Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-09
We have the LonOr 10 be with grea, ,esrecr, YOU

OAK RinGr. NnisoS Co. Marcel o5th, 40.
6ENTLtNEN have had tic honor 10 receive the
i-urr whs.h der date ofthe lth itsi, YOU have
ben piea.od 10 address 10 me. in the name and
81 behalf assou iuotm inc, Of Large pollien vi my
fellow ,nzeas.
The geaerans appreciation uf my public services
therein tapessed apd the cheering yotee of enaou.
rsg.mea you so eorIiall, extend 10 nae, could not
ai 10 be most grateful to ny feelings, well a. 10
fdrhish a incentive 10 a pefsesefnp and nm
fsliefIug discharge ii my dvly 10 tie coun.
irs.-ln tie fact meuton,d by YOU, that most
ol ihose who buw honor by this te,-
meny OF their APPRECIATION, wee, at the asi
eleeiisn Of President. irenaly To the c ovation
OF The present incumbent TO Thai high office,
ognze a fefeshng evidence that, notnnh
stAtd NJ the melancholy lnruads which de-
basiug system ot Tarty ds,iph. ell sreteniiy made
GA the ice spih OF oat couhttym,n, there yet
rot al Z" whose patriotism aud Independence spurn
these ignohle letters aud own 40 ai.ganre but nhlt
Is sge IT, i!ieir cannity. la cnn..rc. wa ose OF
snu sh, cu'ets,ned tie pref renee he,e alnded TO.
al he lat presidential eiecIon, had arlentl, hon
taai The administration Of the present Chlri Mspis.
tste uoad have vet fed the Republican prof sion.
o.. The ianh oi winch NC had yIelded hm our conf.
dence and support Boz since we have seen HIM
eanstauily departing irom Tie principles and pol,e,
which re aud his friends stood solemnly pledged tn
niaietain aud each successive sep OF his p,opre,s
eouiutln2 nun, 10 use your own nphatic lang
fom bad % tc0rSe, tlll the bghted prosperity of III.
county now eoLeurs with he VOICE Of outraged
Cuts aud VIOLA ed principles in calling aloud IA,
hecnlts aud II dress, what course is left for us as
od CT zsns airiots. 10 pursue but to Withdraw
i"e COZ hienee We have iousd thus behaved and 10
"ssi N retaining from The hands thai have m,sus
ed II, ihe delegated power OF the people
j. had consulted the Interests OF ambition or nj
ease, as You justly remark, getttmen M, ht have
remained silent, II not approving, wuness Of m.
hi.fu'e WHICH no" Hiiteis the nation, a d have ne.
ersed' IN il-golien li"nois aud The highest parry
"9sduetnitbl, a. am often fepfoachfuy ~ mInd,d
tue wages OF my pusabinny aud treason. | ,h,uld
theD haze been as much chetish.d sustained and
afpsuded b., power, aud ITS prusluulrd presses and
sen'i sefiobers. lor benaying my duty 10 The eoun-
10y ash am 10" viliied and denount ed by then, l,
ssi-afessiy performing 1t. Those who vie tie en-.
efgiTs OF guvernment may. howev, yet learn, thai
70 some minds There is IN the inward testimony of
tto'scons te,itude III cher reward than an, b,y
can csnier aud that IL is neither IN the ven.
se'hte I'll offended power. nor IN the {, and pam
pered ms ience Of official cdum iaors 10 lu,u
ASIDE lton Tie path Of duty. nIeu who acknowledp,
20 ''e 81 action but hdeIny 10 the diets,s of their
0aD con e.eace.
! accept, gentlemen, with grea, pie sure. the in
ssnalon y"u bave conveyed 10 me Il, su IA n ,,,,i,,
ietnis, 10 meet You az d those ufmy fellow-ei,zr,s
"h " you represent at public dinner in the town
Z ~ Winchester on the 18Th OF tic next month
Lave I"hg desired an epl orlnIuy of excluding my
aeananiante among my pairoic f,llon-,il ms 81
Tue fmte3 OF Virginia, Of whose "a, orable re and
though personally stranger 10 them, have exrer,
rhfeI 50 many and such ub-I proofs; and no
"ceason ethid be more gratifying Than the one your
bfnsness has proposed. As my motive. huw,vrr m
accepting .oai kind nviiaiou,. i, not to receive
bas 10 rerier banor. whrre feel il TO be- 10 an es
I~rsai tnabret due ifonu.u'e YOU will excuse me-
t'bsi. Tor expressing the hope tat yau will give
s'ns' Ives 10 trouble about my reception or enter
iS'n'nThi. a'd pf saying thai that mode Of inlcr-
s"nis"-~ hi'h VII a''inn olmy making tie acluain-
Ante ei my iel!uw citizens with the least c.t.no,,
ano if".h'e ~ themselves. viii be that most in acc,.r
"a"ce Will ny ewn wishes, with the feelings Of
npaifrriei cordiary with winch am YOU, and 1,r,,
sLl, ID f::nd and fellow CITIZEN
". e.. RlVES.