Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-30

daea.. " VIII, thai the attempt will result IN
10 NJ " '"e eoh'esiors, ielg siould IL complain
o., lay anu Daniel have a naniaity # the
.heir night to seas in TIE mex, Legsin.
.,,, 'a' nun oelhg endangered by this scrutiny
cannot believe that if thew did ma, ,,cs,v. .as1
IN 'Jerliy. they can Tor momen, ,l,.,,. n, ,h,i,
friends for them To retain those ssnts WI, =,
ue right OF suffrage limited 10 particular sl.saes
u"a afhned by law, if men not embraced m its
'""'ons are 10 be permitted 10 vote by scores and
" eoattoi elections AMI how we beg to know
Ia me efasnfe of these Illegal votes from the
lohs De tortured INTO on atemp, 10 deicnt the cleo.
Hee franchise So far from this being the case
guards the elective franchise. by pHrriug the
polls OF names which have 10 right TO be there. and
neteby preventing the political power or the coun.
" from falling into hands which have not been
entrusted with It by the fundamental law Of the
,anu. What right has any man. who k,.pies tha,
I've mas voted without right to vote, TO object tina,
MS name is stricken from tho polls, whether he be
o, one party or the other Why should he object,
!" MS right TO vote being doubtful should be IN
veshsaed and settled equitablv and legally And
least of oil, why should qualified voters obieet 10
Pofgation of the polls, which, if it affect them at ALL
operates to their benefit by retaining IN their
hands power confded to them by the laws7 If
ms system OF bad uOting is TO be eontinucd-or it.
when II occu S. those who are wrongcd by il are
moi 10 seek legal redrcsse for fear ofbeng denoun-
cca rs " political faction who are endcavourine
rob The people" Of their rights it is clear that
'ne constitutional restrictions on the subject of yo
tng should DC abolished, and universal suffrage
Tree negroes inclusive, should supersede the existing
system
We think our neighbor OF the " Democrat if
nc Will look at this subject through the medium of
his Judgment ns,cad Of his patty feelings will see
and acknowledge, that, if purea,ion of the polls
Will result IN the election of the returned mcelbcrs
by majority Of good rates, they will have no rea.
son 10 complain that the scrutiny has been undir-
taken-li, on the other hand, i should result in
| showing that their opponents are elected by ma
Jofy OF The good votes, there is nothing like "pro-
scriptive intolerance in asking them to yacate
seats, TO which this scrutiny will show that they
are not cnincd.-ln either event. so faI from rob.
bing the people" Of their rights the scrutiny will
have the effect, and is intended, to restrict tho
exercise of the right to vote to those classes whom
the constitution cnfrhnchises
We hope we 81 all not have occasion again to re
fer to this subject 1t having been determined tina
tie election will be contested, we SEQ no gooc
| which can result from farther discussion of tn,
subject IN the papers. We are willing TO leave i
IN the hands where the law Inns rlsced It'll,
only forum in which it can now be debated wilhou
producing an" excitement" which we unite with III,
Democrat in depreca ing and which should con
s,qucntly not be fomen'cd by any person VIII,
values the pcsce, harmony and quiet Of this com
munty.
q, The editor of the Democrat says tina
certain remarks in u late No of that paper, t
which we objected " were general" that ihrl
had no particular allusion" to us, and -" di
not deserve the harsh comments which they
ELECTED. The harsh comments" IRE there
fore withdrawn, So far the " allusion" is
Blu, we will add that when the Democra
quotes our remarks, with unlmportant variations
of phraseology, and places them between in
voted commas, it does not seem to US to require
suspicious temper to make the application of then
which we did, and which was made by every otht
person whom we heard say cny thing on the sub
lect.