Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-23
COMMUNICATIONS.

Tohc poter, Of he Cong ,cssioaol Dia,,d eoa-
posed Of Tie Courltics n Bcdlo,d F,anktin, Pat
rich aud Hn,V.
Fellow CITIZENS You are aware TINT have
been nominated by convention Of Delegates
from the several counties Of the Dlstic' as Can
dldate for your sulirdges at the approaching Con
gressiona election. In accepting the nomination
and obeying n call so farerng 10 me personally,
have been influenced solely by Of duty 10
those among my felIo t-citizcns, who have honor
ed me with so distinguished proof Of their conf
dence. Had consulted my own feelings and pc
cunlary interest, private station and the dllgent
pursuit of lucrative profession would hive
better accorded with both, than the turmolls Of
warm political contest, in which necessarily sub
ject myself either to the modification Of defeat
the pergonal Inconvenience AMI disodvuntnges Of
vlcory.-But having always considered my feeble
talents the property ofmy (cow-ci,lzens, when
ever they choose 10 call them into rcquisiton,
could not on the present occasion SITTER nny per
sonal considerations 20 induce me 10 withhold them
| Since the foundation of our Government until We
ry recently it has been considered one Of polltl
cal axoms, that the representative is the mere az nj
| or organ, through whom the wishes Of the consli-
tuent body made known aud carried into effect,
and Gas necessary consequence) bound faithfully
1 to represent, those wishes, however Indicated H.
upon, the people Gas an additional security claim
cd and exercised the right Of demanding before
hand of every candidate for Legislative office, fall
and candid avowni Of his political creed, II Is n
important that they should do at tho present
crisis When the representative On prhctce al
ca y claims to be the master instead Of the ser
want of his constl uehts-when the right OF lnsfuc
ton is openly conemned and trampled under foo
when Delegates aud Senators act in defiance Of
the declared will of their respective constituent
bodies, and il is grbvely conlended hat the right Of
the people 10 instruct their representatives, Exists
only a, the polls tho elective fnpchite should b'
exercised with peculiar vigilance. If the people
are TO elect masters to rule over them, Instead ola
gents TO rule for them they should at least Know
what their would be masters intend 10 do, before
they confer authority upon them They should no
be satisfied with mere general declaration OF goot
intentions, subseryicncy 10 their interests ond wish
es &c. but should req'ire special ayowhl from
every candidate of his opinions on the various I'm
portnni questions, which have heretofore aghaicC
and which now aei,a,c this community. | have
no doubt fellow citizens, that you will exercise this
vigilance at the approaching election and while
| utterly repudiate the new tangled doctrines a
bove alluded to, and hold to tie good old fashionet
doctrine tina, the representative is the servant o.
the people ond bond by their will, ! nevertheless
consider it my duty to anticipate your rcqusltior
by giving you brief outline of my political princi
piles at present, and briei history Of what they
have been heretofore so that in Judging of the cor
, RICHNESS ofthe principles | now hold, you may a
the same time judge whether have been consis
tent politician, or political weother-cock, blown a
bout by every wind OF doctrine.
, have been announcedto ycu us friend ant