Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-07
GOMIUNICATI the v,rginiaa
To he Editors Of the Hrgin.n.

,
Genitcmen-i am one Of tuoSe plain old
ia hiot ed Farmers, " ioho nerer ddbbie IN pok
tics nor NEEDLE ruth State affairs But, | want
to shew you Messrs. Editors, how easily an
Ignorant man may be brought into scrape.
Passing the streets ofyonr town a few DAYS
ago, pursuing the business that led me thither.
and musing at the same time over the nects
sites of my poor wife and children al home
was not little surprised, III passing the door
Of one OF your noisy gentry, ri being hhIled by
an audible voice within. There thinks l. IS
Il dun for an old debi ) Turning about, dis
covered a round faced, portly. clustering gen.
liz man, whose name was more familiar than
his features, rushing towards me, aud foaming
as If under the influence of Bvdropbobia most
vehemently vocifrraiing " HuiiOO, here, there,
you man which are you TOR, The Whifs or the
mircd Basis ?" Recovering little nom the
sudden sbaclS produced by this abrupt salnta.
ton, and becoming more composed, venlured.
in good natured way, 10 ask mis- meaning.
He told me il was a subject now undergoing a
very able discussion in the Convention, and
thai our Representatives having got on the
wrong side, the people We're making prodi.
gious fuss To set them right told him very
frankly, (after understanding The matter } thai,
having fought in the Revolutionary War for
eQltni rights, | should be in favor of uhlie pop
ui1fion exclusively. At which, he seemed great,
cbagrined and remarked " IteU yOH Uhdt
us, old friend, I'm sorry 10 find thai you have
been quilted bythem Yankgfied-oU The noun
tain YOriest' (Which, by The bye, found was
strong argument with him. Raging like the
volcanic ernpiions OF Mount Ktna's burning
steep. he entered into a very luminous aud
learned exposition If his views upon the sub
iect. His arguments were 50 plausible. and his
reasoning so logical, thai WAS soon convinced
that was either u fool or a mud man, las he
would have it) was happy that | had me
with man who ha convinced me OF my error.
and had sci me right for oGce.-And IN this
state of rIcii emenr, | went ON, aud actualyi
reached home before the first paroxysns nfJoy
al my late conversion had subsidized Beng
unable 10 contain myself soon " let The cal
out Of the bag" TO my wife, and was convinced
in moment that The " Fat Was all IN HE fire.
She flew into great rag. and saul that / was
eli her in liquor. or had been quilted by spme
person in the " sink OF corrupiiOn" In this
dreadful dilemma, Messrs. Editors, you may
well guess was in the fdgets ut my new aud
perplexing situation. But my wiz, good soul,
set about IN good earnest, and soon convinced
me " TINT Honesty Is The best policy and that
" Money i, pOiOer and can protect itself without
constitutional aid" L. | readily promised her
that if she would forgive me fo' the past |
would turn 10 my old 0qy of thinking And
thai hencefnrward would 90 The Uh0ie hog
and the tail of dnother' in favor oil the White
Basis nor have dared to think otherwise
since.
Messrs. Editors, you may insert this in your
paper, II you think this action aud reaction will
be OF any service in admonishing the republI-
can yeomanry of the country TO consider well
the consequences Of being gnlied Into n belief
that equal rights are incompatible with the p' o.
lection OF property as vel as persons. II may
save them from hereafter acknowledg that
they have been TWICE GUILD.