Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-30
OHIO MODERN nLuNlNArL


Tie Lacai ca Legislature Vi ono has complete, the
arrangement of lae Cafsns sl5aa MISUNDERSTANDING
tie sane sfrt Of .a-tee ,ha las characterized hcr
concdrrdes elsewhere. IT the Presidential election Of
lslo, the y ss mad nia,rily o s,re = zoe; Lu. al
the late election for Governor tins magriiy IN con
sequence Of diminished vote # noic than thai aubcr.
aanihiialed. aud, exclusive OF The Abolition vote. tie
oe9ioco eaadidale received majony Of about 4,OG9.
II might lave been expected therefore, IN common jus
tee thai, il the vote Of si0 dsregardcd. that Of
lsi2 would hayeb rtsprctd; and that in the APP
p3fi1ument OF the state the Wings would have been
gwen, They entitled To, something like an equal
number Of rprspiiot The Wing candidate Tor
Gosenorin Isl II received p 2l votes, and tie Loco
loco candidate 1861. Ohio. Icing entitled to q
representatives, the Wings consequently should have
had 10, and the Iocos disircis But, 50 far from
confirming 10 this nanfsy jusl rule oiaPporanlhenl,
bill has been passed. by maj Jry Graelul u the re.
qaements Of Justice in iher cagene,s Jf power, giving
the hrs un SIR, and to their opponents ttfcea dis
ucts We do MT expect eilhor geeIostyor magnahln-
ry from our Political opp5aens-bui is MI tbs arrange
outrage upon all justice? Is II not defeating
the very first OBJECT Of representative government.
which is the fair expression Of the public VIII Is II not
j1rIly a weight which they are not entitled exert, and,
to that extent, DISTINGUISHING the minority which ii is
the object ofal constitutional governments 10 protecil-
We address this latter remark especially 10 all Calhoun
men-whose leader has been nf years past protesting
asalnst the despotism n nGjories and who, we are
td in Late letter of his sucrcsSorin the Senate Judge
llaser,) is now engaged IN elccling improvement IN
OR political system, which is to be his crowning glry
and by which the rights Of the minority Will be efficient
" protected against the po,ccr OF the majority! We
cJneas, however III the outset, that conceive
by what process this desirable consnmmalon be cl-
iected. 1t was Of Mr.. cll,rsons naxms that the
Will Of the majority Is the vital principle Of Republics,
and Ii seems t, Us that, either the majoy or the mi
nJrity must control the action Of the government, it Is
sat'r general rule To deposit that power, aud the
responsibility which accompanies it with the maj}riiy.-
Yet, for a0ght we know, Mr. Calhoun Atolled and
questioned genius ay be equal TO the task of evolving
from the chaotic elements Of political science rule ot
action, by which IMPURITIES shall rule only when they are
rsht, a1l giving 10 mln5rtes eli lent check upon
them hen they wrong. 1.-The protect the rights
o the one, without mParny the Just rwers Of The other,
he will unp sonahiy deserve 10 be classed tho first
rank not only ofoscnoos theorists but Of public bene
factors. Bat shall expect hlm square the
circle discover perpetual motion, do any other.
impossible thing The Only defence Of the minority
short of revolution in that inherent sense of right Of
which NJ man can dycst bun,clt and in that apprrhen-
SION which fortunately is It's inseparable panon that
he who i, in majority to-day, may be in minority To-
norow-and which appealing as strongly to the fears
as 10 the ambition Of the dominant party, bids it do jus
ee, if they hope under change Of positions, that they