Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-25
Rocnrsrrp. November II. ISL


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RocursrrR November II. 1911.
Ii is now time that murder shnli out and the world
know the lniamuus fraud by which lieNRy CLAY has
been cheated out o his election. under nn uhaa.
uun nor will lanatr conceal the few facts know IN
relation 10 the of the leaders of this lo handed
ally ul lucoiocolsm. sluee they have al last attained
the oJect of all their elotsthe overthrow OF the " hg
party.
As have already said, political abolition had its or
GIN IN this cily Ia the year lS3S lis father WAS the
late MIGGoN iioILry. Disappointed candidate Tor y
nomination 10 tongess nn the Wings of tins district
Tue other leadets either out aud out Iocoocus of
the must decided east, ur disappointed who had
come from the Wing party. and who fell peculiarly EN-
FILTERED UPWARDS lhelr old political associates. When
say this. speak imm personal knowledge. ior Vas
daily IN tho habit ol injecting sane of them al the pub
licallon ,ee ST TIN Gonuesre Farmer and the Evening
Post. whore also edited and published Iocofcn-
political Abolition newspaper. called the American Cit
ger, whlca has s'ncs been mrged IN the Patriot This
newspaper tthe Cit1au) MAS not circulated IN the usual
way-to bona file suhserIbers-hul by Abolition ecn
rars 81 the cas have described going ino all The strong
" hi ncghhorhupds Of this section Of The State and At
Ter delivering themselves oil the violent phples
against slavery and he ntkeiaeSs Of roiiHg for Stare
holder This particularly the ahcr sup.
posed HAT Clay and Van Bucn would be the candidates.
At the close oi the lecture the practice to take up
collection 'ur the benefit Of the cause, aud every per
son who subscribed so much, entitled To : many
cUpes Of the Citizen. And II was rarely that violent
lucDit GO applied to that would contribute
thne towards eodd a cgtfSc-a cause HAT pla,s
my 81 directly into hclr hands H. this WAY sume two
OF three thousand eorles u the C't2en We're weekly
thresl ior the mosl part into Wing families, and 10 Il
great extent aranonsly, lor mol quarter of che
list WAS subscribed aud paid iur in The usual way.
Aud that Vou may klnw the political predictions of
this s5ecr II is only necessary ar me 10 say that 10 my
ctrlan knowledge, the articles. the msee,laue.
Gus, and many II Hr 3Lditca articles, were written by
Henry O'9edy, who had been Tor ten twelve years
editor ri the Luce Leu o,aan in this city, lhc DAILY Ad
Ycrser aud Republican and has since been editor of the
Albany Alias. Opeatsro) the barn burners organ at
the scat OF Government OF his Stair.
such Was the position Of The Abolition leaders up
Ia the time Of the last Bllllm Convention. which
placed Them IN very awkward position; lar while
they were expressing holy horror II an,Nallon they
were Violently oprslng the anti Texas candidate. aud
indirectly PLAYING nro the hands of n pledged 10
annezaiun From tins awkward position they were re.
lieyed by TIE Alabama letter, Whrh came To them like
.d send and ureatd as cover lo all ihcr lncolss
tenet $.
In 1870 Mr. Van Burcu was elected Governor by a
psrality of votes IL the following na0ucr \ NUN
Der Of his friends he' An AMI Msaac meeting at Alba
ny, al which several prominent Nau arn oliirohuld-
crs took an active part aud succeeded in getting Solo
mon SauhNlek nominated rs hind candidate lor Gov.
ernor, by which they drew oil lhidy ihnusaud from
Judge thompson, aud secured the election oi Van n-
zen. similar trek was played of at tins eeooa with
equal success, The Aboltioniss. standing IN need If
more eli lent leaders several prominent locoiocos
poused lhelr cause, and cXrfod themselves might and
main, 10 Keep lhe party together, aud Nhon ibey had
done their dirty wbrh, viii on exception they VOTED
Tor Mr. Pok. net yys,play, one oi thrse consistent
gentlemen, WIN had made hiu,, p,cuaily conspicuous
Aboliiian'at asked him how lie liked the result
Very much." re nrlitd," BrHey my FIST choice.
and, he could mol be elected. MIR Polk was my next
cholce." But even thr,e "helpso not considered
81 IN spui. latf G. IturV hr1uuht