Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-01


Go grasp the shadow Of yaur VANISHED power
Nod DER the failure Of each fondest .ehrme;
Then ~akc aud find goar eaitas,g iro'm,
Your pafrau Gon hi. of m-fnle hurled,
And Freedoms Gag DER lIAKRsoN unlsl.cd. q.
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From he DanriHe Reporter
Carr. Dawn Drfa: Sia-As ono of your con
sturnls claim tle privilege ot pfopoundlne 10 You
n few questions. and by the same fqhl reqnife ol
Won TO answer them through The same channel
do suppose sir, las YOU never come among US 10
render account nj your stewardship that YOU
will teem them idle impcunenf, bat asefbe II
10 the proper cause want NJ in1rnation as 10 the
course ynn intend to pnfsgc. Tue political aspect
NJ your Dlstrc, has undergone such radic al
change that doubt ii has caused You many 'so
ary reflections" and you profess 10 beoug 10 The
Republican pnry, which parry are gtea stlcklers faf
the right OF instruction. no matter how ascefianed
II those professions are real no doubt YOU have con
Guided 10 "dtiee sanr position" from What IL was
LIST winter and viii be thankful 10 for the nppoi
tuniry thus afforded You Of debating the same Il
your constituents. | therefore demand to know II
such be the case
| am aware that The Enquirer issued bulletin in
your District lisi winter defending YOU against The
charge Of tergvetsation. aud affirmed lhat You re.
presented m pity OF tie voters; and 10 establish
hs absurd position stated, that At the election pl 80
in this county, the majority Nas about / co. IN II en-
~ l. 20; and Ia offset Inns that the Nano.
Graf candidate IT. Congress IN Patrick ob, ,oed over
the Wing candidate majority of 100. leaving a
majotf, ei soafo 30 in sonr tnvor. but careful,
miued the fact that the Wing eanddne FOR The
county al Patrick aso ebtaiued Il majority over
the Democratic candidate Of l50. making fait
set Oh. Lowing majority agaiest you ofI20. -
much for last year. Now sir for the result Oft
Spring:
Pennsylvania gave an average majority for The
" higs II go
Henry gave mjofifyof o.
Patrlek do %
Making clear maiatiiy Of $40
Bui 81. lesl you may uiee that the clcc-
tioa IA tins any not ia is the
last. viii deduct tie IL Tor mere argr.
ment sake, aud give yeu the advantage Of
u, IL
Leaving according 10 The mast liberal
pidn' against t91, majority Of iI3
VIII by 40 means however eaneede the point
sir that the d,fer lromlhe last years poll was com
posed OF the itlends OF The administration, becau.c
Know the reverse II be the lict. Many were
hiss' @hotou absence, Sickness dc. Did not
vote some were cr ddHahfsirdtt0uisi. ho were "a
'het too coy publicly aYow at once thcir abandon
ment long che fl>hed opm,ous; aud others were ~
asiaie 81 obaseation produced by accusations n.
eainst Gen. Harrison; 50 that upon a reasonable
calculation think al his time. 10 say nothing Of
what rs get 70 come, hat least loo OF The IL mini
safely be addfd to The Wig side al the question:
making about zoo Of yauf constituents orposed IN
tr refnIeloHs docirIucs you supported last winter
no" demand OF You 10 say, whether or mol YOU
VIII again support, III The face of tins demonstration
OF puohe sem menl dynasty whose doctrines those
"hom You represent, b hcye are fniunus 10 their
welfare lhnoN the lailh you have IN the I'm.
quHoy, ard as This dslngeuuous print is en,ravor.
ing TO break the force Of the clecons | will call
your attention TO some Of MS reports u them then
hNout eyes atc not opened they must abe closed rs
tight as eoprer-head's IN dog days OF something
in iIS 10 1,
paientheses, Which are mine. q = "Campbell no
ie"'no efeahlzhuon,' Yer the Democratic candidate
Tor Senator was out AZ the FIST hopA "Charles CIV,
no tes-fau qWcf no lest Democratic candidate
SICK" mo douht,) "lIeuiro. no test Reins ID Anot
long enough in the field,' "kanawha WING 20s ma.
joniy, no test" "Loudoun, Democrats did not lufn
out pntheience | presumed OHIO. Democrats
threw lheif votes on Wing Chs will be a gene.
raj Thing IN he lai0 patrick. no lest' Chis IS in.
tended lpi you, "my good old fellow "Southamn.
ton Ridley ID II mjonty;" (there he suppresses
the iaci that K. ran u hjmsef aud came within IA
votes of heIng beacuJ "PiHsglrlafa M icst "ean.
didaes Out 100 lac, &c" tWhew This is intend.
ed Tor gu also) What The Enqnircr means hy
&c cant conceive, unless he intends 10 con.
vey the tdea that The birds had flown INV
slr, let's lake Tine and examiue the statement of u
"candida.es ont too late" in the field. The FIST
speeches that we've male were were At our March
quarterly term, NJ ~hicn time Nh ferfy The Demo
erac candidate and othcr> spoke-alinupl, he did
people. Oathe llth Apnl Mr. Edwards. Demo
ciatie candidate addressed the people at Mount
ANY Ga same day at Spring Gatden before two
large companies OF mllala Vunsta aud TER, (lll
no" Hui) spoke Tor several hours. Oathe 18Th Mr.
heeI living 'candidme) addressed the citizens
strangers ahd two militia companies IN Danvii}e; he
"Ts replied 10 by Mr.. Jamrs Garland tDl Who an
houhced the Democ lalic candidates in one II ms
h"ppiesi efforts who urged against Gen. Harrison
ihe cnarges OF a'ollioatsn, federalism aud all The
niher lsms OF which he had been accused. But as
these Charges are now all exploded and he has had
ine tor the excitement abatc since the election
ils has too much iaella cuce and moral pride 10 be
hcard teneratlog them again agaiust an "ola sol
der II the Rcroiuipn." Again. sir, on the liih,
iuns'ah and Terry had il, under aud over for SET
eral hours, al Cascade. before the militia and an a.
semb!ed Nutiude, who attended 10 hear the DIS.
cnsslon-dnio lG'h, at Fitzgerad's; duo at Ches,
nhi Grove on lNh; ditto on I5ih ut IIatpct's; duo
on 2olh at Aprl' Conli; and the day of election
10 Dsn'fe, Mr.. TrtdSay Cd and Doct Atkinson
wv spoke nearly the whole day Yer Mr. RI.
cue. says aud with What truth YOU can now Judge.
inc democratic candidates TOO late in the fl -
anu mat fhisylvani1 affords no test, when perhaps
was one oil the most animated contests in the STATE
nave been thus particular sir, in order TO present
you aHue state OF facts, that you may have no OK
euse 10 deceive yourself. Now for the remain.
ing questions.
10 You aeknowlelg the right of instruction
:" y'' ooey 'ie wishes OF your constituents, no
matter how ascertained
IL so, will you unite with the Wh;es roxt so..io,
oil the Legislature Ia support Of two Wb,g eand,
= dates to the u. 5. Senaiel
IL not, VIII you resign your scat, 10 enable Them
10 elect mar, who will regard the wishes Of his
constiiuenisl
10 all of these enquiries crave an immediate an.