Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-19

Dependent IN elect man not residing in the dis
trct and that 1t is Violate Of the principles Of
representative government. First, then, is it hui
initiating! Ifit be so, have always mistaken the
meaning III that term. Humiliaing, to sacrifice
upon the altar of public good, local preudices and
sectional pridel think not 1 understand tina,
there Is great question between US and the
General Governpent Involving principle-
fr'nciple not OF an abstract nature, but principle
carrying with it the highest interest of the state
mean the principle claimed and exercised by the
Federal Government, OF la,ins duties upon our
commerce, with view TO the acknowledgement OF
o'her states to tie oppression Of u.s. Shall we
pay hail, lbut, it is said no. haf,( then shall we
pay one fourth of the proceeds of honest labor
as tribute TO the manufacturers Of another State
Shall we, being called freemen, waste the sap of
our bodies In other mems service?" Is this the
question; and Is II hanaiing 10 sacrifice little Of
PRIDE and seli-suihcency in order to procure an
aoie anu tried representative during the contest
Rave we been represented abroad TO be divided
people IN our feelings, and principles, and espe
cialiy between the friends of these Two great men,
MIR. Giles and Mr.. Randolph, and is it humlliaing
not only thus to give the ciearest proof that
united In our feelings as to great princp and
great interests, and thus to soothe the feelings OF
these great men. and their mutual friends into mu-
tuai friendship! l conceive such course TO
have more OF nobleness than meanness i'm il.
dependence! think II man were really
persuaded that the interest OF the district, and with
1t his own interest would be promoted by the
vices oil some man whose service he had the legal
and constitutional right to command and was
deferred from calling such man because some
other person IN or GU, OF the district thought other
wise, should think II a want OF Independence in
him thus to act. But if he exercised his suffrage
the opinion of others Notwithstanding, should
think he acted independently just in proportion to
the degree OF influence attempted to be used TO
proven, his free choice.
Thirdly, Is this course violation Of the princ-
pies oil representative government! Wei then an
attempt by any other to impose foreigner, or even
resident, upon the people against their free choice,
think would e resisted by that district as viola
ton OF the principles of representative government.
Such would be the effect of general ticket through
the state, which course Is said by many 10 be
good, and the same in principle with the course
commented by the Freeliolder of Charlotte, 80 often
referred TO. Although claim the privilege of
choosing representative of the district, have
no Idea OF being compelled to DO by general tick
ct, or any other contrivance. Neither would
wish thus to limit the choice of any other district
But when the proposition is to leave me to my own
chsice and my own discretion, the wider you make
the bounds within which may make my choice,
'he wider and larger, the more Tree my privileges
and II Is In vain to contend that the principles OF
representative government are at all violated by
extending the free suffrage OF the citizen in making
| choice oil his representative
One word, gentlemen 10 the remals made upou
the gentlemen who are most active in the district
IN favor OF Mr.. Giles and particularly as TO the gem
tieman who first had him announced under The sig
nature oil a Freebooter of Charlotte.
| Inc hr-t charge was, that it was set on foot out
OF the district. This has been Abandoned The idea
seems now that those gentlemen could not bs &C
tuated oy SUCH motives govern ME, and az aboy
set iorth but that they must want to 20 to Con-
gress after while. Are they to 60 ali together !,
presume not, as there is provision for such
course until they get the laws and constitution al
tered TO INT their views. DO they mean to go i'm
succession! This would take many years if eyerv
| thing hit exactly to their wishes This il indeed :,
deep scheme. But may not some OF these gentlemen
feel kind OF fear deep-hidden in their bosoms that
should this example be sst, some such thing NAV
hereafter happen To them, and that some such great
occasion may Induce their own district to call forth
the known and tried talents of some such area,
man as MIR. Giles, to the disappointment of their
own hopes! do hot believe that such arc tbe
feelings on either side but the contrary that
the motives are pure enough on all sides in this
matter; yet say this to shew gentlemen that their
condIct Is liable to uncharitabie construction az
wen AZ inat oil OILERS All claim is The right to
Tee choice according 10 the constitution and the law
Candidates. or TO the district, or with any mproper
motives. 1t IS comte'ded that the district will
De betier acquainted with gentlemen living within
It's limits, than out Of it. This is a fair presump-
ton; but this presumption like all others is liable
TO be rebutted by fact. And it is often the
fact, and III this it is the fact that the
district Is better acquainted with Mr. Giles, so far
as they have any occasion 10 know him, Il mean
poiically) than any in the district Whole
services they can Command 1t is urged that man
living In the district Is apt to have the same
interest as TO property and pecunary matters with
the district than one out OF it, This is true but il
, may happen other"i Use. And in the presen, case
the interest OF the county of Amelia, as 10 all
matters that be before the Federal Gov
Is the sane With that Of the district of which Char
lote Is portion. This article is written with No
view to have any effect in the election, as Will be
seen from The leie period at which il appears bu,
f merely as Justification Of the writer's vote
II .Natire of Charlotte