The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-14
A FEMALE SPECTATOR.
To me CiRsens 81 .,)w1er,,


In the FirgInu,D 81 IN. Il Ill stuffed 10
you briefly my motive representing my !. II
To your consideration IN tiir prndns cleo
Fioa for drlrg ties In represent You IN the
next GENERAL Assembly.
Isaw you, MS II appeared To me-. thnriag
under many grievances. | saw thnu,ahds
~ your money sq1andsred AMY ny logls
iau,e Iuismanagemcnt, IN ahnrlie ptoiecis
about the cOnsiruc ion of literary ius,tt-
tons, and roads aud canals. saw ,uur
treasury rapidly eNhaattlng, wilhuhi hnN
practical hrurtit. SAW the public credit
pledged to obtain loans IN The last efforts
for hopeless object. and Ia an amount
which could not be redeemed hut by an IN
crease of yonr property TAX, unless spre
djN avertcd by some ludirions manage
m"nt. had seen the phshled faith ol
your legislature set al noHght in The act II
the last session Increasing the tariff ri tolls
"n the J,mes River Canal, without any
corresponding equivalent, present, or IL
come, ~ thr improvement of navigation !;
bnt wholly for purpose that can never
benefit you, and for which you never :" III
b. thanked, So far as there Ii reason IL hope
ar brneve. | SAM that alarming inroads
had hern made, and we're IN eAifol pro
grr.s, on your property AID happlne.s--i
saw the tendency of pre-, alliug systems In
corrupt public tnctlonarirs aud demordllsr
the people. And last, though mol least, |
I'd seen / senator's undertaking 10 pres
crhr ~ IA Il a mollou II ternrn, TINT Il /,
IhcNrr,il"nt 10 orr lnlze a plan by which
they mrht be permitted 10 express their
WISHES IN rrlaillon 10 the amendment III
'hell constitution. laa wod, II has been
seen, and severely lrlt, that there does exist
rn.Ical detect III the administration of pub
nc affairs and that s,ch Is the all prevail
l1g influence Of popular motives in public
acta, our most eminent, independent aud
patriotic statesmen have been able 10 op
pose bat "A futile barrier 10 lis fatal 90
Cruachmpnts.
Impressed with these considerations, AMI
trusting that the lessons Of experience bad
endowed me- with some capacity II serve
you, | offered that srr> ice for AS much n
II WAS worth, as your reasonable due, aud
IN All of those faiihf1l pubic servants VIM
prrcrNug the right Wy, arr nrdratorlnP
I pnr5ac It. When made yoa this ofl,
| expected ,hr Ella ction IN turn, as II shonld
%. on the comparative qualifications ani
fitres5 at the Candidates, in fair aud lihe
rat ompctltIOn--bnt, To my nttpr dlsap
PoIltunrnt this happens not 10 be the casr
as 10 many OF You ADD, if my sense'
have not materially deceived me, Judging
from the "si 5ns of the times" the election
" III hr conducted on considerations mtrtLj
Iptrsondi, at least as IA onr of ynnr late rep
srntatres and in the conflict of feeling
and excitement likely 10 ensnp, II canool
be expected that those great moral pflnci
piles, SO much t" hr valued in all popnlu
elections will be dHiy rrea drd. 81 the "n
curry made. "is he h9neSt? IS he cnpabtf ,
IS he .(rtcHdy 20 The constitution - Aud
these constructions apart, pr,pate ftiend
ship will furnish 30 guarantee against lis
violation, or some casual or aurcnnlInnf
circumstance may happen 10 arise, clcnla
ted 70 secure Or defeat the main object
cannot he sati,ii'd to place my sell in u
prcdicameut 81 uncon5enial to my feel,n%s.
ar expose my friends or myself 10 a trial a.
severe and in,idioas. | hope, therefore,
that my firnds will not Insist upon thr
pledE" have made them, and subject "e
10 the performance al duty 80 totally
Incompatible with my notions of propriety
and self respect; aud belie'lns they vii
nor, take my leave of the canvass for the
present II. NJ. GARLAND.
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Wfstrn LunGtie ifo'p.ial-The comm s
sionrr, have fixed upon otaunton rs the most
eligible place for this institution.
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