Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-05

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Alex. Rive. (N.) 21E . 81 ii3 81 15o
DR.. H. Massie do 10 81 So IT,! IS 81
We snlJoin the following article from the Charortes.
ride Advocate explanatory Of the causes Of our defeat in
Albcmarle. Some things in it are worthy Of special
note, anl may lead 10 Developments hereafter II
l7calhes, vital, t. tfle Whir fra-The A,g,aa,e
says:
"undcr sub cir,au'iaaees. it is very natural 70 SUD
pose The defeated parry agAiuus uit ac t>ranatI',
Of the causes hle have led To This catastroAr and ac
cordngy II Is not Uncommon on such occasions 10 wit
admra Ic exercise of the guessing faculty and
great plausbity and skill in the science of conirc,lra
We sloil not tax o6r powers Of sptcuaiion mr. make
any extraordinary eNertlon o fancy Ia account for the
result. The calES OF truth however and Justice 10 thp
Wing cause, alike demand the declaration that a very
adequate and satisfactory for the defeat ii tle
Wing candidates R3es ers and that this result is not
fairly ascribale = :he nnm fcal superiority Of the Dem
ocriis in this unity. To the Wings Of the comfy rs
well as the OPP site party, ii ureS Sccrs ar-n5
vast eilJrt Of ingenuity, > eo''noi for the dafa. u
Mcs5rs Res al Me-
At saeh IL iaea1 II may not be pleasant or M lila
bic to go into detailed investigation Of the an1
r,,,tr I,,t.. /
did not directly pslare this result In addition, Il, fl
pcnerll l,elinr u. Il srnst and aplllv a. hil ;r
Itself into the " hlg party Of the country at roe in
consequence OF the 1aeXanplel trachcry AMI ap,ary
those who hnl become in an evil hour the honord
,cDlsor,cs OF IL, conf ls,cp aud its b,,,,. -;
in the circumstances un,cr vii, IL I,t - l.
were BROUGHT into the fell ami tL 49, ~ u
ton with regard tao certain Hcrior questions of GREAT in
tcreat and coacera 10 the people which ihcy t,3llt
proper To assume very much t. rcPrcss the zeal and ar
supported by the err,t body Of the ,\'l;r. l I l.
would have pro l0.r5l a YER, different r,It III I
stlcc to their success nulr.uraI, o., or,f,d ,,,l
certain pr ,onai pralr,.ee, liJ ,n,in,t;,. which No.
gcd themselves in the canvass and cup.,,r.l ,,itI he
unusually rir,rflS AMI active eli r., of the M ,af,
in securing ,lp county fer yolc. f. s,cnro NJ i,i,, :
the LocoS
'Ghc Whigs entered into The cioya,s " nh M y,l -,
spirit. Their has mo- been a contest in this cep3fy FIR
years past in ,,bicl, the ULjrg a,,,,,,,l ,,,, =,
thrisiaSm. Tier, was II, REPRESENTATIVE Of H., VIII;
candidates at any of the precincts rs L,s Ire l,, -
case heretofore when there has been o,,,s;ti., IL
vast majority Of llJse WIN voted cast ,i,;r w.t. vii,
out interest nd apparently without much clrfil for the
res and il bas ls, e,, oil H. bora :,I n , =.
votes at the Court J5osa aIono Which ,r
We do moi say II, il, ttI ,,r,,,. ,,
men who were the nominee of NyLir liay
Court and who canyassel the c,rnty vib ,41,I and
Industry wiirb mprtrd n bqtrcr f,t, Jho, an, f..s
however shici, deserve Ia r stated ~ ,L,,i, IN tho
history Of the ,,cca<i,n anlas
of result which otherwise ,yonld sccm io >,II In
further DEVELOPMENT of The ca,sss If l\lir
indifference il =, Md L.. sr,fcJ Ls, ~, H. h., : "
tho election letters were received i, ,I;s = NM, -
Nelson county in which il was ann,u,,.,l thu, 80 l
.crrajircs If Nelson led ON by Con Rr,,,, Af p;.
BROTHER in as tl,, il,cv had r,r,ir,,,,,J ~ ~
rass which Nominated NJ Cob,U ne Ih VIZ ,'aIi
DIT. in % ,siti,p /, -, Jjroo rho Ltn Tc,f.-, u '
gate had made kii,,yn fbrr DIFFERENTIATION t .ltIll
their support because Mr.. CalxI lad in tic do
clred himself favorable II NJ Clan In, iIc ,,,Y Prs
idency This unexpected inrIiiocacc. c1njag lr.n =
responsible source and rcr,rdrI rs crrir.I. rl;,ll.
threw the Wings Who were otherwise cp,rnt volt,
for Mr. a. II res into the utmost confusion and r.noL
with the unwnrncss and refusal of Air. Eiyos +, de
clare present. pref, renee for Mr. CLAW as the mex, Pres
hlen, had the effect of toSinr To himself and ms Gel
league, who Was understood 10 occupy pretty much the
same ground many votes which they Wolld olht rV,e
have received. 1t is due To Nh T. Rircs however IL
state that on slbmtnq the letters r.,,n N.ls,n r., lia,
he promptly an frankly disclaimcd any participation in
such move:neat and expressed his decided pr ference
fr NJ Cabell over his c5mpntitor in Nelson. This de
caratlon MT made publicly however, ana it is with
In our own kn pwed1e that the report from Nelson had
materially niurinn nHuenrn nm IN tho lrcti,n t tho
precinct near the Nelson county Hoe.
c,usc, Oh ~ 7 '''' VIZ"
county Had iIlI attendance r thn nc,n. bccn he'd
at the time Of the nomination Of McssJs. Riycs and
cassie and had the canvass before the people heen la
hL t ~ '''r5ie - az s'o''' "''" 'a'o al i''
n2unced ,bn;r jsc;I i nrajrece ~ ot ,,r,s,n ,.lI
for HENRY CLAY OF kE\TltCkN as uur neXt