Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-01
IYNCHHifRG, JAN. I. 1895.
INSTRUCTIONS.

since, when WIN L KiVes, Esq was incmee'
relative TO The r'shi o. instruction, "n'eo 'n'' gen
ueman then emPAaaeshy othieu' ha' NC mas,
moro recently, gwen ~ h"Iee' s"nsii'h " ""'
right, by rcsSnng MS seat IN the oeha'e OF he
United States, Is true-but lie and his iiehns
shoal certainly have some etarhy Tor those VINO
entertain opinions formerly aeieh1ep oy o,m'e'', F"
any such there he among INC memo'ts Oh 'nc prs
ent Legislature though VIC 10 ho' kno" .ha' "e'e
Is IN that oedy ashsie io1N'ou"' ""o "'''' So
ofni ons True, thete arc seFefa' M'o "'"F "''a
they are honnd 10 OBEY me com "''''N w
name OF instructions, ~hieh nave ees" s're' -
them IN eerin'n papers, s"ep'a'co 'h'o"s" "s
soaniry, and bearing INC signatures OF some nun.
d'cus oi their constituents bu' ms heh'a' - no
FOUNDED on ho'"hy 10 INC fise' OF instruction nor,
strictly speaking, to inc mo"e IN whioh those IN
kituchons nave ueeh Proeu'eu. S'nhe uc"y inc
oindins oohge'oh oi i'cse Pafcfs, oeeauso lpey
arc not ssnea Ny MAJ r''y OF 'hc Vo'eis !" ,oe"
respective Counties and surely 10 one can make Il
appear that 'nsrneto1s no matter by what mode
procured, ara b'nJing, unless they ehanaio 'fom a
majority OF those Legally quaih d 10 instruct W.
have, II IS true. seen sono cha't' made by news
paper ossayisls, TO sacw Inc contrary ny 'he
assertion OF ihcr right TO elalm IN nd lh'oh
u those who nave psneo, oae.h'h "i nose VINO
have refused to sign iher-a clam so mohstronsy
ton on ITS face. Neverlheess, we may demon
s,ratc more clearly lis un'oanded character by a
simple illustration suppose an ch'fl sho I'D be
made, during ihe present session OF the Legislature
TO instruct our senators m congress 10 'ofc Tor u
Bank, and, ON The hal vote, number OF the mem
'efs Of ooh HOUSES ieeIhe ihaneIen' rs 10 he ie-
Mn, shoui' PhfPoSely absent themselves SO Us 10
give maJarhy TO the iicnas oil int INTUITION
wonidt The instructed Senators be JUSTIFIED IN nc
fdsins TO ooey, on The plea ha' they nad The rShtio
count one hall or any other gwen portion oil the hb.
seniees as beng OF contrary opinion to thai
majority Or, suppose That being constitution
ally opposed IN BANK, yet anxious fof lis cslho
hshncnt, or at least not unwilling thai II should
be Chartered from an overwhelming conviction oil
us esped'eoey or necessity, they should ioio" the
eA'npo VI 'upso 4 p''oo"f, "'" ichfc nom
me ious', JUST az INC VOC was 10 DC Ia
hen shouio 'her eohJec'utea elHmons nave a, |
~ "nuehcc upon WIG eohnue' oi our senators
Se'"'n'y not nc opinions OF 'hose VINO nave
Ieiuscu 10 sign inc h''ru toh papers thefe-
'o'e, snou'' nave ~ l'''e weight win INC mem
S"'o VI '"e r'o'o" Lce..''u!e, even "e'e 'hep
khown 10 DC hos'Hc 10 Mr.. Leieh' bnt, when,
'tom Inc known ACTIVITY ard zeal, not only OF the
'eaoers, put OF ihs most obscure memDers oil the
Jackson party. II is evident TINT not one mar hos
lie 10 MI Le'eh mas ie,'ed 10 sign these papers
US ect'eih us any 'hihp can DC lh"' h'i VINO haVe
'n'led tous to sign arc IN favor OF that genilcmnns
eieehoh, anu consequently That whenever paper
Is presented to a member containing the names Of
less 'hah malofhv oil MS constituents that Tact
a'one p'tmH Jde'e evidence tina, he Is instructed
10 vote jor Mr. Leigh and not against hun
i"ete nyel 'ho'her class who VIII properly re
'asc 10 ooey 'he'c Instructions, ana who yet homit
INC riSl' "i ms rue ipn IN oil It's extent II con-
s'''s OF nose members VINO were elected, after
hnto-ioush' contest turning upon TINS very point
"hu WI" nave S'oce oeeh furnished win lns'tlc-
ton papers, signed by a small majority OF Tho vo-
isrs, directing them to vote IN oPposiiIon TO the
pf'he'r'es when lheY avowed IN The spfing, and
t'e a'owa oil winch opinions IL iair to presume,
secured tier election. They will very correctly
" ''' "''"es VI "e'' constituents ana lheY VIII
''o''U ~ 'ff 80 e""''S' ~ '','
-. r ~ - ', " "''''' '"'''' o'''''
j., -. W S"
- ~ ~ f'F'' ""' ."' 0o'' f't'
" WV ''s'e,' ".' 'na !" WAS ""Neo 10 'he''
instructions win 'o'l UNDERSTANDING oil iheF 'tne
NC "a' ."e ''S"' 'oIiesume either 'h'l IL
""' oee" P'a'cd '"e'c without anlho''y, or mo' ne
'' 0ee ''''' Z" " sig" ny '''so s'alehehS OF
e"'e' ""u'u'e"' '''""s"'es anu "hhou2n ne
NY NV o'Je'' W "e "'''e " ehtu'"''os 'nsuuc
Wv" pes a',''5 NC Pco?'', Nc may flsh''"ly
ue"y '"1" oi"n,"I ".'o"' whe,e' IN INC prose
."''"" VI '",s "o"e, ua'af thns nave been ceif'
o"f'oyca 10 'c'uet successful various IN.
'''"e' W '''' u'''''nes' nave oeeh detected ana
'Apos'' ava 'ney necessarily mo" suspicion up
'" ;"o %'oo p'oIoea's' "mee 'o'"aY d. suoys
lhe'r oo''saory Character, IN every case, IN which
TINS suspicion IS not removed by unmpeschsbe
Noehce oil lis freedom from corruption.
~'l DC SCENT these Two classes of members,
% lar from denying the right CT the people 10 IN.