Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-08
THOMAS p. ATKINSON.


With assurances of high regard, ! am your
friend and obedlent servant,
THOMAS P. ATKINSON.
To the Hon. Gro. C. ORaaoooLs,
Speaker ol its Senate Of Virginia.
The Richmond Enquirer, IN publishing the fore
gong letter, expresses us Qualification that there Is
= one at least oftho instructed gentlemen who Will
obey the voice OF their ;onstItuenls.' We shall re.
sret II, IT there be not moro than one Tor, althnns II
some pains have been taken 10 misfepresent our
sentiments on this subject,b by a malignant s%crlbbler,
wo have never expressed any other opinion than
that a representative Is bound 10 obey the will Of Il
majority of his constituents, when that viii ~ clear
ly Indicated. And If there be, among tho party
with which We ara asso rated, a single member OF
The Legislature who refuses 10 obey the viii of his
constituents, when II has been satisfactorily nscer.
tanned, he will violate The high trust reposed IN him,
and dcserve 10 DO forever banlsbcd from all public
stations. TINS Is our creed. The Enquirer IND
It's friends pretend to be governed by HE sams
prine,ple-but it Is all sheer pretencc. raeir pro-
fcsslons Of attachment In the great night of %lnstrnc.
ton are as hollow and inalncere rs their professions
of hostility 10 a National Bank and the hypocrisy
of both Is demonstrablc by the same conclusive ey-
ldcnce. What is that evidence 10 the absence
of written insiructtons,t 10 what source shall the rep
resentatlve look IN order to ascertain the Will OF his
constituents on any gwen su6JaetF Surely TO ihe
results OF tho preceding election, IN which thst sub.
jcct was yehcmcnily discussed, and upon which the
election turned. Tried by this rule, are not d..
tloo Mr.. Basyc, M. Dyer AMI NJ. Mccoy, all
Anti Leigh mon. representing districts which gave,
al the last election, decided Leigh IN tjoflles, as
much bound to resign as Dr.. Afkioson, Or, holding
their seats, to vote for Mr.. Leigh : Unql sst.on9
bly,. But the Enquirer IS either IN "A state o. bIcs
sod ignorance as 10 the result of the elections III the
districts represented by those gentlemen, or, IN is
zeal for the newly lnventeI g" secret Instruction."
system, it deems thot the voice of The people, as IN.
Dictated by their openly recorded votes, is not Of
binding obligation, unless 1t be folio we'd ~ by writ
ten commands VIII does not see the despicable
game now playing by that party, which, having
IN It's own ranks men who arc determined 10 e. IN
opposition to the wall Of their constituents, as made
known at the polls, set themselves up as the exclu-
sive champions Of the right of Instruction., and de-
nounce their opponents on the bare assumption thai
they intend 10 disregard this ught-W We say the
bare assumption that they intend 10 disregard tins
right for, so far as their dctcrmin,lions have been
manifested, they have gwen no just reason for such
an apprehension. Mr.. Atkinson being oleally IN
structed, has resigned. Col. Johnson, willie he We
ny properly nouts The attempt of n minority ofthe
voters OF his county to instruct, declares hts rcadi-
ness to obey the will Of 4 malorlty-Mr Shell, oil
Brunswick; nnd Mr.. Brown, Of Petersburg, take
the same ground. Col. Keller has declured his IN
tention OF oboying the mgtuctlons gwen To him
and, in fne, not one Of the Wing dcleg ts has II.
i'm ted thu ii was not his intention TO obey The IN.
ola majority of his constl' ucnIs, or fan
ing in that, to resign his seat, The four Jackson
however, who VIGOROUSLY mlsrepresent
their people, and who intend to disregard their voice
in me & % 9tnrinI aIrpIaa = u,n | rcnubItCapg bP-