Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-15

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/ A"ut memorllisis ieIcr the General Assenbl, l..
the proceedings of Convention OF Delegates hom
a number of the Slnll- western connl,rs mon tins
: subject, held n Chrlsansbure. on ,he 25h day of
o'iober, 1871, copy al which is ordered to be
Lid before YOU herewith. ID will be seen thai
tins memorial is submitted TO YOU IN obedience to-
anu IN Conformity with, the buttons al that M.
ihernus and talented assembly
we appeal Then, 10 the General Assembly. TO
oes,o" ms mn aud long deferred hoou upon u part
oil the State. hilheIto but iiuc ob,,usy, n, In ia
o''''"s upon th.ir attention and paironagc-We ash
oil IT'S justice 10 extend 10 that quarter Of su, Cam
mon"ealth those ilaein''s OF Intercourse, which we
have heretofore cheeIiulIy seen II be.tow with
hoefai hdnd, upon other moie favored regions And
We urge The adoption, and immediate prosecutions of
Tue Pi"Ject The more stf ngly. because In our yeu
II Cannot i'il 10 pave pr fable To the State as a
ineie SOU ce u incofae at tie that the IN
eiess oil both The Wesi dn1 the East will be Areal,
promoted, aud distant puts OF the Cummonw ealuh
be brongh nearer, AMI bound ore closely 10 each
oher by increased intercourse and mutual interest.
Andyouf mehofallsls will ever pray, &c.
GEN. SCOrr-We publish this morning the letter of
Zen " WINFIELD Scott, 10 which adseed in last In
'e OPINIONS expressed by the Grneral III the min,
cur but we do not think that he has acted with either pu
deuce or wisdom in throwing himself before the country
even as contingent candidate or the Presidency, at this
early period and almost beuc the smoke of the late contest
has disappeared We shall alemp, o disguise tho act,
either that Gen. Scott choice for the Presidency
even though we generally approve OF his sentiments "Iar
~ OF Inc west Is our preference against the world" Yet
we shall be prepared surrender this success
oil Mscdase whchis infinitely important than the elcc-
ton OF any man. shall again require the of uest
and nolest campiona who has always been foremost
IN the fight and the last upon the cd-eang the van of
victory, or shielding with his strong his defeated and
retre"tng friends, and niusng into their ranks new spirit
even amidst the gloom OF the signal disconftues.-
oueh maf-so firm 10 his principles akr when they
triumphant and when they prost dus-so true
TO ms friends, whether they be, like the Spartan bund few
III number, countless the horcs of noble SO
dsnterestedso patriotic, sagacons statesman
less as an oatorwe such ought he
lookodby his connymen in the dspensaon of highest
honor Yet we are aware of the existence of belief that
PREJUDICE more strong Than traitors arms, may withhold
from HIM The honors he has earned by ling life de, otod to
The best interests OF his country Athens oraciscd Afsti-
des-and II will therefore he mo thing under the SUM-
II one as pure and just he shall fall u victim to popuor
deluson and party prenzy But for one shall do all in
our power 10 procure his nomnaon-For Gen. Scott the
mean WHILE we entertain feeling of personal
and should he be fairly brought into the field Wing
candidate aud the champion OF Wing principles proper
time, shall unquestionably support him. But We regard
this public declaration, his part premature in ref renee
we'll to the time, the superior claims at least one
other TO the support Of the Wing party; a man whose
claims cannot be again overlooked by that party without do
ing gross injustice bot 10 itself and To gallant leader
We shall for the present dismiss the subject with the single
remark that Cen Sctus letter depicts, with hand
and in vivid coors OF the rank and fostering abuses
which had oep into the practical administration of the
government and which il of the main purposes of
the Wing party before healed" by its ow agent TO
The roctcation Of these abuses should continue 10
be bond ofunon all who believed their istence
who did not-hpwever much they may differ upon ques.
tons of policy.