Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-10

9th INST gives a detailed statement of IN, sb,motrss
manner IN which George C.. Washington has hoe,
removed from the office of Prcsiden, of the Ohio and
Chesapeake Canal Company, and Francis rbom,.
tlate a Representative in Congress frein MARYLAND ,
appointed ms snecessor-ior the sole reason that the
lo'nner sa Wing, aud the latter a Van Burenitc II
was done, II seems, b, the vote OF the MARYLAND com
missioners, constituting a majority of the stock mr.
sent. who, in order To effect their obieet. s,sp,ode{
a 6ye'tdc OF Tie Company for the purpose of bring.
ing on the election two weeks earlier than the day
hAeu 'or that purpose, and in opposition to the vote
OF every stockhoider present! by tins outrageous
violation OF %lnorfieiy, all stockholders not presen,
were deprived oil their right of voting in The elections;
aud among hose stockholders is The State of Virs;.
mia, whose representative, with other absent, stock
holders, believed Of course that by the laws Of The
Company the election was not TO take place until
mat day two weeks Even Mr.. Woodbury., who
voted on the Us. stock, could not consen, to sane
Ton tins Illegal and unjust precipitation of the cleo.
non, thougl after that matter had been determined
by the vote Of the Maryland men. he united with
them IN prescribing Mr.. Washington Its always
TO be regretted when party spirit is permitted to min
gle with questions with which parry politics have
no legitimate concern. The great cause of Internal
Improvement must %IaneuislI aud 90 TO ruin, when, in-
stead Of selecting men for its responsible duties with
IA single eye TO then peculiar qualifications for tie
trust, tins consideration is thrown out of view, and the
choice is made IN reference to the political creed Of
the con,euding candidates, or other irrclascnt sub
jeris. True as this remark Is at all times, il is pecu-
liarly 50 of he transaction which We have been de
tailing-Mr. Washington being an experienced as
well as an able office Ell, while Mr.. Thomas has given
no evidence. a, least, of his competency to discharge
the duties OF the station to which he has been 40
pointed.
" We are sometimes told that Swartv out is a
Wing. Even if il were true, does that fact exone-
rate from accountability the administration which
for ninc Yeas permitted him to plumber the public
money undelecled, or, If detected, unpublished! But
who ever heard that lie was a Wing before he be-
came a Defaulter :! II he was a Wing, why did
Gen. Jackson prescribe that honest man and Wing,
Jonathan Thompson, TO make a place for Swat,-
won't In what other instance did he ever betray so
mach attachme ut 10 a member Of that denounced
and slandercd party ! But that, ii is not tue, is ovi-
dent from the fact that Swmtwout was a leadc, in
! 'h'h"'1 ''"'t 'N S''h iNh'' |'bho VI iIt Dt nv
cratic party Of New York. so late al least as the Re
'noval of the Depostes and even after that time, he
neye, co-opersicd with the Wings. But his una
dulteraled Jacksonlsm is proved by the fact, that
when he was nominated, his appointment was vutcd
torby Benton, BrownofN N. G., Ellis Of Mss, For
syll, Grundy, King of Ala, Livingston, Roanc.
Woodbury.. Re. of the Administration party, % in
all, and opposed by Barton, Clayton, Webster, Ere
linghuysen, Sptague, &c. numbering 20. No, no,
gentlemen, the Wings disclaim all fellowship with
your detected roeucs.
~" Gen. Macomb has returned to Washington
from Florida, with his brows bound with ihe-wha
shall we call ii ?-rictor'S wrcah , No tina, will
not do for he las achieved no victory. What
then! Why, he has persuaded The Indians TO do
precisely villa, they would have done from the be-
ginnin.-that is remain where they are, and kill no
more of their white brethren. The object ofilc war
was to expel them FROM Florida the war sis ended"
we are told aud he basis Of the negotiation, if ne
golia,ion it may be called, is, that they shall stay in
Flotida Thus have we spent20 millions Of dollars,
and lost hundreds Of valuable lives, ard find ourselves
precisely where we started The Semi1oles have
conquered us ; and another cause Of dissatisfaction
is lIus added 10 the long catalogue oil grievances
which render The present Administrator so justly
unpopular.
81 The State rights papers in Georgia point to
Gov. George NJ. Troup, ofthat State, as their can
dldate for the next Presidency. lie may probab
obtain the votes OF that State and ofSouth Carolina.
But why don't they bring forward Robert Y. Hayne
or George McDullle !! They have a name abroad
as well as at home.
The Tice Presiaency.-The Loco Foco papers in
Mississippi nominate Senator Il. J. Walker of that
State. as the next Vice President on the Van Buren,
tickle. 1t seems 10 be settled, thatas the Tecumseh-