The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-05-14
COMMUNICATED
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

''ln the shipwreek of State, trifles
float and are preserved, while every
thing solid and valuable sinks to the
bottom and is lost forever"
This sentence from the immortal ~ u
MUS" is as appropriate to the present
as it was to the times during which it
was penned.
We all feel and know the vessel of
State is amid the breakers. We are daily
losing, aye forever, it may be feared,'
all OF whatever Is solid and valuable
Those who were justly in obscurity,
and would not have yentured to OBJ
trude themselves on the public, now
are blatant, and aspire to all prominent
positions. NTH the most daring ell
iIontery they presume to seize the helm
and deem themselves capable of steer
ing us safe to harbOrs; they even dare
the attempt to, mead the broken frag-
ments and would .recklessly sink her, if
perchance they might obtain some no
toriety, In this exigeney when dan
gers most pretentious, not only to our
liberty but TO our very existence,
threaten. 1t is the solemn duty of eve
ry good citizen not to stand Indifferent
ly, with his arms folded, but to try with
the best endedu0r that III him lies to avert
the impe nding evils. We should. there
fore, look carefully around us, search
for men, call on them to aid us in our
eXtreme peril-men who can with their
brains and powerful will devise and
have the nerve to execute their pur-
poses.
1t is not every one who can take the
"lron Clad Oath" that is a suitable per-
son for seat III Congress. Hdrd s,cedr-
ing is not a necessary qualification for
office. Oaths formerly were regarded
very sacred and were rarely ever viO-
lated. In these latter days he who can
and will take any number of them re-
gardless OF their import is deemed fit
tor office; it should be rather for ''trea-
son stratagems and spolls." regard a
man in higher estimate who is ehary of
his oath and will not gulp it down in
CONSIDERABLY, but will put due and
proper estimate on its import. In cast
ing about III Our territory of District
No. for IA person who possesses the
brains, has the nerve TO execute and the
enlarged and comprehensive mind to
grasp all and every subject that may be
presented for his considefation--one ITO
the manner born" true Virsinian j.
Identified with us in all our Joys as of
our griefs, one well versed in all that
effects our dear old Mother, one who by
his superior acquaintance with her di-
versified interests, project and has the
energy of character to aid her. He
who Is familiar with her need at this
time her material interest, not her po-
ltical, and can advance her woi ks of
internal improvement more than any
other person. Him we shonld select
for our representative in Congress. 1t
is not necessary for him to resort to
hard s,oearing, his disabilities having
been removed by Congress.
sincerely hope this District will call
on Col. X. l.. Owen with that unani-
nifty which cannot be disregarded to
announce himself as candidate for
Congress for this District. Ii it is
deemed best and most advisable to de-
feat carpet-baggers &C., let us at an
early day have Convention at some
suitable place to give him our undivid-
cd support.
1t is eminently proper to say this is
written without the acknowledgement Col.
Owen, nor does the writer know his
views OH the subject.
LYNCHBURG,