Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-01
From the Philadelphia Eaqa0eF.
THE CORN LAW AGITATION IN EN-


The oppeai oftie C1e,gy.-THe eonji iou Of Al.
(sits Ia Graf iifitiin and Ireland is certainly ex-
ysa.rdinary. TIE q iceo, tn Liberal Nrns.ets =
Convention Of Gle tymep, aud millions OF the pppu-
ia,ion, have declared themselves favor Of Tie lie
peal Of the Curn Law: AID Vt election has jasi
iakeo place, by wtirh very luge majp'ry Of the
.mrmbtrs al The House OF Commons have been te-
tstued 10 lament. known 10 be adverse Il sucl
,epeai. I, Seems to be conceded indeed, even by
the Tuies themselves, that vast majority ( The
.huie people are IN favor nl some decided sh4ppe
IN the laws alluded tn. Bun 1t IL nevertheless elear
that they have hen unable To mike this sentiment
good nj the eietiions, IN consequence, in the afsl
place, The limited nature Of the yong consGIIuen-
~, snd IN the second, OF the powerful influence ol
The Landed interest. The Duke Of Sussex has also
ssucd a manifesto OF ptotest. IN which lie lakes
ground IN favor OF Fee Trade generally, AID says
that the Experience Of quarter OF century has
proved thai tic Com Laws passed subsequent, IL
the year 1910 have neither produced the pen-
~, the cheapness, The sleadlness OF puce. nor
any other III The bcuc6s anticipated by the ad,o
Gates Of those laws wlule, ON tie Other hand all
.,he evil cons que,cts projected ~ tie time h,
those opposed 10 monopoly, hass been teallz 4.
The SHAVING opeauyes IN the manufacturing
towns will make ihtn selves heard. especially when
backed by the Qacrn, the Duke oi Sussex, by hun
areds OF the .leigs, and b, such mrn ~ Russell
Pamer,tan, Otoune!l, aud the VII. leadtr - pen-
etay. While upon lhis subject, may CIV, tie
following powerful AIdr>s, adopted ~ he Goa.
venlion ( elefeymcn 81 Winchester.
TO TIE PEOPLE OF TIE UNIrri,
mn, ~, ~ AN AND
'""''t'p
"Fclluu County mcp An Assembly of Christian
Ministers, unprecedented in It's numbers and en-
orae'ne almost every d'nomlnallon yet rlcd nne
BY he object which has brought us together. We
proceed IN the dlseh"tge OF odt duly, to lag before
you the result OF our deliberations.
"Sunrt US To claim Tor our present yery b,,el
Address the calm q, d earnest atttnlIon which ia,
!mp'uanee ana so'emni'y OF The Gee 'siou demand.
I'VE were ee"'tnen 'rt me purpose ticousidet-
'oS "' LAWS ''s'"""s '"e f'oa" The cOmmunl=
~ ~
we nave cn"' d'"u''" 10 apuoach tho subject
WIN minus UNI "u'u'cu ny iaily ierll OF
'oo"' "'e''.'s' ana 10 ny All questions submitted
" "' ~ ''e '"'''' s''"i"tu d scripture moldl=
n.y.
oui ahenil has IN The t.s' place, been duou-
Cd 10 me principle vi ON VII Oh tie Com and Piu,.
SION Laws II me ounly are based. The immediate
snect OF thtse laws Is 20 make The food OF the Ieo
P'e aedf' ~ Is d n"ns'f"oie that lhs can be done
only by rendering food Scaiee. From, The arbffial
seafc"y so created the different classes Of ,o6sn.
"eS escape III proportion 10 lhfif "cdlth-the tsIt
p,e'"ns WIN ''eu"u'"'i"s severn, upontle hum.
oe' glasses eA"'y IN Tue de9tee of their iDabiiay
10 sustain Tue pufuen' These Laws operate win
So"tinuais negotiating force, III consequence OF The
""ui" a"' '"'''ao'e increase IN the nu bcrs OF the
people
principle has b. en- laid before us l,om all parts of the
A'"suo"' proving me p"'trs aud lrlvatIons Of the
"ok'ng classes whose general iortude undtr their
s"g"e"ing "iettheu eSs has awakened our synpa,
n.y. '"o e"',ed 'of our present inlertcfrn.e III
'"e" oeh'h' In audtloo TO the existence of Jon.s-
we '""e'"e, o'eh ~ tie most distressing forms ii
"se.y anu "'sease' proof OF an increased mo,tdhfp
MS oeen iofced upon u.s. aud We have had the ap-
rs"ng TACT asc'ostd that Famine IS already doing
w. a'"oy WON am rs The most destitute portions OF
'ne community
"Ihe moral Vecfs oil the Com and Provision Laws
nsve oeeup'e" oui serious consideration.
III mas oeen proved 10 us that The phi, sic al tlete.
ns'auon oil mul'ludes Of GU, cuuntrynen has pro.
oueed an alain' amount OF decentralization. In
eef ms aspect these laws have appcaied to us 10 re-
quire the most ana Gus alr,nllon 81 An m,a
concerned iot the advancement oi the spiritual aud
o'" u 'neii ',ilo" creatures As Chris
tan Minister'S ptlzmg above all Other cous,de,,
uons Tue interests OF morality and religion We have
oec" un"ole 10 anllel ate without apprehension aud
"e"u' 'he CROWN aud de' elepmeni Of those pas
eio's "h'oh are stimulated aud eatd INFO action b,
hunger and destituIirn.
FeHo" Counrymen! We have asked ou,sclyes n
tho cslamitles we have been eslteJ r., co,,'',
end the more ealG,l conscoe.oa. W 'ila'e'
ere threatened, are to be REGARDED as thc ;ns, al,
inent and visitation Of the Ainiebt,. and ~, -
mOus answrr is No! We have soliph, ,n.,,,.,'a.
the Word and ihro' the Works Of God and ,a.
been taught by both that a houplifuI ~ ii NH
prsvision has been made for The ans of eye,, I,
creature. We stand forth ,h,,,f ,, -, 49,, ,'''s
vindicate the Divine Wisdom and "sse'' anu
ehatse viStp, ,n;so,, 49,. 4 -. Wv 'N'"'' we