Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-02
LONOON, June /.
20 tsr independrn, elceiors ct RonitOn.
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SESrLaMEN, .--
PcIcsivi,g that Mr. Caveadish Bradshaw has.
since by Your voice he was constituted one ef
The guardians of the pubiic purse tasca care to
obtain place by the means ct which ne draw
into his own poke, ssms thousands year cut
OF that purse. and ti,is. too, At a tiae when The
load Of indispensable taxes is pressing his honsst
and industrious constituents to the cartat per
ceiving this. and being fully persuaded. that
whenever the eleao's of any place re- choose re
preseay atives under similar circumstances. the
cause is not much their own disposition rs
IN The apathy rad iukews,mness OF ;hC.e indie
pend.n mes who may have the ability to ressur
hem from such hsnus with this truth being
deeply Impressed. did upan hearing Of the APP.
prosching vacancy. use my Efforts TO prevail up
IN other men of This description TO afford you an
opportunity of cvimcing ynur good sense and up
regimes aud having failed ia those EFFORT.
have ,houshe ii nv duy o aHord you This op
per unity myself; i! beng manisssty ,:us. iha
uhl-s-.'reR e i!depe ..dense and OF public spiiiS
will fer themselves as candidates. 10 rail - e.
lseors for Choosing sai re shsosing ,he depen.
dent sId rhs mercenary ;s, il tbs highest degree,
unreasonable and unjust
AS to professions. gsntemen, SO many and so
loud uDca such occasions. have ;asy been; So
numsr0u. arc the instances, IL which the foul
mss. ana the shameless mass Of tha apos,scy have
solsmr.i'y OF the vow so completely, and with
such fatal eie6l, have he grounds OF confidence
been des.ros ed. 'hat his NOW become necessary,
upon al occasions hike the present. TO give
pledge, such as every man can cisa:Iy under
stand. and such as " is impossible 10 violate
without, expressing the vioaror to dete 2iou and
to ell The consequences OF detected hypocrisy and
falseEood; ant. such 4 piedge,i now give in
declaring that, whether YOU sle1 rec or not.
hever, as long rs live either FOR my SELF or for,
or through the means Of any one of my family,
viii receive, undsr any name. whether OF salary,
i,ension or other, either directly or nI;reGly, one
single fartAing Of the public s,oosy bu', with
our ernolUScat, compensation reward of any
Kind, or in any shape, will. TO tbs utmost ct ray
ability, watch over and defend the property, the
liberties snd the privileges of the people, never
therctron separating /, AZ nsver yer have, tho
jnss and constitutional rights AID prerosaivcs of
NC crown
This declaration. gentlemen. is not made with
ont due reflection as ~ ths fu,u'e Al well as to
the present, as 10 public men IN general as well
as 70 mysslf 1t proceeds, drst fom AN spini
OH, thar The representa- ives Of the people ough.
never to be exposed to the temp, alton of bstray
ing their rust secondly from, long observation.
thas those who live upnn ;he public are amongs,
the raost miserable OF men and thirdly. from
Mat experience in the va'iIus walks of life
which has convinced me Of the wisdom of Ha
ger. who prayed for neither wisdom nor pove,ty /;
not ricnes, lesr NE saoali target God; not pnver
~. leaf lie should be tempted O seal and 70 re
ceve the puAlc money unjistly, is no, only s,ea
ling buC stealing Of rhe worst aud basest scft,
including breach Of the most sacred trust a; com
panied with The cowarily ccnsciousness Of i'm
punity. From reflections Ike these gentlemen. il,
is. that tpe declaration no " made has pyocee ed
and. vixen depart, in ~crl or in dsed. from
this declaration, may become the sc3;n Of my
country wherein 20 be remembered with esteem
prize by end al III: riches AMI all The honors
OF this woild
Bur, gentlemen. az it is my firm Ge,errzisation
never 20 receive farthhg = the pu5,ic money,
so IL is my determination squ4'l} dFm. never, in
any way whatever, 10 give one fa,thing of my
own money 70 any man i'll order 10 induce min,
10 vo'e, or 70 cause others 70 vo;e for me; and
being convinced. thar tits this p,atlice OF giving
or promising TO give money or moneys vorth
AZ e!eelions; being Convinced that il is this dis
grsceful this unlawful, this prehiga,e, this i'm
pioas prs &ice 10 which are be ascribed all our
ea!ami les. u al ,le dangers ihat now stase us in
the lace, i caEnot'Ieilain from cxh bring ysu 10
be against ali auenpss a, such praAices, con
sanily and wSchiui'y up1n your guard The
candidates who have resorred TO such means
have always been found amongst the most wick
Cd OF mon; Elen, who, having, Ivy life of
dulteTy. or Of gambling. or OF prchigacy of some
o'heT sort. ruined Snih their csaraet,r and their
fortunes, have siakei their last thousand upon
an eieSion. with 'he hope of thereby obsairing
securiy from a jail, and of selling ihsir vote for
The meaus "a u;ufe sub is,ence, drawn from The
sweat OF the people at a hundred fold; and thus
expecting TO pocket tie p'uit ut he co,fup: spe
euatiou, sneeriag az ,hsjr bibcd and periu-ed
cons'ituen,s, as SATAN is said to have sneered 4,
the fePfoeate with whom he had bagg2inc1 for
his soul
Far from You. gentlemen, be eyeluity so fool
i'h' Far from you disgrace so deep, infan1y so
ind-'iabe! Far f'oa1 yeu 50 aagrant violation
oil the law, to derizg defiance the jussicc and
the power ard the wrz,h os God iIut, were it
othcrwi.c, and did Cad in Honilon bur as ma
ny 'iGh'eous men az were found in Seldom and
G0m~rTah, would tender ,hss1 my hand 10 lead
them from the test. Very different, however.
are my hopes, these hopes forbid me TO believe
il possible that tbere Should be-. collected upon
one spot. four bundled Ensishmen. having the
eyes Of all England upon thea, who will not j.
by their votes, Freely and cordially given. sanAi-
on TIE great psinCip'e upon which now stand
and ia these hopea. will, if have life, do
myself The honor 70 meet yoG on the day OF eletli-
on. liz the nisan while,
! am,
With grea, ras9s2,
Gen lenem.
Yonr most humble AMI k,oss o5cdient ssYvt.
WN. cOB3GTT.
Bc,ley, SonthamDsoa,