Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-20

fomenting around as, ]. may appear
means Of safety to nehaced society.
From tie Richmond Wig.
AppOmattOx County.
Some strange and unaccountable things
are daily turning up in this county. The
Wing party being in the minority. is en-
tirely powerless. The Democratic party
have been united in the support offuo men.
who, by tut ms, have presented themselves as
candidates Tor the Legislature, and who,
to all appearances, have been TOR years
bound together, in league, offensive and
defensive. Now. it seems tie people ofthe
county conceive that the domiRaiion OF
the dictdtors is inconsistent with their free
dom, and have determined to check them
in their arrogant assumption of power
Who would have thought one year ago
that the people of Appomattox, who had
surrendered to Col. McDearmon and Col.
Cheatham the dictatorshiP of the county,
the functions thereof to be exercised by
them alternately, would so soon have fall
len back on their rcseyeed rights, and as
serted the claim that all power belongs to
the people? Who would then have thought
that Col. McDearmon or Col Che4tham
would have so far abated their royaL as
sumption as now to consult tie people in
the least about the representation. Then
the doctrine was, 81 will govern you;" now
it is, "please let me govern you" Col.
McDearmon having d1lited, as some say,
having begged with wo-begone lamcnta
tons. as others say, Mr.. Glass lie nominee
Of the Democratic District Convention, in
to surrender of position assigned to him
by the poodle of the District, presents
himself without authority from the sover-
eign people, or their delegates in Convcn-
lion assembled, and even contrary to the
expressed wish of the Convention, as man
Tested by the vote given therein, as the
Democratic candidate for the Senate
He gets k,mself declared tie candidate
though he knew that Mr.. Glass, by the
rofe cast, uas Of right tie candidate, aud
comes before the people and demands
support from all parties, as a Slmon-purc-
log rolling plank road Democrat tjiead
9'M caRdidates, for popular favor, except
Pryor Wright The people say no.
We have nat nominated you. NJ. Glass
rs Mc nominee of that Convention we are
willing to support him. In going into the
meeting, we ouRd ourselves TO abide its
determination, and to support its nominee
You were the minority candidate IN tie
Convention. Glass received majority of
10. We did not authorize Mr.. Glass 10
srap off the nomination. We authorized
no man TO pledge for us. that we wilIsup-
port yoa, because we voted you d0un in
Convention. We are able and willing to
select our own candidate, and we do not
intend TO allow you to force yourself upon
us. as you and your twin brother, CHeat-
ham, have been wont to do for years. We
have voted You down, and yet you come,
Why go into Convention at all, if we can
not get the nominee of the samel Why
not let Col. CHeatham nominate the candi
date for Senate, and you nominate tie can-
d1date for the Legislature? Why call to-
gcther the people, if the people are to be
thus insulted? Why nominate any man if
you intend to be the candidate whethcr IRE
tciH or not?
Again we say no to your monstrous and
unhcard of demand, because we intend to
break dorm your combination, with Col.
Chcatham; we intend 10 put our condem-
nation upon your league, mich threatens
to reduce us to siarery; we intend to be
free; and as yOu are not the nominee, we
arc not bound to support you. You say
in reply, Uncle Daniel" (for instancc)
IL have been for years striving to kick
Chcalham off from me, he is an old rascal;
but he will hold on to my coat tail; can't
get clear of him BUTT win not do; you
have run with Cheatham till you have
excited the Indignation of the people; and
even now all your friends are not only 60
ing for him, but they are at the same time
denouncing Lewis d. Isbell, the peoples
candidate, in unmeasured terms. We do
not see how you, vino have spawned upon
the country that ricke,ty old machine, and
have stood by him SO long, and have tried
to control public opinion and to drive men
to his support, can now so easily turn "a
bout from Your old associate and say.
"you have been for years trying to kick
him off from YOU
"A Sdii, oil youi IidHN iodC bili, WHICH
you advocated SO strcnuously last session,
is very Objectionable. We see what your
private motive was Your town Of Clover
Hill, and your manufacturing mill at Bent
Creek, we suspect, entered very largely
into your calculations about that lime
Your private interests swaycd your &C
tons. You were lcgislating for your own
interests and against the people of the
county, and against the State at large
You supposed that by the assistance of
your friend Cheatham, you could FORGET the
people ofthe county to submit TO such leg
;slation. You have opposed at some time
the promotion ofevery man in the county
except Col. Cheatham, You place your
self above the people and desire to rule
them, but you will find thatihe people are
not get slaves.
Mr.. Editor, please publish the foregoing
communication III your paper. and request
the Lynchburg Republican and Virginian
to copy. We wish to be informed by Cal.
McDcarmon and Mr.. Glass, by what au-
thorty the former appears as the Demo-
cratic candidate for this District, and also.
why Col. Med. has deserted his old friend
in this his day oftrial, and also Ivy what
authority he advocates the passage of the
plank road bill CATO,
Election Of MIR. TOOEnbs rs u. S.
Senator from Georgia.