Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-30

r.ueyJ Ma. 1fhH 10 Me Beaford Commttee.
No. ,.pubiish Mai. Anhur's letter to the Bedfon
r.uu;,,ee, corrected; with the renewed exprcssio
.f.u ,rsret that such important errors nadvetent
!. occurred in It's frs, insertion.
Bedford County. March IL, Is40
c.,,,,mcn Your letter Of the 25rh q February
~ou,,iitee in behalf Of a meeting OF tho Den O
s..,;c Republican Parry OF this county. held in Lib
.... the day before, communicating TO me my no,n
s.,iion BY said mee'ing.a as candidate for The mex
r.;sia,uIc Of the Stale. has been duly received.
Wbue sensible OF the honor that has becu confer
ID mon ne by that portion of my fellow Citizens
hose rariiaii,y and Kindness have ieeommeu I'D. d
-. .s suitable person IL Gil the a,duous aud re
.,oostble office of their representative, canno, bu,
core, that their choice has fallen upon an Their
.a,e able and competent to tie station. than ny
humble abilities permit me 10 pretend TO be. can.
,,,. however, refuse TO comply with the slrs OF So
..pectaile number Of my ooun,ymrn, 10 conlri-
ao,e all the aid in sustaining, in common viii,
II. Republican Parry, the nvisabilty OF the Consti-
,n;oc cuarante eng our liberty against the da,ing
',,,rLs Of destructive Federalism let its foim be
I'm, il will. Believing this instrument 10 be spe-
;6c grant of certain enumerated powers therein con-
,,ned and such others only as are absolutely nec6s-
,,yv and proper 10 the execution CT those thus tx
.,.ssiy given, have ever viewed the construction
~, which the friends Of Naiiona Bank, Tariff, and
~ RENAL Improvements hy the General Government,
rail-
say uot,iug OF thei, inexreaiency,-as unaar'anled
nv its letter spiri'. And this sri,t construction
i: of no invention. but was that which was placed
anon i, BY its ablest expounders. Jefferson and
Madison, and opposed by Hamilton aud Adams.
Hence | te,ieve, is the origin oil our present two
nol;icaI parties, Republicans and Federaliss: this
difference on questions II Unconstitutional cons,ruc-
finn constituting 10 this day the dividing line be-
,w..n these pa,tics. who yet bear these distinctive
,ppe,latons and w. Il. Harrison, one Of The can.
,,da,es for the Presidency, belonging, his whole
,olca life will show, TO the latter, could be
brought To his support for that high posi- bur shall
mos, cordially aid in the election OF his opponent,
the prescnt dlslins uslied incumbent Of that chair,
a. the true "Republican candidate" Mr.. Van Blu
ron is opposed latitud nous ne, pre- alton Of the
Constitution. add pledged before tile country inter
pnse his aud defeat such legislation as may
conflict with and contravene that instrument He
100 has furnished, rs lar as WORKS acts could do
90, satisfactory testimony, that our institution Of
slzyery will be protected under his administrator OF
The Affairs Of bile Harrison hold il rs an
object his heart to effect its motion by the
appropriation ot the sutplus itvenne.-For these
and many oher reasons ~hch | think II unnecessa-
" 10 state in this leter, look to the next election
Of President involving issue of great interest TO
our Republicans form of Gove,nmen--noi inferior
IN lis importance to that presented to the people in
'99, winch eventuated in the overthrow Of the Fed r
aIsis and the establishment Il those principles
Of constitutional liberty, contained in Mr.. Madison's
Report which that crisis gave birth TO. II, IN any
way. NV own feeble but jealous cooperation it'll
my political friends. who made call upon mr., will be
al service 10 the cause, do not think myself al ber-
~ TO decline rendering IT, notwithstanding The many
private considerations which would, under other CIR
Gums anc AT the same time induce and Justify my
REFUSAL | am, gentlemen with great respect,
YOUR friend and fellow CITIZEN.
LEWIS {. ARTHUR.
Ia Messrs. Milton J. Jones, Green Board and T.