Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-26
Tur UyrOy CONVENTION.

mi,tee of the f,icnd> Of Gen. Harris u, who origi-
nslIy si 3geslcd the exp.iiency Ut holding a 'oh-
veniion in that town, for the purpose of testing the
,,r.ns,I, of lheir f.vorite canlidair, have concur
red in the recon nrndation of the kinawha meei-
ing, 10 postpone the time al Its asscinbiage 10
later period than that first announced, in order 10
secure a more general representation.
We perceive, also, with pleasure, that they con-
cur IN the cxpcdicncy Of nominating the same +
Iecforal Ticket which wis framed by the friends OF
Jude White in Richmond last winter, whit he I'M
llcrs1anding that the gentlemen who constitute that
ticket will not, like certain Van Buren, electors,
four years ago, refuse 10 rafry into cteet me ~'Sh-
rs ofthe peopie, rs expressed At The polls, but that,
like trus Republicans, and no, like those who u
surp thai appcllation 10 bring into odium the time
honored principles OF whiel, it is the representative,
they will give the vote of the State either for Gen.
lIarriso or for Judge White, as the majority Of
those who support that ticket shall require. II
the \ an Buren, electors, four years ago, had not
assumed the lcrclical position, and avowed their
Determination To maintain il, that tie wH n the
Caucus, by which they were nominated, was OF
superior obligation to the mH OF TIE People, by
whom they were appointed, we hAzird no
thing in saying that PHILIP Pendlcton Barbour,
aud mol Martin Van Buren, would then have re-
ceiyed the vote Of Virginia for the Vice Prrsiden-
cy. The question naturally presents irselfto the
mind, were the Eicctorat Colleges designed to OBJ
struct the full ana free expression of public senti-
mem, in the choice of President and Vice PreSi-
dent-1r were they intended to be the mere or
eins tlirongl, which the public will should be made
known =! Surely the latter. With what face, then,
can men, pretending TO repnhhcanism, declare,
that, being the agents of an irresponsible Caucus,
by which their names are placed on an Electoral
Ticket, they M longer possess the rigM To CRY
into etirc the will of the people, should that will.
IS indicated at the polls, be il conflict with the re-
elirement OF the Caucus 2 The danger, as well as
= anti-rcpnblicanism Of this oiions doctrine must
BE- obvious to the most superficial observer. For,
is i, not apparent, than, between the periods of nom
nation and election, the pat.iol's mask may he
stripped from "A vile traitor who has won the conf
dence Of tn, pcopl. by well-actcd hypocrisy ?
How dill rent was the Arnold fQn"brc from the
Arnold OF West p int-tllr Burr. who rivalled IA
Jefferson IN popularity. from the B r., who was al
trrwlrdS the " hiss and scar," of the rountr,
And vet, according to the doctrine acted upon by
the an B rrrn party in the last Prr>i,leulial elcc-
tim, and still m 'irtAined nv them, if VIZ NAV iolge
from the z.aI with whicl, they opoo." the crprtS-
sian oftht Wopie'S ri, by the Elcctoral Coi-
Lqr, in the approaching contest, a man once
broa 1t ia,n The Geld by a b ltinurc Convention,
al Elec',r, Nominated in Il STATE to support him,
tn" people have no right Il direct tia, College, ua-
der any ch,nge Of Circumstances which may occur,
t, sotr for avg oihh individually We are aware
that this will be drnicd And il will be sand the
people may vote for whom>oevcr they please
Bat Of what avail will their vote be. ifthc Electors
tell them, ave are pledged to obey King Cau-
Gus, and therefore,, should Your directions be con.
irars 10 his orders, We shall disregard tliem ~
Fhi, is the ground taken by the Van Barren party,
"e repeat, in lS32-and, N obicctinq to the WIFI
Electoral Ticket, that, II il succeed, /, will vote for
. ih"r Harrison or White, as a majority Of those
who vote for it may prefer, they are but rcltcrating
the sam aristocratic scntiment-l sentiment,
which, lad it proceeded from the Wings instead Of
themselves, We should have heard the welkin ring
with their indignant defence of the " great Rigll
Of Instruction." thus sacrilegionsly set at naught
and t~ramplcd under foot. Bu, enough. The peo-
pie are not to be bamboozled and misled by the
opposition of pretended republicans and " peoples
man,' 10 the only plan by which the will Of the
IN 'ri'y can effectively and traly be made known.
Those who prefer II rrrison first and " bite next,
or with whom White is the first and Harrison the
s cond choice, can, in no other way than by a
" do0ble-Shottei ticker (as the scheme of The
Unt1n Cgnrenti0n is sneerin 5ly called by the Van
Buren, ari>tocratS,) make their sentiments known.
BY this mode, only, can the An,i-Van Bnren
strength of Nr Linia be fully devciopcd-An ii is
this consideration winch so stirs the bile of the
Nanites. They hear in ii the knelI Of their hopes
they see in it the d~eatll-warrant Of Van b..
renism. Let them rail on, therefore, and le, us
act.
Under the new aspect OF affairs, we should pre-
snnc the friends of Judge White as well as of Gen
Harrison might very properly take part in the pro-
crrdlnes OF th" Stanton Convention. Opportu.
nifty will be afforded, at the June courts. to appoi,t
delegates, wherever it may be deemed advisable
So 10 do -
Meeting change to lst Noniay in Julv.
lie Harrison Corresponding Committee for the