Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-18
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IFIHIIG II24l[NIAN,
s.yNCuHURG. NOVEMBER ~. 1871.
GOV. CLINE r.

The Charlottesville JeiltrsonIan has undertaken
to ,epel the poisoned arrows" which it says we
have for \ few months past .bused" ourselves in
shooting at It's distinguished representative in Con
g,ess, tie Hon T. w. Gllmer." Tbs undera-
kine, we doubt moi, 10 much more tongenal to tie
feelings Of the editor of the Jeiicisonan, than il
would have been.ln the u onth Of April last when
he invoked The d.oeo Foco plrty to be neutral G
the contest for Congress, between Messrs. Gner 4
H",hnd-tor the reason that, though thai party mi GIN
hate the latter gentleman more bitterly they had
| more reason TO Jear The former. Since that time
however, "a change has come over The spril If hls
dream The editor, (Mr Leakc,) became n can
dldaie 10 represe nj Albemare in the Legs AZURE Of
Virginia. AID his distinguished representative" vo-
ted Tor hum; hence, doubr, his fears" have
been luIlcd, aud the Governor IS suddenly dlscoy.
cred 10 be "a marvellous proper man"
The Jthe,soul.n undertakes prove 10 gu, salts
iacl'onla' Gov Glmrs present position is entirely
consistent vi Ia his whole course heretofore and in
deed liza, lie could not compa,bly with his hereto
lore asowed op'''ons, occupy any other. To this
broad proposition, we reply, that if il be true the
editor OF the fietsonan ought have Joreseen il
IN April last ,nd he ought thor to lave supported
Gov ,Crmer lor Congress. There is but one mode
! IN winch he can reconcile his opposition to Gov.
nl'mef' IN Apf,, with his present emphatic decla-
ra'Ion-a'd lhal rs. that In April last, he had no
confidence IN Gov. Gilmer's sincerity and believed
the Governor intended to maintain ins tlIcn narfy
associations, although 1t would bring him in con-
fIc, with chose principles which he has always a.
vowed and acted upon'-a mode of Justification
b irlI ri E,, ly,p n1 /,
The J,ifeisoni,n says, thai Gov. Gilmer has mol
changed his principles but has merely "falien back
upon has cid position thai the "tetms Of II e com
pacl' between the National Repub cans and the
Republican Wings, "have expired by their own
limilaon"-,hat The latter seeded from the old
Jackson party upon temporary questions and
for lie porary purpose, that "those questions
have been settled, and that purpose ataned"--and
that the Locos and the "Repubican Wigs" nov
come together as a matter OF course.'
What are those "temporary quesGons," and tina
"temporary purpose ?" The Jeilersonian Keeps then
behind the curtain; perhaps wisely-lor, If 1t ha,
mentioned Them IL migh have come in conllic, viii
Gov G liners own statement in one of his mos, e
cent declarations, What question, Temporary o
permanent, has been 'setlled"-what "purpose'
has been accomplished, since Ap1il last, when Gov
Gilmer declared himself "every inch Wing" an,
when the editor Of The Jeffersonian "busiel" him
sefin shooting poisoned arrows" at that gentleman
Has Executive power been abridged, or Execu
tive arrogance rebukedl Has Legislative indepeo
dence been vIndoaled Have the expenditures @
the government been economical Has q SCUM,
currency been restored! Have exchanges been g
quahzed Have official delinquents been remove,
IRON office Every change tina, has beep wroueh
in the practical administration Of the goyernmen
has been opposed by Gov. Gllmer. lie is in favor o
permitting every thing to rem lin 10 stltuo QUO
WHAT, 'heowe demand, were these ''temporary cues
TONS" and this "tempo,a,y purpose" the adjust
ment OF which dissolved the imaginary "compac,,
be'"een"'ov. G'lner and the Wings, and left hin
no alternative, but to fall back upon his old 20
st'on y Did he snite with the Wings oniy for th,
purpose OF expeng The Van Buren, dynasty from
power, and with the design of putting in its pIac,
another administration. which would ACT on Van
Buren, principles? Surely he will not sa, that Mi
was the only purpose of his connection with III,
Wing party. Blu, III was NOT, he mus, have con.
templaed change of measures as well as "a change
OF administration. II he did this, then, we den,
thai he can consistently act with Mr.. Leake and hi,
Trends Tor no such change has been effected by his
consent and the Loccs will not,-they cannot
without condemning lhemsclyes,-co operate viii
HIM IN efec'lng any change;-but on the o,he
hand, II he did not 1esnea change Of measures
then his assoc alton with the Wings was inf uencet
by mere personal hostility to Mr.. Van Buren,, who
being removed, We admit that in that case there is
no longer any obstacle to his falling back upon his
old postion.'-Al will agree however, that this
was must piliful motive govern the actions of
states ,an. and yet, this is the only question ,ba
has been seued- this is the only purp Sc which
has been consummatcd, so far as Mr. Gllme,'s a.
gency ls concerfel, by the Wing victory Of $40
the limitation, according TO the Jtfiersonian Of III,
unwrthen "conpacl' between the National Repub
Means and the Republican Wings!
The JeilersonIan contends that "lhe Bank Ia
mn, &C." are the questions which now divide tn,
two parties, and thai The Wings being in favor an,
uov' Gilmer OPP osed TO them the Governor coul,
not consistently ACT with that party. Admit dh,
allegation TO be true, (Which, at least so far as TIA.
farm IS concerned, we deny,) we would ask the ed
tor, il The Wings any more in lavor Of a
"Bank, Tariff, &c." row, than they were fro il 3;
TO 1911, when Gov. Gmer was one OF Il foremost
and most active, aud most hono,ed, and best rewar-
ded Of tbeI, leaders If he acted with Bank men and
TarH men from 1888 Jill 1871, Why could he moi
continue IN association with them few months
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