Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-01-05

sIn0ai Importance IN the Gpvernmpht.
To the cha, sc that have been incapa-
bic Of meeting the public exigencirs
from intoxicatiOD, l now make the on
ly possible nuswer, that there never
was more outrageous LIE subscribed
TO by man.
TIL. M. RANDOLPH.
From the Enquirer Of December 90.
RICHMOND, Dec. 81, 1881.
Messrs. RitcAieS Gooch,
reques, you TO publish, in the En-
quirer of Tomorrow the remarks, in my
name, upon the Memorial Of the Coun-
eiilors Of the General Assembly. l may
perhaps trouble you with fuller com.
nenio-y ou il. cannot refrain frnm
come other remarks at this time, which
bope yua will publish also. felt
much surprised at the candor, as ex-
trasrdinary as unexpected, which in
duced them 10 acknowledge that
course Of public conduct, which had
attributed TO peculiar, but honest views
Of political expedieucy, was in fact the
offspring OF, folly and bisotry. The
want OF candour is much less surpri-
aing, which pronounces to BIZ so many
varying ana contradictory constructions
OF the constitution, the many different
cases OF absence GENERATED, such as,
absent with the militia, or out of the
territory, on ajourney, out OF the eapi-
toi city ON an airing, out Of the capitol
fnciosure, out Of the capitol, or out of
the Council Chamber only : which last
must be adopted soon, and the chief
maSistracy set up to be scrambled for
by the Governor and Lieut. Governor,
if the people neglect the subject much
longer. The present Governor has dc.
clared always that he should consider
the first, al we'll as the secopd, real alb
seuee from the civil government. With
respect TO all other cases he desired TO
ne Informed of the exigency if possible;
lfnot, he begged that the council would
keep etrietly within The law providing
for cases when the Governor could not
attend. The pretended constitutional
right of the Lieut.. Governor to assume
tie functions of chief magistrate upon
his own decision Of the case, without
taking advice of the council, is unques-
tionably the ioudest call for consen
ton that has yet been made.
The truth Of the assertion that the
present Governor ''places himself in II
situation where resort to him is debar-
red" shall be left to the people of
Richmond to decide upon.
The iutimation oft Governor TO the
eouDci!, or his right, as commander in
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public sIpare was no more, in rath,
than info nation given by him of the
idee entertained bf t;,s po!uDieer com-
paDies OF Nortnlk and Richmond uni
ted, that arm ed eit,xsus had right to
go where uuarmed might GO, a, will,
In any numbers and hat cavalry had
high! 30 march IN order, There Negro
tsseEirivets were permitted 10 go for
fares. That affair had commenced with
solicitation TO the council from volnn-
feer officers fsI permission to nse the
srave'led roao> 7a feet wide and near
500 yards long, fo!' the 4th o. July pa
rade, which 1as rei:ueds 1t ended in
the execution, by the Hevornor in per-
son. Of the probibitory advice; which
The councillors thought would BE-
promptly obeyed If their clerk were on
iy to read it 70 the troops. 1t il well
known, bn,b in Norfolk and R;cIImood,
that the Governor had no concurrence
whatever in producing that large as
sembIsge Of militia. 1.-THE excitement
could have heeu evident or criminal"
as the council so much apprehended,
who could more properly have UNDER
taken to repress j, han the chief MA
gistrate ? The officers of militia whc
know the science requisite, and the
men who kaow what patience and ia
tiSue are necessary TO eoostitGiute so,-
die's, are If! TO appreciate the compli
IneBt OF being called an s'assemhIage Of
men for pagesntry and amusement" II
|'moltitude" liable to syioleBt and
criminal excitement"
TIL. NJ RANDOLPH.
Here is deserted in the Enquirer the
Governors letter to the Editors Of
the Compiler, With ;his difference
that the concluding sentence is chan
ged, and reads
The meaning of the phrases, cad.
ven'i'ious conjecture" and likely to he
soon removed" "voluniariIy subieetine
bimaeif," &c. are so amhigunus tbot
they require fastbcr examination be-
fore they can he replied to-
III. VI RANDOLPH.
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