Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-04
TIE Election.


sents the last opportunity we shall have of
saying word Of encouragement or admo-
milton to ourIfriends. To suppose that the
people Of Virginia were not sensible of
the importance to them as citizens ola state
which under a proper policy would rapid
ly advance in population, wealth and pow
or, would be almost to lmpugn their intelli-
gence and patriotism. The relative merits
of the men who are asking Office at their
hands, land ofthe systems OF measures which
! they would seek to introduce into our DO.
lity, have been as fully exposed to the pop
ular scrutiny,as the brief period OF tho can
vass would allow. 1t would be impossi-
BILE. in the narrow limits GA newspaper
article, TO sum up. except in the briefest
manuer,the many reasons " hich have been
presented, wherefore the ticket set for
ward by the Wings should be preferred to
lis adversary. But we trust that they have
not passed from the minds of the people
They have been told and told most truth
fully, that in all the reforms that have been
introduced into our system of State Gov
crnmen,-in the enlargement Of the power
of the people, as well as in narrowing the
privileges Of public officers and increasing
their accountability while it may be, that
Col. johnson concurred in feeling with
Mr.. Summcrs,in all that was DONE vet The
latter, by reason of his greatly superior
mental powers and Influence accomplished
much more than the former.
They have been told and should no,
torgct--that while Col johnson is for
marching under the banner Of $3.50, .gui-
ded by the radiance" Of those who have
sat IN the gubernatorial chair-whle he
is for adherlng to the old system, whereby
the state has been held back from career
of prosperity and grandeur. equal to the
first in the Union, Mr.. Summers is for in
introducing new policy, tending to de-
velope the resources, arouse the energies,
and elevate the destiuies of tho state.
They have been told, and should boar it
in mind. that Col. Jchnson " lille member
of Congress. voted for the Oregon bill, to
which the Wilmot Proviso had been wan.
tonly affixed by reckless Northern ma
jority. in spite of the protestations of tho
South, and, direct denial and reputation
ofthe Missouri Compromise, and they have
seen that Mr. Calhoun declared, that this
act of insolence, outrage and perGdy by the
North was done. "Pretfssediy 10 assert tie
unlimited control IF Congress oeer he sub
.ject ofslarery IN the territories" and ,ba,
Mr.. Benton declared, that it was mean, as
ga naked, unqualified, absolute assertion of'
tie poner Of Congress oser tie aehole sub
Jet" and that Dir. Van Buren, declared tina,
it ".fnaiy disposed ef tie question"
1t has also been shown to them from
the record. that Col. johnson, and Mr..
Leake during the same session Of Con-
gress, voted against the It'll for the relief of
ireland wacn famine and pcsti!encc were
striking down the brave and the generous
aud the beau'iful,.and that the only excuse
made for han by his friends is. that the bin
was unconstitutional: I.ntu MISLEADING !,
was copied from ball, Offered in the same
body, some years agony NATHANIEL Ma
CON, the "iSeatiaei Of tie Constitution"
voted for by JOHN Randolph. John c.
Calhoun and others. the very sirictest of
Observation-Disclosures signed by james
Madison. the ax,Sor If The Constitution;
and Notwithstanding the bin opposed by
Johnson and Lee he. as voted for ay q 1
very large majority u tae Senate, among