Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-04

with having abandoned my parry. - e ..r,,
~ the alternative should ever be r.fseh'eu o. sal"
6sios rn,snt,v Ia marty or pary 10 country iof ohe
.h,.all .at he slow Ia making my slec''on. DIN !"
,,,,b | h.r. not abandoned my party ihey nave a
hanaonel me-. VIII any cand,dsinan venture 10 ~,
ia, In .eoasinr the Sab Treasury scheme an'
lin, lining the State Bank d~ppsc system, prop
s,l, ,e,,laed BY law do nsi stand npon the itaf
md or. nal principle Of The party with which Ion
ne,lv aeied. 1t is principle alone which eonst''u'es
tbe legitimate DISTINCTION OF party. When p'tIe
4bandans us principles aud Is held together 6h'> "
some common interest OF power OF othce, loses '''
~ thing which ssncsns and digni6es political asss
cation. aud it digencates at once into lactyn' -
tnls be vel lur those who feproaeh me WIN i"''"s
my party to bear IN mind tbs oSseh''s
difference between party and iaonon. eann"' -.
,lev elope II than IN ihc words of n eeiepfa'ed "
whose O Ks are inlI OF nstiuelian u encouragement
o every psiiiu ic statesman. They he says """o
tnainian he distinction oil name "'hout 's pm
Ciples would cease to be parry, and become aJ"e
t1s Safsaal interest wnuid be no longer concern
ed. 'fnes would sometimes be saefhiecu anu "a
wANs made subotdnalc 10 personal lnlSres's' an"
,lst Ih,uk Is the characteristic oil laelion.' 'hf
adds There .S be such coudueion the par al GO
40 nationa pdnystl bear,or at least JUS
fy Il II yleffon hath regard 10 national interests
E,lrfioa l.sielote. tcW bear amy hiHP. share an any
sbiag Justly any Hiag. II tie minister, who 'ahet
this method 10 support himself hath any an, be VII
cIea,o To dis euise his faction under the nane and
puise NIL soon fail on he besi o hose, who VIE
angaaed "a the patty viii lie tdc'."n, and then
lie latter must stand cone i 10 public view.
I hts pregnant extract aiIoies much matter Tor ed4
hnE ftIIeeNou. aud tie mtell'fenlIe"def' may per
lafs aea Aea ON u aH.era ..ot alt gslhct 'Lapi'
labie Ia tic pfescLt uHts.
Luz hare been aC rusrd also 81 hBing formed
colHr. teal3iiea with The u ARs. Nhcro rs lie ev
'denet oil - have, from the deepest coh'iclbIs
uia.y understanding and uudtf solemn sense 81
'ul duty 10 tie county, opposed tefi"ln measures
Of he ,faninis.faI upon good and snia'
cicaf res ms. Of not, am wiling that 81 eniRbt
cscd aul impartial public shali decide. The NtaEs
navr. 10 Ike traunrr, been opposed 10 them Nv
hzf therefore, 81 necessity acted together, N of
Is "a ont oHt respective opinions bHl uues ms
cu#oIriaJeu N aIicaiIns measuies' "'t'h we o"IO
believe 10 b. ui the most lad tendency To the lbst'
liet aad peiatc Of The county prove the existence
II aeenupt aud d'shonorable eoai,ton| il vas the
tcsuli oil rompdci dtfaHe emcat, but the ucces.
salA consequences Of a coincidence oil opinion On
the measures inyovcd aud 50 TAT nom beng a rin-
anal or repfoaohiu sci IN eidief parry, Al was high
.lu;y u patriotism ia b0ih WIS 10 abandon AL
tenonncc my olln Gus, because The Wings happen.
cd to concur in thcml Does truth become false.
hood. brcause the Wings embrace II! Who, then,
are these Wings thus held up 10 a supersIiIons
horror as sorl of political lepes, whose touch how
tgcf shaht. IS pollution aud death. | know they
have been recently spoken OF With great gravity as
Whatever il ours the penalties OF Heason under tho
o that offence IN The constitution -
Ilnt are they not, in iIct, fellow citizens Of a com
mon country, having m equal stake ~ the general
welfare will other men, many oil tllem distinguished
by the confidence and respect oil thcr tonntfyman
ia public trusts every grade Of Importance nom
he bgicsi II the low est and whose patriotism, IN
Ieihteute aud trlue cannot be questioned whaiey-
e. differences oil ouu'0n, other matcls, may me.
taIIl Is II not tlcu To dishDuur the splrd Oi the
age, IS il not 10 insult the understandings of the ke
publican portion oi our fellow clIzens, 10 attempt Ia
invoke Then lrrjudces against an individual, mol
because his opinions or his acts have been wrong Ia
themselves, but because IN the maintenance oil
those opinions, he and the Wings have acted TO,
grihel a they must Of necessity have done, II they
Acted al all IN resisting measures which both nl them
believed 10 be fatally Injurious 10 The best Interests
IT the people! lut one, shall never be deferred
by Tie Buium faircn vi any such denunciations.
l.lpn ueadne, family aud Ieaflessly the path OF
pr5gegtf, whilersoover II may lead me ia the hon-
at.d faithful discharge of my duly 10 the country.
Sui, another charge alleged against me. rs, tlaI
have entered into new combinations and engage
nruts IA reference to the Presidential clecurn OF
l54D This, like all the oil or destinations aud ac-
cusannas brought against inc, is wholly destitute ol
foundation. have had no.hng to DO with the hex,
Presidential election. | have had a higher and
mote appropriate duty, ~ my estimation, to perfu, III
--o W.T.: 10 give my aid, in the situation ia which
Your confidence bad placed me, toward taking care
al tie great Interests OF the country as they show ID
be Affected for good or for evil by the policy and
measures oil the existing administration. Tha, dun.
hase soueh honestly and fcaflessly, to perform
In What manner IT las been done, is now before yon
lor your deliberate ard cnlis htened judgment.
The Presidential election have considered as :
matter belonging exclusively to the people, in tllei
Own h3eh sovereign capacitY. In their hands. ane
10 ther unbiased decision. have been willing IL
| he Il. possible CONTINGENCY under the
VISIONS ol the constitution, could ono of the Sem
a'ots oi the State have any thine do with il. Or
the contrary, the constitution expressly exclude
" any Senator or Representative from being an elect
or ol President. have, therefore, absained iron
taking ans pant in tho discussion or ia the arianec
neHts connected with II. As one OF the people
shall he prepared when The proper time arrives foi
decision. 10 take thatseourse winch. according 10 al
Has lights then before me, shall consclcn ious |,
believe the best interests, and the permanent free
dom and happiness of the country denlnd In 1he
meaa while, | am uncomAiited to any of the can
dldatts AID it is precisely because | am SO IN.
eomrultted, and have refused to commit myself tha
all this storm OF dcuunclalon, by which your .out
opinion al me las been sought to be shaken, ha.
been raised against me.
II had been willing 10 give an unconditional
pledge To vote fer Mr. VA Bareu's re election l.
lhc Presidency, 10 "snk or swim" with him. and Il
support hs administration. figh, OF wrong, mi h
have been re elected without difficulty (accori ing
TO tie authoritative exponent Of the views of Iii.
party IN Virginia ~ 10 the Senate Of the L. s
Bnt could give no such pledge lellow-ciiizces
without beayinC and dishonorng you, as well as
degrading myself Representative OF the so,e.
feenly OF Virginia, in The highest council Of the ma
ton, II seemed 10 me, should BE- free aud untr,mnjct
led 10 assert, under all circumstances the sacred
'cnes of het political ftilh. lie should be there
the yeant sentinel Of her tights, the faithful guar.
int Il, I.