The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-27
TO THE FEEKHoLpERs OF rBs City ON
RICHMOND.
T ELLow CITIZENS,
| HAVE this dav. and

fELLow CITIZENS,
HAVE this day, and
Hot until this day, determined 20 become \
Candidate for feat in the Legislature Of this
commonwealth. at che next election 20 he
held tors1e City O. Richmond. In forn,iro
TINS determination, III not confcious of bee
ing ui'der the influence, ofany motive bur 3
WIN forender ieryice, as far as am able, to
my country and to YOU.
Wheeler this with, will ever be realized
even re- 4imali extent, IS queRion. WHICH
time only san decide, | can proniie 1otbiao Mr.
hdelity ara attention, Il IS certain. however.
that 2 penod more favorable, for the reouls
ton ct etr dQneitic policy, mas never os,nr-
red. ! he'pol1tieal conteles which haye ari-
cared America, engroled for (evcral vesrFs .
large portion of the tiule and attcnt;nn. Of
our General Aaembiy. Thefe caufes have
atiengtl ceaied 10 operate. Peace and bar-
mony have returned but how lone they
VIII remain with lis, nc man can tell. We
mould aV'il ourfeives, therefore, of the ore
tent moment, 70 prepare, and 70 ADOPT 5,icb
neaiures, as are be& calculated, to "eRablifh
J1FitS'' t6 lniure the trdnquiiffy and TO pro-
mote the general welfare OF the fate. 20
the attailmene of 4hefe important objects
am wiling TO contribute, my mite OF feryice
l ne publication of political creed will
not, / preum@, be expected. Ny opinions
on the great qucttions. which have been
diicuiled, the United States, it is PROBABLE.
are we'll inown. Some OF them are in print:
10 al, hive LITTLE doubt, that inall adhere.
through ife,
he declaration, which I now make, would
not have leen delayed 70 long, had not been
under luoe ernbaEraGmene, from cauGes
which, urd this day, didianot conceive 10 be
removed With detail Of thief.
cayies, it's unnecehary to trouble you. An
explanation OK them VIII be found by thoCe.
VINO tnii.a them worth knowing, in two let
ters of thi date, from MIR. Smith and Mr..
Kind. Ihefe letters are in the hands Of DR.
J. Fou(h-e
It is vlual for men, who are candidates for
the General ARem5Iy, TO feck by perlonaI
attentions, tie favor of thofe who are to vote.
mean not, abiolutely, TO condemn this Drac-
tee. I here are times, at which, it may be
Iuitltcd and there are men, whole htuation
may Fcn3er i:proper. My purpofe IS, only
to execute mYelt, by fhe~ing the ncceiGty for
nv iecluaonand retirement. The Chancer0
Court S nov in fellion. Tire dilfriG court
Of Richmond, commences on the frft day Of
next month and is followed by the Court
Of Appeals, on the tenth, the dihrit court of
Psteflbprg on the fifteenth, and the federal
court on the twenty-afth. 1t viii he at once
perceived, that Preparations Tor thcle Courts
and aGtua! attendance on tfam, will leave
but fnail portion of leilufc. { any perfon
ihai be OF opinion, that in purluing the lyffeu
which IS here marked ok, ard hich il is
my duty 70 ohierve, | am influenced by eay
ientimelt originating n want of affection
or re!pcct for the people, he will do me qreat
lnjuiticc. Bat tor this error, there IS no
remedy: time alone can remove "a
and time viii remove il.
GEORGE HAY.