Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-23
CONVENTION

CONHEN ON
The relative qualifications Il the candidates
for seal, IN tn Convent "a IS III, p,incipal To-.
Hic OF conversation ,--HuG - ate glad Ihat il is
20. II ey,uees spltil worth, e ih- occasion.
While te deprecni. every ling barleliur or
passionate excitement, W. feel il ON buundrn
jnty 10 throw fuel in the hrr--lo keep alive. il
we can, The spirit, OF the friends OF constitution
al reform tn come wat, tbcir enurts--lo
,how thu IT, evils of dirisi,u. hy which the
enemy ma, wtnre spoil--apd (" guard against
'ake friends. TINS !. no common occs sion I:
and, with f"gsId to II Sr slnll he pretty fret
IN orr srmarhs, NV aud hrrcafirt---foth ~ 10
md 10 their principles Some Of ihpm, appa.
renl'v fond of the honor Of brlonging TO a no.
1y, the purpose al whose organiza' IN is T.
frame "A Constitution fnt the Commonn.n lih. u.
depicd TO EXISTING circu ces, bnye sudden
ly changed Dhar tone, aud hayr Drcome the
| mos' jealous friends Of the measure which they
afarewhile, earnestly dcple,afrd, as being
Taught with innuln'rahe 'ngr,s--'rhe gucs-
lion i, stail To- eteci n0h meH Snail we vote
10, men waose time aud talents have been ex.
H.ls' in drience Of our existing rotten const-
,raeu md ho have ong said. that they are
IN "V#F II reform, berauSe hr people have so
| "illrd u. We earnestly ask he friends of
chang oi the Constitution. 10 shun thrlr old
0PP0nen'sa' they would hidden enemy.
hoy wrar mask, in order that they NAV a.
tain seat N the Convrnlirn aud, if they get
here, they will then unhrsilatiagly throw i +.
SIDE and pretend tbat they were the creatures Of
circumstance, compelled 10 vote against their
own convicions OF right.aud even their inpied
p'rhgeS,-lor wha', forsao'h Why. faf bs
frdnq"hiy Of lie s|a's mictt not be isogerci..
td 1t would be gross c.'unny on thr judg.
mcn' AMI gnod srns' OF the penpr 10 suppose,
Tor an instant, that lhpy would appoint a man
t" rtior1s abuses in an instrument which he had
previously declared 10 be "nhour Gu't. merely
because he had Jumped into the stream. when
he saw thai II was bearing down every ubstruc.
ton which inped II il cuurs, Aud we are
asl"nis1ed a. the bollNtss of the men Who act
up m this plan, aud WAC seek - render i, sue.
ee'>thl, by thr wing dust, in the shape of met
nphF'icai abs ract'ons, Into HE eyes nf the PEG.
pie call up IN tn f'iends oi reform to be
active and united \ desperate effort VIII bs
made II s'n mep from this district whose tai.
eats and inf zen = have been eK-rted auai,s,
he call @ II ('uuyp M, h,,t
lousy strange y noe see, or afcc' to see. ma
may !eiornItlos in the constnution as the
most zen'oa' Original supporter Of the measure.
What Ia their object in seeking seats in bod,
III" sole object oiwhich will be to amend Con.
sh'ution, alch they have repeatedly said re.
qnres no dn.e,dmeHt2 Is IT not TO distract di
vide and weaken it, friends-aud. possible ia
def at the very object for which they would he
assembled And will the friends of ref,rm
Sa'e for such meu Ii they do, they will l. -
! S'sft OF tn" great principles Tor which they have
heen 81 long c'n'ending-ihey will deserve all
the evils which flo" from an rres pou. ible Judi
diciarr-Hnequal Observation-Disclosures
4 mtst OF majority OF the comnuni,y-and
"
/ host Of others OF less sisnifcanre- I,,Je
f''onds o. reform, an fur men whose views cor
respond. IA HE nam, with your own aud neruit
no feeling ofpersona' regard to,.way Won from
the path of duty. Men owe sohethine IN ,be,,
friends bu; all feelings of this character ,huuld
he merged in love Of country. Vote therefore
Tor no mao who is not for radical and es,eui;oi
changes and be particularly cautious Of those
whose very friendship is enmity-who smile
In your face while they stab under the fifth ,;,,
WI" de'nde you by arguing both sides of the
question, without condescrniing to inform yo,,
10 which their inclination leans. we shall 70.
sumo this subject in our next
| Dc-
Modesty duff Green makes the fol,ov;oa
remark One thisg we must be psrm;,,,d
to say TO The Editors of the Journal tina, ,s;,,.-
the present Cabinet, nor o,4rseires ash .,v
| thing from their forbearance." VIA, a lo,.
| tail our puss has go.