Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-17
FREE TRADE CONVENTION.

FREE TRADE
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\ portion al your iellow citizens, resident in
u'i''reht states OF the Unoa, who are nDmeTous.
Respectable, aud intelligent. who Ike Your
81 iva, hre aiihcrcd 10 the principles of Tree
government, aud ardentIy devoted To the great
constitutional charter, winch Consecrates aud
upholds then ask only an ognnl pari.ci,
Ihtibn IN the htn"his. and are ready 10 bear an
'qlal share OF the b1rthens OF Ia. gov rnmept
who are "llling, moreover, to concede To
others a perfect rlghi 10 the foil enjoy mrnt of
Whatever they ASK for themselves such a Dor.
ton ol your fellow cit Hens. whose rondition,
chnrdctet, motives aud views are thus faithfully
dfinraIed. have dcpoted us 10 represent tho n
on 40 occasion deeply III eresting 70 their feel
Jugs as men. and vitality mpnrt,n TO their n
tefestS as cltiz"ns oil this great conlederatcd
hePublic. They haye called upon us 10 unite
our councils Tor the redress Of the grievances
under which they labonr aud have enjoined
II mon US, MS n duty, to urnit M means Tor the
aceomPilshneh OF this object, Whilh may
CONSIST "Iih our oblig atoms rs ~ciilzrns, mi
With Their own faithful and ardent devotion 10
NJ bond oioH common union. In the per
! 'f'nhnce OF a duty Ike THIS we cannot br in
7ehs'nI' 10 The proffieiy oil IA frank and re-
si'ectli COMMUNICATION with our leilos cit
2 ms at ihiSr. We arc members OF the SAM
great political family. Oar Intervals arr com.
mon, and So al O, IRE our du its mud il ean-
not Tue that any portion Of our bIetInen can de-
sire TO Withhold from AS our just shnre OF the
dement's, o. 10 subject us 10 an undue proper.
ton III tny tUTtlFug. winch How 1Tnm fia 900
einmcnt undfr when va 1--we. We have e.
qnal confluence IA Their Justice aud intelil-
3fhcfi and assure ourselves thai II ~ only neGes-
say TO oflUe home 10 then understandings the
l'h''U'oh VI '"n WIS unner Which W. sultef,
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hnu thte'''I measures 'ot men removal. W.
"o"Iu commune "H' you men IN 'he spun al
NEE 'e'i"s'' W. ""'i sDra" VAN 'fankuess
" may pe 'o"' op' iang"nge VIII bono"
ei'"S'h ''" u o""N'eion OF our wrong
III VIZ '" ~ VI = '"' J's' fsl''' "hIch Is
nue. 70 NOSE VINO ullef rom us ~ "pinlon, aud
'""""' nc u.'''"'," o' ''' ""'''oi wh'th
~ "e''' T" WV We '''"'2''Y oes'rt 10
at''" wa W. ''''''-" '"'o"6eou' 'he
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ne REPRESENTATIVES, OF piit'"os "' our fellow
o''"'ns, "'I'nS'"S - "ihf'eh' k'a'es OF tins
Gou'euei"'E nav asNN"'Iirh III tht cry 81
! u'''"eil'h'"t 10 Co"side' me s'if'"nces winch
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MI" 10 oe''se, Il "'fp'y 'afy may a. so s"n'
e"hS''"''""'' ana P''ce'a' "'ae OF redress.
speaking generaIy' NY nave come together
as strangers 10 ehch ol'@i' VITA All the variety
81 "I'lh'ohe III ""a' s'9ft'A' ""'eii sliloss
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maps 'le """'y "''ae"' - ''e '"Pe'lee'I"h OF
our common ha'"'e. IN Que thsl"ssihS qnes-
ooo' 'ha' "hleh constitutes ne subject OF TINS
aaa'eNs, ''oH'os as wen us principles as ~
'e'a's, 'pey nave ''ohd Il c'hcufrehcc OF
'P'"''n' ""'1"' "' '"eS "the'e' '"''eS 'h'"'
10 AS" i"F '"1' "P,"'o"' anu 'or Tue reasons o.
WHICH II - ''''p''ei' '"e d''t''ift anu u'SIh'-
sioh''d consideration Oh Tue American I%eoilt.
Among the tVils winch 10" tom the tain
system, as NJ present established by law, the
ardent and d termined opposition 10 lhh syS'
ttm, which exists III various parts Of thr Union,
The deep and settled discomfort which IS tel
and has bcen manitrs ed by a Numerous, patti
otto, aud intelligent portion Of our ieiloW cilI-
zrns,-cann0t taIl 10 awaken the l~selest SO
lICltude ut every lover of his county. Let II
be remembered that this IS no tfans.ent tel.
lng-'h" offspring oi monetary eGotttihrnt -
Que "hicU' nay nc expected 10 iHssh"hy u"-
der tue inuu' nee oil n moro calm ahd diiphs-
sionate Tcnrctlon. No-the system oil which
we C0mplaih Is not OF rsc'nt origin, ANA IL
feelings oi discon' ent, which was CorVhl "Ih
lis i"oitulIon, Time and experience nave only
served to- rengthen aud l"crea,c. Let those
who sincerely d's'e 10 peile'n"'e 'he P"'ihc"l
biz sslngs which We enJcy, look 10 'bis consid-
GRAFTON WIN ltr al,ehuoh winch II demands
MS Is empha'icaiy a government OF opinion
lie VIg"t pi me Laws is a moral lofce. Inc