Justice Of those of
you who dissent from Us, in the choice OF candi
date, To put the mark of their reprobation upon the
dislngenuons attempt to bring the elective fran
chase into dlsrcspcct, by the ascrPtion oinnwol-
thy motives to those OF us who resist AN irregular
and prccipi,aic nomin3ton. Reflect Tor ii mo-
men upon the consequences OF AN advantage Oh
tanned by such means. nanlmity cannot be cx-
peced, nor is it to be d esired in respect to IA pre-
sdential election. Those IN "a majority AT one
election, may at lis next recurrence be found IN
minority. Such changes must prrpctually occur
among people accustomed to think ACT, and de-
eide for themselves in whose community, whilst
there are many citizens of distinguished talcnt>,
experience and tried public villue there is no IN
stance OF such ovcrbearing elevation Of character
and magnitude and variety OF service, 10 cx-
cude competition or rivalry Those who triumph