Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-31


DIAN SIR:
You are surprised to learn that | lmye not Il
high opinion 0i Mr.. jefferson. am n luir
surprised ut your surprise. | am certain tni
never wrote line. and that meyer. n i'uiu-
ment, IN conversation, or even IN the hustlug-.#-
place where II is the fashion t. court the rut,u
hce,-n,trred n word indicating an opinion that
the supreme authority IN II State ought IL he IN
trusted To tho majority Of citizens told ~ tha
head. IN other word-. TO the poorest nnl most l.
nnrant part of society. have long been rlr-
,inced that institutions purely democratic must,
sooner or later, destroy liberty, OF civilization, az
both
In Europe, where the population is dcnae. dc
effect Of such institutions would ho almost in+ an.
taneons. VIVA, happened lately in France /, IN
example. In 1913 pure democracy va. c-Fab
iished there. Daring u short time there wa.rtt..
sun 10 expect general spellatiou, n nali 81
bankruptcy, new PARTITION oi the sill. m,S,=
mum o prices, n ruinnus lonl Il taxation lail on
the rich Tor the purpose Of supporting the poer III
idlcnoss. Such n system wouli, IA twenty YEN.
have made France ia poer nud larbnIeus IT,"
France Of the Cnrloyngans. Happily the dan.
ger avcrtcd aud NOW there /, n i,spatisn. ~
silent tribune, nv cn~lnvel prr.s. Liberty is
gone; but civilization has hp"l saNcd. | lac
not the smallest doubt TINT, if We hnl n purrly
Democratic government here, t'lr elect would lie
tue same. Either the r"pr "snIt llnndrr tie
r''h' ana cW'l'Ha,"h Wnn!a lP'l'h' or 'i''t hhi
properly would he saved is strang military
government, and liberty wruhl geneh
f"n may think that your country enjoys ar ey-
! emplon from these evils. | VIII frankly oNn -
/ you tnht am ei very Inherent opinion, \nnt
tte believe to he certain, though 1t ia deferred
/ hy physical cause. A. long as y" have h'an'
i i'ss extent OF iertIlc and unetenrcd ian', W.
lahnrns population VIII be ihr moleat case iaba
, the lahorinr POPULATION IT the ell wailE a.
while that is tho case, the j. 0rra'amh III :
may continue 10 tAlsi Wlthp1 'e|n-mg any l. n
calamity. But time Will com" Nara New l,na-
iand Will be as th,''ly Pe'td'l a, OIL Ee.Inl.
Wages VIII be aS low nnd VII Nac nd'' "S much
with you aS with n. ! II WI ta'e luHr Mn
chesters and birmingham; eud "a 'bn#e Ma. 10.
tiers and iilrmingham:, hnaife' II thousand, nj
artisans VIII nsSnfed'N he yin .lii's en- VIII
Then your institutions wall b. iajr'y brought Ia
the test. Distress ,icrHwhelr Wahr' thu R'rrrs
mutlnons nnd d'scehieniel, aed larhnes Lra e.
list n with eagernrss Ia aglta'ays Mhp tCa Inn
that it Is mons'r-,as mighty t'ai one ma..ltul
have million while another 'a'not got \ hil
meal In bad years there Is plenty 81 .ru"l III;
here, ana sometimes Ilt' li"if . bg' = mti.
tiers little For here the sot5rc.s are 10. fhe# -
lrrs. The supreme power - AZ the hault.,lI
class. numerous indeed, but >eirs'=H an ,ilea.
ted c AS, oi class winch H. and knews s.ei L"
be, deeply Interested III the security 81 property
and the mantenhhc' o' order. Accordingly. tin
malcontents ARE hrm'y yet gettly, le>t aitel.#
The bad time is got over without roliia- t.
wealthy to relieve the ihdtaeni. The Spfllys #ul
national prosperity soon BEGIN 10 flow H.a.i.
work Is plentiful: wages rise; anl all Is uanqall
ty aud cheerlnlneSS have sen l.aERnj ~
three or hour times through saea critical sca,on.
ms have described. Through such Seasons tbr
| unnlted States Will have to pass IN the confsr at
the next century, II not OF thiN. How Will w
pass through them! heartily wt>h YOU god
dehveranee but my reason and my wishes are
at war; and cannot help inrebod'ns the worst
It's quite PLAIN that your government VIII uc1rr
DC a'ie 10 restrain a distressed aud d'SroAtehifI
majority fnr with You the majority IS the E9N,
ef"meh'' ana mas the fieh' who are AWAY M
hori'y' aoseu'eiy AZ IT'S mercy Inc day VIII
come wheh' IN the state Oh New York, multi
,uue "i people none Oh "h"nl has had more ilAh
nan breakfast or expects TIC have moro than
hull dinner, VIII choose II legislature, i il
possible to doubt what sort OF legislature vii be