Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-20

il is their duty to obey and before you .elinsu.l
his ines'imabc privilege, ask you to deliberate
feoa, ana HEAR BOTH SIDES,
REMARKS.
l. There is no difference between our eorresnon.
dent and ourselves in relation TO the rich, of N.
people 10 instruct their delegates, or of The ohca.
tory force ofns,ructionc Blu, we do widely dr.
as 10 the mode IN which these instructions shall he
ootaihed Without imPuing any intentional
frandto any OF The clrculaiots Of " instruction pa
pefs, " IS very easy TO imagine cases in which
they would be any thing but fair induces of nnblie
sentiment. For exomplc-a man, as conspiouous
for his partlzan zeal and activity as for his sck of
sense and paucy ofinfornaon, is selected 10 n,o.
cure signatures TO these papers. What repr, sen.
taons, even If he be disposed to act honestly. will
he make OF their contents Is il not certain thai
he VIII, from sheer ignorarce misreprescnt their
character, and thereby obtain names, which would
he withheld II their purport were fully aud fairly
explalncd2 Hut if he be possessed Of little more
cunning and little less honesty, then there can be
no doub, that gross and deliberate dcceptlons will
be practiscd.-Nay, we assert that fhey have been
p'ae'iSsd-and the evidence has been already sub
mted 10 the public. And yet, our CORRESPONDENT
not only approves Of this mode" Of insiruetine,
but absolutely seems 10 think it possesses decided
advantages over our ordinary system Of elections /
We'l--every man 10 his taste
2. We agree with the writer tina, tho directors
OF majority the legally qualified voters of
county or district should be unhesitatirgly ubcycd
10y the representative, il they are undcrs,andnsly
given. Blu: We deny that the wishes of the people
must be obeycd, no matter hen expressed" II
does matter very materially. To illustrate QUO
meaning by supposed case: A man gives
power at attorney 70 another to transact certain
piece OF business for him after the power is exc
cuted, however, under tie influence of erroneous
information, he changes the directions prev ously
gwen to his agent: But the agent perceives
that his principal has been " hoodwinked and de-
celvcd' by some " cunning Isaac" and moreover
is clearly of opinion that the abandonment Of his
original instructions would be attended with scri-
Gus injury 10 all parties. VIVA, shall he do
Clearly, disregard the instructions given under the
influence Of false information or evil counsel So
is j, IN relation 10 elections and subsequent snstruc
tens. The people of Virginia, with the facrs and
discussions before them, last April, passed condem-
nation upon the measures Of the administration and
elected delegates 10 give voice TO TINT condemna-
ton. Shall those delegates, disrcgardlng the in
s,ruc'ions thus fairly given, obey others, obtained
probably fairly by some Of those active in getting
signatures, but evidently in some procured
by perversion and taIsehood Apply these &C.
marks to our correspondents practical test and
he has our answer. Col Johnson, who had no op-
pos ltion at the April election, and whose conslu-
en,s therefore expressed no opinion at tha, time, in
relation to the question nj issue, IS bound 10 obey
the instructions subsequently signed by a decided
majority Of the voters Of Chesterfield, although they
conAic, with his own opinions. The reverse is
trn, of Capt, Travis II. Epps of Not,oway-Hc
Instructed, by full vote OF las county, at the
April ELECTORS, after fair and free discussion, to
wore for Mr.. Lei Oh and no subsequent instructions
impair his obligation 10 do as he was then bid
den excep, i, DC clearly shewn that the directions
implied by the result of that election have been
dcrstqn6iAgiy rcvoked---lt is no, enough TINT Il
rapcr containing an alleged majority fihc voters
be p,cscn cd TO him He should be satisfied that
the signatures no, only those OF bona Gde vo.
tcrs and that they have been saed by hepersons
whom they represent, but TINT they have been
signed with full and clear understanding Of their
contents and free from the operation OF any im-
proper threats or promises.
Our correspondent, without intending it, we are
sure, draws avery strong picture of the evils OF
popular elections almost strong enough TO cause
one unacquain,cd with their practical operation 70
believe that they are indeed u cursc"-Bu,, with
all their evils, they are a thousand and one per
cent 10 be preferred 10 that SurycpiHious substitute
for them which seems to &c So great favorlie
with his pnrty and which challenges his own
werm admiration. But, ehea Jam salts
Remarkable instance NJ Canaor =. Not ono OF the
Jackson prints denies that they have been beaten
IN Maryland We note it, as ono OF the most re-
markabe events ofthc day.
r., The Boston Commercioi Gazstie, heretofore
Jackson paper, has hcstcd the Wing flag. Its
fcrr2cr editor rc,irCs
CORRESPONDENCE.