Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-11
PdIi. D. DAVE. G.. Cur.
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VIRGINIA, go wir:
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VIRGINIA, 90 xir.
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TIE '5r'ad j. or, -,,n.poncri from tie County
Aforesaid, 70 AIT n'i tnv Superior Court Ga e, Of ian,
p-.iec - " sens oftLe tiut, i-', tacy owe 10
l"e"s'Ncs' ',''' tie 20 emuniiT q. which ,iey are
'Asnhe's make the following press, tne;ts:
W e prSSc"t As = grievance, Wtucii ass long been
VeTciy ie.,, which Is rapidly inerea sn. aud Which
thr' OF rs so"r to hsc me iiiolsrab.e, &c icqas-
y Win which tie Different pscs OK ,ac state Of ~
Eiuia are r sreS-ntd ia tie General .Ass, rlhy.
we eonsiiSr the prcp'n 'e'a-ce v hch .hisineoual-
~ o. reiicrcntsticn eo1t,rs Un minority CT toe
people, ilsah.,i' the Eastern and S,=i,hern
psits oil TN Staic, IS totally t0ns.steut with the
Slu'. smi 'alactcr OF cur republican nstitutious
an" Iusd ing, ia redress II the gr.ssance DC na-h
''neeI' p stpore'l, . 'esoit IN & ST principles,
we present rs grievance, a;ld &c gross vi1la.i-
on ct th' t'i dsm.u:al principles Of our Eoycrnr,est
the ,eiasal az the last General Assenb'v 10 pass !,
IA" lDr ahES The sense Of Ia, peoYie on the cues
ton, wnether convention should be cA,led " 10,
a''horsh bii, ccntgi'ifg provisions o. Il ca Ct
was voted for sy The representatives OF Il 5IS IL
VIC people We consider tbs refusal rs e,i enc,-
q! determination in the representatives, Of the
Eastern ad Sautt,rn sections or the State topper
severe IN course of leEisl.tcn, local ard arssl a.
us cr aud destructive OF the best IN, rests Of
lac nJ"l1t, o, lie reop.e inIa5.Ung ihe No,,ncrn
AID Western paris tlis ROOT
- 80 - " %llrN'ticNs nH4iVe5tsS tC.tlilfy
from the 'seonshiy OF rcpr, s-,ino', and lie pre-
'oniha'ee o' ss oo'n iterests th. acts et The L.
s'sialure ~ rriN;iGa q The pubic rev rue.--We
are warranted in prOnouncag these laws parttsi,
pr~Ss'Ne end uninst i.ssnucl as toy rcqure
Payrneot OF lie pub: revenue ia ia. no.es 81 lie
incorporated Bs' Ks of Virginia. which, willie they
comr0se The circulating dam IL the ia, oured
i'uTt III al she state, rot Ia be Obtained ~ any
mum, extent 10 very sr,s amount, In the
-Noftlein an Western parts thereof.
. We pressnt IS g'c,auoe, ~liici, may he traced
ne ii! tiie res To tie aeqGsiy os pressnti,is,
the continue &c Of the sat + ,.oyernraent =;
point 50 remote fro the c-.tre of the State, both
IS IL regards population anite1io.y. w bic In al
NE Nti'ei states oG the Uiln, vo.s.siiug Ike ths
Il WESTERN section, rapidly increasing; in population,
Tie seat OF GoYeInInent has beer rempyei. with 4
view TO general accom notation. Virginia alone, the
Nst'n u 'Ocs! legislation, in slLses,e nec 10 the
interests aud convenience cf psr;icular section o.
'ie State, retsin, her Capitol OF tide water, more
accessible 10 foreign enemy, than TO large pro-
portion - the force upon which il must ever deerd
Tor its defence.
We present "a . grievance. an Act of the las'
Se'erai Assemble. tnttltd aa Act To give reliei
30 he people oftii Commonwealth in certain cas-
C., ana an Act amen 'aor' thereof. which sifect 10
rccor ise 'ho notes # the two ircorpoiatcd Bsnks
rs part oi the circulating linn Of the Northern
and w osteln Countiss, fir;hrr affect T. cnisi.
ger tie GcfHdfcircu aliag medium ,t IN So Counties,
ns deprec'ted beloW that Of The fyorcd section OF
thr ate-Wc co sitler these laws as containing au
uh"aifa'tole nsursatinn ri poSer and most pre-
MYSTERIOUS trsn-i'-r to the County Courts Of TIL
u'u'fel s''thor'ty--ss navi1g direct rdercv 10
esiroy, what 4 wise Legislature would have earn.
estly endcaTored to sust.i, unif rnlty of value
~ an the constituent parts OF tbs circulating medi-
uu..
We n -csent as tyrarnicai & une7ns,i,ulional the
act oFthe lae General Ass mblv, ntit.sd " An Act
more eieouialiy to prevent the cremation OF o,ss
emhte 10y uncha trr,d 3a u.s. JHcolstilu.i9l.
ol-Seeause the prohibition un e,. severe pea.,it s
o! u,'ncorpoate' Banks, is Virtual srsnt % {" e
elusive emo'n ncuts and priv! ges" u ii,s ly,oil-
c'rp"Isied baak3--ii express VI lsti1u ot the am
sec ron Il g " Declaration OF Rsa,s -, ea,i,, d
subjects the citizen to the payment OF hea,y fines
uie Commonwealth, wr.0u, ale wing {, lin the
privilege ID tbe protect ofthe ira, by Jury lin cs-
peas violation Of The 8th ,ee,on of ne Il. e,laa
uoi'-S'oa'se n imposes fars" &c, s w." a q un-
prtcrient'd--in express vipation oftte gan sectisn
oil HE sad ID carsiion Bee ,rse i, is an sssu,po,
oy tiit Ltgis!at'ae 9th powers properly teong-
iLsto The |HtfcsGI7, wien latter b.arch OF tie
government hath alone tie risJ t. 'ake from tie
citizen, proper ~ Of which lac i IN ,ossess .-- e.
trei iis ''''O'''' %
And asly.
iiecA:sr II irnpairs tie obligation Of contraea"
entered i'trty the members q tb different la k b
'' ASSOC - F''s IN The State made 6efte the Pas
s.'Ss 81 lS'e IdTo In express violation OF Two e
The pr ii1.toy clauses OF the iot section oi tie
ar,ci o. the Z nsiuiln Uf The UritedStnes:
Md gra73pcai-Becanse it tramplea on the lieh,s
OF NE citizen u ail tire part cuits st enumerated.
a q because It aims sG-y bow III the prospect
~ ct tie Northern and W's.ern SECTIONS q the
State, containing majority Of free iuiabi. MS
tle'e'-i- We io not hest.te 10 irnpute ills o.
press ve a"d tyrsnucai law 80 the great peryad,ng
eEn which IS rs: bgitiug the prosperity of Virgn,s
III t'sguaity oi representation, and the clnsa-
Gent Pedo'"."ancs otos4 interests, aad local pas.
so g.
Tue Grand Jurors Of Berkeley are s-nsib'e, that
m INC erum.raton Of g'ievalc g. livery fsr from a
t"'i one which they have thought Il tasir tuty 10
max = hey have departed from thnt respectful tonr,
whic'', 10 common times, should be preserved To-.
warsihe government of tue S,ats--But ,hey o,s
Justified by the sctuA state nj things. Il become,
ireemen, "'en their rights are invaded, e. s,,tas
PLAINLY, md 10 act declsiyeiy.
WIN. MORRISON,
Foreman.
Il Copy-Te-t,
HAhRlsON WAITE, c.B. sc.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.