Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-04
Liberty 29rH ArRit.. 1922.
10 NE iffehotders offhe romIiits Of Buektna
ham, CnmpbfH and B,dfoyd

10 me lffetolders Of the counties of Buckino.
ham CampbfH and flsdford
fPinwt Iuzrns-.As II will not be in nv
poNff, OWING IL nv professional engagements,
TO VISIT the counties ol Buckingham aud Camp.
bell at The approaching election of delegates
10 the Ganven ION, or 10 be present nj any nnh.
nc mfef Ing IN Bedford county. therefore take
THIS means OF making my sentiments on thrs sub.
lefi oil new constitution known To the people
OF ihese counties.
WIS q po,ed 10 calling a Convention be-.
. cause NC had tied the existing Constitution
iof more thln fly wears. aud lived hnppi,
ahh ptospsronsiy under It's provisions he
cdnse. II afforded (aS thonghl) eyer, thine of
practical use ur benefit hal government can
afford 10 people /: security In lie eujoyment
oi ali iheir civil rights. Protection from outra-
ges, so lar rs laws can afford such protection.
redress for very injury II remedy for every
"rnng, aud must absolute and perfect equality
OF lights
because, so long as the people were secure
aud happy under IN eNisttg form OF govern
mrht, OF which entertained this opinion,
cohshered II my duty, rs agood citizen, 10 be
conifnied myself, and 10 "Abort others 10 IL.
main IN harmony and peace and To cherish
aud preserve the order aud tranquility We then
caiased.
Because. considered the eonslitntinn. sns.
tanned aud fortified, rs II then was, by public
feeling ami opinion, asaid aud hcirni lim
titlon ol The powers Of the government. aud ms
assigning 10 each OF IL branches, specific pow.
es and duties. II n manner sufficiently defni
tive II answer ever. parlIcal end and object
both oil acton Hnd restraint,
Eecause + ON every thug had learned on
The subject, no country lad, for the SAM peri.
1 Tlll L. oil IL.
blessings hal govrroincni can confer on pco.
pie, than hal been enjoy ed IN Virginia con
sidtred II IA hasahg beer tanly and fully n.
domrd fnd ratified by The people, both .ice
holders anG tn ST. who werr moi trceholders
II Wa ordained when we hal no sy.tem of 20
vernmfnt aud adopted. not by any solemn act
OF ratification, but by the tacit acqne.crnfe of
al tie people. hose who wer. mol lee
holders, tim. accepted il when fist rrnmulga
ted, aud acQulesced afterwards in lis provisions.
havirg It all TINS the right tht.y nov possess,
aud ex"rclss ofobjecting 10 ii, that acceptance &
arqufsrencr was on her part, as inli 4 prilrcl
4 lhratfpn. n was given by the ircehnldprs :;
aud IL usolpslion has, therefore in my on IN.
lhn, been piacliced OF at enptrd III relation to
lhem.
Tn, people have now expressed their opinion
ihal tins constitution ought Ia be reiurmei, OF
ehaogrd ant II is The ty Of every sool I'll.
zen IL re-pect pubic opinion of rarfy public
fupcti,,arv m co,,orn 10 II m, -, ,,,f,
known
Ahb,neb ,beSe ver. ,,,,, o,,,o;a,. i, ,.l.,,,.,
10 The government, never thought Ii perirot
nor never expect to see any thing, the produr,
OF human lands and in lleet, that Is SO
thought might be reformed with advantage IN
several parllcnlars. but, believing, (as did)
thu mosi 'Thc grievances complained Of, that
,pp,e canaLIe of heinz ron, e,lied a, all m,,b,
b.,4d,res.,I H., ,,,J,,e.,, i,,si,,,,,, IA o.,
cna.i,ler ,bose tha, could he ,o,,ediod ly
con,en,ononlv worth Tho asiIa,in,. and ..r,,e.
me- II ,l,,t z,,cb j, ,,oca.,l,,,, III ,,,,,,,l,,
nr,.,Iacc
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,n.,i,ssl ,,. .h,,f ID,
plalaf. did no, So. aoy ,aiory ,s.aIt ,ra',
tina, te.,icfioo and il tho nco,ie Voc c.,,,en'.
eltnIe,i,1en,am as tiny a,.,,aa,ad, ~,
al within . f..,y ears t6.x were .on,ne,ent
INDIES of ,Ip,, atte,. They lad Tho ,.o6, 40
mo ify tllelr co1s,itution rs 10 ,ola,pr tI.5
oi,n of taat ,ipbt or to ,et.in ,ne .x,.,,ne
cons iintIoo. reStfi TIM II .=n,,labIy f., IN,
sa,,e rea..f,.,hnt nGosnced nv mud IT,
had lon preferred tn. 81 nnrnttonad enur.@.
Il IS said. and from the hes, information can
,b,ain helieve thai n,l,l,c oninion = nor, ~
favor NJ sQ,rnbiny II II, n n,,,tcr ~ o,..,
,nroil,ncelo ali baih Ia c,.oh,. d.
1ha,s who n,sen5 freehold and The nol,cy af
e.fend,ao rand NV tsr .3.auId lac y, Ell VI
cal la. tho ,,fonl, hos,rc ,n.y I.,,.,,,i,, H.
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a,ni,t. ,Ir.lfe, in t,mr. In ,.o,s,,., If IN
S,a,e and rcnic, nroner,v iI,s..r,Ia Astatle
,igbt II xprn,s man. fr IN me- l,af.all b,yc ,n
e9nnl ,iab, 10 yose ,vto arr &c wbi,e ,oals. =.
nv. ,,en,v emo vars ofacr md ina. ti,. an.
= question i. rs to the ool,ic.I rt.eli.oc.
~. gen,..rn,a,;on ~ the ~. ~ bio
,,,os o,,oh, Inc ea,,,I,.,ed t,y,n. ,eo,,a 10
and tho nt,,,,I,e,of u la.,,,e. ,l,ia
;.hna
~, I,a,,os ,,rb, IN he m,,o rcs.,,,,.il III. C.,r
,be r,,,hf1 and d,l,ernt DISCHARGE NJ ,hcir din.
c,.,,no,e, AID como ,,,,,,,t,, .nd OIL
fc,e,.t n,ea1Is If renewal orovidnd IN caSe oI
;,conna,en,v cor,un,on ar o,oss NEGLECT =.
,,oi,;,,a al,,a,s .yo,y ,hi,e ,6a, would ,nna,,
!, rho Io,.i ihe;r ;n5enendcnre
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