Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-25

FOR IILE EyyQUIRER.

To tie Electors of the Senatorial District compo
sed ot the Counties of Ameiia, Chesterfield, Pow
hataT, Cumberland and NottoWay-
FELLo w-CITILESs,
IT having pleased the Almighty to take
from Us good man, and our Senator, the vacancy
thereby occasioned in our Senatorial District, must
necessarily be iiled by choice 10 be made by you,
at special election TO be holden for THAT purpose,
soan after the meeting Of the Legislature.
liavi 2 employed seven wears OF my life, in rem
dering to my courtFy the hest services which could,
had retired, before the last spring election, with
heart filled with gratitude tow ards those who had
long hunoTed me with their confidence, and under
expectation that should not again place myself
IN situation 10 c0mhst the arts, and witness scenes
oil eectaaeering, which have, long since, ceased
be pleasure to me; yet, notwithstanding the reso-
luton which | thought / had formed in my own
mind, feel it my duty to ob.ise those who have
heretofore been my private and political friends,
and in presenting myself now before y0u, AS q caI,i-
date for your sddl9Ses, have only yielded to tler
wishes.
The formation Of my mind must be obtuse in
deed if hal not seen, ia the c0urs. Of my political
practice, many str1Hg objections leaving the do
nestle comforts Of private life for the purpose ofen-
gaginS IN the storms = turmoil, which, in spite Of
every effort to avoid them, will, more o. less attach
themselves to toe representative characier.-ro
discover this requires but ordinary share OF mem
tai lcutcuess, AID have seen it with reg ct, from
the earliest moment of my political exsence
Happy indecd. would il b. for us all If preventa-
tive could be found, In tie possession Ut every
thing which Is great and god but these heavenly
qualities sometimes seized upOn as the very
ground OF political destruction, by many, whose nn-
niOns and principles dill from those entertained nv
the iDan OF whose fame they are a,oIs, and who n
they nave selected for political ruin and, after all,
Il viii DC found that the little pleasure which We
are TO expect in this wor d, will be found alone in
the e1joyment Of our families and cur friends: in
the osssure station Of private H..
After preserving tlie view which have lust civ
en-, It may be as ed, why, uGd such circumstances
do not remain in Retirement! AHJ why do wish
again TO engage in such trcubl some sc ncs? II
these questions be propouaded 10 me, | answer
that The services OF every man balog 20 hs coun-
try, and when they called Tor, every other con-
sal ration sinks before the bsh dzmaaJ
For myself, confess have no personal feelings
to CRAFTY hayi gyee, trust l nave, the best
proofs Of my attachment to the honor and Interest
my country, and TO the principles OF &c govern
mert, u'.der Which alone, man ought ever to con-
seet 10 live, can have bat litLe WIS.,, % present
myself again before the people, political target
to receive the shot OF the enyiOus and the saDicr
Gus, Of which M community can boast of being free
But there is SUBJ Ct in winch every Eirsinian,
east a. the Bue Rdgr, olght 20 feel a1iatcrcst and
which has, ~ great measure, influenced me in once
more ask NJ seat IN the Legislature. his sub
lsct 49, thaf par! Of the RcvsHHc La-v rciatiqg 10
the Lunt Tar Very few men, whose dnty IL hiss
not beea to EXAMINE and understand the ,aract r.
o. orr Rcgeuue Laws, ha"c put themselves 10 the
trouhlc Of ascc tanning how the h'rhcnsof txation
are distributed amongst che people; and give my
SELF u0 credit for any attention WI ch may have
bestowed upon the inject hJc lusc, in ms ciarac-
ter 4 representative, n has brcH my duty To do 50
all that mean tn 10 upon this occasion, is IN c,li
Your attention to the PI ST on and i you consider
yourselves asgrievcd you ought C., require Of yonr
representative such reformation IN the laws IS III
make tie public burihens just e qual
The present annual revenue derived from taxes
on lands, amounts t'aa.ut SlSoO0O. Of Which sum
about SSi5O,O00 link, paid by he people who
i've on the east side OF the Blue Ridge u Nlous-
t;,as. IN the ycar 1852. the shoe numb of conn
ties Or the Commonwealth was arranged by law in
90 i0ur classes by nearl, parallel lines ram ~ rom
One P0lomack 10 Che \. CpFoijua line. and c,in-
mtucng on ihc eastern frontier. The first c'ass
~ which live, rXtcuds from the son sl re as hi h
up the Buckugham Inc, and IS fixed b. llw. at
m average value d los peracrs ule second class
eytc,ds from the Buck nehar liue NJ TO dc Blue
Rige ii Mountains and is fixed hy aw, Of an aver.
age yniu. Oi IS ~ per acre; hc third elfss ern-
brac s. ~ at fine country jing between the Blue
Edg and Aleghary Nouniai.s mud is fxet by law
Fl averg. value Of SIS 81. pcr acre; and the ith
class. compartments a chat ,ecCor of the state W.
iug west of the Allegheny M4uutaius, AID is fixed
1y law OF au age value OF IS. per acre. a the
time these yaluaGonswers made he commissioners
we're regulate principally hy population, cogvcni-
eacc t1 cowmorcc, Nc-ard rs che three last 81 IS.
s-s were, CO MIf tine, bot tinly settled compared
10 Ourr, ani lad little 40 advantage from CON.
mercc. fhe lands vhcli thry embraced were pl.ccd
ai 2loFcr valuation than ours, tu iths' ndiag the
aurcfi1r quality o. their soil. No objection there
ars be inside 10 he rule of valuation tien lail
down bv the commissioners But, ~ Hc brcses.
time, things wear very different asl,et--'The
Westcru part Oi the state is thckiy populat sd com
inercs has sztclded itself every 4here tbe most