Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-09

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Each county committee ought 10 subscribe fo
from 100 to 400 eopirs, according to their ropula
ton and other circumstances. j. is TO b. publish
ed once week. and is TO be exclusively devoted To
The dissemination and defence Of Wing princples
and 10 The support OF The nominees Of The Hanisburg
Convention aud where, as in some counties, there
are no committees, they fail to ac,. nlighieusd
and liberal individuals should SUPPLY their lack OF
service by their o~n generous zeal. The Wings
only ash Tor fee dseussion--ior iull elucidaIion
81 their piineples--ior fair field aud clear sky.
"a Gre us but hight aud Ajax ash. more ~
The Wings will hold a meeting on Wednesday
evening nsxi, the frs, sur- us session commenced
TO take preliminary step towards effective orga
nza'ion Tie Enquirer is eiernaly pra,ing aSou,
" some lPhis members, Who have. since the uomina-
non OF Harrison and Tyler. determined TO abandon
us. IL has, however never yet named lis men.
whether It's fo,beaianee has been dictated by sheer
indbttfy 10 do so, or because It's allies not
YET prepared TO avow publicly what IL seems they
IN tie habit OF whispering into the pirate of that
Editor. pretend no, not to say. Bu,,his I~ilven-
ure TO predict, aud beg the render To mark the pre-
diolion--,ba, if ever these Uhig members shall
their deseriion from the ranks OF Constui ional
be found tina, they some of the very men who
last winter were such rampant phies. thar. even 10
vote for VIM. {. R"es. was deemed deflemen, which
tie waters oil the great deep could not purge away
nay who even now. in the teeth Of the admitted fact
that the election Of ~hig proper To the Senate is
impossible, arc calling most Justify for the non,ina
ton Of whig proper ior the reason thst the,
cannot, rery uhigish are they, touch VIM C. Rives
without pollution! Yes; IL ever some" wing mem
bers leave the whg ranks. it will be found that, al
though they cannot touch VIM. c. Riyes they can
embrace Martin Van Buren, aud Tn. ii. Benton
And Why ! Is Mr.. Rives an Expungal And arc
not their new aIliesf Did Mr.. Rives approve the
proc amalion and support the Force Bill! So did
their allies Did Mr.. Riyes sustain Gen, Jack
in his Manifesto aud Protest, SO did Benton
Mr.. Rves because he did these things, SUPPORT
Van Buren and Benton-bec ause they are even more
deeply stained with the guilt Of these ,ransercssons
But | will no, condemn every man upon the vague
and perhaps the unfounded assumption Of the En-
quner. It's wish may be faiher 10 The thought"
upon which il hafps so often and so indefinitely II,
however, there be any such persons hanging to the
skirts Of tho whig parry. bu, expires, the general
sentiment of ,ha, party, when say, that the sooner
they let loose then feeble aud hcrous grasp the
better. As the Wing OF this morning says, they
ma, do us injury as traitors in the camp,we do not
fear them as enemies in the field We shall bid
them farewell with hearty good wil-tEe heanier,
the promp, their departure from am ong us.
You have, presume, seen a notice 10 the Wings
Of Virginia. that 10 proposed TO hold Convention
in this City Mondoy The 24h 81 February neat
for the purpose Of framing Electoral Ticket, and
Of adopting ensures 10 ensure ills itiup pi, in
which, you may be assured, Il reasonable, though
not an overmeeni,g confidence is felt here. maugre
all The attempts OF the Enquirer 10 dampcn exeron
by tue very shallow device Of rd,e ul;ng efforts.
The Editor of that paper will find, before the con
test is over that he will have to strip himself Tor the
fl .h,, and tina, his dream OF an easy victory is all
de fusion on his pant, If it be not by him
to delude, and thereby TO unnerve his opponents.
The Convention is to be composed Of the Wing
members of the General Assembly and delegates
from those counties which ale now represented by
Federaiists. l hope that shall have fnIl dclega
tons sent by the Republicans OF Hafax, Botetourt,
Roanoke. Montgomery, Wythe, and the Southwest
ern counties generally. In our own. and all the
counties roundabout us, above and below, and on
either hand the Republican having succeeded las,
sp,ing, will Of course be represented here by their
representatives in the two Houses. Ii is expected
that Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Wise, and perhaps other disin-
gushed champions of,he Wing cause, will pay vsi,
Richmond at that lirne 10 par,ahe of Public Din
ner TO which they will lie invired by the Wing mem
bers Of the Legislature; so thar our hients in the
country, who may come in as delegates. may sutic
PATE rich treat hearing the eloqu mt defenders Of
the metropolitan latin. Mr.. Clay, it is hoped.
may no,e vsi, his friends without any nngenerous inn
pu,a,ons upon his motives; and presume he may
even enact the Table Orator without rebuke; since
the Editor Of the Enquirer, Mr.. McDo"ell, and
other brilliant Iumnaries Of the Loco Foco party
have played The same part with SO much graduation
and eclat.