Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-20

To N Editors qj' tis Jngjniaa:
Permit M IL submit IrW = fsnes'nns IN rt5!1'n IL
our lae Special Election. The result certainly
solar ono and hose h6 ini5lti"d upon HE sa
Ject; those Who know nothing OF the yaI'd co s:dei
that cnored ntn hs contest; mu-t coilaat be a.
loss 10 account Tor II. The County al Campb. an,
beyond doubt. give Wing unJIfv Of unr hundred hnG
fifty ard yet find that Col Cay an unrom prom SIN
Democrat. IS Elected over Mr. Morgan. the Wing cand
date. by majority II up"ards oi seventy votes There
mus be something ''futtsnm Denmark"
BIveo rag ourselves Of all pllIral bias and interest.
III posses.on i 3aeiS ib4t give ! satisfactory
explanation u this matter j. Ii NJ tfag tina the pro-
pie OF lynchburg, aedry e mas,e. were 'loently OPP
posed 10 the course ol our representative, MI sy, IN
the last session II the Legislature Is II well known
tha1 Ma NJ shy regarded the scheme Of internal npfovr
men, "hirh has elected the alne, unanimous concur
reuce Of the c zeHs of Lvncahurg IN carving nu a.
totally nPraeilcabc Is IL not known tina MI Messy
who is The present representative of tie ToMno ylch
Ing. On the Legislature Of NIrguia.) in spite Of her
cltzrs, sat qnle k by, 10 all appearancfs totally
csrned during The Whole OF Tue eAciiemcl winch has
prevailed here or months past pion the subject Of
thc Rtehmond and OHIO Rail x 'ad. struggling as We
have been or our very existence? Ii Is true, sir that
Mr. M,shy subscribed 10 lhlS stock and lnade few re
ma kS IN beaIt ~ the scheme when he drawn
upon the subject; but borne b, the crcun sian
res III SAVING that his condat has been such as IL
warrant the +, let that he Wuu entrr upo The discharge
~ Ills dntlrs,as representa- With hat dp4fer 1a
and single mud dnrss vi ch you'd place thu clans
his constituents upon the i)piag they deserved anu
Justified in saylne that had no reason 10 expect tli
ne would undertake 10 AID IN the adj ancement # tins
great Schenf. PtfEaant with adEau arcs t. the Siae
al l1ge, as wei a Ia Individual communities with
ardonr c"nalehS'fate With e enthu>lsmo his consltu
eoS. " IA keepeg with The great interests involved
1t IS ah my "Iah, In aniuadyertns upon he course
OF Mr.. Nosby to renew towards hlm any feeling that
may havr ben eng ndered during the Spring cansass
lie IS pubic "ah. and rs such. his mus,
sarily pass under reslvw OF se whose Interest, are en-
trusted To his keeping and far his conduct usis
lie course ii ihse 10 have been boldly CHARGED with
making this Mosby and Saunders matter is bvl sheer
justice that II should he known.
So soon Mr. MoS,in's rsonat ION was announced ii
became necessary lock 10 the county or some one to
represent ue. and il is cue The Democrats Ia say that
they took no aF9n IN HE matter, until Col Clay Shame
was suggested by several Wings who (un,l the sweep
ing denunclalioa 81 the NIrgitIan appeared were re
gIrded " Ii IS rood and true Tbs nure sens lie
OF ihe important lnlcrcs at Stake, and The necessity
Of selecting of talens enterprise and Influence
nnranmrIled by parry shachl and with all honesty o
purpose. recommended Col. Odru G. Clay In thu nee
aud independent voters OF Campbell County Ihesr men
and those Who acie with lhein are cha acd with IRA
son grave change against mon who Sian hinh IN H.
community ur lntege &c and influence. inanv Of whom
have been foremost IN fighting the battles ot Tie partly
Shall the llIne never arrive when, upon same isolated
questions t general or policy, HE distinctions If
party viii be obIeaed Shall Ihr political parties al
our country always h Id so anita. position low ards
each other, as that they never co operate never
move with a conm. pnr,as ! lru.t not. Bui grant
YOU sr. ("hle dIsraim any personal lttecou) thai
So long as ihry listen 10, and ur Their political rleeI
to be shaped by political Editors whose lie depends up
on Their existence, II must be We isd an exempt
icaIIon Of It at hume. in this cd old Commonwealth Ia
The nh lence VII eh the Richmond Enqarer' has ex
ertd over the drsnlcs If Y rgidia Bun am digress
ng. Alter Cul Clay Vas announced as candidate. lhe
names ct sey'rd Wings ot the county sugg, sled,
among the IA ST prominent Of whom Mr. liazIeno d.
Who eaalldatel in The Spnrg canvass. Shorty at
ter lh's caucus was held Campbell G,ui House tr
The purpose o nominating candidate. w be know
NJ. Lakewood, who would have been accrp able to The
" hlgs u IyuehburG, VAS no represented he rsull
Il this TIE nomination of NJ. N05 gan, The
trend aud supporter ~ Nh Ausby. and .ho III
he'd all that he nd and did in The Legislature. AMI
winch clused such indignant burst of treeg tn
paEl Of our Mr. Morgan certainly blame
r his adv ,cscf Of Mr.. Messy. lis interest Is mol com
the !,ope OF l.ynchbug; hut, on the contrary
Is Id. nlieI with he scheme which Was 50 much Tor
uardtd Ay he ouree Of TN, gentleman. Dnl White We
attach ~ blane 10 Mr. Morgan tn II support It
Mr. Neby. he must excuse us we peter 10 eol'us Cur
npUrlul lneTes Ia one whom we know 10 Inc ltirnd
~ hen tie result Il The caucus made known, Mr.
I,zcwuoI ard oilers Withdrew, leayiog Col. lay and
Mr. n ruap alone IN the field In the H,ist OF the
vass few days before the election, letter found It's
way he the contents OF which were (nheher they were
intended tor he public eye nu) pretty generally CIR
culaied This letter communicated the tdcl that several
lntl lcutla member OF the Wing party IN the Iegsa
tnu. Mr. Doman among the rest, were heard 10 init
mate that il a Dc,nucrat Nert returned from Campbell,
that ihr people u Lynchburg need expect siaoce
fon, HE Legislature. What Influence This had upon our
ca immunity i, well known TO youit certainly prodHc
an Effect the very opposite 10 that which II Was hithi
I'd IL haveftlecling did upon tie ne2r ty ct oar
WING Delegates and upun the Indepeno nee OF oar ell
zrns 1t was nothing or less than Ielteaiion ct
the threats held over our heads IN the contest aetwc
Mr. NJ shy and Dr. Saunders. ia What sense d Is his
letter reflect upon the Integrity OF our wing Delegates
TIL, RcE.ond and Ohio lal Il ad IS vast scli.nc,
and l.. either to be great public benefit or nat- is 81
Their to ad vance the interest OF The State at large "r moi
and It's particular location rest upon the ssme iooirg
.anI sha an enlightened body Of men, forgetting these
hi.hconsdrraons 90 ont ttheir way 'et II spleen
mon one i lated community | cannot believe That
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