Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-07
THE VIRGINIAN.
A. w. G. TERRY, EDITOR.
LYNCHBURG, APRIL :, 1881.
Third Congressional District.

is owing to the fact that,Mr. Flournoy had
made his appointments before the Legisla-
ture postponed the elections, and it was
thought best to fulfil them after they had
been made. Dr. Averett we believe has
been present at most ofthesc appointments,
and they win both address the people tc-
day at Franklin Court after which, by
arrangement between those gentlemen, we
understand the canvass will be deferred
until August.
Every indication Of public sentimentthat
we receive from that District, only tends to
strengthen the opinion heretofore express
ed that, the gallant standard bearer of the
"Stars and Stripes" the eloquent Flour
noy, will be returned to Congress by a
handsome majority. We have received
many letters from that district all breathing
the same confidence that, ifthe Wings will
only do their duty-Je aetire, rigilant and
rotc-there is scarcely doubt of his cleo
ton. But we prefer to let time proclaim
the result ofthe issue, ardently hoping that
in the fulncss thereof the confidence OF
our correspondents will be abundantly vim
dicated.
The candidates met at Halifax Court
House on Tuesday last when, a correspon-
dent informs US, Mr.. Flournoy indicated
his cause with surprising ability and elo-
quence. He entered says the writer "more
fully into the merits of the Texas Boun-
dairy Bill than he has hitherto done, owing
doubtless to the very violent manner in
which it was assailed by his opponent, DR..
Averett. The Doctor has repeatedly as
serted that, upon the merits of that meas
urc, there was decided majority in Con
gress against it; and this assertion is gene
rally rounded off with the sweeping de-
claration that the ten millions dollars offer
ed by the terms of the bill to Texas, had
too many attractions to fail in its suit, to-
wit, of buying to the support of the meas
ure, votes enough to secure its passage
Now, whose votes were bought? or whose
votes does he mean? Obviously no others
than those Of Southern members, a major
ity of whom, including all the Doctors OWL
colleagues, save six, voted for the Bill
Here then is "a sweeping charge of corrup
ton and bribery in which he duplicates
not themembers of the North, but those o.
the South, yea those of his own State, and
of his own party. We cannot suppose thai
he intends his remarks to have the odious
bearing they seem to imply, and yet whcr
lis attention is called to the inference thai
is legitimatoly deducible from his declara.
tons, to-wit that, his own friends were par
Elephants in the bribery and corruption by
which the treasury was plundered and t
Sovereign State robbed of her rights, he
makes no qualification whatever, but pro
fcsscs 'tsullen acquiescence' in this dis
graceful outrage and this dishonourablc hu
initiation of the South "How," askct
Mr.. Flournoy, sternly, when lie came t.
reply to this portion of the Doctors re
marks-"how could such men as King o
Alabama, Speaker Cobb of Ga, Toombs
and Stephens Of the same State, Bayly o
Virginia and hosts of others, illustrious ii
the country's service and renowned fol
their moral and political integrity, be sup
posed to be guilty of such heinous offence.
as those to which the gentleman's denun
Citations would seem TO consign them p
And how ask, more especially, can d
gentleman who has served with these mer
in the National Councils, suffer it to be in
fcrred, in any manner from his remarks
that they and other patriots equally dis
tinguished and moral, were participators
in degradation, which if true, would for.
ever condemn them, not only as traitors to
the rights Of the South, but IS guilty Of
perjury and corruption with which they
should be branded in all coming time'
| do not pretend to give his language
CONTINUES our correspondent, but his reply
was absolutely overwhelming. 1t is Ger
tainly a most singular canvass on the part
Of the Doctor. He is driven from one
support after another upon which he relies
to sustain his position, until he has almost
ceased to call up the record Of the House
Of Representatives, which, by the way, is
not Just at this time a favoritc reference
with him. There is strange coincidence
too which you may think deserves to be
noticed, and it is this. In the multiplicity
Of his conversations with distinguished
members Of Congress, touching the great
questions which were then involved, and
which he often relates, it not unfrcquently
appears that he has held communion with
the Free Soilers and ultraists, besides the
factionists, with whom he acted. This, |
think, was bad company for Southern
representative to be caught in, especially if
such consultations had reference TO a com
bination of forces with view to defeat
measures to which each faction was op-
posed, but from different motives This
do not charge upon the Doctor, though |
confess he lays himself liable to have it
made against him."
Our correspondent we know to be an
honorable gentleman and he would not
Willingly do DR.. Avcrett injustice; but he
has possibly not clearly understood the
bearing Of this portion Of the Doctors re-
marks. We know DR.. A. very well, and
whilst he entertains extreme opinions and
wifldoubtless use all proper means he can
control to effect his purpose, we will nat