Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-06
CO.H.HE0TC9rED
raosl LOUISA County,


The author OF this very poor articl. has had i,
in his head, for month or two p,st I'm ey,,,a;,
10 Inc PUBIC, through Inc medium of the EuoJi,.r
10 the fuli extent, 10 which his information u;.bt
enao e Mu, the progress and present state of the
Convention subject IN This ,unty: lie fel, esp.-
cIalS urged to this ster, by the fate which befeI
t'e qucs ION on late legislative vote upon H. r.,
the Sirlns OF 1874 the then Csn,!id4tes for the
county al The l-ouiTa election, expressed their
views a. highly favourable to Conventicn. and
" 'tnessel, 10 their seeming satisfaction. aco,es
Pondi & temper Prevailing he main mas of the
Louisa people. speak with confidence on This
branch Of the subject, lnasmuch as the fact deveI
oped Itself, by voie then taken, recalling in an
over" htlmlng majority in favor OF a Convention
a. well II IN The triumphant eectirn Of the two a.
vowed advocates OF reform II is thought next 10
useless TO adj that at the following meeting of
the Assembly IN ls2l-iS2j, every mea-
'uie pointing directly, or Indirectly, TO an
end so desirable, received their active and
hearty support THIS slate of things, az mioht
he expected, occssioned much alarm 10 The
Louisa Anii-Conv eition party They pausr-
they rum'n1ie- they stand a. ID toe - axe If The
porien ors sign with anxious uepdaiion with
gueish philosophy What then - Measures are
resolved upon Consequently, in The year OF 1925
a number OF wealthy, influential, Anti-Conven-
lion performers take he field armed cap-a-uie for
The service; and 10 complete the equpase of she
ACTORS in this political pan,Omime, it was thought
necessary that paper, memo ial, or by Wat.
ever name its better friend think fit 10 cali II.
should be had, (from what quarter procured. if
knew should not stop now TO ieli) setting forth
some lavish praises on the present Con -tiiuton OF
Virginia; containing an afstocratical argument or
two against a Convention but last and best Of all
a sort OF dormant, codcilick passage towards the
close, By which a considerable number of those
who signed 1t, were made, unknowingiy, TO pray
most devotedly TO the Assembly, To- grant them
what they never dreamed Of waning TO cut
themselves, as well as their convention breth,ep
Throughout he State, out OF The lean privilege of
being heard upon the subject There was some
thing suicidal IN tbs, because our people were made
to choke themselves. There was something lit
lie murderou- in bis too, because they were made
10 stRe their Goddess the D-s,lenoDa oil their a.
doTation 1.-THE liberty gf their brethren 81 call
ed, just now, this privilege lean, because begga-
~ and ieanDess are Synonymous .oecsuse begaary
impaTs leanDess 70 all is connexions. II was fat.
and ours in the bargain, without il. Wben Isgii
mate rules beg at he hands Of their seryants that
which they have right 10 demand, and which
their servants lave not the shadow, even, of right
TO refuse, the dung begged, though IN Itself IN
r,nscsly valuable beyond all price ~ rendered lean
and worthless, by the hunJIsIog condesc en-ion
that begged It, and contemplate by the bish hand
20 presumption which withheld d.. But to return
Tbis famous paper, 10 which, 10y lie zeal and in
dus ~ the influence and ingenuity Of us bearers
abou; 300 signatures non fethplders and all, were
procured out Of 200 Louisa freehold voters, was
posted off, in The Latter end Of The year 1925, TO
the Metropolis of the State, in the commanding
character Of instructions -receiVel there By ouf
Legislators as Instructions formally named by
them Instructions -thrisiened instructions the
seal of the STATE impressed on the forehead Of
the anonted," ADD their vote, At two successive
sessions Of The Assembly, regulated accordingly
Now, had always thought, after my clownish
manner, that TO constitute legitimate instructions
majority vas necessary; but ibs majority OF
300 out OF 200 70 e. il made up Of something less
ttsa majoriy- and when j, IS remembered that
part Of this majority were non-Teeholders. II
sogl5 seen, to-, ihis nondcscrE' wac made " Of