The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-06

they had husiness With the ,h.s9 maafdrnlt.
thai have rarely kept my 1ai nj inlle during
m orl,nnry meal. without rising 10 attend
spiar pefSen rnqulring In 81 air. In cunntil.
aafe EYER oh.erially perfefmed an honrsi.
faithful, aud lahoriens rai1 reading nland al
communications, md DOCUMENTS. infcsiigat
ing every subject Wi'h FL tle alily | he'd,
and milking the resear1h requisite, will pa
llrGce, aud sincere interest. Mr. hive ever
ouoe repined, with srlG. feelings. NJ the ser.
yifnle 20 which tfmr. The en1run'tr of MI
things, had reduced the office he'll nor ~
the eounnrlF 81 often tNgefirrced. OF INIT
,cntion 81 interruption h, lnud aud NJ season
able discourse. lo which i Wa hafle With.
ont any share OF the nn,hnriiy of speaker,
chairman, or moderator, aud n natural Hvrr-
sion besides 10 every Kind uf unneeessnr, ce-
rrmonions restraint, hadso right to expect
much better Than what has happened. aud
no rule OF conduct, hut never 10 suffer myself
to he nncivil, until il became necessary, 10
cheek the progress Of incivilty in Others.
Tie charge 81 design, or wish, On ay part
10 Introduce change into the executive de-
pnitlnoni, wne certainly uniust---Bui, ohtcry
against innovation Is an old way OF discussing
aud pcrpeiummg inoFoaehmenis. | hnte la.
sisted thnt no nniusidahle misinlerpfe'atien Of
'il' ibHsAtNltUH WIS Hltits W tn Inc fHAi'nF
Note was wrested from the Governor For
nov, while constitutional advice mnv he
given bS my three councillors, II four be- pre-.
sent YET all power 10 net, in any wny, nj any
time, may be denied, by four members of the
executive body To five, or hy three 10 four, or
two To three, rs the Numbers may happen 10
stand ot the meeting. have manihiued thu
the question Of the Governors absence from
the government, when no such intention had
been intmntrd beforehand, nor regularly
communicated by II dispatch, could not be
property decided eA-parte, much lass without
taking any evidence bui that of non-apheqr-
anee nj the moment as proof of the fnct -
THE Governor being annually chosen nnd also
mprnrhahlc, is directly responsible to the Lee
gislaturc, aud may BIZ presumed 10 know mud
dGlv TO estimate, the consequences OF neglect
of duty. II cannot surely he constitutional,
upon a supposition Ia the contrary and under
the prcteN of providing against such neglect
in him, IL transfer his functions 80 that branch
of the rNecuiise, which. ~ II body, is scarcely
responsible nj all, and thereby 10 take from the
hands of the immediate representatives. of thu
people the only efficient check upon eNrcu-
live proceedings which had been provided
] have deelnred TINT the possible violation of
the sacred character of private eoircspon-
deuce, which such construction necessarily
involves, was Altogether nndmissihle, and |
hsre threatened to imprach the honor OF such
rs should knowingly commit that net But |
have always allowed thai the bearer of scaled
communications, When such We're brought hy
private hand had right, understood To he
impaired 10 him " the sender To require
them 10 be oprHcd hv another than the Gov
crnor; aud moreover thM when such were
laid npnn The iablo in the council chamber, bat
ma whom tt from fbt pt the M
QUESTION TO Open them mmedintely might
fairly Ice Implied. 10 conclude, If have lti-
len. into errors Of op Mon in these matters,
trustlt has uot been Tor want of proper modes
~ towards the public that they have heroine
luoHn. II errors. most certainly they have
ilraDg from honest misconceplion, for ! have
tyer bel the constitution ms n guide 10 sound
politics, next in yencrailon 10 the holy deca-
ogue, upon Which our ancient system of mo-
Inliv is 81 soldly founded. NV enthusiasm
may have been excessive, my zeal perhaps
hidiscrcet, but IL ismHniiest, from ny aye, ind
We narrow views 10 which am necessarily
confined by the circumstances ofmy situation
in private life, that | could not have been
r1nnence1 by any selfish motive vhHtever--
My eonr#r mav have been laundering, but the
efforts haye made have ever bern The best
my power. could afford. and trust thn ends
Of Those who sent me forth 10 il, have been
Sufficiently answered Few hone will refuse
their parting approval None think can, in
lasting sincerity, he better pleased with the
clumsy 1ouRdering movements of nnbridied
arrogance, oyeThcal'ng, in It's 'clinpplandtng
career, thc free viii, Judgment aud prudence
Of others. aud lrl.ling aside fol II II moment
from their proper place, condour truth, and
every thing Of an nuselish, unassuming und
dls.ncre,ted nature.
lbrvo the pleasure, in performing this, per
bop. my last act Of public lie, 10 lay before
ihe Il si,lalure the report ON his bate mission
10 Kentucky OF our justly honored, able and
;rsty fellow citizen Ben iamn Watkins Leigh
TIL NJ RANDOLPH.
Rrbnond. DIR. ,, lS22.