Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-12
SENATOR ATKtNsov

'''' W '"c SPeaSfr OF the Sen,c Of Virginia
rs's''"s ms sea- IA that bHly We hnd, in n lat,
~" '"'' why INC 'oiiowing MIDI lanat lrt Ct
ION MAJ gentleman, 10 a Committee oftle enizen-
oi II '''i"S com v, eo,lo.ing hun The instructions
ot the people of thai c,,nnly:
haYAoeD, De- .mbrr , .t,. 1881.
Ia Me'srS. Thorn > II Av,rea, Paul ra,lpr.
l""naS t.isley. Cearles f. Edwards. ucnry
WIS N, Chailrs A. Bsisw, Slcrnun Kn.
Elisha beits, William NJ. C.bne,s, aud To-
srih frr,y.
aen'Iem'n NJ have TO acknowledge the receir, oil
your iav"r, covering a communication, 10y winch |
am ms rnetrd 10y a large portion Of the people nj
,'a'','S' 10 vote against the Hon. b. Wn'ktus
Lf'sh, DIS Sen't"r IN the Congress OF he Uurri
States, and IN "a. or ni w Ian c Rives. ph,lp
4 6itbnir, or some o her demacr tic .eputIic N
wi' VII oppose the restora ion of the Geposrcs 10
The Bank Of the United States, and all measures
lend Nc 10 p'omoc the r~e.charler of the sail
Bank
All / Ike orcaslon here 10 rom arx, that needed
n i"rIi.cr INSTRUCTIONS lh,n lose fu,nlshrd by the
result al Inc spring cleo Ioos Throughout my dis
'iifi. have looked 10 that result us ntiorling M.
"n'Pn''oe"i cvi fence OF The course ~inrh my cor
stllueais would hav. me pnrs IL md my can1uci
wo'ld have been regulated accordingly. !: writes
INSTRUCTIONS mad not been irsartel 10. As II pleas
Ell those conre,nrd, 10 institute tins mandatory
t"' ~ ! tphCfls'ui ulc al ne - nNsrll MD To
them, 10 await III, issue AMI although | Il, MOI
believe that they h we succe' d II Ia p,ocur my The
names OF u malo,iy of the voters, 10 ftr instruction
papers, vet WHEN ,evcit 10 the develop len,s Of Tie
last eight months, SEQ notliing 10 convince me-
that the verdict winch was rendered at the POLLS
would be reversed, If the election were IN be held ~
ms lime. In what Is my dnty n the
premises therefore, uok rot 81 mnci 10 the writ.
ten 'nslrncllons, as to the events OF Ihe last sprin..
Arie"tly devoted 10 the pr c,plcs of the ii Re.
pnbfiean patty, % llunsc p'iuc pI = Which Triumph
ed IN The election of Mr. J, iIetsun o iht PrrS,1rn.
cy, aud opposed AS | am, on constitutional grounds,
10 he pr"sent nr any "Ihcr b INK OF the UnJeh
States, | should, IN the obsen,c OF oil INSTRUCTIONS,
vote 'or a Republican. one who would moi only OF.
pose all measures whrh NAV be proposed, trn /
ing IN promote tho re charter OF that institution, bur
WHO would rrsrt ANY and every enraoichmenl o.
he rigI S of III ) arcs ard the pcopl,, whe7 he,
m, e b. the L"s,,lauvc or Executive Department
Of 'hr Gove,nmrnt. JUDI, ny The prcscnt dlstn
gulshci incnmo at by his pas cx rtiohs IN d fence
Of the Cons tuition and l. w., shnuI.i not only he
disposed 10 trust hun IN lntu e, bu | would greatly
prefer him 10 any IND, ual who Can be prcsenltt
rs his compcitor.
Wnh talents seldom "a II d, aud a charact,,
lof integrity VIM h may VIII chalI,ngc comPar
son with The must vui ,ous of tts KIND, an wluoh
'"i' WV hoIo " br 1'tPi W W. f'9''oh' w
Lr'gh IS, IN my opinion, pre-, m n, My htt,d by the
~ litics b ,th Of mind auI hear ~ represent III
sp,ereIgnty, and To u ,r'l tue interests OF Virginia
~ the Sen tie OF The Unu d Siafes. VIII tins con
,ictlon "f his rfculia, h,n"ss for the 5 nl,on,
would ano'i mr. great graz Il at'"n thbt rnft'cd
10 aud IN as rel, cilo"--nrv fthclrss, 4 lie sni1ty
Or the honor Of The Connun . rnltt, r.quntd ii,
sacrifice Of one Of Vr4nta's noblcst son>, e. Id
chcc'lolly nss'si NJ" ceremony. ButI car rtvc'
cons nj To n,nlsfer a thc liar, when such n rieitm
u, 10 b. utf ttd up, 10 aprrasr de w,hth 10 p"n
pin e the favor "f a. laol. Rec"smzreg, MS do,
ne rig',, OF IN consu ucut body to iu,'rae, IN |, u
prcscu hti,e, nj NY IN" aud ~ any mo lie which IN
them my seem proper (lnwe,et much The md
selected may lbs regulated by III, ,nilv,inl IN
>t,pc'rj, II IS II so1 cc Jccprrg , Ia M that
Cam II, IN the present instance, give effect TO t."
declared will oftiosc who have hoi q ed me with
heir conf lcncc.
regard the VOC which, as tho Senao o. from
this District, | shoIlI be required 10 glsc, as al
right, The vote nfihc peopl" OF Halifax and Metk
lcnturs. and would IS IN duty bouni,) yirlt my
individual preference. aud support the man of ih"n
choice, but for The above premises, AMI Tor The ir
her and stronger reason, tina. they have drsigna
tel as that choice, one whose prlnc' pies brile'c
to b, subvtrsive of tbs Constitution. and d'ns"r-
ons TO the liberties of my country. Bound by my
ot''t - u ~ '' w W - 'l
cred instrument, and feeling, as every PATIO, must,
The s'rony Obligation which rests on each tndfhin-
al citizen, 10 support the institutions OF his county,
N all their pnr y and efficacy, | cannot, without a
Ierc IctIon of p inciPir, nih IN The elcfn'Ioh 10 I'M
| semitic OF ihc Unuel States Of m hvoNcd udVa-
ca e Of the PJocio ma ION AMI P'ot II, because
honestly believe, that # the dpct1ncs tnete avo"'d,
and the PRINCIPLES here ass rted, are moi ind'S
nanrly rrbpkcI Ivy HE hnr,ican rroPl', M, o'ly
val the Constitution be yield Il np 10 ,ts %in''dc's,
bn, tho Executive will be virtually iuvitci 10 ck-
e,cisc all The powers If every DrPa'tment oil the
Government, and The people viii be p"tmItcd !"
hulI their flghts 10y no s ronsr, 1 nlre man me
will of hnn who is thus nJcr d omnipnlcnt'
bring constituted he so rec aud rente ot all power
In this state Of non-rcsjstaure md r 'sslVr ODE
dirncc,' It could moi be long before u might be
sad of us, as Of rroy of old, Nnm 5nu. L1abod
would SON be wtIttsn on gu, happy county, ia"
| DAYS of our Republic numbered, AID liberty llsrli
| ,rodJpn dov w beneath The loo, OF unauthonzcd md
irresponsible power.
d ,ctly INN cs>cd with a CONVICTION OF these
| truths, trust shall be excused by my consiltu-
EMS, from ohoying tic instru tons which you have
b., n mad, tho organ OF communicating | br.
You TO be assured, genileme", th't IA declining 'hr
service which the wishes Of n,y constituents would
,mpo,e IN me-, ] .sre 20 sh,nk from M rcsPohs-
h,lIry. other than that Of glving a so whi'h
| ,houiI ~. yer be aLlc to reconcile 10 your sense II
what IS due 10 the sancn'y of the oath winch
have taken O support the Conslln'ion oil the u.
States, an to my convtc ION OF INC oo''2'''o"
i. hlch rests on mr., ne,cr TO per mt myself 10 u"
used as The ,nsirum N, Of inf cttng III on the COM
moo wealth of Vagina, by committing her ancient
and drarIy cherishrd l'rln 'irlcs 10 the keeping OF