The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-27

sae'hs wish uuiy lur the cpmmnu gund.
Pfluclple4--nni mru, a.. thr OBJECT. 81 ny
friendship or attack al II Il should hr
sud, IA I ~ tie =, sIiun witch nas p
prnachss mar, lam sa,"r0rdby par.ialllls.
81 objections If personal nature. | haze
unly In y IN my behalf thai glcus lship,
s"eii trlrndslp, has equally bunnd me- Ia
every individual Who "a H. ulr people
confidence: and therefore in the chorcc of
men | hdvr IN preferences. II II should he
-nd thai sr,< II dnrct your totes in a
particular chmnel, the assrrliun viii not
be idst aud the possibility ri such q
chlrGr. "t,I,s I,pH ttt conicssIpn, that my
uhI 81 u Ia Ularuoe tn, election, aud To-
procur" s'Crr~aiul c.usass Tor "a CERTAIN
O"t at pri Ic'pies.
G"ntirmeu,, na viii be required q cboosc
from amepS yon-oh,a. too m,n upon
"bo,e pobtJe.u pruc4,ies ,our ,poHtt,.I
veal ~ No, /, more ~ les de2rrtd. Il ;
nom "h"-' las'Ier q n lnt' alrt liz patrD-
OTIS aud Fal"s nru. ani uu' from trrlr pat
VAL pdittalilles ~ rlcn, csory political bru-
rdcllnn OF calamity INST fDr a li.ne Una
nat. l II viii therefore sar,lirr r,r4y
consideration OF p,tsouI inruasntp and
at PRIV att luminosity, IL a IN. lrr dId u ~
hIer feeling, and t9naer thusr individual,
Npp.e polIlcd rir,d, wapse opinions at
general "qatllly dod Ilbrlt,, are the htst
qualified Ia Dispense egnal benefit aud jus
ice. The the la- brea, anI puslrnit
may lsment IL pas,'sa, When yoVr lrgi--
ltnrs governed l.. ~. aeuttu az ottn.
patu ilN. aud IA II abs nee al part, tau
Ia 4 =,
u dl.pueiflpo lur tae public good, could
ncHben IL thc Voice 81 coupl III aud
deal out justice where It n.s dsitru.--B4t
thai I'm" IL goue; aud thht - nlea - U.os
before rs, pr,- ,.ats the ntelauchoh TT
thai the people dr. no longer tnrtr Own
rulers, AMI rhll ne y III Is ~ lrvrd u d.
nIed The Justice Of = tllai II the only hIb1-
ndl 10 aheh H. may property resort tor
assistance and for satisfaction. lnred un-
~ leIrr Ia the acts OF tie two ll-t sessions
Of the legislature on the convention saDtect
10 support my assertion. 70 deny n.lo
tnosr who hav requested | say requested
~ conlridlstlnetIon to the word peiii,oneRj
lie Legislature to designate measure b.
which tae sense OF the people may be Ia
ken, IN a subject III which all are Interest,"
ed, Is an act more worthy OF European
tribunal where nobility eau pun IIasc It.
V"ar. aud poverty Is persernted, than of IN
American Compact, which claims the
fundamental principles 81 Justice a d u
quahtS We have asked ou representa-
lives. we have no prtItloncd ihrm, since
The power - aei /, exclusively within our
Selves, 10 adopt Il measure, by which ~,
81 =
enmmauty, may be sarlalirl upop sub
.lrci ~ WI ch y" are opp, SD and tHcrr-
fore vitality Interested. Ar ask 1t IN Ihr
liuguagr Of mn, who's" rISht Is t. ask II,
ana to b. heard aud We hay reference )
the hS' 7ldtpre,--not ~ d p rty rrsortln,,
To IN umpire, MT as = party hose imper-
tncnCe may be comm ,nded into sub MS.
sIun; but as men whose constitutional
power - p amount In that wlil-r ,s,Is-
lance they seek; IS party whose verA
word, IN a Tribunal of jnallce entlllrs lhe.n
to be heard. Ne have moi asked he lc-
gl>Ialurr to decide upon tn propslcty of
convention W. have not asked them II
d, eide upon the trlltiyc str.ugth of tn
coutrudrng parile for to that they canno
br qualified "r have not tsked them Ia
leopardIIe the Interests of thu party Ia
which we are opposed =: We ask only thai
they hear our request, IN which we are IN
terrat.d and IN which the happiness Of ~
individual can be endangered, aud point
OUT method by which we may OBTAIN IN
honest object. And the very nature Of tue
request renders it impossible that hral-
ing should BE- given rs IN rejection Of the
bill If we had asked aught upon which
II was the eX"llslvr privilege of the legs
laturr To decide, 10 argument would ave
been necessary to excuse the act thc}
have committed; and the drci-ron would
bav. passed, like the enactment of law,
with thu time Of It's ccomplI,hmrnt. But
we have referred only to tn. spuit 81 lc-
commod1tlou, not 10 the policy, ahic1
might influence that body, in a matter GU
ly of popular suffrage :--aad surely II viii
not be sad thu thu rght 1T suffrage or
the taking of suffrage IS not exclusively thu
peoples.
The right To take the sense Of the PEG.
Pile on the subject Of \ convection. Is IS
purely the peoples, as Is the right TO vote
upon any popular measure, that Of a POI
puar meeting. And if the fricuds OF a
convention can accomplish this purpose,
by their own industry aud skill with con.
stltutIonal jmpaniry, not all the legislative
tyranny "a earth can impede their pro
grcss. The decision Of tine legislature IS
lin spirlt and in truth" a prohibitions, or
an attempt at prohihiton, against THE ~
ercse Of this wight. \ popular assembly
may be called, and they may express
their sense freely Of any measure, which is
already adopted, or may be conceived for
Their beoei Or inquiry and surely il
would be an act unknown to the spirit Of
free people, if any man, or set of men or
body corporate should attempt to arrest
then deliberations.
Bot the same spirit which could com
nn-rl flr Iasalnr nrIIhrr.LtInIls Of a Irrr