Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-22
HAY LOFT, 18th March, 49,:
APRIL ELECTIONS.
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To tie EiitOr of fhe CouSJ;J,,j

10 me EGhtor Of the Constitutional Uhig.
SIR am plain country man, and of course
cannot be correctly informed Ill questions of pub-
lic Importance which interest the community; YOU
Will therefore readily excuse nv impertnrnce for
asking to be Informed what was the principle real
~ involved IN the debate which occurred before the
House OF Delegates, npon the passage of the bill
p DIVIDING for the York Expenditure. am induced
to make this enquiry, because at the approaching
polls, III many OF the counties, and especially in our
neishhOrhood, the votes of minority members ,,nrn
maj question:, will be tine subject of
by sume whi!st Others will approve, and of couse-
quehce support those who voted against that expen-
| "lture. we IN the country are in the dark be-
cause tue whole debate upon that sub ect has been
withheld, for what reason we cannot tell, especi-
ally as stenographers OF two newspapers prinicd in
Richmond, were IN the Representative Hail during
that interesting occasion. Indeed, if repo,t be
true, wa have additional to be dispIeased
the withholding of this particular debate, as il is
understood il called forth specimens OF eloouence
and fine feeling, that did credit to the gentlemen
vino were engaged in the discussion
To prove To you how discordant are the renor,s
which have reached us, will be sufficient tn state
that by some we are informed, that the money wa
taken by the strong hand of the Executive from the
lreaSurers box, and applied off-ha nd to the ex-
penditures at York. If this be true nd the vote nj
the minority was only intended to discountenance
this assumption of power ill the Executive we the,
rcDIBSpnta-
tiyes In the minority for their opposition But we
are told by Others, that far from the Executive
having violated the Constitution in this respect the y
carefully avoided That error; ana, anxious to CRAFTY
the whole State anticipated the wishes of the n.o
pie, by apprnpriating, upon their own personal re-
sponsIbiiIty, the mRney which deemed necessary
for the occasion. Ii this he true we the freebIJ
ers, are determined to hufl from their places ind
vduas, VINO, by refusing the payment of this money
have proved themselves unworthy the trust re-
posed III them, and who have dishonored the STATE IN
which they belong. Members had an ouportuuit,,
lin this last view of the case) not only of testifvnp
their respect and veneration for our great and GOOD
iellow-cItIZen Gen. Lafayette, but they had an on
poftunty OF handsomely complimentng the mem
oers Ui tue Executive for the respect which they
manifested for the laws for they, rather than violate
one letter OF the written constitution of the land
(even when their Countrys good required it, chose
rather than forego that good, to obtain it at their
| own risk and upon their own responsibility taking
nothing for themselves but trouble and vexatiop nd
the abominable opposition of popularity seeking de-
magogues.
| Have you preserved the debates upon this sub
jcct, rather did you note them, when The discus
sion took place? 1t is well known that the steno
grapher of the Enquirer present. but for reasons
best known the dicta torial Editor of that paper
he has not been pleased crafty mis- readers by the
| publication.
| can assure you that we in the country would be
much grati6ed to know upon what princiDLes some
| particular members founded their opposition and
| in no better mode wishes be gratified than
by printing exactly what said and done by each
membcr during the whole of the discussion.
OLD PLANTATION.