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

~ toosr CONSTRUCTION NJ the c0usfiS
tuition. the Executive CJaucil have er.
red theirs is an error, psIiiatsd ar
least, IT not excused, by being ccmmou
to them, with those who .hould hav.
been the best expositors Of that in.tru.
heot; we. mean the sages by whom
Il was formed aud BY whom III
hrst experiment was applied. II =
welt worthy Of note, that the eouxtitn.
tion OF Virginia was adopted or the
2sth of June, 1776, and as ear,y as the
1sth Of July following, and fro1s themes
down to the 9TH day of September,
when the Governor resumed his seat.
we fiGd that the Lieutenant Governor
presided in the executive departments
1t is equally remarkable, that through
the " hole 81 the years f-76-7, fully
half the acts of the Executive were
performed BY the Council with the
Lieutenant Governor. These too, were
times OF vital import to our country
and amongst the transactions above
mentioned we End 10 perpetual recur.
renee the emaualion. of eommiss;on. IN
civil and military Tf6eers of highest
grade, the embodyiRg Of troops, thu en-
gasement Of the public faith in purcha-
sing munitions of war; every act indeed
OF sovereign authority. Shall the men
VINO did those things be denominated
usurpers? Or shall we presume them
ignorant OF the various compartments
of that tlbric Which themselves had inn
mediately erectedl But il is said bv
the Governor that such precedents ara
not to have weight. because thew shaye
been established by one ofthe disagree
ing parties against the will of the 9th.
err We ask for the proofs Of this dis.
agreement; of these examples founded
IN the violence. OF contest. Where are
the protests. the appeals which the
supposed criais has now wrung from
the Chief Magistrate ? Can the men
who were sii!l warm with the recent
conflict with arbitrary rule, be htesp.
med less watchfui of usurpatioh than
we who have so long been iulled Id the
lap OF security and easei These uro-
tests never had existeuee-sucb fi,sa.
SreemeDt is the offspring IF The last twn
years; and we find The Governor on the
18th Sept. i777, when about tosretire
to his residence in Hanover county. re-.
commencing it TO the Council 10 ron.
tinue their sessions. II then. we have
given az improper construction TO the
constitutions, we have erred viA The.
venerable John Page, with the zea,,.s.
patriotic; the republican Henry, with.
the many distinguished worthless who,
have succeeded in the administration
Of the government, TO err with whom.
At least is not disgracefui. We need
not however invoke to our aid The rec,
phtation Of these iiluatrinus statesmen
and patriots. we found ourxelses solely
epon the merits OF the case stated. In
what we have said. We soiemnIy disa.
vow every feeling Of personal hostility
or disrespect, in relation to the head IL
the executive department.; we can cons
eeive no motive for his course. anart
from honor or the love of country
We have found ourselves placed before
our fellow ciiiAens-before Yourselves,
especially, as the asserters of prine;s
Piles pernieions in their tendeney. nav
absolutely destructive Of the venerable
fabric under which we have been rear
ed and protected. From pripeipIcs
and practices so dangerous, SO parriei.
DIAL in their character, we have endeavo
ored 10 give you our vindieaiion-. That
defehee is with yeu and with the world.
at the decision Of either we shall mn,
mufmur.
We subscribe ourselves with ,erH
sincere respect, your fellow citizens.
z. V. DANIEL,
w. II. ROANE,
ROBERT 6. SCOTT.
WIN. ROBERTSON,
WM. SELDEN.
JOHN CAMPBELL,
A. l.. BOLTS.
From the Compiler Of December 81.
MessTs. Editors Of tie Compiler,
request you to insert the FOLLOWING
IN your paper of to.morrow. Respeet,iS'
tn. NJ, RANDOLPH,
Dee. 90, 1924.
Poblic business will not permit me
to reply, at this time, fully to the zoe =.
mortal OF the seven Councillors, pub.
iished IN the Enquirer of TODAY. I
viii take 1t up BY paragraphs, the frse
leisure I have, If live TO have auv lei.
sure 10 answer nov TO what may
seem like argument in it, will oply
appeal to The fact that The governor IF
Virginia, fer the last five wears. hss
been no more than reading & singing
clerk 60 the Council Of much less
weight in the government tbao their
recording clerk. AdVices If CeuneiI