Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-15
Meeting Of the Whig Members ofthe
General Asse tnbty.


RvEs. Esq, Of Albemarle. was called to TIN
chair, and OLIVER p BALDWIN, Esq, of Rich
mond, appointed Secretary.
On motion of ). Patrick, Esq, of kanawha
twas resolved that a committee be appon
ted by the chairman to prepare and rePor
resolutions and an address TO the people o
Virginia. The chairman appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen: Messrs. John d. limbo
den, Nicholson Johnson. Vincent Witcher,
Hugh w. Shelley, Joseph Segar. and Thorn.
as Creigh. On motion of Mr.. Patrick, the
chairman was added TO the committee.
The following address and resolutions wero
reported by the committee
An Appeal 10 the People Of virginin.
Constrained by sense of responsibility TO
their immediate constituents and the people of
the State, the Wing members OF The General
Assembly earnestly invite public attention to
certain acts Of that body, manifesling in an n
farming degree, The mischievous policy OF the
Democratic party. They would mako this
appeal in mere partizan spirit. The nets
of which they complain deserve, in their opin.
ion, the condemnation of all candid and indie
pendent free men, who maintain and exercise
The rights of priv ate judgment. against the die
taton Of party organs and leaders. 1t can be
truly asserted that no paItry desire to secure
party advantage has suggested this appeal; il
has sprung from hig eI motive;it has been
coerced by sense of duty to the whole peo
Pile of the State. without distinction of parties,
under perfect knowledge ofihe efforts that
will doubtless be made to close the public mind
against its fair consideration by the usual war
cry that Is employed TO arouse the passions
and prejudices of party. Apprchenslons oil
this sort cannot deter them from this chal-
lenge of the public judgment and scrutiny to
the course Of the Democratic party in tho As
sembly; and if no other voice shall be raised in
its Reproduction, they will not be the less salts.
fed that they have discharged their daty to
the public, nor less prepared TO ascribe such a
result to the unfortunate tendency of high par
ty excitement, to smother the voice Of reason
and Justice. 1t is moi To be understood how.
ever, that they intend hereby to relax the
bonds other party organization, orlo court
the suffrages Of the people on conditions in
consistent with their principles On the con.
trary, there is everything in the course Of the
State and Federal administrations 10 admon.
ish them Of the duty and the necessity of cling
ing the more closely TO their organization as
agreat national. conservative party. and OF
cherishing the more earnestly that sound, gen
uine Republicanism which lies at Its founda-
ton, and which opposes to the license of the
Democracy the wholesale restraints OF n sober
habitual regard for the peace the honor and
the stability OF their free government. Strug
Cling in the minority, they have baed not one
jot or little of courage or of hope in their reli
ance on the eventual triumph Of truth and cor
rect principles; but they have not always en-
Joyed the privilege Of remonstrance agains
the course of the dominant party;--on ques
tons of the deepest and most general interes
they have been inexorably denied hearsay
or else their voice sihed in debate by the g
islative gag. 1t IS to he presumed that IN,
measures complained of have already enpag
ed much ofpublc attention; so that brie
enumeration of the most prominent of then
nay suffice to arouse the vigilance. and pro
woke the investigation of the people in all sec
tons oil The State.
Cursed AID afflicted as the people of this
State have been, and still are, by the circula
ton of an illegal sms note currency of III,
worst imaginable kind, tie Assembly, ondei
the control of the democratic majority, has
failed to provides remedy for this great evil;
and. as if ready at any time and upon any
pretexI, to sacrifice the public interest to some
abstraction ofther creed. has sternly denied
the only relief that could be given, in refusing
to authorize the Banks to supply safe, con.
vertibe currency in the emission ofnotes un.
der the denomination of FIVE dollars. The in.
evitable consequence ensues that new brood
of swindling shops will spring up without and
within the borders of the State. managed by
unknown and irresponsible men, to tax the
trading community and cheat the laborng
classes with the most unsafe currency that the
wit of nan can devise. Perhaps, yet more
pervading mischief attends it; in the deprav-
ing ehect upon the morals of the people. of an
open and continual violation OF law, which
hnds no small justification from the culpabe
federation ofthis state Of things by the demo.
cratic law -makers of the State.
The democratic party commits many absur.
ai,ies, il not crimes, sooner than allow the in
fallibility of its political faith to be drawn in
question. Thus, having once declared. under
vastly different circumstances.i,s opposit on to
distribution ofihe proceeds Of the public
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