The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-02

recled weekly, by Thomas A. uoleomh.
Commission Merchant, who offers his s,r,i.
cos 10 the planters 10 sell their produce.
Extreme prices OF passed To.
Oacco IS 10 10 z 10 On
6"nera sales from OOto 7 oO
Extreme prices oi refused To-
bacco 3 81 TO 5 DO
General sales from on TO 4 90
Tobacco Inspected the past week Io6 hogs
heads, 70 passed, 10 refused.
Quantity OF Inspected Tobacco in Lynch.
burg at the snd oieach mouth in the yeas
1875 aud 1926:
January 3lsi, 1925, I64j. 1920. 3os
:, ls26, 800 lis ia
Tobacco has experienced some depression 4
sales have been Tor the last week al lower
rates.
Conreniion.-In another column will he
found detailed account of the proceedings
IN the House of Delegates, on the. Conven-
ton Bill. We venture the assertion, that,
since thu denial of the right Of pctirion to
the American colonies by the British par
llament, IN -, no act of legislative bot, i,
emanating directly from the people, has
been in more utter suhvrrsion of the
great principles for which ON ancestors
fought and bled, than this decision of our
House of Delegates Notwithstanding
this fact, however--netwithstnn II
opens the door fur future, and if possible.
greater dggressi"ns, many persons will be
found to chaunt the note OF triumph, and
get their own degradation with Joy
We would respectfully tell these gentle
mtn that, although, IN the present case,
the decision of the Legislature corresponds
with their feelings and wishes, yet an DC
caslon may ARISE IN which the same prin.
cipl-s may be- avowrd aud acted On, quo
ting this as precedent, and when they
will mol be So ready In approve and usti
fy. The opponents of the Bill Of course
take the same ground now as was taken by
them last year, to Wit, that the right to cali
"A Convention is inherent aud inallenable in
the people. aud that as il cannot be taken
away from them by Legislative act, 50 IT
needs MOI a legislative act To confer it
that if a ma jouty of tae people are in favor
of the measure, they can AT any time let II
be known, and change the Constitution
But do they expect 10 gull the people b,
this species Of special pleading Ofwhat
nse is the right without the polcer to eXer.
els" it For any practical purpose, II had
as we'll not belong to the people, because,
from the very nature of the structure Of
the body polite, it is impossible 10 con
rentrate add embody their views and feel
ugs without legislative aid. 1t is a misrr-
able snhe,iuge, and "A con emptjble qaibbIe,
therefore, to wage such plea in eNtenua-
lion of an act which strikes at the very
of all that is valuable in repnbli-
ian government, and which should there
fore be met with a general and o.erwhelm-
ng burst of indignation.-The opponents
# the Bill. too, place themselves in a sin
5uIar dlemma-They affirm that the ad
COATES of Convention are 4 weak minor
~, and yet by their conduct convince US
hat they believe them to be large ma
orlIy. If they he Il minority, why not
settle the question by granting them the
small boon they ask, of testing that fact,
md seal your Triumph With an act of jus
ice: Either the passage of the Bill be-
IRE the House of Delegates would have
lad the effect of producing a Convention,
n it would not.-It could not have had
his effect unless a ma orty of the .frtehol-
!ers are in favor of it; and, II they are,
/, i'll Mr.. Leigh, or Mr.. Johnson, or the Lee
5islature of Virginia say, that there ought
not to be one If they had found them
selves in a minority, they would have SIT
DOWN contented, Iearios to future gene
alton. more alive To sentiments of pollt-
,al equality, the sal,tary work of reform
In whatever point of view, therefore, the
matter be considered, ii is evident that the
,ou,se pursord by the House of Delegates
i unjust, and ani-repubIcan. 1t is true
hat the people have the matter IN their
,wn hands, and that the day of election is
yearly at hand. We hope. that, wherever
t is practicable this power will be used TO
indicate the majesty of the people, and
% punish the presumption OF those who
pa,. declared themselves superior to It,
Bot. we confess we have little hope OF
change from this source. The very sys-
em Of inequality Of which we complain as
The necessary consequence Of our present.
constitution contains within itself the means