Lynchburg Star

Through the medium of the Post-Office on Saturday last, we received for publication, an anonymous communication, bearing the Cabellsburg post mark, addressed to Mr. S--- C-ll, signed a "Citizen of Amherst."

This is fraught with malignity.—It is inadmissible. The writer's brain must be touched, and if he have a heart, we question whether it be in the right place. He raves of "the nation" and "component part" and a "free people" and "liberty" and "human life" and "guardian" and "patriotism" and "Codrus" and "virtue" and "ascendency" and "magnanimous independence" and "governments" and "will of the majority" and "professions" and "promotion" and "Judas" and "twenty pieces of silver" and "3 or 4 Sirs" and "tottering" and "honors and "deeds of virtue" and "tenderness" and "forbid avarice" and palliation and "the Tree, and the Fruits" and then comes he on dashingly with the "Division of Amherst" with just about as much consistency as at first totally devoid of either argument or decency. This man's gall distillery must have been in full flow—but we solemnly protest against being the outlet of any distempered fellow's ill humour. No, no: we resign such to the faculty.

Yet, as this correspondent manifests a dash of waywardness in his manner, we take the liberty of interdicting most solemnly and formally the use of either—pen, ink, or paper, during the Dog Days; and of recommending at least a bushel of Glauber's Salts, and a hogshead or two of water gruel, to be used discreetly—pro re nata. Sunshine and cold iron also, are to be scrupulously shunned—that is as much as to say, the patient is to keep in the shade, & keep cool his blood. We will not insist pertinaciously on having his head shaved—be that left to his own discretion, & to the intellectual profundity of his physician in ordinary. Be he however inured over forthwith & carefully with the blood of the Centaur Nestor, or in default of that, with Cantharidian plasters—thick! thick!

But to be serious—The Division of Amherst County cannot be justly, or reasonably, connected with the opinions or conduct of any individual, in a private or domestic capacity, nor in the discussion of this question, as far as we are concerned, shall the feelings or opinions of any private gentleman be wounded or molested. This paper shall be open for the promulgation of Essays, as well against, as for the Division, provided they be written with decency, reason, and temper.

In our opinion, Justice and the happiness, and tranquility of the people of Amherst, demand the division—hence we ardently wish it.—But we wish it only on honorable, just, and reasonable terms—Foul methods are disclaimed.

It is somewhat extraordinary that we should be troubled, at this time, with the article before us, more especially after the repeated declaration, that nothing of a similar tendency should ever find a place in the Star.

Admissible communications must have for their object, individual or public good. Nor private nor dark revenge shall ever pass this way.—We must, in all cases, be made acquainted with the authors.

Through this medium, no man shall throw the javelin, without shewing the hand.