Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-14

Albcmarle 10 meet in Convention on MAY
Court day for the nomination of candidates for
the next Legislature.
J.R. WOODS, Omn.
w. IL. SOUTHALL. Sect'y.
To THE WHrGs ofMe Congressional District
embracing tie counties Of Bradford, Amhera
Nelson, buckingham. Flurana, A6emarle,
Greene and Madison.
The Legislature of Virginia has adjourned
and, voluminous as have been their acts, then
wisdom might be easily recorded on "a hall
dime. They have waged war against the
small note system, and yet the country is filled
with "sbin plasters." They have loaded the
State with debt and the people with taxes, and
have magnanim0uSly refused one acre of tn,
public land. for the relief of the dear people"
And finally,thev have performed the Hercule
an task (by brow-beatng their conscientious
,r.c cnl of doing what they call disrictng the
State; by which they mean cutting up tn,
Old Dominion into - democratic plantations,
to be held by certain gentlemen who have no.
thing to do but talk of estate rights" smoke
cigars and invent humbugs for the people, re-
cciving for these mutllarious labors the daily
rent OF SIS
These districts have not been shaped by any
matter Of chance they have not been laid of
on account of their connguity or identity OF
interest; but the wing majoIifes have been re.
gularly counted and mixed with sufficient
locofoco alloy to silence them for the next ten
years. The only reason offered for the fraud
is that the wings are not entitled to a single
representative in Congress, 10000 more men in
Virginia prefering Gen. Pierce than Gen
Scott for President We doubt whether 10000
preferred either. But the argument shows the
bearing and tendency of the party to the ION.
man Poverty carries on its front the doctrine
that ITO the victor belong the spoils." Elect
a democratic president and all things should
be democratic. None should see the work.
lug OF the governmental machinery save those
in It's pay. Each wheel should be democratic
oiled with public money to prevent its
"cl0gging." No matter how small the MAORI
~ IN state. the party having that maorit,
should fill all the Offices, from Governor down
10 the inspectors oftobacco. Delegates should
he democratic, Senators democratic-al "oI
| one heart and one mind'-let the stream OF
corruption and public plumber (Which the pure
OF both parties have endeavored to stiAe) flow
unchanged and unceasng, until each and eve
ny political insect has been gorged with the
lille blood OF the government. In times past.
there were those who desired but one party in
the administration Of the government; who
saw without shame the voice Of the peor,,e al.
fledand who chung with infamous tenacitv II the
LegakGocernment the one man power. In
those days, men who complained were called
wings and croakers, and patriots denounced as
dsrurbers of the public peace
Are the wings of Virginia to submit quietly
TO this state of affairs 7 Will honest demo.
Craftsmen who vote and act from principle,
see thousands Of their fellow citizens, their
friends and neighbors disfranchised, as effec.
tually as il their votes had been stricken from
the poll book, simply because they differ from
them In political opinions Will they aid in
carrying out this enormity Will they up
hold and applaud the men whose brains have
been engaged in working out this scheme of
wrong and fraud, when they should have been
attending to the interests of their constituents
"Taxation and representation should 90
hand In hand" If We are not to be represented
fully and farlyin all the departments Of our
State and Federal Government, release us from
taxation for the support of either Our vote
Is worthless, lit tbs 10 be stihed every ten wears
by regular scheme of chicanery.
In this our own "shoe string" district the
string has been stretched both WAYS and
a piece of wing leather cut out of the
side. Two more counties have been ad.
ded, and still 1t is to rain bienially for the
next ten years in Madison and Greene. It is
not "who shall represent this district" blu,
"who shall represent Madison and Greene
These two counties Jas the district originally
stood) were vast cauldron prepared to boz
up the small wing majorilies of the othe,
counties; while sold Amherst" stood bv y,
throw on the chips, Unnecessary and now
by the wisdom of the democracy, it is ascer
tanned that Buckingham would be far safe,
IN this same kettle, and the few wings remain
ing in Fluvanna easily cooked therein and