Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-07
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u aIlsl VI Gu ioi ab1ose, III any degree, tie night
Of the people IL review the corduci If their representa-
i've and investigate his claims To continuance of their
support. DR.. 'sannders ard his friends were allowed
frs USE # curns. end tie official acts End private
motives of MIR Mosby were arraigred in no measured
,.rms The same right was enjoyed 10y Mr.. Mosly aud
his friends, and have susp ,lat the prom
inencr given TO the discussion at tine when cur columns
u Lave leen filed with matter Of, more stirring utter
Is, and Of more lmpor'ancc TO Tie advancement Of the
great Wig cause, was unacceptable to readers
ou, of tie immediate circle of excitement rs we know
il dsagreeale ard nconyncn to ourselves person
ally STILL we did not feel al lterty to close cur paper
against communications either SIDE during the can
vass particular J. rs sense Of duty and Troprey led
prescribe for the rgnan line Of street reutral.
ty Both the town candidates were Wings IF high
standing and both gentleman for whom we entertained
much respect and esteem. We loled upon the struggle
with nnfcgncd regret. We regarded it as family quar-
rel, unfortunately needessy emJored We did not be
licve in powers of mediation aud we f assured that
10 take lar III Il would hui add to the excite
and beliley 10 r.che permanent the aliena-
ton in the ranks Of tie party. Nnl, these views con
senously entertained, neutrality irIoscd duty,
though, In adLerinT 10 it. thoroughly consumed
sh uld dspease the violent Of the friends of both
candidates Fully assredof its proyr,ty We adhered to
tecouse adopted regardess all pressure from with
out We contenied ourselves with eXhorting tie higs
dCamrbl Il. hem time To time, Jtrm, their int.s-
me # I'D 10 lessen tlcir interest in tie SUCCESS Of our
euncr, ssonal candidate, whose eiecol--w we are fee
10 add-we considered Of far general Importance
than the issue Of The county We consider
ed unre ssari'y 9rIrlerslyt lut lrcw too well
tie laralysg ,iltct Of an intestine quarrel pyon party
not 10 fear at early Day, that zeal for he success
of Mr. Irving Would be lost SIGHT Of in the excitement of
am,re immediate and pcrs nal contest lad cur cxhor
,ations Teen regarded, Mr.. Irving word row be the
returned monler, inslcud Ct coutos sting Mr. Bccocks
SCAT in the face Of majority Of THREE votes
The friends If the defeated candidate Dr. Saunders
Wigs ard Etmocrn,s--decuured to give hun, as IA
testimonial Of their urdnin;shcd coEfdtrcc ard esteem.
a Public Dinror, which accordingly tick lac, On the
l2lh nlt tile toas,s drunk at which have already ap.
reared in this paper. On the occasion, matter Of
course, Dr. Saunders delivered speech, the vubIica
ton Of which IN the Iirginan war requested by the
Committee, during the recent a(sence Of the Senior Ed
ior. The question left by associates BE de-
cded by eur We told that the speech
d cnssc Ike whole merits Ct he question and more
exceedingly bitter and vltuIerave Seeing no
pssitle lcnoi that could result from renewing pain
tul discussion, lror pity declined It's lu,Icaton.-
We did this. We'll knowing that it would be joylly Civ
10 tic pulic y uej.hbors Of The Republican,
who to sagacous not to perceive, that their great
am is tie overthrow Of the Wing asccpdency in the
town and county, seven columns Of their ralcr might
well be dedicate 10 pr duclion, the tonGcnc. though
weeIeerfuy admit rot the inientionot which is to per
pl.uae and increase tie ltart lUrning, Calouscs, dis
ttus, alienation ard disc I'd which, it is Useless to deny,
prevail AT present in rplhs The speech accordingly
appeared ta paper of Thursday last OF general char
acier we have nothing say We, among the rest re-
ceivd discharge Of graIe from the Doctors Light Ar
,illery The Nrginan is thus noticed:
"lou may tl;ank, too, gentlemen. the editor of the
Lynchburg NrgnIan, ior aIrayng himself with your or
pom and assisting, with his action agan-t his
strange neutrality in the late remarkable Struggle to
defeat the regular Wing nominee of Lynchburr, and
lrng about all the dscold and disaster he earnestly
de after it is leo lac, ma as he may noun
Wing defeat, and proclaim that 'mlre than enough
traded away to have secured the election of
irvingi" You may thank him for all thatl Who was
it that did this trading, Mr.. }ackf,rd? Who brought
it about Was II not virtually yourself and the
friends of the you supported in this contest Who
knew better than you, ought - have known better
than that this maa has thrown himself as hrebrand
Of discord into the " hg to pr ducr all the
chief that has happened. when the overwhelming voice
Of the Wings Of iyuchburg, and Of tie people Of ynch
iNCNHbNu ana established usage OF
town aud country 10 a representative If their own
lad DEMANDED | / OF ME to become their can
'lldate This sir, you know, or it was strange
oblnseness il you did moi know And yet YOU whine
over Wing defeat; and endoIsa clumnes uttered against
honest " higs ~
Whilst cordially recprocatns TIE Professions Of person
al esteem, with which this paragraph is allowed, we
beg leave 10 say that for. and submission
to. the nomination Of any or meeting however
fairly constituted, has BEEN and-su far as one may
speak confidently Of the futurc,-sha ever be- Of very
qualified character Bat this ap1rt--Was Dr. Saunders
he nominee OF the Wing party Of IynchJurg? lie
vas nominated, by meeting Of fellow citizens re
spectacle in numbers and character the 25h Of March
last. convened, in pursuance Of the following notice
which appeared in he Nirgnian Of that morning:
TOWN MEETING.
meeting Of the citizens Of Lynchhurg will be held
at the III ptst church, this evening, early candle light
fUr the purpose OF selecting suitable candidate to rep
resent the Town OF lynchburg and county OF Campbeil,
In part, IN the next House OF Delegates If Virginia. II
has been custom r years for the town to select one can
dhate and the county The other This met tIng IN accord
alce with hat custom, will take action upon the
Town candidate alone. pedglg its support TO the county
candidate should ore be regularly presented U.s. her
"ise we shall support some one u the several candidates
now IN nomination from the country.
AS II OF the utmost Importance that have able
and faithful representative the next Legislature we
ea neslly request full meeting.
The friends Ut the several candidates now in nomina
ton are requested 10 be present.