Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-18
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GIARI.ES MOSRl


.Mes,s Edos-Ehuve heard, with nreat astonish-
ment that great excitement and dissatisfaction prevail
town. cunsequrn If the Of Mr. Nlosby the
Richmond and Danville Rail road bill. which recently
passed the Legislature. Ii | had heard. from un-
questionable authority. Of the extent oftho discomfort
+ manifested on tins subject. should not lcllcye it,
and with difficulty hayel brought myself to credit one
half tho thousand and one rumurs which have been
current the street for few days past | could not
first, deem II possible. that cmmunty containing
much intelligence and sagacity, docs tie town Of
Iynchburg could have been tossed INTO such tempest
from such find ny SELF mistaken. am sLre,
that the subject is not unierst ,od by all who have join
ed in the popular current and that the general rrcva
enee dissatisfaction arses, in COED part from misap
prchonsion Of the facts Of the
am Of those who have abiding confidence in the
Justice Of masses Of men and believe, wheneI they
they have done act Ct injustice, (houSh souC iTor.
motive and some from another may fail u ceaswl
edge it, and hold to their opinions without rroof and
against pro7t te aaeS Will reverse lis sentence
and BE prompt 20 make atoneueit. When the means
fc1rr citing easily obtained and simple IN their
character, community WI not ng remain under it
They will and hear ior thea selves. Though they
may, IN hasy tx ltGIo give ut,erance To terms Of
pr'ach while snariing undcr supposed wrong and
jury, they will always review Their sentence in
moments of cannrss, and ii ii is not fully warranted hv
reflection, tlcy will rovers" IT,
When it is heard abr1al, thaI ynchburg is in state
ofgreat exciemeat-that her citizens repr.batng,
that he is charged with wantof ii city to his cons,itu
"nts-fhat he has almost ruined the town, and that.
though distinguished LAWYER. and heretofore regarded
popular inan, especial with his political party,
and repr' s-ntlng county will 80 Wing majority. and
vel CT said he uld not te reelected the
Legislature, # there opposition 10 him
when these things thrown 10 the wind and commu-
mites other than hear them, the question will be
asked, "wha, has Mr. Mosby done, 10 his storm
his head ?''
Last Tuesday, the 9th inst. thu town quie-ss
murmuringno com lant-n accusation Of Of rep
rcseniatlye fidelity Thought supposed. ,p the
Saturday before, (whfn We heard hat he would Of
fer that he would again be a candidate for election
yet there was no opposition 10 HIM Now there is, and
since last W ednesday has been of excitement
gans him. which have never known raised against an,
representative. Ard for that What has he done
~ he head and front Of his offending hath this extent
he nsored, IN the Legislature, Saturday, MeN inst.
re consideration q The rote, rejecting the Rchnpnd
and Dan,iRe Rail Road bill - Why did he do tn.
The answer is found in the remarks made by him, when
be made Il motion. They reported in "the Rich
mond Ilmos' Of the 9th inst. thus:
"Mr. Mosby moved thu tie bill be suspended for the
purpose Of roconsderng the vote rejecting the bill in
&C porate tie Rehmt nd ard Fanye Rail Read Gem
''pauv. Mr. Meshy said he made the motion mcrcl,
Of courtesy to tho friends e the bIhey said thai
1he oi the hatse had been fully tested up,n
hc bseveral ir .nGs Of the bill having been al sent,
"whrn the last MS taken. He lotod against Tie
fecy willing to give strcnds chance to take The
'seise Ct the House upon it,
The tempest raised intown caused BY this motion
made, Mr. NJ. stated ''merely out If courtesy"
have SUM knowledge of the preceedgs deiisrstiye
bodies, snd feel hcsancy IN ing that have
or known member To refuse tins Of civility Did
MIR. NJ, vote toI the bill No He had voted twice
against IT, and on, making the motion, sad he would
vote against again.
He is charged with being instrumental in the passage
hp h tI,,t1 ktF tho
Has he aided it in ether WAYS? know Of no such aloga
ton. lie as not hrcn heard IN his defence The cir
Instances under Which he acted, the fr his
ton. are all unkn1wn-and yet he is charged with
gross and ffgrant breach ,fduty. Dos any sup
pose, that within requested to make the moon if he had
DE- cnod doing SO, the motion would not have been
made! The bill passed by majority of II yoes51 to
+any CT the II, who had voted therefore against
the bill, could have moved the -conslderaon-and
would not Of them have done so 1t is idle sup
| pose otherwise.
Again--ii is said that 80 members were absent, cho
uc,tld hare roted against the bill, and friends took
that opportunity Of renewing their ofor,s ur its passage
| tits true, 80 members were al sent-but who knows
that they would have voted against the bill? In the alb
scnce oa knowledge that point. i, at least
able presume that they would have been equally di-
yided. This being the House had been full,
The would have stood u fol the bill, GO against it,
But suppose, (what at all probable, that 70 Of the
80 ascncos. sgalns, The It'll. would still have
passed-lo the vote, that crsc would have Loen G.
i and 90 against the BILL Judging If the prol able
complexion ofhe SO atsenccs, by the Senate
vote (Which passed the bill, by majority of more than
2to or by the members Of the lower House, who were
present, it seems TO me. il is entirely rational to he
l;eye, that decided majority # them were In favor OF
the bill and that Their Presence would have increased
the mai rity which passed 1t.
The Editors If the "'Flmes.' IN their paper Of Tic
OH inst, state tina, Mr.. NJ. SAID lin addition the re-
maks contained in The report oi the pro dlngs ut the
House .ha, the friends Of the bill complained that the
snse Of the House had not been fairly tested upon IT.
SYr,iv "f'ht s.ts o the House had rot been fairly
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