Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-21


,, arr now FIVE and we're last winter three, SNORT
ar, majority on join, ballot. II is equally evident
hev " i'll act in concert, they ean with the AID
I.,. ca,s,rvaiyes. re elect Mr.. Rwes, who al
,ho,gb not in all points concur,ing with them, and
.,,,lv 10 some extent obnoxious 10 The objections
..,,cb are urged against him by the lmpraci'cao'es'
.e.ms to us ought To be the raiying Poin' Oh ''
hv whatever name they are known, who are sincerely
,nx;ons 10 defeat the financial policy oil Tue ADMINS
rattan. and to eject from office men, "ho by 'hef
o., admission, are unworthy Of public confidence.
rh.,. are We Relieve, ten lmpraciicables in the
,;,,,,e If all of them maintain the attitude 10
..cb they so firmly adhered last winter, II follows,
=, course even should the Conservatives be as firm
i, their course as their brethren were last session.
that Nh, Rivcs cannot he elected. But II IS not
equally certain who will be. The Loco Fecos, 1t
will be seen, lack seven of majority on JOINT ballot
and there are eleven Conservatives. Can II be that
7of the IL will prove recreant alike TO thew pledges
and their principles We shall not believe II until
we see il. IT, then, only five Of them remain tue
10 their faith il is equally certain that Mr.. Mellow
ell cannot be elected. The result of the Whole mat
ter therefore, will be, either that election will be
made, or that some other individual must be taken
edthose of G w. Campbell and Judge Allen, Che
former Conservative. the latter Whig.) are the
most prominent. With either OF these re allemen
we shall be well satisfied, thong repeat, what we
before remarked, thar, in our opinion, Mr.. Hives
ought to be the rallyng point o every opponent OF
the financial policy Of the Administrator. we
might if it were necessary, adduce substantial rea-
sons for this opinion-and among them, the leading
consideration, that in lis person in Virginia, as IN
that of Senator Talnadse in New York, the free
dom Of opinion is sought be punished, and repre-
sentative fidelity To the constituent tody annihllaed
and trampled under foot. For ii will Let be denied
tina, the fierce aud vindictve manner IN which Mr.
Rwes has been assaItd by The Administration and lis
pensioned satellites is attn .buable to the llmuess
which he has displayed in opposition to this leading
measure of the Admnistra,iol-all ough ii is sus
ceplibc Of easy demonstration that in the course
pursued by him lie 81. Ike tie voice Of nine-tenls Of
the people whom he represented. True--that voice
has since to a great extent. been revolutions zedthe
sentines have been gagged and the cannon spiked
many of those who were louder and more vehement
than Mr.. Rres, in denouncing the Sub-Treas-
u,y. are now, some of them. lis warm advocates,
while others, who still profess 10 be opposed TO it,
are heVttiitIeSs "liHS ~ slim VI SWIM WIN us
authors, and if they say word against this bold pro.
position break down the barriers Executive ON.
Impotence and TO remove from Tie Public Treasury
those guards which have been heretofore ee be
protect it from the ravages of licensed punderers
we say, if they utter word against this bold prop
osition. it is in 'bated whispers" such may
Imagine would proceed from The trembling slaves
ola despot, whose palace walls had artificial
But, it is SAID by some persons, vi o, it seems TO
u.s. take very superficial view Of the circunstan-
ces thai, by voting for Mr.. Rwe., the Wings, num-
berins 70 votes, will go 10 the Conservatives
numbering only II votes. This is rather seeming
than an actual truth Tor there mental as we'll as
optical delusions. The hypochondriac, who laucied
that his head had been turned round and had him
sell apfarrlled with the hind part OF his breeches be-
FORE in order to adapt his dess 10 The reversed ros
ton OF his face, furnished more striking Illus
ralion f,his fact than 90 those gentlemen who JUS
iiy their refusal to vote for Sir. Rives by SO lmsy
pteext. go over TO the Conservatives" indeed -
Why. what are the facts The Conservatives in
the Legislature arc regarded as administration men,
except on the gu stiou ofihe Sub Treasury. 1t is
10 be presumed, therefore, they will generally ac,
WIN the Administration party in preference 10 the
"higs-Nay, it is believed and there is good
ground Tor the belief thai some ofhem will abandon
MI Hives most cheefully alter they have given
"m sngle shot, lest perchanee Wing may be
eecied-at least this is the ground they will take be-
'O'e 'heir constituents TO justify their violated pied
~ Inc Wings, in the mean while, see, that eve
"'s oe united TO man, they cannot elect one Of
Wv" party: In this state of things the two d.
~, VI TIE Administration party offer different
'es-one Of them, Mr.. Nc ell, differing
'"e h'gs in every thing, aud believed to re-
". :" MS own person the embryo Benton Party in
s'o'";--the other Mr. Riyes DIFFERING from the
"sS upo" some minor questions bu, agreeing with
=" hostility to The Sub-Tl easury qut sion--n
'"'''"''on to resist the aults upon the Banking
~. ' '"e destruction and not the reformation OF
s" Is me object of the genuine Loco Focos-
-, ' important question OF the Public Lands
n :" nue. IN determined hostility to Benton aud
Now, we ask. in the name If common
., ""a course. under such circumstances.
ho,s genuine Wing pursue! Should he ad-
NV 10 Wing, not only With full knowledge that
''"o be elected, but also with the certainty star
'"' 10 The face that Bentonian-the very worst
~, the genus Loco--will be? Or should he no,
,,s 50 cast his vote as prevent the election OF
VINO is against him alto selhor. by the election
min. ""o' uisagreeing with him ur6n some
"o' points, curs with hin, - ~, ~. 49,