Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-11
COMMUsICATI0Ns-For the v'rgiaias.
Rnine's yaptrn, 3Oh d,Dril, 1890.

| DEAN SIR IL have received your letter Of
| lhr oath inst. II c.,lls my aiientlon 20 publ
! caiion 10 the tirsnan lof the e3d uh) of n
7 communication over the signature oil " One
efthe People, The writer under takes TO repre-
sent 10 the people " without peryersion. mud
rs They are - 10 be nationally dednced' from
my letter here oioTr published. what NV real
opinions are, IN relalionio certain Constitutions
alauestous.
| OF the people must be unfortnnaie-i, in
mol beng able to state AS To he nhdersi ODD
whit my opinions are OF the people,, IN mol
HAVING capacity 10 understand Tor theus Ives
There can be no objection 10 the writer rs
!" One OF the People that he Is opposed 10
me-. 10 my opinions aud 10 my reasoning II is
his right 50 Io be- But when he comes for
ward as an nfarmer, to Iinpeach one man. and
. 10 Instruct others. il behoyes him 10 speak the
ruth aud nothing hui the truth or he stands
cnnstcicd, beng Il ttise witness against III,
. neLs hhur.
| bad Just seen the publication n the Nn-
oman hrfote received you' I"tier. fall who
rad the Communication Of One of the Poo.
,,it' o. hear Of lis contents, should also read my
letter. or heaf rs confenis, nor ny friends,
ssond feel no so!ilitaae on the subject. Whe
Tier the opinions AID reasoning contained IN
my letter be approved ~ not all must n.
gree ifat they att GROSSLY peTreried md nlisre-
/ presented by 3" Onr OF the Peopie." For nv.
self | should not nnice this publication. did
mol offer mysrl. ~ IA randid tie 1T is in ODE.
/ dienc" 10 the wI-hcs OF sundry ci.izens--resid-
I mo IN various p.ut> al lie district, thai am
nov hrlp,c lie p"oplr IA tandidde. Hose
who kno" nae best, WHO have IA knowledge of
my opnions-and have therefore, in advance
e4Ir's sod " oh Iha' should lie elected as ON,
oi The iiirrs ia represent this district ia Cni..
- TtdlIt a ~ Drr thai Jgyr
ehee ihoGrd not be ms represented ny means o
IA lal.e account al my Cpl IoG, 10 The resi- OF
! then fellow elil2"us aud tue peopif in eneraf
have a right IL hJHaHi ,ai th' v should not be
rhenied III tnelr votes hy h. infusion utfalsr
information rtspeItn. he opin on ui any ean
dldaie for Their >uli.age. On tbs ground, pei
! haps ii is proper to take some uolice at IN.
! Communication of " One of the Propl, "-fer
SIandeis Often obtain credit, lay not being con.
! ira lctrd. II should be remembered thai the
conteutS of my letter welr intended to be an
answer ~ one addressed 10 me, which sal
"your opinions on any change in that Che Ju.
d,car>) y stem rs well a. any othrr important
alterations yon nigh approve in our f,mdan,l II.
| al laws would be desirable '--and then II will
he seen that my answer IS tull resp rnse.
! poke Il sfmflly If the Judiciary, the TX utiye
/ ani Legislative brBnrhcs Of Guytrntnrnt-and
/ rs conuCo,ed MI the iaSt, OF the elective fran.
! chisc. The change u alterations VI hch |
| misht approve, so ftf as the pfthc.pic OF such
| ckarge OF alteration, IS concerned, are also dis.
! iinciiy stated But did not thlns Necessary
| or proper, for reasons ssigned 10 pledge nv.
! yclflo pa Lcnlar detail, by which ire prime pe
! ~ "f be caried INTO npsIat on oiif the prince.
! pie y hch II approved shonG be approve also
| il, thu Convention tn, extent and the maaneI
! of car ing il INTO effect, would moi Il, penn
| qpon me-, bui upon unstS ty" others aud mus
! he subject Of comp oml.e all might agree II
| extend the SIGHT OF suit agt--s0lae to one ,.t
| CIct, some TO another, aud SON" toa sill erta
| ter degree in which case a majority n,l Il
! greelng pom any standard, nil hi mromIse
| so that each party might be satisfied, though
not cxa tty Ia the extent oi its isar s--and rir
! same mav 10 said as 10 other subjects. But
" Onn ct ihr People" would nave others 10 b,
, cse hat /" INDUCED ia Ithored and refined
! lh.IacIiOnS nitsou' coming to any puinf'-
With view 10 avoid giying " clear and sais.
factory exposition OF my views upon the most
} important questions on which may be call. |
/ upon TO represent The people" Nov did sup
posi- that any One OF the People would I'm
drl siand that when prison as called TO state
what change Or important alteration Of II,
] fundamental lhwS he would approve :" and had
B answered by siatiug certain ate=aI IONS whej.
. he would approve. thht there were no other i'm
' ibitHhl Ctdi4gtS Dl ditiHlOIS WHICH he won ii
wish 10 MAKE and that as to uiher things
1 hr WIS willing for It. EN- 10 remain as they ne
| u tar as they would not be aii, cied by the
! cnangrS and alterations pointed out But !,
| IN re he " Ooe of the PEG! le wh1 { n. OF un.
! .,erstand this plain DEDUCTION. l"t aIn'now know
, thai am not onr OF Those !, no VISA 70 break
, up the tpundaii n, Of soy iev--Iu abrogat. old
! hing, merely bccau,e thy are old, ich The
| experience OF hHiia century Lave oird md
| found to he good; hiri nm DESTROYS TO abide IN
! h." good Old way winch our ancestors have
| trtt marked oat Tor us ~ their bIood-and 20
! depart not ihetrIom 10 thu flghi nor to the lei
except So Lar HE tclei1n of experience and
ot Imr, point out a batrr way. was opposed
10 Il COVE, ton, uol because | thought the eI-
! sting & pvrrnmrnt ~us IN all things prrf,.rt
! Bot because >aw aNd lett il WAS good IL cam.
! upon M when was = enid il protected M.
whru boy II supported me while in a strict
srnse OF the term, was Il tller of the earth
un'li Gam TO 'IanhoOd 1T then secured to
me. as II did In all others, the lree use of my
! flenIi .cS-lhe constituted my means ofnr,-
! curing consideration among my fellow men, and
| OF adspcin1 my own haI piness wkeih,r
! ,ongh' wealth or Other distinction had no
| ireenoi Il 1t gave To none preference over me
| and ID ne, no prel'Ten IL others ;--whelhtr
| thu con- liberation obtained in ,ocieiy WA, th.
! result Of the use of ~, iac. ties tn, free ana
! unIrs' rdiued eXeIcse 81 winch was s,Cued %
me--and the like was also secured % al! other,
! oflhe community by the CONSTITUTIONS In In,
various stations "i lite through which passed,
found no power IN the government 10 opprc.>
me-none 10 cypress otheIs--l saw, felt, |
heard of none except such as arose in the com.
plants % those "hO db,Std or buried their lal.
rnis constitution and form Of government
thus working PRACTICAL g"nd TO al except the
I G TUaTu | did Ii 1, I,,v =,
OF getting better ;--althoush could well al
low, and thought, | could see. that IN some res
poets, IT was Imperfect, yeI thought it impiu.
dent tot the people to rlak 50 great store ol
good upon ciancs 81 adding IA little more 10
their stock. Suy chance, because there is no
certainty OF obtaining an increased stocl of the
blessings OF government hy any new form