Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-02
DEMOCRATIC MEET,N sSs TN TSf , ,,r1,s1.s;

!. L1"Oenh IL NEE ING IN AMHERST.
a large number of the friends OF the present Ad.
ministraton met at the tavern hons, of w,, H.
Amherst Court house, on Monday the I6;h March
.o4o; wien, on The motion al james N. Daniel Jr
Doei. James Powell was called 10 the CHAR and
henry ". Quares, Esq appointed Secretary
When the mrciing was ofganizrd, Heuty W
Qnarles, Esq addressed II, considerable length;
urging. IN the @arme>t manner, activity and ,iri-
lance on The pnri Of the Republican Pa,iy in he an
preaching elections, aud concluded by mo vup the
appointment Of aconnittee To prepare preamble
aud resolutions; mhrirupon the chair ap,' opted The
following persons. VIZ: Henry w. Quarl.s Mar.
shall l.. Harris. Major Pry,on kenh. Major VII.
ham A. Rieheson, Richard Graz ford aud David An.
ping. who, having tered for a short Time return
ell. aud their chairman read the follow preamble
ana resolutions. which we're unanimously adopted
by the meeting
We cannot and Dug 1T no, to be Indifferent .pecra.
tors To the scenes which are passing around u.s.
Already the enemy's bngles are sounding in our
eais, and We should be iscrcant to ourselves, our
Republican insti uiious, and our common country,
were We to remain any longer idle aud indifferent
10 The etfn,is hich making on the part Of the
"Frdcralist" to snbveu our Republican institutions.
A portion oithc pc"pe oi Amherst couniy have
therefore assembled Tor the purpose e expressing
then opinions publicly and candidy on the inpor-
tant political questions Of The day, and 81 desising
such means and measures as they deem Necessary
IL carrying out th.r opinions, and oI preserving the
Puriiy OF those doctrines which ave been handed
down to then by the fathers Of The Revolution
Never bet re have they seen such efoits made by
any party 10 force upon tie honest people oi the
country their prime piles aud docrints. Every de-
vice has been ustd-every false issue rresentd to
the cou'uy-evry humbug trcated-~hch their
i.nag nations could invent, 10 misead the peo
pie; aud IL Is with anu and sorrow We have lately
seen a Senator Of these United States. aud n Re-
presentatiye in the Congress OF the United States
leaving their dutIes, leaving their high and honoia
bic station and csrnina 10 Virginia, and mineling
with the people for the express purpose OF election
ceIIng for VIM. IL. Harrison, as President OF these
United S'ates-a thing which never did exist at any
! other period OF our government. Can such petty
devices mslrad the p"opIe OF Virginia! We tliuk
not they are TOO honest, too vrtuous, too int Ill
gent to have their poi zeal principles taken from
them either by the eoquence OF Henry Clay, or the
| onp and splendor OF "Rilhmond Dnner."-
We all like & I'D dnnc,s and glass Of wine;
such things good and proper IN their places: hui
when they are rrssned 10 iur political effect and
made the instruments Of conrertng the people from
their true political iaih. they become Od,ous aud
dlsgu in the sight of candid n.en; AID such
efforts, sooner or ioter will reco up Their an
thOrs. Virginia is not II be carried by sturrn and
boastine her cit zens are generally the honest cu
rvaors OF tie soil, and before they can be inducc
10 et.bface The dangerous aud pernciOus dectrincs
| OF Vim. Ii. HARRISON. they will pause aud reflect
mach and long. WHO is VIM. Ii. Harrison
who abandoned his native sud, Vng mia, ior the
purpose OF avoiding thar population WHICH is dear
To every Southern man, AID which rs guaranteed to
us by the constitution OF eur coupiry-a man who
publicly proclaimed That he bad rather the public
revenues al the country arising from The sale OF
pubic lands, should be disposed of in buyite up the
slaves Of the South aud emancipating them:'
man who said 'he hoped TO see the day WHEN an
American Sun would not rise or set uIoD slave IN
this county aud u who IN favor of selling
the free white poor people Of tins county, who
might be unable To pay the costs OF fu.s and PEN
allies against them. Can such man as tins ea-
| rcct TO be IA iavornc in Nirg MIA Never, never
| All the talents aud eloquence which can be impor
ted fro sister Staies would be insufficient to
wash these STAIN, from his political ciaiacter-and
they are opinions 10 relation TO a question winch is
! dearer 10 the South than any othti can ne. VH-
gina never can support any man for the Presidency
"hosc opinions on this Important question cannot
| he ielicd upon, or which aren IN accordance with
| her own.
| Why was Vim. II. Harrison selected a. the
Wing candidate ior the Presidency and Mr.. Clay
| thro"n overheard The rrasoais obvious to every
'thectng man. Mr.. Clay lived in slave holding
! State, aud was himself The Of slaves, aud
could not under any crcun stances, obtain the votes
! Of Ohio. Indiana lllIuos and some other non slave
holding States. Grn HARRISON lived one VI these
States, owned M slaves. aud stood The best chance
ot Obainipg their v0tes--tr0m his wen known feel
tngs and opinions on that subj ct. No other reason
under l.ravtn can he ass. ned-becanse, with re-
gard to ev' ~ qualification necessary for the Presi
dency. Mr.. Clay was his dcknotoiedg ed SUPERIOR
The people OF Virginia then be deceived by
the bold and violent Declarations Of the friends Of
Harrison. that he is no AboLhonia! What are
his preirnsIons rs acivilian In vain have WE ex-
amned the records OF our county Tor evidences
Of thai character. They are not TO be found. Ii IS
;,nr, under JOHN Adaa SIS administration he was
tederal'st oi the deepest dye aud received the APP
pontmem Of Governor Of the North western te,rito-
~. and was afterwards elected from the sane territ0
~ as a delegate 10 Congress. These We believe.
constitute the principal civil honofs by which he is
surrounded. What are his p,ett nsIOps military
| man Are they superior, or even equal to those
who have beeu et gagged with hun in the same ser
vice We ii,ink not; and whilst we are wiling to
give him all The honor which he is justly enii-
lied 10 AS commander, we are unwilling that
his military fame should be exaggerated. and that
the character Of "gredt' military man, should be
given him when lie deserves no SUCH attribute: IL
is true he rendered some service TO the cuun,ry IN
the North. western army. .r which he has received
the gratitude OF the country; but we deny that he
s'ancsted ~ that campaign, thai skill, inIrepldu,
and martial spirit which characterize great mil
tdry man. There was no enteIrrze conceived
carried on and executed by him with the energy and
ardour, which belongs To military man. So far
tom We have always understood and believed,
/ that his operations were conducted with too much
iiinIdty, and we suppose the Federal,ss, who have
taken him up their Candidate for the Presidency
vii hardly rely upon his military renown" as "a
reason why he should be made President
thr membeis OF this meeting ien,an mistaken
~ Their confidence in Maitin an Bu,en, the pre-.
srht rhie magistrate OF this country, aud shall rely
upon him as an individual best Gale ulated perptt
ua'e the Union ofthese States, and to protect iha,
Southern interest which, AT this pariic usr tine
/ ShpIi he on ipIb v Co,