Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-20
10 TIE FREEii0l .DERS AND VOTERS or
AMHERST COUNTY

As am now fairly belnrs yuu candidate for your
snaecs, will, without preface or Apology proceed 10
give You ny opinions IN relation tie politics II the
cay viii state 10 yen thai intend Ia rg uige or con
fal aolhhg ta rgats Interests as ciiizct.
pi ihc same common country
ain hitter enemy !" ~ speeches and Ia long s,,-
SONS Oh the Virginia Assembly. am trcid.Ily II oniu-
hon that lad tie ih,t session been uu, extended 10
Proper periods ai Nc cacrSs Of Tie expenditure q The
HFr'oh win the addition Ut the and Fund would h,rs
ern quite sufficient. and have paid ihe Increased laxacu
he" ssary ier STATE liability. Althoul lad it bern ats,-
lnty necessary 10 INCREASE the t1>a,ion 10 savr The
ann oi the State, i world have dune it-Ict believe
The present Tax bill ill-tcd. unjust in its opcra,on-
tia no two Commissioners will be able to cci>trno the
law ahe,-and IN fact, thai class OF mrn will br found
aof 10 agree III lis construction and finally that II npo
rates nnrqaay nnjDsy and that it mus, prove the
m'St 'tAaliouS aud oppressive lax .aac,I III this
country :
! am friendly to Reflector Stay law, in s,;ch wa,
not 10 Infringe the organic aw Of tic land. ain
icuy willing q 60 any reasonable lcugth fr the ktncnt
+" both deh"! and creditor proyidrd The obligation Of
contracts is moi ilnrar,d. Whcber such relief wnnd
BE- best obtained BY increase of circulating medium.
OF charge IN our system Of Jurisprudence. am mol now
prepared say 1t docs seem tt me s,rang" that IN
Tunes "l great calamity and great public distress, lh,,
iht Legislature cannA nicrire the progress {"
the tyll and especially when unwlsa Legislation ",'
cite OF the mrsi pro1n' Mt OF sach calamity
am bitterly opposed 20 tie plan pursued by VIZ
2'nta Legislature, in rgald to Ftd'lal politics. ~
le'e Their interference with The cuncclns 81 Conrif~
often lIl-umcd. implitic aud productive of much mis-
chir' IN the community. aud especially when it is do''
Tor party effect and 10 the great he cc Of own IN
rorant State concerns
lave been decided friend To Internal ImproyeefH''
have been zfa0us ana adyccaic So brc ~
ii1olghl the Stale would h gamer by II. h'''
spent much OF my time, and Of my nsy IN 'n'
construction Of some valuable State utrks-tut uf"I
me present embarrassed state h 0ur finances would r
ohrrhw one dollar or tax tie lr.,l eeii1 Nr sur"
purposes, unless TO maintain The faith Of the State.
am decidedly friendly t;c instruction Of al cIa''
Of HE tree white population Of the State, ty aprpM "s
'rlhnnnn OF the iherary fund. | am Gesir"us 10 w
Elh and know i.dee placed teare the rising gehofa''
hoIevlng that It is The dHty OF all FREQ governments
PROVIDE 1r the instruction Of its youth, believing '
no republican government can be permanent untss '
constituency has the necessary information lo'G''
themselves. in such a manner. as to inc s h"o"
edge aud 10 he able 10 fnpe the greatest lanf'Ies>
" iihe am mortified 10 hear ANY longer my ''''
state. The hyc-uord and rfproach Of her nti3hbnTs
Ia the second place. As 10 Federal Ir.iitles. AZ II"
ney Is The standard nf vaHc Inc ii Inc pm
OF al pr, perry and articles % and tfa!c ga
countries. believe 1t mol only a right but ne h"
dufy OF Congress Ia furnish with e4slpna ro'',"!
shifted to our commerce and exchanges. My avn EXP
hence FIR the last 40 years cpnvlnc's lie thai Lee
al Bank. ,opcrlY eudlticd. al this time wond h' ,
tht embarrassed circumstances o the coninfeF'o "'
country. 40 to the plan fslr i:fsiitatt7".l'S