Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-01

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sboald b. fairly represented in the approaching election,
| reqnesieds freed 1rpn Lyaehburg who was non sboa,
l., srsurn home. to make known my views 10 the presi-
dent Of the Council. and such ot,ef members as he might
mset with and 10 rrquesi Them. that II they desired their
,oss % be given ks Col Hsadursnt they would ether APP
point sine other f~rspu than myselfss proxy, OF II they
preferred 10 re app In, me, tina, they would accompany
.he notification u nv appointment with instructions as To
,ss ,,ss 'as . ss', .ra1 = g 9 sl.samS &. ,., MI td psaas ~. ,as
the G mmunica,inn a. requested, and that soon thereafter.
q meeting IL the Council was called. AT which was re-
appanied - proxy - and II which . m1non was made 10
instruct til" proxy n vote 6r Col. B9adniani, and failed
that in a few days after the meeting above mentioned,
received a letter fnom The president Of the Council, no
fifying me of my appointment and that in a short line
thereafter, ! also received the proxies u number Of in
dividusl stockholders enclosed 10 4 blank envelope. ! fur
iher state that IN the letter OF the president OF the Coun-
ell. no allusi"n was made 10 the spp,intmen, Of a ptesi
dent u The company. and that I did not, previous Ia the
election, receive any communication, verbal or written,
iiOm any siockholdef ~ reference thereto. other than
copies Vi the proceedings Of the Coancil above men
toned, which had been published in the Lynchburg IA
Pers. fr458 - H4. 5.
On the 10Th Of July. the Common Council II Lynch-
burg unanimously sdopted Q preamble and certain resolu-
Inns, IN which aitsr reciiing that they had seen with
surprise the sricle 10 The Wing, Of The 18th, before
mentioned. Gin which the writer in ono aspect Of the
case stated by him calls in question the good faith OF the
tho people Of l.ynchburs. and in aMther stign,a,izes
with minus, aspenions the course pursued by their proxy.
by the suggestion that II was influenced by unworthy
motives" tbey. resolved. THAT while the peDule Of
Lynchbnrg at present may be, and as We believe are. in
favor Of the extension Of The canal, we do no, feel called
upon for ourselves. or on behalf OF The people Of Lynch
burg. TO make any such pledge; AMI If al any time here
tpfUrc the people II Iynciburg, or any one for them. has
given any sucl, pledpe. expressly ar taeitly. il is wh.lls
unknown 10 us and at the lime Of appointing said proxy,
hat subject was not at ali referred to-,
~ That the Common Council refused TO instruct
their Proxy, although il was fully known TO said BODY.
that Judge Daniel would not. unless instructed. vote for
CD Bundursnt. As neither COL. Bondurant nor Mr..
Osborne were entirely satisfactory to a majority of said
body, aud though Judge Alason's name was not men
toned in C nncctiun with the office of President a, that
time, vet the Common Council heartily approve of the
choice, believing that his appointment, will promote The
very best interests OF the Company"
Tho proceedings Of this meeting were published in
he Wing Of ihe Both July, aud my letter To the edition,
in hat OF The 3lst.
With these communications before them. the ed tors.
10 their reply 10 my letter, refuse to relract their CHARGE.
aud their apology 10 the public for falling 10 do S, Is in
subsiance-ila Mr.. Osbnrne was regarded AS the anti.
canal candidate. that Mr.. Baxter and the "Iimesu so
regarded him, and that such was the general in,pressiop.
that there c.uld be no doub, Of Mr. Distances onuosition
to the extension Of the canal. for that he had pu,bl,sbed n
card in which he had assigned as a reason e., no, desiring
the Office that .he feared he mip,t d,Ger with tho nre
emf Board a. Ia tLe Wiz ~ he nn,snaJ IN ua f,iu,ha,
prosecution of lh, nproye,oeo,p-,I, knev tho noonle
of l. ynchburp were in favor r ibe cxtens;ou of tho canal
and hence nv ,r,, n induce Tho ;mnroesion ,h,, Al,
Osborne was also in f,yo, oC il. ,b,, ,hnrah I s,ansd in
INV letter. that In. President If tho Canned in his Iei.
ter notifying m .f mv onno;n,nen, n,de No ,ll,sio,
10 the election of, p,cshIer, IF Tho Conway and ,h,,
had not. p,evious IN tho elec,;on ,oc.,vej ,ny .on.
municailon ON The subject from am, Stakeholder wbnn
I represented sill ,ha, here was 1oom IN, snecnla,.on -
that nigh, have received SONS ofLer Letter from tho
President of the C,uncil mr. some communication fr,m
some other member of Inc Co,u,c;I ,b,, !, oen,lounn
from Lynchbuty had inGtmed tho edio,s tia, !, vac
understood ..tl,ai tho ,e;ec,ion nj, Ills ,osJ,,;on of ;ns,r,.
ton was MT ,eoa,Jed az hostile IN C,I RonJn,,n, hn,
was owing "a circumstances no, necessary IN de,,;lv-
tina, they were also inf,rmod hy , oon,iomo, oc Tho ,;,r
.Ghat one If tho me,ohe,. ~ ,h,s vn.Lh,rr C.,na2
who voted AGAINST, that resolution and ,ho w,s ho,o ,
tina rnee,,no If tho S,vLI.IJa,s ,rninu a.. aI,a,;.a ~
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