Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-19

preventative. Thai IN this sacrihce oil bis pr.
vaie feelings, under circumstances calculated
TO iohici a wound upon them, and 20 dishonor
his principles aud character as public agent,
(the,gh we acquit any ola design 10 produce
such an effect either upon him, those who
had delegated him. he has acquired a sill
higher claim to our confidence and support. b
THIS signal evidence Of his ackno ~ledgement of
the rishi Of The constituent 10 instruct the rep
feseniative.
=. R,sotrea. That whatever differences OF
opinion may exist among any in this meeting,
upon some OF the questions involved IN the dis
cussien OF the Convention, some Of us having
taken different view OF them from Gen. Tar
LoR. whilst large portion Of US highly approve
the principles and me- surey advocated by him,
so lar as they have beea disclosed Yet. the
implicit confidence which is reposed by all, in
hrs patriotism, integrity, talents aud experience,
demands that he should IN justice both 10 him
and ourselves, be afforded an opportunity for
full deveiopdment oil his principles and plans /;
with perfect reliance that ne will devote his
best energies TO advance what he may believe
will tend TO The union. prosperity and happiness
Of his native state, aud where our immediate
interests may tie involved. that bis common
interest with our own, aud the future nppro-
baton OF his own conscience, art sufficient
guarantee for the Integrity OF his conduct.
a Res0tced Therefore, that IL Is the wish OF
tins meeting, tnat Gen. K0BEhr b. TAYLOR
should Immediately resume his sea, IN Conyen-
lion :: hat TO this end out worthy fellow citl
zsn, HUGH BLAIR GRiossY, Esq. be, and he is
hereby requested 10 vacate his seai-and that
the remaining Delegates rom this District be,
and ihey are hereby lequestrd thereupon to re-
elect Gen Robert b Taylor.
b Re5otred, That our fellow-citizons Of the
q -.
mo'id. be, and they are hereby respectfully So
llcied TO cO-Operaie with MS forthwith IN pro-
noting the object Of this meeting.
g. ResOired That these proceedings be sign
ell by the Chairman and SECRETARY, published
In the newspapers of this Borough, aud thai
copies ut them be Transmitted 10 the Delegates
from thus District, IN The Convention.
MILES KING, CHAIRMAH
LEWIS FouKslQUEr, SecY
Upon motion, tno proprie,y Of adopting the
resolutions was proposed 10 the meeting by the
Chairman. and agreed upon.
AT tbs utne question was put by gen
flelnnn 10 the Chan, whether or not ne meeting
was composed ol the vuirrs oil the Borough, or
o fiiends 10 the Convention. A motion wa,
also made, thai all who are uoi psrlicIpators IN
the meeting, NJ friends 10 the resolutions, be
requested 10 withdraw.
The motion was opposed, aud after motion
made by Mr.. Redrnan, thai fhose opt O ,ed 10
the resolutions sholld be requested 10 Withdraw
the assembly retired.
In ms speech, Gen Taylor promised BY Oh
'e'sins, mat he had attended tue meeting ~
compliance with an invitation in the mornings
paper, but that in event ofno such in yira,iop
having been gwen it was his purpose TO have
"A uta +.
b1fOugh constituents, Ia us individual capsci.
~. That he had obeyed his letter of ipstruc
hons, not IN conformity TO the will of few who
s'yied themselves the people, but in accord.
ahee "i'h ms desire 10 obey what he Considered
tue command Of aJoriy OF hIsconslllnenls
he saiu, that with the view OF explaining his
motives IA full to the district, lac h d gone TO
Nansrmond on Monday last, and on The sue
cefding day had developed his motives in a
speech 20 the people, which was followed by
letter oil instructions from them 10 the dele.
gates IN Convention, commanding them lo fol.
10" ms, N1en. l's) course, which letter had been
ny MN transmitted. He stated, furthermore,
'na' ne resigned because he thoaght the insfuc
lions which he had received were those of the
majority, ana because he thought such instruc-
lions Pdrr'cidal ~ Their nature. He had been
asked, why ne entertained such scruplcs His
sep'y wa, because he thought the measures
wh'ch lie had been instructed to support were
hostile TO liberty that they were calculated TO
"esroy nee government, and to create a moui.
Ell a'istocIacy. That If such measures were
carried, me liberties OF the people were sold for
seid' That they were in danger of annihIat,on
tie repeated that they were destructive of all
equaihy of rghi, and that through them the
people would become vassals OF power and
unions OF iortune.-Gen. Taylor stated, thai
a. the lime he received the instructions the
COMMITTEE were engaged in reading the report
1o"oe'h'nB me apporlIohment OF representation
upon winch sukjecl he went into n full deiaIi. &
adver'ed TO the destinations of his having adyan-
ced Western IN prefer ncs 10 Eastern interests
lie observed that the conflict was not bs,,v..,
the East and West, but was upon the sub;ecI
OF representation alone. He then went into
discussion concerning the nature OF the com.
pound BASIS OF taxation and represe Mt ion and
stated mat II was not generally understood
'hat II was scheme of vague eeneraliiios
tie made several Cal culations TO show thar the
basis OF this system was wealth Hione. and do
ciared that by v free white pupnlaton would
be rated AS worth fifty cents head, not ipJi.
vIdually more than Princess Anne turkey He
asserted that II was intended to make the ma
hraliy quhthedi Tree voter kneel betIre The rich,
anu coh'e''ded that through il, district of TO-
ONN' - "''" WV "p''hy III money as much as
mother containg 100 rich men, W ould NOT en-
JOY as much free privilege as the latter. In
tins manner, lac said, the state would be studded
with nabobs and aris,ocra IS and tina, ciyn
rights would be Frustrated before tho ovewhel.
ming weight of dollars
He stated thai he would rs soon think of cor,
signing cattle to the slaughter pen as assent.
ing TO such a measure, calculated as il was to
barter the rights ofhs fellow citizens for gold
In hne be compared the system 10 a disguised
po''on--arsen'c IN an apple, through which
Inc BODY poi'''c would become foul and loath-
some mass until il sunk bene ath its own cor
rnPtion, aud asserted, that il it were adop,ed
The last nail would be firmly driven aud clench.
ed IN the coffin Of freedom
We have given the aboye summary of part
only of Gen. Taylors remarks, aud would have
been glad 1t our means would have allowed us
to have given faithful transcript of the whole
speech.
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