Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-24

with great regret, tile course PMS led h, ...c.,
i''e"os OIL Gen Harr'ssn-~e hope without tn.
eountenance aud ~ opposition to the wishe, or
o's'"gos"rn gentleman. His friends we're The 6,.,
f'pPose National Convention, for the purnoso
a. they alleged, 81 asceralning the wishe. az -.
Wing party throughout the Uulnn of concen,,,,,;.s
their strength, and Of preventing suicidal d..
Of their ranks. The friends II MI Clay assen,.l,,
proposition many ofthem most ,eluetao,l,
iuetance arising moi from any ,sinclina,io, ., h..
fair expression Of Wing sentiment in the .s,..,;,
their standard bearer, bun from an aversio, : ~
PARTICULAR mode OF selecting candidales-ao mo-.
arising partly irom an apprehension that he iefe,a
aspirans would complain of inequality and nne,,.
ness IN its organizafion, of intrigue and ,,,n.
rent III IT'S deliberations but mainly ON the yecol
lection oithe ridiculous exhibitions of the celebrate,
Balt nore Convention, in which men were admi,.,
to seats who had never been appointed for the nnr,o
Of procuring the nomination the Wee Pre.ideocv
of man who would have been voted d wn by Tho Ion
innate members Of the body, aud over the de6ho,
lons OF which they clearly perceived the influence n,
the then President exeued to secure the non,;,a.
ton OF the man whom lie had already Designated IA
His successor in The Chief Magisiracy Bu,,sbev
yielded these objections. And uhat now do wall, -
hold The G.gans of Gen. Harrison in Otio mr..
ceving that the tide of public sentiment is IN C,yo,
OF Mr.. Clay, beyond tue limits of that State. and
perhaps OF Indiana. endeavorna to blia into dis
repuie the Coiyenlon iself,-lheir own plan-bv
alleging that 1t will be a packet body; while his
Anti NJ some champions in Penrs ylyania refusing
to be governed by It's choice have Already formally
nominated Gen. tlafnson and framed lh.ir Flec,o
raj ticket Is tins fair il nagnanimous is il
courteous is it decent Do they expect To make
friends by such course1 II llcy do, they reckon
without their lost 1t is, indeed, a course well cal
cn'aed TO excite opposition aud 10 provoke ietalia
non; bnt we are glad To ptrcese that the friends Of
Henry Clay, aciuated by his own patriotic spiri, dis
dain 10 res'r TO such Weapons Thcy go FOR he vel
fare OF Rome, and not The glory of Cesar; for the
good Of the county, and not the advancement of
a man. True they believe thai Mr.. Clays fine tai
will adopn the high station which they seek to
elevate hm-lhat bis patriotic services to he coun-
Try, in periods oil peril and calamity demand OF that
country this, the greatest reward she can hrsow up
on her sous-tllat, il elected, lie vii! administer The
governmt mt upon enlarged and generoms wiacjrles
of ubllc policy, and in strict accor1ance VIA the
prin ciples oithe consn,on-But Is HE majority
Of their as cates ihink HAT IS PARA has war,hisr
son. they will cheerlully relinqush hsr drst choice
and support him who shall be deem an bier aud
better soldier. All ase IS a reeipfocry %
feeling and of action. Mr.. Clay himself are
sure, asks no more. He would be more or less llap
man. indeed il he did aspire ihe first ot5ce in
the eff of free peope-bu, he is proa1 to dssle
even that station IN opposition 10 ihe wishes 81 his
countiymen. And wlal, he has at hieyed fame
to which the posse 5sion Of no office, however eleYa
ted, add aught Of dignity losffe., Hilae bare
uterancc of the sentiment, -tJe Union must be pre-
Serrcd," has given vide sppead aa sndMrisg ee,ebr
~ to the name Of Jackson, su7eN hSis amiglsty and
an eternal 'need Is praise, who lhstwiee preserved
the Union, by the aisdom and the ,Noderation ol his
counses, when Others. less calm and Ness sag, eious
ready ITO cry ARrosF and let SIP Tire dsgs,os
war ~ But shall not inlnlge ~ the Ia p,uage of
eulogy; more especially we Ibis nnornns PUBLISH
Il sketch ola few OF the fsomlnsns incidents IN Ns-
Clay's history, and Of the snkIng ponss ef his
character, which nrders any remark, on our pa,ry
entireiY super6uous. 70 that siset cls invite th.
unpreiudiL ed attention al The yaadet-