Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-26
BocnsenAssMareh ~, 1920
tn oar FslioD-eitizens Of The counties Of
CdmpbeH, Bedford and Bnckingham.


Notices having bern inserted N the several
newspapers that circulate in onr district, ofile
resu, OF meeting at Buclipgoam March
Court. 10 appoint n Delegate 10 represent this
distri., IN Censentiow IL "a UNNECESSARY ~ thi.
time 10 60 nio n furiher sfA ement ~ ,lo.e pro.
&c dInga, Ws~oull now respect uI,y ask your
Z rc#iesi consdrrhli3n 10 this our sOifpln protest
against system 81 poiiticsi ma nagr,nrnt, we
b.'lev. ior The first time Introduced. in,p the
state Of VirgniH, and not conhntI o Bncking.
ban alone, IL. ,prskiss az This political man
Bgrment,wr vi I, 10 bc understood q. cauy tasinp
the important subject IN The abtract. Wa do
moi wish, even bs the fsii,utest nousiruriion TO
insinssie that the respecttbe geaiienic,, who.
moved this subject before the people, drsigae
~ ms such but the result of such proceedings -
political management. |, is against the princi.
pie HAT Ne contend. In freeii d,aoussine this
subject. WE you'd not, ia lhr slightest degree,
wound the feelings oi the highly respec able
gentleman Who wa nominated Bot, we hold
u our right 10 appear before you and the world.
and exhibit freely onr views on this mnmrntous
sn'yrci. And II thereby VIZ can gain aiis hing
10 the cause u civil liberty IN ihl, counir, II
we can pronoIe III" great u Jrcis "f TIE lurma
ton Of new 'ycrnmrB 1.-THE rxirnyion of HE
rikhf al suffrage III. coniining tis poVrr. of
the judiciary ia then proper linits--wilh many
othpr reforms, hRy'ug for iheir objects, plain
ness aud economy IN the administration ol oui
aif,fs--if INDEED, we can extend all ci.l an.
pom menis. aud military when practicable 10
the direct choice OF HE prople, Craving the Judi.
cary, which will be- hereafter mentioned 49,
then will our object he obiH aimed then ,hall we
be satisfied with what we have done for ou,
country, AMI uot befofe!
But, 10 reiurn 10 he subject in,me lately be-
iore MS, the practice OF nominating en- didair.
ity The press, or otherwise. with an under., aud.
sng that we should support the candidairs ii
the other counl."s'n our district n they should
support onr,.
In 'he very frs, stage Of this si,e,np, To regu-
iale Your elections, = writer in the L,nchhurg
Press. copied in The Eaqarr, comes out lodl,.
and throws the ban of prose ipt.on over any
tina, should dare to come out before he peonle
on this all important occnsion, aud rec omhends
that the d'feren, coun les composing, tha dis.
trlct should appoint dcirgates 10 meet vt some
central poini in ihe di.tric 10 choose delegate.
for conv. ntlon,
This IL the snhstaucr nf n prouosition made
AT the cunt House aud Yer, w;s.ly rejected Is
u not high tune for the people 20 awake, and
look al THIS matter, MS IL ought 10 br aud must
he s,eweu We No NOT chaI re any concert be-
tween those gehtlcmeu AID the press. But
who Knows. Tint there is not We only sp.ak
oil II as Is Aud, ms before otse we'd. we do
not charge these highly respectable Gentlemen,
with design 10 Regulate or manage your G.
ieclioos. But, we ask Won di,pnssionaiely to
view the matter. aud say fit is not so? l.nnk
AT the Ec's--It is design. ALWAYS that cons,i
tutes culpabity and we charge no design on
those gen lemen in this matter; bur he,nye
that their designs are patriotic aod pure. See
the point T. which their acts lead. rheo can
not have sufficiently reflected on this matter
We Will proceed To examine the most prn,nl.
nent arguments Of GU oppournts and present.
them naked 10 your view. They say Il Is III,
pc pie acting in the highest spvrelgn c,p Guy.
and 10 this there eau b. 40 Objection We AN
swer that there are upa~ards of 2OoO freehoId-
ers and non-ireeholdsrs in the County and
where the vote was aiken, there were only rs
votes 10 o! in favor of progressing IN nomina.
ions al all. An shall this nlne nnu,iiy fix n
candidate on you, aud the balance Of he dis.
frct whose views are known 10 he inilnical to
The great principles for which We con,end
Shall we acqnlesce, AMI say this gentleman
shall be our representative, when h. is mimi,
cal 10 the objects We nave more than Others M
heat As we understood the chair, the prin
cipe OF ms nomnatl0n wa bias 4 npou com
promise; that Is, that W. would present a can
dldate 10 the other Counties OF the district un.
der the expectation OF their support ard rice
refsa. Now, Is u NOT clear thai this is Snotthr
p"ope acting III their sovereign capacity
That we should appoint candidates Tor the 9th.
er counties and they should 'paont candidate,
for us ? Is il no, striking a deep and danger.
aus stroke al the sovereignty Of the people
Dur Candidates may not suit the people of the
,iher parts ofthe district, and their candidates
nay not suit MS. We hope .iherr is more inde.
,endence IN The district. AZ lna,t, tee are not
wiling TO he tied hand aud I Iot 10 the car OF
gentlemen, AMI compromise eur principles for
he sake OF compromise aud leave our prnci
oles TO he scattered lorhr four winds of Hca- !
ZEN, UNDECIDED and unregarded.
Fellow c,tIzens--in order that there may be
concert aud action IN our Ill ifici. ne here p e.
eni 10 you what we consider the. best basis of !
ne extension OF the right of suffrage, " hich
sc i'ust no .freeholders Or nou-freeholdcrs can
itsapprove Of We would limit the RIGHT OF
uiirnge TO this That any free white .men Of
years of age who had resided in the coun
v years--"ho al the tune he votes. is rn-
oiled M sone company--who would. on the
lay al the election, bring a certificate from
heir captain of the fact, and also a receipt
he year precious, should be euliilrd 10 vote.
v" would have an article ins"Ited IN the con. I
ttuiion that Senator possess a eebold, % q |
publication to his ehgihft, tothat oaice.
Under these salutary restraints We 'ihink the |
OF suffrage might hr extended safely-so |
lat YOU VIII per- eve we are uot " lid theoists |
nd wishers Tor What, is generally called uni,
ersal suffrage. We know the gentleman who
OF the ajoriiy Of 0 votes to be entirely OPP
ose.i to the extension of the right OF suffrage
all, We asked and he suswrred us. - Now,
How cizens, We appeal. IN the most earnest
'apner. TO your good sense aud patriofism-f
many ofyou who are enIig htened on the
inject of government, il some thing must not
: done in this matter ls il probable that a
ajority ofthe white male citizens ofthis CON-
can remain decentralization DO
ought TO wear the yoke which thty have so
ng borne with becoming fortitude We ask.I
~ who Is the patriot that would see tho con.
ntion return from, its labors and present us a
institution 10 which the right Of suffrage was
1t s1'sndeda And 1--WE eiscs sen,icmen VII