Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-04
COnNUNEg.AraONs.
BEDFORD WIG MEETING

county, held parsuani TO adiou,nmen, n, Tho OH =
once IN Monday. the 9Th day of April, 1910. Tor
, me purpose OF appointing Delegates to the Wing
ioung Mems Convention, To be holden in Nh, C,,y
OF baltimore, on The dlst Monday in May next:
Joseph Wilson. Esq. called to the Chair. mud
MlcaJah Davis appointed Secretary
lhe Committee appointed AZ a former mee,ioc IN
prepare preamble aud resolutions and repo,, in lin
meeting, composed OF WIN. VI. Burwell, John A
wharton, James +. Johnson, OniIle r. Bell Gr,n
'ine Il, Brown, Nm. l.. Hot and N. Davis throus h
'ne't Chairman. Wm NJ. Burwcl, ESQ. repor,ed
'"e ,"''o"'ng' winch were unanimously adopted:
Whereas the Unprecedented ontrages unon The
rights OF The people, the independence Of the States
ana upon HE principles Of Representative govern.
meh'' are not ooy pefsevered IN by the present nd.
innlslraion, but have been Justified aud defended h,
an"nsefupnlons and piosttnied press, and the in-
nuence OF official hirengs, aud has led TO n crisis
when II becomes the duty Of every portion Of the
community to examine The character aud tendency of
seasures sought TO be forced upon aIiee peop,e n.
ga'osi 'he'r INCLINATION, and 10 organ zs opposition
TO system OF deliberate oppression never taualle,
since the odious ihradom Of foreign domination was
ttown of by the gallant resistance OF our fathers
BELIEVING HAT the same pliuc, ple of poteer seeking
10 Triumph over popular rights. ,fieciually rros.
irated by the war Of the Revolution, now in,ldiously
seeks the subiugaiion Of The Republic by chanpi p
IT'S eato aud assuming Tor It's ad, coates the most
popular ppellauoas-lmposng upon lis opponents
names deseivedly odous-and impuiug 10 lhem
principles alike abhorreDt TO their character and IN.
cor ssteni with their purposes:
The young y hlgs Of the county of Bedford a
larmed al The tendency and results Of the doctrines
aud measures Of The present admnistraio ION, and H.
ware IN 1 the task OF correcting these abuses should
be reformed by those whom Their orscquenres
VIII Principally TALL, must point TO the magnitude
lher Interests, q the momrnious crisis of the period
as Their apology for standing forth 10 advocacy of
iheir own ighis, in ayowal Of then own opinions
aud IN organizing 10 aid IN The preservation ollhe in
s'''"ns OF 'helr country. by restoring its admins
iralion 10 us original simplicity and purity.
They claim 10 be Republicans of that school
winch restricts every department OF the Federal Go.
vefnmrnt TO those powers which just construction
oi the constitution gives (which recognises Stale
sovereignty as unimpaired save by the surrender OF
specific powers enumerated in the constitutions
winch makes II Tie duty If the Representative TO
hey ms constituents and the coteialve duly of the
constituent tn dciend, not 10 desert the Representa-
tive, III the firm aud honest manaiuance Of their
rights; and they claim capacity TO determine ioI
themselves whether tic measures OF government
correspond with Then opinion Of Rcpubcanism
without benz swAyed by Glamour inundated b,
opposition; and they further feel il duty 10 insist
that they should not be implicated with or held Re
sfonsble Tor the acts op mons OF the past parties
II the Republic; aud not having bad either votes OF
orlni0ns when the exciting DIVISION between FEEDER
lsn aud Republlcanism existed, will protest againsr
anu resist tVeiy auempt 10 impose upon them the
odnm of distinctions forgotten OF misunderstood.
AID revived aud applied only 10 sligmalze deceive
aud u ne.
rLry therefore consida, ia, tho ;,,Ioro,ao,o. of
iheif position aho,ds impartial opportunity
IN cntlafe and cnntna,e ,he ,,,ress,on, ,,,, Nj, i
The {, ve,nmeui was .u.,rnJr,rd ~ ,h. cara n,d
. Iitl,uce of hose INV in n.wer uuh tho ,n,n,e, i,
nhlrh lhey have redeemed ,I,,se nrofessons ,h,n !,
,n,icJ IN many ,bei, senio,s i; 400 nj xne,an,o
who responsible fai having aided IN the election
ol NI,,in Van Burcn. and ,Loy ,noto, ,b,, ,l,
weakness which had rather pc,.evere IN ,b,, nc
knowledpr error and whi,h has ,ye, b,e, Tho mos,
seriuus obstacle Ia either u,ral mr. noI,ica ,rfo,,,
sboud dep,iy, Them of IN. assistance or many mon
of pury Of character and in ceriiv or n,pntion ubo
sill weld a MASSIVE suppo,t m The measu,es of ,
povc,rmcnt which they mus, Zee has deceived tbem
Nothing would autbolise our indulgence ollanpuap.
of comment upon the opinions of those maty Of
mhom we hold in yene,aIion rrpa,J and ,G,,ti,,
but thai the imminency Of The danger aud the man.
preciable value The pntrmuny Of bch we are The
pncipaI inherorswarrsnts RS IN expos,uIa,inp viih
men older aud more ex,jetienced Ihas ou,sehcs nm
gu The consequences of their continued adherence
10 The marty in pDwer and in adiu,ipq them 70 p,use
and At least calmly 10 review the measures of The pfe
sent and late ADMINISTRATIONS and compare them as
we have impartialy done with the professions which
broup In ,hc into mower satisfied that they Will Al
leas, assent to the assurance that the devotion to par
w. which Cannot 10 trere wears see one act 10 dsap-
! prove Of in the ad inlslralan Of Government is a
high evidence of party sevtude or OF Executive IN.
f,bIlly. With the view therefore 10 aid in The
cnrrecn u ofthcse evils TO which we have referred
l. Rtsotucd that we will sustain, with our voice,
votes and best enc, gies the cleo ton 10 tie Prcs
deucy of William H. Harris ,n--a name that asks no
euoey at our hands; conflinp in his capacily as
evidenced by h wing discharged The duties of many
OF the highest Offices .f trust known 10 the Republic