Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-20
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To tic Peop'c If CampJeH Comty.
/ IN all neyi month tho .lpclnns for metnbprs
ofhoth branche. of The fret ordinary lrgi>ta lure
us1er tho few Constitution. are appointed !"
'ate place ihrough aut the commonwealth.
That peri Il, he assured. will Ire no common or
unint eresiiae epoch in the history Of our below
Oh "Old Dominion The Constitution Of the
State having been. with much care and at great
! expense, thoroughly overhauied and refitted,
Aas on the eve ~ being launched forth upon the
N'r', certain sea of experiment. This gallant ship
! fr-ghfpd as she is with the most precious rights
/ of virfuons Frppmpn, ami destined, il is 20 be
/ hoped, To distant point IN uaiTavellPd fuurity
ought surely TO be got under way. aud started
upnn her perilouS course. by skilfnl and prac-
! 'sed political mariners alone. Her manage
msnt under circumstances of So much interest
| should not he committed to the unsteady hands
of H raw and giddv crew. Breakers of fearful
! ASPECT. lie jus, ahead of her point Of departure
and all pnrtPnIs announce, that she is DOOM
ed TO encounter much Starmv weather in the
outset Of her voyage, which she must live
through triumphanilf. or elsr 20 10 pieces at
once mud perish forever. These truths can
neither he denied or Disguised. The mao who Is
not alive to the crisis--n ho does not arknow-
ledge he magnitude Of the considerations IN
volvpi in the approaching eleCtions-wants
ihpr the sagacitv to perceive. or the sensihili.
" 10 feel, the pre.monifions which flow frnm
recent events and present signs. Won are not
permitted. il YOU would, Ia remain idle mud un-
concerned spectators OF those thinGs-topr
own social anil political wei-bping is too deep
" involved in the issues, You have an impor-
TAM duty to Yourselves and your county to per
form, from which you are not AT liberty 10
shrink. The elections in which You will be
called on to act your part. are just before Won
aud the interval of tisne allowed you for delibe-
ration and choice among the candidates for
vonr favor. few weeks will bring TO a close.
= Take heed unto the tune therefore | pray
Won. The most important dntles will devolve
on The next Legislature. Our entne judiciary
system is 10 he rrvispd. aud perhaps, essential.
" new MODELLED. All of our Judges, from the
highest 10 the Lowest, are 10 60 o"t, and new
apnointnlents 10 he made. Institutions long
established. venerable from ags, aud familiar /
TO us all as our Household Gods, are ihrea-
tened with the rude hand Of innovation. The
future policy ofthe State under the new Con.
stitution COR wears to come, ~iil. IN some de- e.,
gree, haye its direction given. and It's charac.
ter IMPRESSED unnn il, hy the councils of the
next General Assembly. Three candidates are
before Won for the House Of Delegates They !
ore all highly reSpectahle and intelligent gen
tpmen, and would doubtless Represent yon
most faithfully aud satisfactorily. They are
safe. cautious aud practical men, attached 10
the pPople and acquainted with their interests
and fpplngs-not given mp To vain speculation
apdtheory. auda restless desire Of change, nor
devoted To a whimsical medley OF radical no. !
fioos Two gentlemen have declared them
selves candidates for the State SPnate Ibey
both reside without the limits of your county, |
md consequently, i, is fair TO presume, tina
yoo do not possess that intimacy OF knowledge
in relation 10 their characters and politics SO
necessary TO ground nnwavering confidence.
You have little else 10 guide YOU IN Choosing !
bptwren them, than their own declarations,
and the representaiions Of others. They are j
certainly gentlemen of the greatest rcspecta-
biliry Mr. Harrison is a tiller of the earth, |
possessed 81 a plain. bat sound aud practical
understanding who, from small beginnings, /
by dini of nersevrring industry aud enterprise,
has advanced himself 10 a large estate, now !
chiefly purtonad out among his numerous aud
resoecishle descendants. lie was, for a short
time Comnis. i,npr of The James River in,-
proyement. and while in ofice as such. yielding |
I, the CONVICTIONS Of his sound Judgment. !
md imp4iled by a spTit Of truly laudable and
patriotism, had the iirmness to |
denouncn the scheme of a continued canal rs
visionary and impracticable, aud one which |
ought IN he forthwith abandoned by the STATE
H.. has already acquired somp experience in
Stete ,asislation and is Acknowledged, on all |
hands. to possess a large fund OF useful nfor.
nation in relation TO the absorbing subject oil