The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-19

N"'!C'" nc executive Souncli e;ltrufted the
dv'i'on of Richmond to Eve demos, they
have executed, or rather murdered their COM
mai,on. he Shocka nil, Or Monroe ward,
contains an hundred and thirty sour white IN
haoitants, above the age Of hxteon. The
Niadlion, or Brickrow ward, has three hun
dredan ninety-fve; the iouth Of the bridge,
o. le0crion ward, two hundred and three, or
two hundred and FIVE. Thus the Madiion
ward contains about GNty taxable Inhabitants
more than tbs otber tao9 yards pat tegrfber;
and yer, by his new order of things, thelt CT
tizens only chuie eight Of the hall, while the
two others chufe Gxteen. IF any thing like
juitice, or fair play had been attensed to, this
ward no Id have choen at leait twelve ard the
others TX, or eight piece. This unequa' divi-
ion was'n2ade upon the principles of Sraud and
faciion. The obiea was to exclude the
federals from a majority in the council. They
pofe(s an innsenie (upeyioritY OF numbers IN
the brck-row ward, 70 petulantly chriitsred
with the name ct bfadij5B, with the nar1c Of a
man who recommends the emancipation Of
hapcs, and who pcriuaGcd a itupihed alitmbly
TO give 10 Corgrc!sa free gift Of two hundred
and twertY millions of acres OF land in the
North Wef}ern Territory, bciides foTty~three
millions of acres Of water in valuable lake and
ftraight up before your eyes in The hatpte book
No former or future aicmbly ever had @. will
| have it in ,her power to commit fulh con-
f,mmatc, fach ,nonGrous, and unpardonabIe
acr offnliY. II Virginia had kept her lands 20
herielf, he would nor have been Narrated with
illl;i luad of taxes, The annual a!c of . part
OF th~fe lands would have paid all public hug-
Gems the PabiIo printer, the srnery, the peni-
tertiary, and all together The overpius
would have filed The tfeatury with millions Of
doarsj "tteaJ Of which it is frequently 5ritb-
ant ane ceHt, for leyeral months in the wear.
Virginia might have been by taf the richef,
as .hc IS, At preenJ, ole oF the poore& ttatrS III
me Unioa. Madton is, in very ercs, de-
! gree, the eHClutiVe fath-. of Firginian taxa
etoa. hr Recorder has often itarci taeie
facts. he Only any, Which the demos
ever ioave Wade, or ever can make, is that
GIG R~C"rder cont@ins nothing hut faithoed;
and tAat rs editors are Infamous. Ye block
/ beads pocs tie ttaJute book tell lies Isit
lnt@Eoai 10 ihew the couGtry bow groGlY it
las Ueen, anu continues TO b plundertd? r.
would have been beaed fight for Virginia, if
iHch newspaper and t!ch ceilous mad exifed
twenty years ago. \ ou- bills upon lie
tfsaiuTy woci3 n,E, n that c2ie, have Seen iold,
will be, for 4 iayrs d;Lean.
Madifon, aboys MI men. t,cleed L, lead Inc
commonwealth a.iray INTO ali her G,Arsf.s
fei wanr OF money; and to bin we are much
iadebted for thay precious commodity, the
black a~d yellow population Of frsemen. In
any other part OF tay World, iuch difplay Of
political talents would have fecured to nis
name ,he Profound -it contenpe, ard the mott
Incapable dcret4ton. This man is the di-
witty OF the democrats,
We return to the conmi4ioncrs and the
wards, rheie gentlemen have publi(iled an
advertisement In this they fay tnai thew ha3
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