Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-31

my 'oeii'iiieo WIN the prosperity
OF the town, or feels deeper interest in it
than he; and we hope his counsels will be
hearkened to, as those of man entitled 10
advise.
lHE REPUBLICAN seems TO take it in liph
dudgcon that we alluded to the probabili-
ty that Mr.. Powell would not meet Mr..
Goggin at Bedford Court, and says we may
depend upon it, "Mr Powell is in pursuit
oil more importan, game than Mr.. Goegin."
We knew that he was in pursuit of a scat
IN Congress, which our neighbour, per
haPs, considers the most important game
that could be pursued, inasmuch as the
spolls follow success, as "a matter of course;
but as Mr.. Goggin is in pursuit Of the same
game, 1t is but reasonable that the people
rNvho have to pass upon their merits ant
to award the victory, should have an OBJ
poriunity Of knowing the grounds upoi
which their several claims to success arc
based. SO in like manner, ifMr. Powcll's
higher game is to establish ''highcr law
IN his District, or to inculcatc "higher''
political doctrine than Mr.. Goggin teaches,
we humbly submit that his valuable teacl.
InSs ought to be given out to the public at
large, so that his tenets may be examined,
scrutinized and, if found good, adopted
Ihls at least would have the appearance OF
fairness and candour, since it would give
his opponent an opportunity of contrasting
his own views with them, and enable the
people the better to decide between them.
Butwe are told Mr.. Powcllis a"modest''
man and doesn't "declaim in public on the
stage" Now, this is a lame excuse, espe-
clally when we are told in the same breath
that he is not too modest" to make votes
in private way! Too modest to speak,
but not too modest to act We know Mr.
Powell has sense enough to get up and
tell the people, in a plain way, what he is
for and what he is against; and since this
has become the universal custom of cleo.
pioneering in this State, tout of the Am
horst District !! common fairness and com
mon courtesy would seem to require of
Mr.. Powell some respect for this time hon
CURED usage. How can Mr.. Gopcin meet
an opponent who thus obstinately refuses
to disclose his plan either of attack or de-
fence! He may have a little squad around
him to-day and make a very different i'm
preston from what he would make to-mor-
row, either by declining to oppose parti-
cular sentiment that may happen to be adj
vanced, or by declining to advance a par
ticularone himself A skilful electioncerer
will be at no loss how to adapt himself to
circumstances whereas, in an open, pub
lie discussion, he would be compelled to
take position and adhere to it. We do
not wish to be understood as charging Mr..
Powell with any unfairness in clectioneer-
ing, further than necessarily results from
his system. We have not the pleasure of
that gentlcman's acquaintance, bu, he has
been represented to US as an honorable
worthy either, and though violent parti-
san, we desire to treat him with all proper
respect. But we do think, in all candour,
that he ought at leaNAp give Mr. Goggin
an opportunity ofrcplying to "his views of
things" (which he communicates to the
people in plain, unostentatious language
as he circulates extensively among them"
If he has all the ability the Republican at
tributes to him, and we are not here ques-
tiomng his powers, he could at least get up
and communicate, in plain and unostenta-
'ious language" to a hundred persons, the
same "views of things" he thus communi-
Gates to few as lie "circulates extensively
among them" This is all Mr.. Goggin and
his friends ask, and we presume it is all
Mr.. Powell's friends could expect.
The WEBSTER DINNEH-The Annapolis
paper was mistaken in saying the dinner
given to Mr.. Webster by the Md. Conven-
ton had been postponed. Mr.. Webster,
accompanied by his lady, reached Anna
polls Wednesday evening, and the dinner
came off Tuesday afternoon according to