Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-12
THE VIRGTNTAN.
LYNCHBURG. OCTOBER ~, 1929.

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Contention. I've publish this morning, the
proceedings of this body to The 9TH nst.--lhe
latest date received from Richmond. The Two
| first days proceedings we're laid before many
OF our readers in an extra sheet last Friday !;
but as many papers had been circulated before
they were received, as well as because We wish
to preserve a connected record Of them on our
files, we give place to them this morning.
We shall make no remark, ON the proceed.
ings OF that body, at present except with
regard to the appointment of its Primer
We have never known an act oil more gross in.
Justice, ihau the choice of MI. Richie, TO the
exclusion of Mr.. Peasants, II is an ascertain.
ed fact. that II considerable majority of the
members OF the Convention were friendly, long
since, TO the call OF that DO Iy-perceiving, as
they had done, the great & pressing necessity of
some change IN the fundamental law of the
Commonwealth In the select ion OF its off GERS
then. they shou!d have acted, with some htile
reference, at least. to the claims of the candi-
dates. II is believed, and we think the fact
will b. cheurlnlly conc ded by every original
friend of the call of Il Convention, that TO John
"A. Peasants, more than to any o,ner man in
the Commonwealth, is is owing, thai thai
body non ia session. Trur it is, that public
opinion as swiftly tending to the same point
from the operation fcauses which every day
gained If sh strength. and which would, of
themselves, ultimately have produced the same
result Years, however would have rolled by,
and perhaps the present generation would have
passed away, before this great event would
have bee consummated, but for the holiness
with which MIR. Pleasants pointed out the abuses
of which the present Constitution is necessarily
productive. and the yea and ardor with which
he attacked aud subdued the prejudices which
warped SO many judgments. The writer Of this
paragraph knows. that so early as the year
1921, when there had been for number o.
years previously, dead silence on The subject,
produced by the Legislative qunckery Of 1916,
(Which patched the question 10y the passage of
the Senatorial District law Mr.. Peasants,
Chen L litor OF this paper with two other gem
temen OF this place, formed the design of lie.
newing its discussion in a series Of Nos. point
ing ont the gross defects in the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial organization Of the
government The prosecution of the pan was.
however, prevented, at The instant ; and short
" afterW ards, the " Constitutional Wing" WAS
established in Richmond The question was
then broached in that paper, and though Mr.
Peasants may not have exceeded in zeal those
who conceded with him in opinion, yet to him
WI are indebted for giving an impulse TO the
ball and for the unwearied perseverance with
which he kept it in motto For this we think
he shosld have beenrewardedb by the Convention
W hen he asked an office within lis gift more
particularly when his competitor was the Ed.
Tor Of the enquirer, who, during the struggle.
kept aloof from the combat, nor mingled at all
in the meie, until ii was ascertained that ma.
joriiy Of 5000 treeholders demanded the mea
sure. Then, no parasite in the crowded mDbs
Of Paris or London ever threw his greasy cap
into the air, and shouted ViUe pEmpsreur ;"
or " Ere fRoi - with more apparent oy than
did Nr. Richie, " Hussa for The Conuentionh'
"A majority hos decided in lis favor"
(such was his reaso ning) ergo, il
must be right! CT, be il right or wrong,
IN in favor ofit'-and forthwith. the zeal Of
ihe Enquirer in demonstrating its Justice and
ali Lad h,yt toc it's
vociferous aud ardent original friends And
yet this trimmer 10 every breeze-this tee-to-
m,-who can be spun by every and any hand,
and turn up any color which interest points
out lis preferred over the head of man who
never inquiries 1ho or hoW many coincide with
him in opinion but is his opinion correct
and believing it 10 be So advocates it with un.
1inching energy and never firing constanry.
II is done, however aud all we can say IL, that
we hope it may not prove an augury OF things
to come.
n We observe that Mr.. Giles was not in his
seat on the meeting the Convention. lndIs-
position was his plea; but, we presume the fact
is, that he was inditing few columns more
of " Retrospects. Compilations, Reviews and
eciions"-endeavoring to convince the peo'
nile that the Union is of" no value"-to Virgil
ginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, at least and
that the sooner the bonds are cut asunder, the
better. We hope that Mr.. Madison will moi
leave Richmond, withou, admonisbing the gen
tleman that Union which cost so much OF toll
and treasure, should not be abandoned
for Light aud trivial causes" Not that
IL, q helieye such an ahmnniion would have any