Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-28


We find on our table a shor, note from HAIR,
Percy, enquiring why his Sd No. has no, appeared in
the columns of the Virginia.. We had hoped ere
this TO have had an opportunity for a personal ex.
plana,ion of the cause; but as none has occurred,
We will here state-When we received his first two
numbers, our better judgment would have induced
us to decline their publication. We could see no
good that would result TO the public or the individual
Harry Percy, SO zealously advocated for the next T..
s. Senator. by discussing the matter here. The
election was removed from the people among whom
our paper mostly ciiculates. and however ably writ
ten or convincing in argument, these essays might
be. they could hardly have had an opportunity. pub
lisbed Just on the eve of the election, to enlighten or
direct the judgment of those whose duty il was to
selec, a suitable person to succeed MI. Rives. But
our friendship for the author of Harry Percy, which
has not been that of day-led us, though somewhat
inconyenicni. when the proceedings Of Congress
and the State Legislature were claiming every inch
of spare space we bad, TO CRAFTY him in this matter.
and allew him a large share in our columns
This led to a short reply by Muius' and " One
ofihe People, aud an able and lengthy reioinder by
:. An Original Wing" sustaining the grounds taken
by Harry Percy. We then thought we had given
! 9TH sides a hearing, and, al least, Harry Percy
Fair Play "a jewell" as he calls it. particularly
as he aud the" An Original Wing" had occupied four
times as much spao in vindicatire the claims of Mr..
Rives as thei, opponents had in opposition, and that
i, was a good tire to put an end here TO this family
ttud, particularly is the coihbatants " ere fast thick
.oipp on the feld-for, besides Hulius, who, lfany
one, perhaps was entitled TO break another lance with
An Original Wing Matellus, Scavala, aud
several other war-like Romans, pressed hard to en-
gage in the strife.
After this, we could hardly have expected from
the well known chivalry of Harry Percy, that he
would have teen the first 10 complain Of our political
intolerance - or del arturo from toe ancient practice
Il The Nirg,nian' 10 "lIear both sides" because
he a dvocated views quite unpleasant to the pre-
cent incumbent Of the chair editorial But
however unjust, unmerited and uncourteous
these insinuations are, they were not a ~sutj'ct
of so much regret, as that one for whom we have
entertained such respect, should coniescend to ny
IN inljmidate and swerve us from any course we
thought proper to pursue, by the threatening
hints that - the connexion of Editor q Patron must
cease and that a paper must be started that would
more nearly 'represent his views II Harry Percy
knew with " hat contemptuous scorn, we hold such
aoutiny threats, come from what quarter they may,
he would reserve them to use on other more plant
subjects. As for Patron and Editor, we know Of no
such relation. We do no, conceive the man who
subscribes and pays for our paper, The more a Pat
ron than he who buys and pays FOR our wheat or
corn. We labor to make our paper worth the money
we charge for it and Wien a subscriber thinks lie
does not get a qujd pro quo, we expect Linn 10 use
his pleasure in ceasing the connfxlon Of Editor
and Patron."