Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-18
\ CONGRATULATORY AND ADMONITO
kN EPISILE.


We take great pleasure in laying before our
readers the following chaste and glowing let.
ter from the pen of gentleman whose shaft
is as polished his bow is vigorous The
elegance OF tbs composition, and tie tone of
moderation and good feeling by which i, is charac.
teiized, will commend il to those no cannot
rejoce, with the writer in the recent triumph of the
Wings Of Virginia, nor concur in all the sentiments
he expresses.
To the Wings, the almonitory warnings of oar
correspondent are especially well timed and appro.
pirate. For our own part, strange may seem the
declaration, we feel no interest in parry tfiumphs
considered merely as party triu phs. We care
not whether the relns of government are in the
hands Of the Guelp's or The Ghihbenes. We have
no interest in the success or he defeat Of any man,
personally considered do care whether his
badge be the Of Y ork or Of Lancaster Our on
y interest IN political struggles is that which every
citizen Of the country ought feel "a desire 10 see
lis high Offices in the hands of honest men. who will
enact wise laws, and administer them upon cnarc
aud patriotic principles. We support Gen. Harrso n
because we believe he is honest and that he will in
the execution of his duties, look beyond The mere
interest OF a section or party We oppose Mr..
Van Buren,, because we feel assured that he is de-
helenI IN political integrity, every officer mus be
who gives up to party what meant for man
kind" But if Gen. Harrison shall fail to redeem
has pedges-ii he shall play the yrant by prescribing
ministerial ocers for opinion sakel he shall fail to
enforce accountability among his subotdioates-ifh he
do not economic public expeudurcs-if he shall
exert the patronage OF the government, to ensure his
al. Il.
II he, like Mr.. Van Buren,, become The Preside nj of
Party instead ofthe Republic--we shall be among
the fist TO lit voice against him, as we now do
against Van Buren,. For what matters it to us,
personally, whether Harrison OF Van Buren, be Pie
siden To us they are both alike strangers, and
vail probably forever remain so-We have 10 person
al feelings, either OF malice OF friendship of fear
or OF hope 10 CRAFTY, by the rejection Of the one or
The choice of the other. Whats Ilecuba TO US
then. or we TO llecuba 7" Nothing. Oar only OBJ
lectIs our counlrys goddard what is tue of US in
dTiduay is mol less Of the great mass of The peo
pie Their only possible concern ia the result ofopy
election is that the interests OF the whole country
may be protected and advanced-iis rights and
ho"or man'aned-Iis liberties perpetsaed. The
Only question they should ask themselves in refer
ence to candidate, IS, not docs he profess 10 be
pemociai,-or is he called Wing 7" but. SIS he a
man OF unsullied integrity Of unsuspecled p1t,iot-
ISM ct unquesnoncd capacity, Of plain, republican
who has frmness 10 resist equally tie
dcm'on and The naneiy his friends, but who i, no,
TOO obstinate 10 listen 10 the arguments and remain.
suaR'es even Of ms enemics--o who viii be The
President oil The people, and not Of a facon-and
"ho vi" regard ihe Offices Of the touary a, high and