Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-31

Delegates % iha Convention. But active eier
ton aud self interested motives Attributed by
Hal TO ms, the Observer. The basis question
involving, ms the people generally believed. ene
OF their dearest rights, 10 wit the acquisition
aud enjoyment of pronerty, 10 secure the JUS
and convenient enjoyment Of which the voic'
OF The people determined, IN meetings held by
them to Instruct their delegates IN Convention
copies of the memorials of instructions were
prepared and distributed for subscribers
throughout the whole district, which the - Oh
server, IN the exercise OF his supposed right,
signed with about SIX hundred other per sous in
the county of Campbell. and no doubt twice
that number in the other Two counties of Buck
ingham aud Bedford Was this wrong And
( how far have the Observer, from selfish mo.
tives. IN conjunction with 50 many other cti-
zens, overleapcd he duties OF u citizen, he will
! leave with Hal, IN his great wisdom and nge.
nuhy. Ia expose. and Tor the public TO decide
on but must tell Hal tina, his rights and priv
ieges are rs great ms his. however exalted he
may appear in his own estmatios Of himself
| aud that he will, notwithstanding H,Is' great
rebuke aud dread oil being lrans6.ed by him
with public odiam exercise them, whenever II
shall appear 10 be necessary To prevent evil
aud TO ehec, gssd, either to himself or country,
and am much asionished that Hal should
condemn in others what he IL 40 guilty of him
self; but suppose that his notions OF matters
aud things Ia general, places him, as new
| light boy, on too high grounds To prevent his
doing any thing. But. " economical soul. "
Yes, Hal, economy and industry NOW with
| the people, as we'll "a population and taxation,
! think. should give the rule and am also sur.
prlsed N you in all your prodlgehiy for think.
ing differently with me on this subject. especial
" in tunes like these, when there Is double
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some very useless ones who are no doubt now
towering around she public treasury FOR their
! daily pay aud some of Them IN all probability,
asking for double wages and may not sup
pose you, Hal 10 be near that spot, and may
take occasion TOO To USE little of the public
funds, as well as the ignorant commissioner,
| without even contributing n cent oil iax money,
but, tho improperly phrase NC. Here
| the Observer must again acknowledge his ig-
rorance, not knowing any thing of grammar, he
| did mol know what else To say, 10 conclude the
sentence which hc had begun, but. strictly
speaking, 10 be intelligent enough 10 be under.
| stood, he has always thought was sufficient
with all good and learned men, who had little
| good breeding mixed with II, hut suppose tha,
| he must now try 10 improve his stock of know
| ledgs, but cannot consent to goto Hal Tor
instruction, as one who seemt To be too much
like the peuy.logging lawyer who once prncll'
sed IN our court. aud who always used such
words ha, all meaning seem TO evsporate with
the sound. Blending and contoundng, too. rs
! he has done in his epistle. So many things ol
different meanings on both sides OF the question,
tina the supposed magistrate and aiteniivc
| Observer could not, would not, understand
| him lastly, Hal tells the delegates from
! the Gampbell district, Tint They coIid not
would not consent to The abandonment Of the
! principles for which They had been elected
yer Others Of superior knowledge. &c Hen"
| Hal has ia len INTO the same traGt OF ins fnct-
| ing. &C. with the Observer aud the rest OF III e
| people who have dared 10 instruct their dele.
gates 10 Convention; md why the Instructions
from the Observer, aud two thousand etbei
constituents, gwen 10 thar delegates, have
been di-rrgarded, isa subject for Hal and u
| MIR Campbell writer, who made his appear
, nnce in the Richmond WING on the l0h uli
10 satisfy the people ON; 10 do which II may
be accessory for both of them 10 come for h
with their unreal and mighty name, with
whom lshould be glad In get acquainted
AN OBSERVER
P.S. The Richmond Wing will copy ,he a.
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