Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE

serves preNnmPuvel yiolafivc - The VII al tle
people We admit, that this erosnl .l,e,,n 20,
be assumed BY them, in the absence of reasonable
evidence OF the truth of the position But when
1t IS evident thai to the entire Wig strength. NAV
ae added verJ large portion of the Van Burra
party, Who are opposed 10 them, as unconsIitn,ion
AZ Ii i III our opinion, certon that the House OF
Delegates has itself nSurped authority, and has ac-
ted the part OF master, not onl, of the Senators,
hut OF 'l"rconslitncn,S, hc poojlc. Most certain-
y II was an act moi asked for ~ the people, moi
oac "a "hc hundred OF whom tell the siehres, IN
telcst ~ the question until ii was mooed in the
Legislature, and even altcrnaid, ear,d no, fe
"het'ef Tie resolutions were rejected OF adopted.
But 10 details, (hc proceeding 81 Tucsda, ha, ing
h'cn politely furnished to Us hy gent, nan from
klchmord, in advance oi the mail.)
On Saturday, tie 9th INST. Nj. Sianard conclu-
81 d his speech, commenced thc DAY before, IN OPP
po>if on 10 1lc r,sulutioia- said 10 lave lecn an
argument Of great ability and irresistible To all Inc
were not predetermined against ,ei,ic,on.-Tlc
next day, Mr.. Madison (sad proianaton of ven
Grated name } supported the rcsplulio,>, nd WIS
followed by Mcssr>. Harrison, Fontainc and Aus
I'm on the same SIDE, and by Mr. Wi,clerin rcIls
On Tuesday, Mr VI all.inS, tie mover of the
infamous resolutions, closed the debate, in favor
Of tbrm
Mr. Brown of Pc;crSbnre then n,oycd to amend
t''m, by adding the words Provided, that ihc
said resolutions aud entry on the journal. ., the
Senate stall not ihcr.h, e obli,crated orrendcr-
ed d'esihIc'-whi,h WAS nceaivcd--aNcs 64, noes
6S--llie tulloNnl. Van burcnitcs voting with ,ll-
hig, : Mrssr>, Mallory Of Brunswick, Mike ui
Hoctourt, Carfi@etou OF Haitian, Ldlud Of Llu-
caster, Harley OF Smyth, Saunders Of W,tlc. In
elc, Of Montgomery, Hae>dae of Lmcnhurr,
Goodall Of Hanover, and Rogers Of Mechlcu-
burg.
Mr.. Mllor,s proposition 10 STRIFE out that most
tareicl phrase and as false as it is fncical, To
Wit: TO be c1pRneed .!om the journal OF dc Sc
nate Of tie L. :. by causing tiacl iincs Ia BIZ
dcawa around tic sad rcsoi0tion," &c (as il
,hat were cxpunemg !! and substituting the words,
" 10 be repealed, rescindcd, and declared null and
void, tlrn came ON, and Was nceatvcd-aNcs
W "''s '---'''e 'oi'"'hs van bol'f''cS Noiihes
~ NV ''N'' ~ ''' "'".''H'' 10 vi -'"i'o'
ry, Miller, Rae,dalc, lnglc>, Harley and Sapn-
lcf..
'''.''' Y" s''o" vas '''''' put '''' VIZ -
P'"-'"S ~ s'''''" '''!''''' w N''e VI vi 10 :
"'"l''''} Tic 'oii""'he 'h"' PeHd'ht ana
con>cieit..,s Van Ru,ruifcs, Mes>r> Mallory
- - ''aN ,''"'' '''7''s "'' '''''H ''''e nc
'>'''' ''''' '''' l1'''H' N'''s WIN
W. ''''''''.'',
ITS own disgrace, by directing an ac' to lie done,
WHICH, !" ''e moie afterwards preNcnb'd oil dong
II, prevents is accomplishment hey MIGHT,
with l"st as much run, have directed ihe Scna'' )
rcs"Iui'n TO be" 'Nfuhgtd, by she'zng "t1',
as t. drawing 'ia'h lines 7roord l.. One Is Just
as much cApnne'ng as the 'ter Surely tho,e
who ar" not ashamed OF the n"ms, ought not to lie
OF the thing NI%hied by H. II thcy have 50 Iitic
rtsrec' tor the constitution a> I" dFect#l's Noa-
Ion, they ought 10 have the courage to carry hcn
purpose into eSeculi'n. But, perhaps this chico
''on may tie surmoun'cd hy That on er lHd'er'ons
device of >traltcncd ingenuity, To VII writing the
"oid " EAPlNGLD' ON the face OF the @nlor-
iunate resolution, Which Las so eonvnI>ed III" >a-
te'n"s OF power with rage. Bat vii writing tbs
word alter the fact II drawing black lines
around Is mt eSpung'og, Will the declaration that
such IS the design OF scenarios make II so In
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