Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-13
From ae Aioraadria Giascife.
SOME THOUGHTS ON TIE STATE q
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From he Aiordadfia Gascie
SOME THOUGHTS ON TIE STATE OF
PARTIES.
Whatever may be the result OF HE polliical sfrnr
len Virginia aud elseN hefe--W heller favorable,
adverse 10 The Alminstfaiiou-onc fact snust IA,
ohslons 10 HE mind Of every onr, and constantly
present usnli Tor consideraon-and that ia thai th,
Opposition Party is n most numerous determined
slheete aud honest Que, able TO oeefpower thef ad.
vetsarics IN some 81 The staes--to Keep them II,
ceek ~ oheis, and 10 contend with them lor victory
IN nearly all. its numerical strength alone would
gyn II fespoeiabllt5; but when NE add TO tlis the
utther laet, that comprises among ITS iiends som,
"llhe "esf ana abitst hen Of the country. aud that
IN It's ranks are found arraycd large puition OF on,
bts. ehNehs even Tie advocates oil those IN power
mn* adhh that they have a paily orpused TO then,
"lose good opnlop IS worth having, a WHIT Sc con.
demnau"u the, ought, It possible 10 avoid.
Nnh numbers, with talents. with zeal aud with
energy the Opposition patlN. have however, snow as
h"al 5, since The itup reign OF Gem Jackson lacked
Two essential requisites Ion snccessrequisites which
then political adtetsaiies possess III mn eminent dc
gtee--Nc II EN- UNION and OnGANizArioS.
VA Sew Al ntclslons, wesbthese HAT the OPPOSE
Hon party lhinu .hont the county, could have com.
maudrd triumphant maiotitics, as llicy did in Con
gless--uot"nslandipg The patty dill there. But.
As ttoh ~ The occasion Wis posed in consequence
OF Tie want Il organization and Union on The side
Of The opposition, parties foiapsed INTO tlolr old stnc
ana thhss iell bach quietly into their fofmer chan.
ucla.
From lhee nature oftle case. ii follows that lle
PATTY inpn@er should be more coapgci, II we NAV
use HE expression, than tie opposition But itloe,
not equally ioIlow thai the opposition should be nv
divided as thfy are. The attcr result flows entirely
nom The personal ptedlIcelions ol mere Politicians
Win set up their iayurite candidaifs rally GiruJs
aropna Ihtif Standards and thus cxee riyalres
ahd lf"onses, ~ SOW The seeds oil dlsalecinn or dis
lrust
lsa1miiied by those who are opposed to The A1
ihhsltdtlnn that onAN4Enf RULERS is the first aud
necessary step IN the regeneration oil ilIr government
ana recurrence 10 constitutional aud republican
neples# l. Is then TOO PLAIN contend lot or argue
d'nni, idl clndllates must be chosen by whom ihis
change can be effected. We may owe for 6fly
wears taI the administration Of the government is an
improper one; but II NC make the whole nation be-
1--we do it will llrei no Practical good unles.
we also make them believe there other men who
VIII property administer II. and persuade thcm To
elect these lhen TO prilornl Tie duty, This is soe-
WHAT The SITUATION 81 the opposition party now We
mean them on all sides demonstrating The corruption
INST ffrt1Ils-bul yea the moment We place belnfc
ia III the only ellcelual means ul pnrging tie repub-
ic' BY the election Of another man rs President of
Tue United States, pledged 10 reform existing abu-
scs--lhrN cease to demonstrate, and heeln 10 argue
ihfy dllcr Is TO shades of character lights OF poll
ueal lie and soon grow luke-wnim under the dis
cuasien or, what is worse break OF nto rfeconcle-
able divisions.
Gu lat tins to be So , Ought agfeat aud d patti
ouc paiy Inns TO rer away ITS stten2Ih,-e distract
IT'S eonbeIls-tn lessen lis enefgias-to weaken its
influence II tho Contest Is worth wagne, ought It
not be naged by uni,cd and organl2ed force
Ought The n" militia q The people always be ex-
posed without discipline or Of action 10 the
attacks ottho trained bands and fegulafs OF the Ad-
mlnistaon!
We hold that there is nothing, absolutely nothing.
IN the character previous history, aud Official opin-
ons oi either Mr. Clay, General Harrison, Gen.
semi we n m he n oI Webster. ber
II admilied hat, at hIs time he wall not be
dIdat which should prevent aHy one OF them lroinR
obtaining the united vote OF the whole opposition par
~ ineveiy state Of the Union fiom Maine 10 Geoige,
aud from Delaware To Missour.--lt Is true that we
may differ with them all, on some pouis we may
not have hel1ihe doctrines that they maintained.
But what has that 10 do with The question before
the people. Old things have passed away. The
TdiH has been compromised Internal Improve
mcnt by The General Government among the states
has been stopped by the action Of the states them
selves-the Bank OF the United States has ceased
be National lnsti'ution-and, in short, all the Tor
mcr topics OF difficulty adjusted, and some OF them
almost forgotten The question now is. shallthc
government be administered as it is. shall there be
a REFORM! Nh Clay is IN favor of a reorn--so
is Gen. IIMison-so is Gen. Scott--so other dis
llngnsled men who may be mentioned as moithy.oi
the dignity ui Chief Magistrate. who that ISM
favor OF Reform can hesitate upon tbs view OF the
suhjscl
We know thai the bugbear Of old party names has
been used with effect, 10 Tighten grown up cbtl-
dren, Tor years hut in the present case, even this
miserable trick cannot avail, because each OF the
candidates now before the opposiIon ot course. NO
omit as we did before Mr.. W hste,) wasa "Repnb-
can of The Jefferson school, and "a ID, 1,hcnt Of
the last war.
The adn, lnistration party With their accustomed
political foresight have entered the contest anew.
with a single candidate, ard that mau alirady an
nounced aud IN the field Whist their opponents are