Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-06

sales of public lands they must and will depreciac.
| md the mass Of people Ia be the sufferers. A.
gainst these issues have raised my voice. and record
ed my votes, aud shall continue 10 do SO.
on afeteady To ask me. what is "A remedy for the
evils under which the country hbors | tell you
plainly the remedy must be found ina nrm and manly
i exercise al the elective anC hisc. Nutc Tor no man
who will NOT firmly aud iearicssv exert himself 10
+ prevent Hose INV IN power from accomplishing
+ Inc purposes they have IN view, aud when the time
Nttes, let rs EXIT ourselves To diSacc the present
i I h1ct Magistrate. NAV be asked who VIII YOU
pat IN hls place l. he not one ot ,our own orig e.
nal lat'N, aud viii YOU - against man of your own
i principles In all sincerity | will answer these
questions. In the inst place, then, lsa,, At present
do net know who We ought 10 cudravor 10 put IN
the place al the present incumbent. Two years and
more are In elnpsc beofc The election Previous 10
mai uhnrt every man wln~e utnc hts been mention
cd a' probable candidate may be ed from the
stare ei 1ftlnn al matters be disclosed IN icla
h"h Ia ihem "heh may chan &c ennelN oni opn-
"os Of the,r characters and qualifications. There
Is only ono thing tins subject upon which my
mlnd Is Al resi-, and thai ls lor the present um-
bent viii ncsc, vote while ! entertain the o
Pihfun Of nm which | now do. | hive now the
N'n' nlu1'S, aul the Saine political objects 10
eompllsl winch bad III 1928. when YOU and sue
ecssluil> eNcltcd ourselves To- elect the late thlei
Magistrate. Towards The accomplishment OF these
objects we have made II" progress whatever We
hasf been deceived and disappointed, aud, III my }
phl"n, the present incumbent has been the chitt
sthmcut III eliretus tins deception aud d,sapronlt
meai To continue Inn longer office would,
therefore, be giving np all wish Tor those Improve
menis IN onl public atluts, wlnch, believe, the
"lesls oi the COUNT, IreSsnply require. Betuft the
nun al erection arrives, some nr,n, not now Thought
al ia Candidate, holding political opinofIs similar to
my "wi, may be brought belole the Public with
f'asouahlf prospect at success. In that event. he
SHAH Lave my cordial support. Although much
nJe been sud DUNG the last session OF Con
oreus the Inject OF the election, Yet have
taken no part IN il, o''her directly indirectly,
aud IT those 81 akcn Of as candidates have
l. III a0N degree, committed myself am now AZ
bee to make my choice as any ono ot you can
have, however reflected on tins subject in all
1' pr'tnHS aad contingencies, aud am Tree 10 state
hat from present indie cations, think most piuba-
bic MI IN hnren will BIZ candidate for election
ana that lle will be opposed by some only ol the
old oPlosil'on--very probably Mr.. Clay. In HAT
event. have asked IN, sell the question, what course
ughl to putsue
Tor Nj. Van Buten have already said never
vii, aud can netct vote, If lie pursucs the course
pursued Ion the last few wears. NV motto Is mot
wolds hutdceds" lulse IT hn, by what hc has
dove, aud caused To be done, aud not by what he
has lIoltssed II Is tiue lie has mocsscd, ii times,
Ia belong 10 the same political party 10 which have
/ ever adhered bun his practice has one point
eoncspouded with lhM profession. lie is iarn
m1o and voted Tor that most odious Of al our tariffs
that ii lse3. ana against Ill arn4 for protec.
uon merely. lie Is tor inrrrnnl improvements by
The Fodcrd Government where the ubjcrl i, what he
calls hiuonal, aud actually voted or the erection OF
toll -eAles on t. Cumberland road deny thai
TIE 'dclh Government possesses any such power
within thc States. lie Is against a national bank
AMI 50 am but then he goes ior Treasury bank
winch thmh much worse than a national bank by
m' ofpumttug Stockholders. lie is for increasing
Executive power and patronage. am ia, diminish
IN aud limiting thcm. He ISM favor OF the Icdc-
tai Executive aud officers under him using thtr
power 10 influence public oplnoD IN elections. am
decmrdly opposed to any such practIecs. He is in
iarof Of the thlci Magst,a in Office selecting lis
successor, and using all his Influence 10 have HIM
elected. think such practice calculated 10 con.
vert our Republic into monarchy, aud therefore
helrrr no rnan ough To be President WHO holds
ah'R doctrine. II is useless now To pursue tins
contrast any iulller ouniI e,dil, perceive il is
an rnle M take II suppose we ever belonged to the
same rotN; VT II is ifue We once uomnaly did
lie eamc INTO 1t, aud his support AT rather late
day, "hrn, possibly lac believed we would sue cccd
whether h. Iphed u, not.
To hln have sill another objection He did
I not come INTO office upon any character OF his own,
and 10 man Is fit Ion the station he now occupies
unless le atl,us II upon the strength of hls own
principles and chuacter.. lie is nothing bat mere
tail oi political mslcoc, having no root OF his own,
adHrrIneio, aud supported by, the limb ola distinct
uuuk altogether, aud must inallibly perish when
eNel lha hunk ceases To noursh HIM as the TUT on
Nondel oak whenever that oak shall have dccnycd
and fallen.
The question then rccurs, should Mr. Clay be the
opposing candidate what ought | todo
/ ! answer ought 10 exercise my right of suffrage
+ 50 Us most 10 promote the public welfare. | am en-
l9fIN opposed 10 following the example of throwing
1@ly NY VOTE, b cause the community will neither
sell Ct me, nor the nan OF my choice. 1t is my dur
deliberately aud Inpartla, com pare the principles
ana tlafartefs OF those between whom The choice is
I 10 Cc made, aud Ia vote according my Judgment.
1 'clWlt me then, lul few moments, To draw yol,r
attention 10 a contrast between these two gentle
men
/ Nj Van Buren, IS in favor of a protective tmin,
Hd voted for lhdtof le2-. Mr.. Clay IS also in Ia
yor oil Il reflective uh, but did not vote p, that Of
l732, which settles the question 10 the satisfaction
tot to be disturbed.
Nh Clay thinks tie Federal Government has the
power To make internal Improvements within the
states, but ought not to exercise the power, except
upon az object OF general national utility; AID
that now as Tie States have taken mp the business OF
Iut'ruaI INA Iovrmcuts, the Federal Government
ought not Ia NEEDLE with it, but rather aid the States
wlfh means, by distributing, when our funds will adj
mn, the proceeds OF ON public lands. Mr.. Van 5u-
red thinks the Federal Government can and ought
TO make internal Improvements when the object is
ualloDd but has no such pow cr when the object is
local. This opinion think is no more exceptional
Bile than that OF Mr.. Clay, because, under 1t, the
President has discretionary power to make I'M
pfoyemens where he pleases BY calling the objects
NATIONAL and refusing them pleasure by calling the
objects local.
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