Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-09

~ Trend oil Clinton, Wien the star Of his for
'"ae' rose upward to the zenith, and blazrd in full
sp'endor bun he never failed 10 tu,u his b,el IN
D" 'hat great man, when, from wha,eye, .au... :,
"'q'e"'y happened during hi. career, "e,ouds and
f'eSs oSersliadowed IL, or IL descended To IL,
naJr. " ~
e'e's another important ON s.on in the Globr'.
''.''a o. MI. Van Burcn's OPINION" Pretending
'ooe 'ui' aud ample detail, IL nevertheless fails Ia
'e'ef 10 some Of The most important acts of his life
"'''n, presume, are as fair and unrring expanen,s
what these opinions really are, as the eiecoaeer
ing articles since written BY himself and his fre0ds.
10 e"'ch The popular gale. ,etr,, LIST 10 the MIS-.
so"f' Question" edy, to his vote 10, the Tar II OF
'0<0 ana 3dy, 10 hs vote for the erection OF toll.
son Tie Cumberland Road. These are preg
"'n' OMISSIONS. which hope will be supplied IN the
heft eadtca oi Mr.. Van Buren's Opin,ous The
very fact Of their OMISSION however. shows tina, The
"'ooe was afraid to touch The subject. am glad il Is
seiii discreet. The public will be AT no loss.
however, TO ascertain the motive Of its discretion.
"a'e not hazard the scrutiny which fair EXPOSE
ION o' the Opinions Of the Preside would no.
yoke. i.
ne last Ohio papers furnish us with a new and
s'''@'ns illustration Of Cause aud Effect, in mo.
uef" tol't',al Philosophy. A few weeks ago, a
MI Flood OF the Olno Legislature, took occasion
10 '"o"'ge IN some very coarse aud acr monious
abuse vi uen. fiariison-we now know that the said
MI Flood has been nominated by the P,csiden, To
Tue Senate as American Ch,rge des An, hes to Tex
as The laborer is worthy of his hire
observe, by the Wing Of this orning. ,ha, tho
nl A a
b'.'y' position, and that they have consequently
dominated Ed"ard p. PITTS Esq. To ,ua with Nj
trooper. oae OF the present Delegates. do no,
myself believe that Gen. Bayly is IAN Bayen man,
because he expressly says that lie 10 not bu, i, is
equally certain ihai he is in favor OF Gen. Ha,-
ns"n, although he very frankly admits that Gen H.
IS not as Objectionable as, before an examination of
ms conduct aud opinions, he had supposed In 9th
or words, he is an Ahmed Neutral a position winch
he "" fluid canuoi be long maintained, by any potiti-
can In this country. A private citizen may. OF
cours' play tic pat with IMMUNITY, because his opia-
ions arc has oua, with which the stranger inter-
meddIeth no':' but the opinions OF . public msn
are, to certain extent, the property of his cousu
ens-ai least, lie is their mouth piece and las no
right to defeat their wishes by any impractieaJie
notions which he may happen to entertain. What
will be the result OF the contest in thai county, !
have no means ofknowing. l have no doubt, how
'"r, that Gen. Ba.ly will receive The support Of
"any wings, from his personal popularity and be-
cause they not satisfied that his present nositio
is one ofas c6ectre hostility tot he Wing cause.-I
deem more so,-as Il he re at once To declarehi
deter mination TO support Van Buien.
Ieard to FAY, that our Torn cr townsm,n,
Kew G"orge w. Melon, Who, while a resident of
Lyhclbutg, was member of he bar but afterwards
became minister IN the Protestant Episcopal
church. is no more. lie died few days since at
h S residence in Richmond county.