The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-01-01
Extract 0 a letter, dated

RICHMOND, December, %. 1926.
"Of our Legislative proceedings you have
been apprlsed through the medium Of the public
journals. The Enquirer brought them down to
Saturday last, on which day little more was done
than to adjourn until the day after Christmas
which is tomorrow. You will have seen the
close voting on the Convention resolution. The
friend, ofthe measure desired that the enemies
should give Attest vote in that STAGE if they did
the fate ofthe bill is extremely doubtful, for if
all the eastern members Nhcn abscnt should be
in their seats, IT is calculated they can out num-
ben us-and If that is not II test vote tho rejection
of the bill is almost certain. Every friend voted
for the reolution, of course, and fear that some
did who will be found in the negative on the final
question But we must hope for the best-pro-
violence may Interfere in behalf of this measure
of political justice. and pcradventure by the alb
scnce of some of the rotten borough menbers We
may carry the day. 1t is affirmed that the bill
would pass the Senate certainly. Gen. Smythc
of Wythc, has arrived as a delegate from his
county. presume, however, he passed your
place, IL that it is therefore no news TO you-Mr.
Giles has not yet reached us andthoughreports
are afoat that he is convacscept and will be here
in a few days, it is generally believed that he
will not take his seat this winter-indced, many
suppose the poor man will never march again,
but to his grave.
The approaching Senatorial election seems
now to be the engrossing subject in the political
circles of this place, and report be true, some
of our delegation in Congress are franking by
the wholesale on the subject; the mails | am told
gronn with letters 10 members citizens &c.
containing pathetic appeals 10 Virginia pride and
Virginia patriotsm-and dreadful warnings of
the catastrophe that is to result from the eXcu-
sion ofJohn Randolph-One member whose Of
fetal term is very precarious and whose re-elec
ton is said to depend upon the reelection Of John
Randolph, has come TO this place, and was IA few
DAYS since in the lobby Of ths House some evil
minded people suppose that an Slectoneerng
object brought him hithcr-and can hardly be-
heve that an Hon. member from Virginia,
would thus Stoop from his high estate | must
believe for the honor of the old dominion
that it is the groundess conjecture Of some busy,
intcrmeddling qlid nunc.
"When the election will take place is notyct as
certaned. The resolution which has for its OBJ
ject to fix day was laid on the table, and the
mover gave notice he should call it up on the Sd
of January. The vote on the postponement OF
that resolution ought to alarm the friends of Mr..
r. Ii is ominous ifnot oftotal defeat, of oppo-
sition s. formidable opposition. II is thing n
bout which one cannot conjecture with any de-
gree of certainty but feel very sangune from
what have seen and heard, that if prominent
man. say for instance Gov. Tyler or Judge Bar
bour, is put in nomination, that John Randolph
is not re-elected so deep rooted is the aversion
OF many to him on account Of the scenes of I'm