Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-31

'Nnci II" illr martial cNclam ltonS bv the OF
winch the Lieutenant Genrralof the Enqnircr, on
the approaca Of every election, seeks TO excite the
faithful II active oxeflion. \ stranger might
we'll tnleme indeed that one of the predictions
OF the Richmond Oracle had come To pass iha,
trn. jackson had converted the country into one
great cdmp--lhat Our election da $ were announ-
ccd by tine beat otinr morning rcreiHe, the roar of
cannon, aud the br>tIing of bavoncts in battle ar.
fay-and thai onr court green's instead of being
the arena upon which pcaceablc mon assemble to
besow lhcn euragcs, IN quiet orderly manner,
were fields oi carnage, be contested at the point
q, the sworl We shall be content. however. #
the military fervor OF the Enquirer can be d,lIuscd
among the body Of the people. We hope thai
every man o both partieS, will turn out to the polls,
on Mobd,v next, the 1lh November, and drposi,
his ballot Tor that individual whom he deem, best
qualified To discharge lie high dulic. that dcvolvc
on the Chief Magistrate Ola constitutional govern
ment ana i,er People--con,titotion aud free in
theory, al least.
! II the people of Virginia are in favor Of a can
d,datc WHO has earthly claims t.. their support
oil a man who has never yet performed any Sc
RES OF brilliant services 10 his country euh-
or IN tie field OF in the cabinet who can
point 10 no Great syst,m of policy, the fruit
OF his genius, which is ,i1using its benefit, and
blessings among the people whose SURFACES he
seeks, nor 10 any mschicvou, and obnoxious mca-
sures, unveiled by his sagaeity, denounced by his
cIoqncnee, or ovrr,hrown by his cxcrlions--a man
who Is totally without prcensionS ON the score of
past services, and who, in point Of talents, il finite
! lN below hundred names that might DC enumerated
IA man, who, SO far from having any claims to
! the confidence OF southern men, has n,rtr failed
When an oeea,ien presented itself, could be-
lad' 10 >l'l'y aSnttcd hostility TO Southern in
suIu,ionS aud rieht, IL thcv are willing TO be-
stow their votes on man who comes before Them
as the nominated successor of the President. and
thereby +" take the FIRST step in tho overthrow OF their
elective governments and in the establishment, of
! the hereditary pfinciplr,-n' they wish to see Err
h0rGcdncc prrpctuated while the. are n,ocked
with the promise of Economy the surplus rcve-
! nue. sqaanderrd IN proiigaic, corrupt and pcrni-
c'ou> schemes ; the public lands parcced out a
mong swlndng spectators ; tho currency of the
country constantly deranged, under the false and
"hh' hundreds OF local Banks srrneing into
l1ie, under III" auspices and sanction of the very
men who are deludng the people by these vain
and empty promises, which they never intend to
redeem, because they knon thai their realization
IL AS impossible as IT would be 10 roll the Missi>-
slpPI back upon is Sourc; ii ,hrv prefer a man
nototon>> destitute al fixed prime pies of action
! / ~ |, IN ii,
eral officers with the freedom of clco tons. and the
/ distribution Of The patronage of the government
with the view OF controlling the action of the pco
pie Ill they wish 10 make future asprants for the
Presidential char humble parasites of the reioninu
Monarch, instead OF rendering them dependent
upon heir own good opinions then let them rofe
for MARTIN VAN buren,. He is a man
after their own heart, and should be the ma, Of
their choice.
But u, on the other hand, they wi>l, to uivc thcir
votes 10 man whose opinions coincide with their
own, and furnish the surest guarantee tina, ,Lc;r
rights and interests will be safe in his hands-.i(.
they desire To reward brilliant and useful services
by the b"st""n'ent Of those hsh Offices which
should be the boon public benetac,ors. cro.nino |
their Old age with the honors Of a pratrinl pc,nle
ii they would select As their Chief Magistrate
man. whose past life of unosten,atious simplicity
ana "n'arnShcd purity gives the best guarantee of
future f'ae'liy and uSeiulness,-if they would have
al the head OF their government a man of enar.
eed capacity, OF mhexible honesty, g" democrat
&c rePnblcan,' IN truth as well as in profession .
IL 'heN would see the ancient simplicity of their
INSTITUTIONS restored; corruption hooted from the |
walks Of public life; economy in tho pub
lie expenditure observed. tina F,ocu,iy. hra,.,