Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-11
fPROPRIETORS.

hao,c before this canvass is over. and the
Rs1nbiicds had as well say at once. We
beiiere he voted against It throughout,
though we shall not say so, positively, un-
til we are certain Of the fact.
| Whilst Mr.. Powell is thus sailing with,
out "lct or hiudrancc." Mr.. Goggiu is o.
penly proclaining. from the houso.rops.
his views onthc great questions a, issue So
| that each and every one may analyzc and
contest them; and freely are they used in
this respect. Let him issue Circular, OF
make a speech, and he Instantly becomes
the subject oiillibcral editorials. letters, and
essays. He does not complain Of this. ex-
cept in the oncsidedncss Of the accounts
given Of him. His opinions he "wcars
upon his sleeve for DAVIS to peck at
opinions not only as to the past. but the
future. We know what he will do here
after, in certain contingencies. OF Mr..
Powells past course we are sufficiently in
formed. for our purpose, but ,ctat If The
jnture?. What VIII he do under certain
circumstances, should he be elected Here.
we are in the dark II he will neither
write, nor speak, nor answer questions
how are we To know what are his present
opinions, or how he will act horeaIier?-
What will he do ifthcre is movement
made to disturb the Compromised How
will he act ii South Carolina, in seeding
from the Union, make war upon the right.
iul authority of the General Government,
and the President ask the aid Of Congress
in maintaining his authority? The people
would like TO know these things
The RPn5iican brings up the example
Of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. as men
Of talents, "neithcr Of whom ever made
fifteen minutes speech in his life, il Con-
gross, or before the people" But Cor
don, and Leake, and Lctchcr, and Avcrett,
and other Democrats have, and if we were
TO say that they We're not men Of talents,
our neighbour would be down upon us in
double quick time. So this historical re-
ference proves nothing.
Since, however, the Republican has in
troduccd Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe,
we will say let Mr.. Powell speak only
Ten or .Gtleea minstcs--not SO much on
what is past, as on present issues, and as
to how he viii act in contingencies likely
hereafter to arise and we think his consti-
tucn,s will he better satisfied
As regards the reference to Senator
Thompson, Of Amherst, we have only TO
say, that It IS not case IN point. Mr..
Thompson has never lad oppostion we
believe, since lie was elected to the Senate
His course never gave dissatisfaction on
hut single question, and he published
Card during the canvass for the Conven-
ton, IN which he fully discusscd that mat
ter. We believe he also addressed the
people from the Hastings, during the same
canvass. Neither did Mr.. Thompsons
votes as Senator, .lcoPardisc the success Of
measures which involved the very exist
eDcc Of the Union. So this is not u case in
point.
The Rrpablfcan goes on 10 say:
"But we pass from this subject, 10 ano-
thcr Of Mr.. Goggin's ,grdre topics Of dis
cussion, and unless we are mistaken in tho
power of truth, we will place that gentle
man in thesam ugly prcdicament IN which
he has sought to place Mr.. Powell"
Does the Republican know who com
mcnccd this gamci Does it remember 10
forget who introduced this "gravc topic Of
discussion" into this canvassi "Natlan
said INTO David, thou art the man!'---and
our neighbor is the proper one to be placed
in the "ugly prcdicament" which he has
prepared for Mr.. Goggin.
Inits issue Of March 7th, it "kccps il be
fore the people," that if Mr.. Goggin had
been in Congress, he would have voted
for the abolition Of the slave trade in the
District Of Columbia, and in SO doing, have
voted along with "Giddings, Seward. Hale,
&c." and would. also, have voted for the
adninisson Of California, and in SO doing,
have voted along with "Giddings, Seward,
Hale, &c"
Tho Republican has said all this, and
yet, when Mr.. Goggin happens TO bring
up some Of this company 10 Mr.. Powcll's
account, 1t pounccs upon HIM with the
ferccucss of kite. How one writhcs
when his own weapons arc turned upon
him
We shall say more Of this article in our
next.