Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01

SShB'cSsf va NUN Ht ftOuse OF heD
resentatves, the old, long tried and faithful
servant Of the Norfolk district, Thos. Newton
name identified with the struggles and victo-
ries of the Republican party. DOT of the present
period, but of 1901, from the day that il first
:. unfurled its banners to the breeze" till it
succeeded in looking down all oppo silion. lie
however, is now classed among the prescribed
He preferred, as he had been laugh! to do
by Mr.. Ritchie, the election to the Presidency
OF an accomplished Statesman, whose learning
and genius reflected lustre at once upon him
sell and the nation, rather than that Of " Mil
itary Despot." whose success he believed would
be curse upon the couhtry'-and he,
therefore, is denounced by your upstar,, white
washed Republicans of years growth-your
Dufs, and his kindred spirits. as a Federnltst-
aye. as Federalist of the Hartford Consen.
ton stamp. Congratulations are banded about
from one To another of the elect that III is ven
cradle gentleman the associate of jefferson
aud Madison through all the trying times Of the
embargo, non intercourse and war,-has been
turned out, BY purity uote-It is hoasted of
openly, with an utter disregard of the infamous
baseness Of the sentiment that the contest be.
tween MIR. Loyal and Mr.. Newton was not de-
cided according 10 the law and the evidence,
but according TO the strength of parties. Tn.
der such circumstances, well might an honora
BILE member. who was elected by some two or
three thousand majority, congratulate himself
that his right To his seat had not been contested
for, the same party WINS strong enough to take
from his constituents their right Of election and
to usurp it themselves, under cover of some Of
their new-fangled doctrines,
The people Of Norfolk las nigh, be expected,
under the circumstances OF the case, are highly
indignant at this outrage upon their rghts-and
we much mistake the indications of popular feel
ing which have already been manifested. if
MIR. Loyal do not find that though he has won
the day he has made a large sacrifice of future
honors. Mr.. L isreputed 10 be a hig minded
chivaIrc q honorable man butw really do not
see how such man could have consented TO play
the part which ne has done-nor how he
could have consented 10 take a seat to which
| he knows ne is not entitled.
On Mr.. Ne"tou's return to Norfolk, he was
me, by committee of twenty five gentlemen
deputed by large meeting OF his fellow citi-
| Gems to receive him, and TO invite hun TO par
AXE Of a public doner. We make some ez-
tracts fro'h the address OF the committee
SIR Your late Constituents and friends in
this Borough, have depnted us to meet and 10
address you, Immediately upon your return
home.
Deprived, as they have been, of legal
Representatives. means which, as eye wit.
nesses Of the incidents of the late canvass land
OF the subsequen nj scrutiny # the polls none
can s" well appreciate as themselves-mSans,
Which have TAINTED the purity Of the elective
franchise, and annlhiaed for time the dearest
right OF Free Government; they cannot even
IN their strength OF feelings towards your per-
SON, cast veil over their own injuries nor
forget, (since yourself have reminded them o
il thai it Is their own rights and principles
alone which nave been Frustrated in the issue.
IL is enough that there have conspred 10 this
result, part, machinery aided by the bias
and undue influence of all those agents, whom
the constitute n and the laws had designed to
be, at least passive, If not impartial, in secur-
ing TO them at once the purity, as vel as the
freedom Of election. IL is enough 10 know, be.
You'd doubt, that you had been returned by
majority OF legal votes-that good freehold
votes given in the county, have been rejected
against all former usage, because they were
not pOed IN the Borough-ihat mere names
have passed for votes upon the Borough poll,
when these who personsted them could not al
forwards be identified among our population,
having no I" local habaiion" though name
and that others whose votes were received
upon their oath OF possession of personal pro-
perry, were either known TO he dest'
TUE or have since acknowledged their
own disqualification. short, il is sui
fcient TO know. that by such means
large number of substantial property votes
have been neutralized and lost by mere nom
nal votes-to re mind your constituents, that
the injury affects themselves and not you; and
that it is their own violated rights which they
have to protect and redress, rather than your
feelings or interests"
d" Whilst the present occasion, there fore, is
personal, its relations are political and general.
Whilst you have ably, but with characteristic
temper and philosophy, endeayored to sustain
the figniS III touI you nave
done your duty and justified an unremItted
confidence of thirty years. To Aatter you, sir,
would only 10 Ge TO praise in themselves the
means, which for so long period they have
chosen TO rely upon, for the advancement of
the own rights aud principles.
But tits proper, nevertheless, that, in com
mon with all your other Constituents in the
District, they should look back upon the
history octhe legislation of the Union, and in
guire into the character and conduct of their
agent and recur to times and events which
have tested alike his fidelity aud their own.
In 1901, they placed you by the side Of and.
in cooperation with that great iIIustrious Re
publican, Thomas Jeterson at time when
this Government. struggling against the ex-
ternaI pressure Of foreign collisions, and a.
gainst internal dIssentions, was problem Of
doubtful solution.
We here fnd yon firm, consistent, uncom