Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-04
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.ND.NUlI. .ULI 4. 1912.
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eipne the Wings, with voice. and in all sections
ri the MON. proclaim Henry Clay their candidate for
the Presidency. They take no couns, OF cold and
calculating Prodencc-they do not stop to count the
chances of success jc,eai-bul til, pac. at their
head 10y general accanallon that 10 " hon the
eyes OF the people turned as under Providence their
only hope fr deivcance from the evils that surround
and from the dauoo rs thai Threaten them
All admit that the country Is in a condition of nnprc-
eedcnird embarrassment aud roriI. Peunary difficult
lies press the people down. and clog The wheels Of Gov
ernmcnt itself Public as VOL private credit Is d,s-
tmycd All the rlca interests of Tie country are par
alyzrd OF ptostratc And in the midst of this uncNam
Piled distress. We find the Executive department ii the
government. instead e co operating heartily and pa,ri-
ocally with the representatives. Of The people in vpor
ous effort 10 "plack up drowning fortunes by the
locks. itself rasicd by miscellaneous distractions and
stIl more miscellaneous connselIo.s and olstructng i
whole machinery Of public policy which, if once fairly
put III motion, would im!an lie aad yioor 10 our fnan
cal system aud restore senndness and health to the en-
tire country. In time like this 4 MASTER SpIp
II "hl'ne bodn'ss with discretion, and energy with
wisdom. should be- al the one Who aware of lin,
reels and shoals the rocks and qucksands by which the
ship OF State is enrironod knows how 10 pilot Ter with
ractSed eye anda steady hand. through the perilous
track. W hat ran be expected, in such an emergency
nom man Without opinions, whose opinions change
Win every shifting brceze.-or from an Executive with
on any definite p'lIcy but which, under the opposing
Influences thai at different periods sway lis Judgment
recommends to-day the enactment Of yitay imnrtant
law" I"r the repeal Of which it is caoros To m,rrov}
John ~ Ter Is not the man for the safinn-or AT least for
The times; and the People telling linn So in yocc
which ought iohe loud enough awaken him from his
ambitious ryerics. if his vanity were moi as impcnctr,bl
as the seNtnold shield al Ajax. But inf riuuatey lac
mistakes he pr'ns that 10 every discerning mind are
50 lam AID clear. The ''mo,sinp politicians, hv
whom he is counscllod. 1acr,d and dup,d themselves
know that IBIS days are numbcrcd'and that the idea
with which, fr their own selfish purposes, they amuse
HIM that. by bargain and intrigue with those who onn,s
ed his election, he can succeed in procurnga renew
al Of his four years lease on powcr, j.. Of piece
with the dcc'rlnn which the "juegng fl, nds''
practiscd on Macbeth But he. dclulcd man, thinks
that every solitary voice which speaks in his behalf is
the representative of cgons, aud fear he even some
tunes mistakes the dcnunciatiuns Of the multitude far
shouts Of applause! This dclusion. however, ,houoh
agreeable as long lasts must PASS away-oud ,bcn
lis wrcched victim will llugcr through life Of sham,
IpIDaT
aud tortured by the reflection that his only ,scape from
universal eNecalon, the bcaycr of the Marty ,L,,
honrd and trusted him. will be in universal con,emp
M pity. or oblivion.
We have no hope of an, substantial or p, rnauon rel.
10 me country While john Iytr remains in ,flrc |,
Is iinpSsihle that "a Pn aldcnt without par,y''-and
W." Is without a party because he has chosen To
desert ana To h''ray those who elected him. under
circumstances which deprived him of the respcc,
and confidence even of their opponents, who PRO.
iii ( any body poGts) by his tcason-it is impossible
'ha' he can be any thing but an incubus upon the body
polite While he remains in office. The country is di
Sd'd INTO two great p,rticsand these parties are IN,
representatives. of antagonist SYSTEMS against bt, of
which the President is pledged by his avowcd opinions.
while On the other hand they both hold in dcrson his
Schemes made up, for the most part, of the worst Dor
tons OF those which in his great wisdom he islanfnliy
r'Jccis. " hat, under such circumstances rou he
DONE t" restore hcgod,n prosperity which twelve years
al blghtlng msrulc have wantonIy DESTROYED? No
'mng' The people must patiently wait If they
can be patient under the sncriugs inflicted upon them
hy the nal administration of their allars-untll such
llhc as the provisions OF the constitution will enable
thcm to transfer the rcns of power 10 worthy and
capable ol holding them .luY change will be for the
hoiier-ften the most rabid oco Foco would he prc
ieraor (beeauSe his course OF policy would be definite
and c'rtaIn,) To man whose principles are unknown,
whose policy is entirely accidental and whs is alike
destitute Of Wisdom. frmnoss and integrity Blu, we
tc'I every reasonable confidence thai Henry Clay will be-
the successor Of Mr. Tslcr-and in that confidence we
rpose our belief, though the period must he LONG post,
Poncd, that brighter days yet dawn upon our dis
ttac'cd country and that thc era of good feelings will
again return 10 shed upon the people its heahiul inhu
! enCcs.
Inc reasons upon which ground this opinion are
found IN The general and enthusiastic meetings of the PEG
pie, North and South, East and " est hy which Mr.
Clay is nominated for The Presidency. without Gna-
Ilcaon or condition. The people have taken the sub
lect INTO their own hands, and have thrown of the
lead of the pecians-and upon this We build cur homes
of triumph.
We have already chroniccd the proceedings of the
tonvcnonsln North Carolina and Georgia which have
been SO cordially responded by the czcus of New
York and Philadelphia. The late mails bring MS the
proceedings OF another great meeting in New Orlcans-o
still another in ST Joseph's ndiana.-and of third
AT Lebanon III Ohlo-at all of which Mr.. Clay was en-
Enthusiastically nominated the Whiu candidate for the
Presidency. The Ohio meeting deserves particular no
tee from the feelings displayed the occasion The
number present is variousy estimated al from to sCoO
and The delegations from different points came to the ap
pointed place with Their banners wing and their bands
OF music, as IN lSdo. when the people seemed every