Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-20
From hc NotionM Mt,Waeocer. Nor. -.
TUE REIGN OF REASON RETURNING

The results OF the election IN the great State
OF New loRk, leave doubt Of The salutary
change IN public sentiment, rather in the public
temperament, of which the anteccdent late elections
IN MAINE, PEENNsY LvASIa, and NEW JERSEY, had
gwen rs most favorable indications. Truth and
Reason have prevailed over Error and Fanattoism
ahd true K"publicanlsm is again III the ascendant.
We congratulate our fellow citizens state If
THUGS 50 cheering 10 the patriot aud suspicious the
public interest By the public interest, we do not
mere refer tbany mere interest concrrI Of Party.
but To the interest of the People fthe United States,
anu ol every man, WomIn and chll1, OF whom HAT
People Is made up. Without PROCESSING implicit
la'h IN the n1a>im. that the voice of the PEorLE is
ihe voice oi ton, we mean to that here is,
believe case of the voice Of Providence, de-
iHrred through the suffrage Ola million of trccmrn.
ptohonnelng sentence of Condemnation upon the
hiINrnc OF the last eight years, and denouncing cs-
prcny the wu perseverance, m it, which has 81 Ear
Characterised the present Administration OF the Cen
el1l Government.
Tie President of the United States and his friends
may now see what is the consequence Of follow
ing III The ioostcps' of his predecessor; that fatal
pledge b, which he pronounced the doom OF his
Administration and ofhis party. Never had any man.
III coming TO the helm of State, larer opportunity
than the present Chief Magstrate-castiue off the
badge oi party srl,itndc, aud rrpndlating ,iCation
nom any quarter where measures concerned, by
one or two wel-timed sacrifices OF oilous measures
ana The REIMBURSEMENT of absurd plriuiccs set M IN
the mere madness OF pary-to become the President
81 the Nation instead OF tile President OF party aud
to concilatc the good will of many who were willing
oJn"gc INN by his measures. ltwas surprise to
those VINO, though opposed to his election. had vet
@oou uplhion OF the personal sagacitv of the Pres-
oehi' that he should have missed this plain aud OBJ
'lonS road popularity, through the means of bes-
sIuSs conferred upon the country. lie chose a diff
,'lent course. lie " followed in the footsteps" of
his predecessor. and carried out his measures He
nIhiIed his pledges his party and his Cu6men, of
'nfm is broken down the power of lis Administers
'"n. We speak Gifts moral power its political in
i'encc' aud not al ,ie legal constitutional bower of
s"' executive, which, however. without the moral
strength is lltle more than the paecanlry Of flee.
he consequence OF the peaceful revolution thus
achieved must be change in the policy of the Co.
'ernnent' either upon the present submission ofihe
Executive 10 the public will by an entire abandon
lchi OF ITS obnoxious measures and doctrines, or in
INC ic'hoirf contingency, by the complete change in
me composition of both Houses OF Congress. which,
IT Is no" certain, will be wrought by elections to be
held within the coming year.
these are matters utwhieh probably we shall
nave occasion to speak more at large hereafter: for
he present we viii only again congratulate our rea-
ucrS upon TIE complete prosraon, in the New York
Election Of the halcu and whitening influence which
,oi so long il time, apparently omnpotent at the
faace blasted the public prosperity aud calling To
MS and all the disorganizing doctrines of the ANA.
'ls, the Jewellers and the anarchists threatened to
oveiwhem our social system with a food of even
more duclul evils than has already poured upon the
/ agriculture the commerce. and the manufactures
+ ia snort, on every condition aud callmg-of our
+ once prosperous county.