Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-07-17
s.yNCIBUHG, july 49,.
VOICE OEOuIn


Wing Convention, attended BIZ ,ha,,
saad ,nemberS, from all parts of the S,,,. ,o @'
assembled AT Columbus, on the recent N,,,on,, NV
adversary, Tor tn" purpose Of considering tho o.
ton of the country aud the measures uec.s.,,,
"op'ed I" fem'o! existing evils, and with III. ,;..
oil an early anu e'hoent organization of the true r.
publican par'y-the inhcri,ors of the princ,no..
wellaS the of the Whi.s of'7e.
An able preamble was adopted seting torhl.;
y but clearly the grounds of opposition to tho -.
sent national administration. After AN enun.
OF its NAL practices, Tor at least those Of il, inn.
diatr predecessor which it hats made i,s ou, II,
doplion, aud by the pledge OF MIR. Van Due,,.
follow in its ioos,eps,) the Convention dcclar, ,A,,
the vital and permanent interests OF the coun,,, =,
qnre It's overthrow. and that, for this purno.,
= the rally must be made upon the Preslrn,i,, l
tlonoi lci0. and the Retorm suffrage conc,n,,,,.,
upon single candidate for the Presidency ana g..
the Wee Presidency" The agency OF 4 N,,,,..,,,
fnnte"ioa is obey bclie,c) necessary tn ...,-.
Tbs concentration, and such measure is ,h,,s,,,..
suggested to the consideration oftlc Wings ,b,m,v,
ON the Union, and the following outline Of i,,.e,.
ganza,ionis proposed:
l. Convention, from all tn, State ii iii, i
l.
removing from their places ths' present Exrcu,iya
administration al the Govcrrneut of th. TINTED
States Shall convene at Pitt.bn+g, in the State If
Pennsylvania, ON the I'd Mo,,,sy in June. l-3-
to select Il candidate Tor the Presidency AN, a can
didatc for the Wee Presidency, be suppoued in
lSin
,. Such Convention slab consist ola number ~
t members from each State rpttf 10 her Senator. and
Representatives in Congress. such nrubers shall
be least twenty five of rye, shall be citizen.
OF the State they represent, aud shall be bona Gi.
chosen in each State by the eltlz 'n> thereof. Each
State to determine It's al choosing il.
Representatives.
3. Such Convention shall not proceed to a nomi.
nation unless majority OF all tir States r-rrr-
scented by At least one Representative.
We ma, expec; to be abused by rur opponents,
and taunicd with Inconsistency, in ai,o, .,s ,hi.
proposition. But they mus fccollcct that hfy
fare i,,o tbs po>iioH. II is necessary some.
times to fight the d with FIRE. We mus, nr.,
organization by counter OF .anizalion. The con.
cenlratcd vote of the Spos party must b. mr.,
aud beaten down By the concentrated OF those
Wl.o batting for the freedom of opinion and for
tIle rel, ase "f the from the tbrallom in which
he Is held by the despotc principle acted uron By the
+, parry in power, of "rewarlmS friends AMI puni.lng
cnemics.' The modc ma, in the abstac, be aton (.
but IN the circumstances Of the it is ner-S,an
and, because ntia, to The success of tl:r u.
b, cause, right, And be it rrcollec,rd, wtlal, ,hA, we
60 for Con,eution, not of office holders but of the
people To enable them enter the lists against tn,
disciplined cohorts of tie Treasury, with som. IRA.
u sonabe prospect OF sueec>s-that tins Colyt non y
not 10 assemble for the purpose OF ls,enin. 70 thr
dica,on Ola President. aubiriou, OF nominating hi,
essor, and IN lis turn, debating To the propl,
but with the view of embodyin. public stu;tmens.
aud enaln. ii To act with something like unity, ard
OF course with eicct-hat ii is To be the organ Of
and not dictator To the people and above ALL that
it is To he based upon the principle of equality
representation, and thai It's mcmbo rs are to be Lona
the pcupI", and not 'agr mt steam doctors, caught
accidentally in the stress. and made to cr the votes
: of STATES Which ma, determine to take neither part
: nor lot IN the NATTER. 1t will be seem Therefore.
lhar all the essential features of ITS proposed or
II sanzation, the National Convention. recommended
BIS the Wings of Ohio differs most materially from
: the Baltimore Convention which nominated Van
h Burcn-~hch convened by order OF the admin
" i>raion-was not constituted upon fair principle
of presentation, States having five and some
fifty delegates, and at least gyn. her fifteen cleo
toral votes Though the agency of an i,inerant
steam doctor, accidentally found in the str, cts OF Bal
:. rinore and having earthly right to take part in
# the deliberations OF tic body. whose decision in re
ference to the Vice Presidency made BY his
,otc,-a Convention which nominated candidates j.,
obedience to odrrs from Washington, and Without the
slightest reference to public scntnent.-and which.
in fact owed and acknowledged responsibility
one, the President, whose orders obey ed.
We feel no hest alton, therefore, in ending the
. Ohio suggestion.
The following resolutions were also adopted by the
Ohio Convention
, |. Therefore. Resolved, That this convention re-
commend, that the States OF this Union unite in hold
M such National Convention is he &C. s+syussd
and that tlcy scvcray thereon with an pas liya,
hc celebrity. II
y. hes9Ntd, That this Conventions hnagl be-
hc'lnS thai then fellow citlzcus of the State would
prefer to select William Henry HARRISON, whose pub;
tic services and qualifications, talents experience,
magnanImy, justice and patrotism, they know and
appreciate yet they feel confidence in giving the
assurance that, should another person be selected. be
he OF the South, prot the Middle, of the North,
lie Will be sustained, in Ohio, with all The power,
zeal, and energy. that would be employed in support
OF their wnlavorlte fellow citizen.
This, too, is in the right spirit. Let the Wings
every where act nnders influence, and the overthrow
OF Tie corrupt dynasty that rules our destiniss
Will be as certain as that "uuth is omnpotent and
public justice certain"
Nhoot me descriers The Hartford (Connecticut)
INES denounces, by name, Messrs. Peters, Foote.