Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-28
TIE RIGHT SPIRIT.
y ia 20 bnse a. len slagef
Lei Lilu1HiB aud Sc

heeome dishearened, ADD express a DISPOSITION 10
Ftts ~ What sort Of htati or courage have these
n.en Does def at essrn tie value II her ptIrc
pies or make their cause les the cause ol Ihclr
country lhan il is Does defeat bring back Saait-
Won't and Pree-stop tie progress Of Corruption
OF arrest tie abuses q power7 Surely not. Then
lei no uas, Who values his principles, anlier
or quail. We should be JUS as bold aud coufding,
aud determined ~ our political Opinions
are, u defeat met In every State The Union. TO
he oFeipo"eteJ hs numbers Is often tie fate Of The
best OF msi, and The bolies Of 1t sro ex-
cuse lot tffn iuksn afmuess. Oue hing. however.
We shall not abjeei j. 49, thai men NJ all parties
should cease 10 delse much in he mir Of politics.
il defeat brings lhis lesson 70 lie Whas LEY may
be 'anquishtd by Their opponents. ba they viii still
be superior 10 them" T8Lr1Effyj7 GuefHe.
Men an" struggle IN lie cause Of justice aud Of
uutl-mho are fighting for tie hrity and happiness
T 81 thelf couutA--should never despair. History az
inidS cheering evidences Of he magic influence Of
patriotic devotion and uuslc6 ping zeal, on the part
ol weak and dtspnied pauiofs. Al one period, whilst
Bruce. Tie heroic ehleain OF Scotland, was snug
gllns against tie tyranny 81 England, bis army Wa,
disrefsed-hls resources eNhausled--and his hopes
at success almost lost ~ scti,s Of appalling misfur-
+ lunfs. Win lev taIilIal followers, The sad rem
nani OF once gallant and chsar5us arny the lead
ef Of The Sehts sought reage aud concealment from
hs pursuing Ices IN old. dIa! dated she'd " hilst
lin9 theteaGd affecting upon lis miserable condl.
ION md lie woes which threatened lis country.
! biu'e sIltd nun sfdef IA corner, engaged IN
weaving lis web. lie Itsllessly watched The abors
OF The industrious insect. Nineteen a.es II es>ayed
!" accom- is lis work, and nineteen times it falled.
II FeseFefed, however, aud lie itepfici taort was
crowned with success THIS humble example IN
splrd HE dr>paitng Bruce with new energy. lie
shook Of his lethatgs-aroused hinseli-colIeeled
me scattered ltag nent, Of his armygave The banner
OF hbcuy once mote 10 abe bteeze--ard unon lLe
plans al Ranuoc kbutn, made proud Edward rue lie
day lie attempted tie enslavenient OF Scotland Lei
Us make Mississippi nc BaHnockbtrh Of The Inien. b."
!SPetc' q s.. Pyenhss, Of lNissjsappi.
The history Of parties, no less dian Of nations,
shows, that. frequently, when thcy seem 10 be at he
very lowest ponl depression, they are on the as
cend ~ scale, aud Ueed but single combined and
s'tsnueus etod 10 insure lheir ruun,Ih. Last fall
Tor example, the cheering notes Of "yiclor," were
heard tlron- hont tie Wing lauks in almost ese,y
quarter of he Union, and the evidence other sue
cess is exhibited n The amo>t reyoluliotzed eb,,ac
Ter Of the House OF Representatives, in Inch. irtLev
have not secured majority hey have reduced the
number "t tbci orponen,ss lar as TO rcnder ildob,
lnl Which party IS inlhe ascendant. Butdid the
Spots men, despair on lhat account or for an in
slant relax theIf excltlous No: So IN from it,
they pnt IN operation every deyee--tlc, rcsoltod to
every aiihee-theN dlsdanrd no stratagcn, 10 lecoy-
r. thef lost ground Executive Patronage was wicd
ed 10 silence The clanots aud stimu late The zeal Of
such Of the ycua naIeeuleus as rns HI be influenced
by lnbc,- Party disci llre VAS brought to bear
upon another portion Il them, WHO dreaded txcom.
municaon more than they loved the eslr.pols,-and
the old catch words of fiction ere dealt out 10 such
as were too honest 10 he purchased and too stubborn
to be driven. Never before were such excrtions
made by Discounted party 10 retrieve lis lost
ground In every quaner,the buge-note was heard
sumnoning tie tlansmeu to the field. Tie bale
ines burnt upon every mouutain-lop aud every valley
was illuminated by their blaze-whe The torch. hear
er threaded every bye-pah, otherwie Inaccessible TO
the hght. with the cry, speed, Mase, Srced!'
continually sounding IN lbs ears. Ard what has
been the effect Let the late election returns an
swer--let the loud shouts Of the Monocrats. pro-
claiming their unexpected aud intoxcating trumphs
tell. What is the lesson Which Il csc thires read TO
US DO they tell us 10 lie idly upon our oals, and
permit opponents 10 20 on in lheir destructive
career, unchecked by opposition and undeercd by
the sdluiaIy Influence which formidable minority
never fails exert upon the otherwise unlicensed
sway of majority, who, feeling powell are so APT to
forgel tght! No, no taty tell us 10 arm for the
conflict; To nale yet another tfor in defence of
our principles, and vet auoller and another. until.
like The Spartan lla'anN thepass Of Thermop, lie,
there be not champion Of Fl cedom ell To eppose
The myImIdons OF EgApt, to ieIthe stol, Of their
/ fall.
But We shall rotfsn Thee is lecurerativc
energy IN cause which will sustain il amidst the
waves and winds d dcs lots and amaze nv combined
/ 1t IS The cause Of Constitutional Freedom; and
such cause, howeveri may have been crushed IN the
unoonseo'al soIl OF Europe IFS full blown beauties
had opened 10 the sun, cannot perish here. in the
| Land OF W ashmgion. and amidst tie golden memo
! RES Of the past A voice comes up to Us from the
honored lunbs Of Revolutionary fathers 10
cheer and animate IN the darkest hour: nay. a
more eloquent tongue if possible, breaches TO us
rom the graves of buried empires, to nerve us with
nnGdterns energy. We canuol turn a deaf ear To
their supplieauons and their warnings For never
let us forget, that though may he conquered vet
Freedom finds her safe quad and defence IN power.
lnI and wcIl-organizcd minoruies which hold in
check the aspiring dcsrot a. d are as hook in the
mouth Of the political Leyiathan. II we cannot,
therefore, succeed IN Wrestling tie .cins VI empire"
from The hands ol those ho are diving us on 10
onmci, NC can al least, by strenuous oppo-
sition, re'rd ther speed, unnI perhaps the eyes Of
the people will be opened their lgns aud the
voice Of Pubic Justice, which, though sometimes
slow, is always suic, shah seourge these naughty aud
usuip.ng domagogues back TO their original obscure
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