The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-21
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RICHMOND, aIa DECEMBER.

w council tn fupply the vacancy ocGa6oned by the
reiSnation Of Philip Grymss, Efq.--And alto two
Other perions ruppy the vacancies. occafoned by
the removal of William Fouihee and William Brock
enbrongh, Efquires.
The following lift exhibits the names of f,ch
candidates for the Executive Council, as have
been already brought forward.
OK THURSDAY.
Nomiynta-y. Nominatees.
c. R. Mallory, William AvIett.
''' : John Woodward.
Tbnm n" miIlsr Lewis Harvie,
David S. Garland, Pevton Randolph.
Thomas B. Rohertion, William Munford.
Thomas NJ. Clark, S. Todd.
james Singleton, G. VIM. Smith.
Lttieton w. Tazwel, Jarvis Storrs.
r,., A.;, ] VIM. e. Williams,
Pevton Randolph.
H-,,o;s 11;u William Munford,
-''' Lemuel Riddick.
Bathurlt JoGes, John Guy.
On FRIDAY,
John Morgan, John Prunty.
Thirteen candidates, who have been alrea-
~ nominated to A feat in the Executive Coun-
Gil In the fprit of P.ldaretus of Sparta, we
may indeed congratulate the commonwealth in
Throughout the whole Of the fpeeches which
accompanied thefe nominations, we could dif-
cover only one principle Of any kind of impor-
tance inited upon which was, the propricty
OF crying to each ieStioH of the fate a rebrejn-
tstius ut the cornell board. Every portion of
rhe commonwealth, it was contended, lhould
have representative OF its interefs in the DIFF.
ferent departments of the government. The
ilsa was already retuced to practice in the Ie.
giflative body, where every county had its de-
putios why ihouI it not alto be extended TO
. the Judiciary and executive branches? A.
cording to this principle, the weftern difri6t
claimed member OF It's own the fouth ide of
James river put in its claims for another: and
even the maritime frontier, il was fiih, thould
have lis representative at the council board.
With the exception of this one f,li.ary pri,-
ciple, the fpeeches Of the 20 ninat;ng ,nembers,
contained little that is worthy of being record
ed. Mott of the nornina.ofs, we're, as ufu Il, the
eulogifts of their friends. For our part, we
have no apology to make to our readers, for de-
troying the notes which we had taken on this
location. five are aGsed for the rcaf IN, WHY
we have fuppreAed fuch fpended fpecimcns Of
esoluence? or anf,vrr is eafilv made We
have no anxiety to dres up 4 Cutlery Of Por-
traits" or a new "Academy of Comps nents."
We have no WIFI to call upa bluh in the cheeks
Of the candidates, b. exhibiting the confcienii-
Gus but h;ghiY-chSrgsd eulogies Of their friends.
We would win to enlighten the people by IL
lutrarina princibleJ, and not to amufc them by
the exhibition Of portraits.
There was one of thefe nominations, indeed,
which could not but receive our appreciation /:
-"I fhall not (faid the nominator) in the ufuaI
language of enconiafic. defamation. claim A
,Touo.pois of every talent and virtue for my
friend. Yet, Cir, / viii fay he has as much of
beth as commonly falls to the lot of one man.
lie has as much of both, Fir, as qualities him
erincntly for difcharging the duties Of coun-
cilIor of tate he has 10 mneb of b0fb, that he
can come without fear into the field of compa-
rifpn, with any gentleman, who ilall be offered
on this occaGon."