Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-16
TO THE, roIERs

lasi night Ia the steam boat keh,nood. ~
han'rd us the following address for publicn-
lion.
TO THE FoIERS
0fMe Counties Of Prince. Anne. Norfolk ana
Nansmom and he Borough Of Norfolk.
You confidence conferred on ti,u a seat IN
the Convention. Thr honor WIS mo q priced
because II wns won by ~ solicitations pro.
cured by no iniiigues purchased by no nn.
worthy eonGeamens. Of plant mod LEGATIONS
OF my opinions i received tas a bounty the
boon of your goodness only mud not as tho
acknowledgement or reward II mpit
With what fidelity af henri and devotion of
mS time md 'nieIieci, ! have endeayoted To
prepare mysclfio' the conplir ied aud impor-
IAN business oi HE Convention, thereby 10
prove myself oeitbrr un.prthy nor nnmindfil
Of gam kindness. you viii never know.--Your
Instructions lo0nd me- ~ the yer, commence.
mcnt ol my duties ny opi rs and views
unknown to you, or but partially exhibited my
plan oi your future happiness and advantage
| unasvelhp"d md unexplained my contemplo
| ted uras4T,s u1cAeeuied.
II Is not for your agent 10 ques ion the PRO
prieiy OF your Instructions, nI to murinnr AZ
tn measures you have thougiri fl 10 pursu..
towards him. fon have spoken yonr wisa,s
aud he has bowed 10 your authority. God
grant that his fears may never be re-
allzed. aud that You may never experience
the tempting cup which you wish TO oueff. eou
contains subtle. though disguised poi,o IA
'si to your liberty aud destructive Ia that e.
qhality Of right. which is the sole s. Guilty %
| iree institutions.
respected you ton highly 20 believe stbn,
you wished 10 dishonor the man whom vni, mad
! once thought worthy 10 represent you, by re.
curing hun personally 10 rxecu'e what con.
science aud patriotism equally forbade him 10
perform The snbJoined copy of my letter 10
the fIesiocnt of the convention will show you.
That 10 execute y"ur wishes have ceased 10
be your representative
! SoRfoLK, Nov. oh 1929.
| We ask those who may nave suffered them
~s.'ss To be deloded int belief that the Tariff
wehd nave the elect To raise the prize ut goods
10 rcad tie snbloined article from the Sdv1uuaL
Mercury, when. ifthey nave any c7ndor. thew
must COMES III they have been in et,or. and
that Instead of increasina. il has the tendency
TO depress The price. W are the more q, aiifed
10 giving pl'ce TO this paragraph, bernase it
comes from quarter al the country where the.
people have heretofore resisted the influence of
hs"' Bali Chron.
dreadful effects ofhe Tariff 1T win be re-
cohec'eu mat our Souiherg poiiacians, some Is
| '''D'''''' "k'' ~ "fHFtftu Tue run oil our paul
ers, rom The additional cost which the fartf
would 'mpose on coarse Wonllens and Negro
Cloths. Welsh Plains were then worth in This
market about go cents pc, yard. McDuffie 81
Co, backed by the Georgia Journal, 'cnlcu.
lated that the price would be Increased. 90 per
cent from the operation Of the American SIS
tem-Now, one fact is worth a hundred nygu.
menf', and the history Of one day will outweigh
thousand prophecies. very extensive lot
ri heavy Welsh Pains were offered at Mr.. J.
b. Herber''s auction yesterday, and but small
portion OF them went OFF heavily at So a 80 cts.
The price having declined since the Tariff OF
1928. about 80 per CT
Northern Negro Cloths, pronounced by sevc.
J raj planters 10 be fully equal TO Welsh Plains,
for comfort and durability. went of at SO cents :
inferior sorts sold at ii to 10. Such are the
facts developed by the operation of the Ameri-
can System.
We wish It to be remem bered, however, tina,
} we were not the advocates Of ihe entire Tariff
} as essablishedby the act of 1879. We have
little doubt that several sections Of that act we're
injudicious, aud have operated with peculiar
hardship upon certain sections Of the country.
, But our original opinion has been confirmed
by experience. that the Southern planter has
been largely benefited BY the MEASURE; wkits