Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-29
POLITICAL.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence ofMe Baltimore .qmerieml.

tho elections that have taken place since is sdven, 10.
power' lhis ~ not irne. The Administration Is not
~ '"e ned' mas never been In II, and will not he. It
came 'n". power upon thu expressly avowed principle.
mat 'he Administration of Tho Federal Government should
" Interfere N any way In the elestions II the People, no
,"at'ef whether Tor local or general officers. The cry.
ivy s'. ~ az we ADMINISTRATIONS from the close Of Mr..
:. u Adatls term do vn To the cluse of Mr.. Pulk's, was,
,na' ,he Administration Of the General Government
o''uen' .he 'n"uenre Ut that government into conflict
:" =, ~" VI o'tc"ons. Ilis crying evil II was
proposed ny 'ho election oi lien. Taylor 10 cure. and his
administration has IN a great degree cured it. by religious
y 'oe'''"'og' aS ihf rs u could do SO, from bringing lis
p'"" y" = !" ,aVei OF Tue parry To which II belongs ~
u P",'ea' l"'nt "l view. The opp0sillan cnnnot poial
~ a snele case where the w hug officers Of The General
ons,,"oep', appointed oy PRESIDENT Iaylor, have gene
'e nri' ana 'Aefled Their Influence. or the influence
'"e' ''nee, 10 control the will of the people or give i,
onuo"' !" IVY -, 'o ei'o'lons mat have taken place
,".' '' =" v, Nn'oh ,"s'' Ana, while The Admins
r n',"h u W W ne o''''rrs have faithfully abs'ainrd
. ,i,n u ,h' ~ "n,pnre u .he.r position into conflict
y" ~ 't''uo" ., '''c''',s. II has not been so with
,oI T.. ""''o,s wh"n Zen ia,lor has c'ntlnl
'" NV '"so '"'e' "as'eV'fy "hrfe Deem busy
' ~ III pt"noing' ny every means IN heir power,
", ~" ''o.s VI :" ''e'"oc'a',e 'lrht,' IN 'hs panlen
y, ~ my" ''e'an'y violated ,he ntlncp'es Il the
n""'',s'ta,'" maj me p"wef o' The Fedetel Gov ra
,'a s"o''o . W nseu !" 'hhoonoe or o'a'r"' The 81 o.
~, :" '' P'"po' u a''eih'' ~ ''nefeiare. :" the Up
puN'"' ,'' ,"e b'"'n,S''a'lo1 mas been defeated IN the
''oen' phil''ca' contests Is palpably untrue; for II has nj
.'ns"' " sway VI "hn"ne' ., ''n'r9i the pihlic votes
~ "'' 't WV" !" oe "',"' ""at me duty OF me hd
~. ~ ""e''s ~ ,"o"e penl"e.anc oince hold
- ""' nav p""e"' '"e ,"hneuce 81 'heir Offices INTO
". 80" W pay P'"'"' W o'ue' ~ forward the inter
~" w "I'~,''' " obvious 70 all. The Admins
,. !" . u 'nea"y aooo great public g'"d, by executing
w. r"'se" wv ""'""' ""' 10 interfere ~ elections, and
- wv, '.'""'"T 10 " 10 oo"'P'ei" 'he r',oim, 81 nobly
: 4" " 1o', ~" :, oNo'"''" VI 'e ieae'a' enlees
,Iia a"a ""' ~ wv Ns'' ~ Ro"u ""n III carrying "ul
~" ~ - wv Ivy 'cP"'hean "'c'f'oe.
!, "J =" y. -. i'."'o','u la..y, ~ u Pohnfn' BODY.
.I ~, ."'' !" - ~ o"Y u 'Me men wholn u shall
w., :" p"n., w. l'"' @' mo "epn' 81 that Power IL
,n,a, Is ~. :" "'' parry l" ine poFso'S''' o'
~ ~ '"'o'"g "'u oI'HlY proclaim iha' no party
t w." w p'w'' u.'fss ~ sha' lock 10 MS representative
~ Wv "s"N' SOU VI "n''e' aou 'hat !" ~ 'he dn'y o' ,lat
,' a.'. =" ""s ~ whoe machinery OF govern
y, !" 80, or'' w " : "'Vnnee 'he interest ana pro:co'o
me sun sI"set union OF his paty,
'"'Ss "'' sue" ms q ''t'he IN an h' paris,
~ 4. ~ v" u, INC "ran ~ 'e y edefa'
- :, ' "'."o'y carrying "' aMa reducing W
r. ~, u''IP"'" P""Po' ,ney wan' 10 ffrsl
,'a !" My 'os'ueu'' 70 of'ng 'e vast p"wersal
wv '"r" e''e'"h'"' ''o c''h'ct WIN tn
a,a. 800" =" o"oM'"s, ~ osu'P 'e power "' Con-
s !" '"'""s j" ''o'oa''ns '""s. " promote MA,
o'a9e parry purposes ana Interests TO pr"elaim a series OF
'"m "',''' "''su''s' ny wn,cha wing administration
y" W s"s'a'"eo Ut shh'' 'ah. 10 c"fr'Pi me ballot hx
W ope'anme upon mems n'nbll,on or s"rJid ferlings.-to
y" ~ y. W. lungs ""'ch made al me Presidents ifnIi
$3.50. " ~ ~ ~" nv ~ parry anu "sutp'.s"'
-. "'''" wv CONSTITUTION never gave mem. III"
'"',e'"'e. " inc elections since Tie an Of March
''' NV "''' Wv 'ss"''so' ms "h'"nnel'eel opinions 81
.' l ''l'e',"o 'i't 'h'y nave been advers" 10 the Wings
y - l""'.a' pouy' Is "' ,h' ,anlt OF the a1n'n'ssfa'en
=" ",n' 'aym'' ohiesS II be a 'au'' if not 1T have sW-
Wv" ''o oo"'os' anu r'ac''s'a over again INC anu repuh-
'o'" P'n'',eS " NE 'acNs'h- ok nyi'as'y. II The icc'
~ w n"'.n"eho'a exef'ioh ot ina Inlultt
WI . " " 'avo' VI me D't'octa'ic parry no u an should
49, "y. wing P''nc,ples arc h"' worm sh'taihing, u
Nv o"'"o' c""heno themselves 10 Inc appreciation oi
'o people Whom the AID oi government power exefied
w IoINe iHtW upon tue IrrhutaIGp ut INe VUthT, | they