Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-11

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s<en letter. Breathing THIS spirit from men wa
dsrr not pronulgse such s"nnmrni Al hamr
because u would only destroy ,heu hopes 81
useftinen-ffom NofIh Csrolias, from south
Cseoi.a, from Georgia, ffoa Alabama. from
Pennsyivania and from \ York.
-ir. the day. come nhen il mss, which sees
ihi. old AMI venerable iahflc ol ours ioattered
Ia INNS, aud me maiIock and spade digging the
foundation for 4 NV polhical 'ditice vii be a
da. ~ Jubilee 10 all those aho AVE been. aud
VIII nosi TIE IN onnhici with those principles
which nave gwen to Virginia her weigh and
~nasronenee al home aud abroad u I under.
s,aad arie HI the plans which are in sgi,aiipa.
had sooner - day should srriV- that musi
sioss nv eyes foi ever. than witness Their &C.
complishment Yes, SIR. 10 this constitution
ue owe y 4 that W. have pr served tmnch
know is lost and o graf sslVe,) hut all that
we have saved from me VIE / Of our political
fortunes THIS /. the mother when has reared
all our great men Well nay Sc be- called
magma ninier pirtnn. She has indeed produced
men and nigh men.
Bnr am old that So far rom his being true,
we have been liz ing fur hhs four ear under a
government which has NJ manner Of authority
and IS more usnrpa ION At bea.--Ye Sr,
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ueni and call the snen ION Of ih,s body 20
che nanner IN which that change was made.
The Constitution Of SO was submitted 10 The
ppeple snd Convention was called % n ny
Ii and what was ihAt Convention II vas the
old Hone of Burg whh1 nickname the
old u nee of Delegates. SIR, with nickname
lin which The sam municipal divisions oi the
State were regsrJed-the same qualifications
rsouired-thn same qualified fresholdes w"re
returned from the same dis ricts and by Tue
same sheriGs--tnd yet, bt the waving Of
magic wand. they were toaVerird into Con.
yentinn--in which Wsr~iek wns made equal
with Cnlpeper then by lar the largest county
10 m State Do moi gentlemen see where the
pain II heir own argument leads o. II II is
iine qua non ola leg,nmate government. ina
n sus, have the atse I of maj 'riiy Of the
people told by ihs head, then - he Fedora
Government an nsurT alton Ia which the peop'c
per Capita-ktpg pumberS--hns nesrT gwen
nis assent
H Is nov thought necessary 10 have Hnn' he
Convention, and what's II Il IS nothing bu,
the senate Of Virginia, el Cted from The sam
Jisiricts, BY the sane voters, and retIrn' d b
sihe same shrriHs aud many of them the l.
same men vet WHEN multiplied by four by
tall manic touch. they sbecome Canventon.
Yes, Sir-You can trust tie House Of De-
ryns smaller body. Y1u cant trnst he whol
bnt YOU can rust apar. You can'i 'ust ~
Ssnats, hut you Can trust Ihe sam mrn from TIN
ssms distficts II multiplied nv 4 81. are
men Or, ara We c - Dire 7 Ftf M, shart
tins i. The first Cpnven ION in which rvri had
. seat and trust In tod ~ will be the las
never had aay taste Tor Convention: OF 10.
osw cous buttons, made per order, or KEPT ready
made, to suit casual customers ed not tell
Won. sir, that was not member Of the
Staunton Convention No sir nor was n mem
ber II The Harrisburs,C onvention nor the Char
louessIllp Convention. No fir. nor the Anh
jackson Convention, though had the hpnot
IN very good COMPANY, OF beng pui to the ban
and aoalhema Of thai august assembly nd
when 10 heir very great surprise H. ala m we
TeturGed their FIRE, they scattered like u dock OF
wild geese.
Nj. Chairman, The wisesi thingth body rou 4
do. would be to return 10 the peop from
whom lhes came, re infecfn. am very willse
10 lend my AID 10 any very mail aud mod :.
ate reforms, which can be made 10 behcve
'hA, this our ancient government requires. Bat
far better would u be that they we're nev,i
made and TIM, our constitution remained IN
changsahle like that of LycusRus, THIN that we
should break IN upon the man pillars Of thu
cd flee.
Sir have exhausted myseli and Fred Won
I am ply aically unable 10 recall or 10 expires.
the few houeh's brought ",'h me- % this rs.
.emby Sir, thai gaeat master IT The hum II
hea', ph, seemed % know u as we'll as # 10
had made Il. | mean 5takrspeare-when h.
bring b-fprr our eye an old and lee lie mon
arch, not only deserted, but oppressed by hs
own 4, mpered 4, nngrnteiul offs Iine, dc Hcrlbrs
him as finding so nee and su,cnut only il his
discs ied ana iisinh.r,ed chid. II this, cut
vsneI able parent must peri h, deal the blow who
will, it shall never b, gwen by my hand |
vii avrrtn,i | can, and II cannot. IN tn
sinceriiy of my hrart, | dsflafe am rea5y t.
perth with II. Yet, as he gentlrman ( m
Spou,, lvannia says. ! am no candidate foi
mariyrdrm | am too old al 10 remy my
association. IN, haoiis and my property nar
no to the Commonwealth. But were You =
man, would In case this monstrous " amy
shall bn imposed upon us, do what few yeas
ago, should have thought patricldal. would
withdraw from your jurisdiction. would not
live under King numbers lwou not be h.
ste - ard, nor make him my task master.
wonld obey the principle Of self preserva. 10 .
. principle we And even in the brute creation
IN Il ing. e ON this mischie
Genilemen seem IL press the quesiun--let /,
Sor me be iaken----l' was only because / fell
UNIV Hing 10 della, the Committee ~ another
week. that have been induced now 10 address
them under every disadvantage.