The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-03-16
For The PoroMAx GUARDIAN.
M. Willis,

M. Willis,
ME experience of fereral years p?ft, tnuft have
is,ished ii public. that before elections fer eI-
Their Representatives to tine Concres Ct ,hc Uuted
States, or for the State L-ei{4ture, the candidates
for either mutt expect abul-, through the medium
Of your preis; fut publicat generally more
profitable TO the prtls, than informing tie peo-
pie.
Having feen two publications. in your iste pa 7ers,
fgned &. peqpls, and sgnsd Que Of N Pe2yies
which teppote were intended to inlure The
enluing election for repreis n!stites in tie State
LeeiAa,ure, in which am charged by that
curiilons and abul9e writer, who has ASHAMED the
lgna,ure Of The People. with having betrayed sh-
trult committed by The people, by fosfaking
it with having acted oat of contempt TO 's'e peo-
pie, in leaving he siseHb!7 during the iat iefion.
| am, and always have been Of opinion. that when
ever confidence is reFoied in per'on By any or
more of his fellow CITIZENS, whenever pcrion is
delegated to fill any ofce more especially thst Of 70
much mporsance the people as law aker,
that it is his duty that he is bound oy every prin-
cipIe of honour dicharge that truit win aEduity
and attention under theie impreflons, / have
twice ifered my iervces the very Respectable ci
tizens of this county have for two years pal had
the honour TO repreeut them, and under the inn
preions il is. again cTer n,yfet candidate at
the enuing election Nor do iuppose my late
con!tituents will fay have in rhe inalle{t degree
deviated from tbofe principles when left the Taft
ltHfOn at the Se1IOn Gfu, Wien tuHIiHsoo
that the ndiiPoiitlon of and the death Of ano-
Their of my neareit relations, the caue thereof
whole prshug solicitations, although he ynoit in
1enfey cold weather during the Taft winter, fiked
my Ae-th, and although the dill ance is nearly
two hundred miles, was abient but nine days from
the houe.-- This will no doubt, be iufhcient apo
logy to my fellow citizens even the lcurrlous wr-
himistf, if he is nor as void Of feeling he is
of principle and riendghip, mutt acknow ledge il is.
But there is another charge exhibited sgainit me by
thoie writers, to wit, " that preien5ed and iup-
ported petition from few individuals Of this
county, for the audabe purpoie of taxing the peo
pie 10 raile money sor rhoe few, to carry on law
fuirs for lands they had no right to-" Thofe petite
having informed they have already ftRE
10 the prefs full ltatement of the petition, soge-
Their with reference to he laws under which thsy
acted, and the adiudicstons thereon, ihaH only
fay, that never iaw nor heard of the petition al
luded to, until the day left Marinfburg for Rich
mond. / never read the petition until the iecond
day Of the letting of the assembly after reading
the petition and conluting fevcral Of the members
from the Northern Neck of Virginia, and Others OF
the belt infornatons in the Legislature, found
there petitions from the counties Of Hamp-
Hire, Hardy and Shenandoah to the lame effect.
IL was agreed by every member converted with,
that the labirct an important one TO the Peo-
pie of Virginia, and Especially to thoe within the
Northern Neck. 1t was unanimously agreed upon
that ir ought to be taken Up and coaldered BY the