Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-26

constituents hcis decided advocate of
pariicuiar measure as both right and pro-
per, he means, T his language have any
meaning at all, that he will do all he can "
to carry thar measure into effect. Hcis
understood tosbc a practical co.workcr ia
the common cause not stopping to hang
objections upon every aspcr,y that NAV
happen to jut above the othcrwi.c smooth
surface, until the whole scheme be wc;oh.
ed down by the accumulated gravity &c
these friendly hostiliiies, and the policy Of Z
the opposition be permitted to prevail
From such friends. the mixed basis nigh.
well pray to be saved. DR.. S. by voting
against Mr.. SCOTS substitute, has pracsi.
caliy, secured the establishment of tho
Committees plan. for by his single vote
was the mixed basis proposition voted
down. This was the commencement Of
troubles, and from that hour the Eastern
party has been growing weaker. Its
true. he says he thus voted, TO offer n plan
he greatly preferred and We will do him
the justice to say that we infinitely prefer
his plan to that of the Committee against
which, we are pleased to set, he voted !.
but then we hold him inexcusable for thus,
sacrificing the main cause he was pledged
to support, in order to secure some modi-
ication to meet bis own private views.
But if DIR. Saunders is blamable for his.
course how much more so are those other
Eastern gentlemen, who have inglorious
| " surrendered, without tho scmblancc of
an excuse, the cherished cause the East
had committed to their keeping! Messrs.
Arthur and WingGed--and we take no
pleasure in saying it-have invoked tho
indignation of once confdiug but now
distressing constituency, who can find no
palliative for their unexpected abandon
mcnl ola position in which they were re-
gardcd as firmly fixed. 1t will be seen
from notice in this days paper ihat,a
meeting has already bcencallcd to take &C.
ton on the subject, but as VIC said on
Thursday, we fear the time has passed
when meetings could do any good.
The following is the article on which we
nave been conmeting.
Attack ofthe Bedford Sentinel
upon Or. Saunders.
Mr.. EDIroR:-i was no little surprised
TO see Ia the Bedford Sentinel ofthc 10Th
inst.,a most ugj ust and ungenceous attack-up.
on the course Of one OF our delegates in tho
Convention, DR.. James Saunders IF Lynch.
burg. The writer (ior the Editor was nb.
sent from Lis ust)chafGes tie Doctor
with voting"m direct rotation ofhis dcli5.
crate and voluntary promises and pledgrs
made to the people when he was cand.
date for the office he now holds, and in op.
position TO the wishes ard opinions Of tho
people ofthis district"
Now, this is a most grave charge in.
volving no less the personal honor, than
the character and fidelity of DR.. Saunders
as public servant. Mark the language:
"Hr roted in direct notation ofhis deli5ey.
ate and voluntary promises ard piedges."
II this be true, Mr.. Editor, then is Dr.. s.
a dishonorcl man, and worthy, indeed Of
|
1t true! Can it be truci No---nol DENY il
/ IN toto, and must beg leave to say, with all
becoming respect for the writer IN tho
+ Sentinel" that he has utterly filled to
snbstantiaic this most SORROWS accusation A.
gainst one ofthc most high minded and
honorable men and faithful representatives
=. in the State. What evidence Is induced
, in support Of i'll Nothing but the vote Of
DIR. ;. against the substitute TO Mixed Ba-
sis Report A. offered by Mr. Ro f. Scott, >
OF Fauqnler, which the writer alleges,
recognizes the mixed basis MS the proper
basis Of representation. Now, sir, viii
any one contend that Dr. Saunders was
committed by his sway bin TO vote for
the substitute Of Mr.. Scott. or any other
parficnlar. firm of the mixed basis3 Ger.
tainly not. 1t is well known that tho
mixed basis may exist in many forms and
assume various shapes, and still be, to all
mtcnts and purposes, the mixed basis. l
Affirm, without fear Of successful contradic-
tion, that the published circular Of DR.,
Saunders, while a candidate for the Con.
vention, did not commit him in favor of
any specific form Of the mixed basis, much
less the particular plan Of Mr.. Scott, which
proposed TO apporiion one haf the menu
bers Of the General Assembly upon taxa
ton and oaehayupon white population,
in imitation Of South Carolina. which
is the only State in this broad Union
where such a mircd basis exists. As
one who voted for Dr. $. knowing him to
be decided advocate Of the mixed basis
as both right and proper" ! certainly never
heard olany sach PUN asM~ during tho
canvass, or indeed until it was proposed in
the present Convention, nor do | belicvca
single solitary voter in the District did
With what show Of justice, then, il DIR.
Saunders gravely charged with Deliberate
~ violating his pledges, for simply voting
against specifc proposition, which Meth
err he nor his constituents dreamed OF at tho
time of his clcciioni Especially, too.whcu
in the very act Of voting, he distinctly an
nounced lis intention ofbringing forward
proposition for tho permanent establish.
mcnt Of the mixed basis il another, and in
his deliberate judgment, more upcxcep.
tiopablc forml But, it is said that this pro-
| position Of Dr. Saunders was d compro-
misc, and that the Doctor did not tell tho
| people in his circular tllat he was fayora-
Die TO acompromisc. Now, docs not the
writer in the Sentinel know that Mr.. Scott
has repeatedly announced from his seat in
the Convention that his own proposition
wasa" Compromise' yes, reader, ne Cam
Promise7 Yet. DR.. Saunders is dcnoureed
as faithlcss TO his trust for voting against
Mr.. SCOTS "Compyomise' oftiie mixed bn-
SIS, and denied the privilege Of voting for
compromise Of his own; which, az / shall