The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-18
POLITICAL.


/ =. COMMISSIONERS III Elf.t IDS5.
The law ~ Virginia requires the Fxrcutse. il
The ninnih3pi AUGUST preceding The Prcsih.ntiai
tleetiun, A. nproint three Commis Ainnrts H. sse
y coniiG TO supeiini,nd the polls. The ir,ends
IT the Adminisifaiion ~ this city conceived Il
jnsi aud t,ttiilalle thai tltese Ion,ints sioners
should be iatrn EQUALLY from he two parties
! he ohleci ~ thru appnlhimenl being simply tn
hh,e rhie taken. that the elecion shot Il la
Quoted fairly ,mparally aud according law.
u WIS thought thai III. ~ jcei would be n0st Ger
iaHHlt nith,ned by u mixed commission, in which
both sides we've represented and winch would
Anus exrrcisr whetsnine Nigiian.. over paft
2tni. Hnd ii u should he neces aty, over pnrly
injustice and partially lf1aiineas add hnpai.
tnhy were, ~ they undoubtedly are, the SOLE
ends Which the Law had IN ve@ in the appoint
ment OF Contnissioners--ifihelr lnnctions are
purely Judicial, II vii not br nicitnded that
thnseends would sal hr hrsi secured hy The 81.
lection OF cotnnisyiunr,s rom huth pnitts, H.
on ihr oihet hand. soinr parry advantage Is nnii.
rus tel rom iheif chn,cc W. cpnnoi PERCEIVE he
NelH ihaiei,s one patty has 10 the monopoly OF
thr advs1oHge.
ihese we've ihe ,iews Of he members Of the
Anirlnt>son Central Colnmntee. ln their oil
tial eappcit they hnVr declined, from conside-
"a lpn, 81 efficacy 10 rrpicseni them to the Er
eeuiiye But inolIicinliy the,l et.he. on The
subject wrro mate knnNn 10 the Governor AMI
Council, liz Of nanifs furnished from which
they were luyed 10 select one baf OF the Iam
miasiunrfs and the opn,plgsl rsscd thai this
conces.on On il WIS cohgfEkien1 was doe 10
Justice and lRir nap lh9t3nen sion was 81.
prrtrd with tho inore ropilene rs Il was known
thai mniouy al lie Cnunc sete opposed 10
the election of Gen. Jackson.
Contrary To his reasonable calculation md.
az "e think ese,t br'a man vii adml. confe
H.
r, @ , e,o's s ''a s" ii '' spp aSs
Jack sou commissioners IN every instance, o.
with very few exceptions. TIE tb,ee lael,son
members Of The Council, Of roiu~, ,housbt ue
gentleman worry of tr0si who md not bowed 10
The holiness Of their great Iuggeinnui, aid pne -
two who were not Jackson nien, Thought, TINT.
the lust Legislature was Jackson and ~ Vi
eina wns presumed 10 be, that ihe dont,uen. rat
" WINS entitled 10 monopoly II The NfShuli.
sloners. Strange reasoning, ne eonfcts, 10 our
ponf Judgment, but, We doubt not, huuest nnd
conscientious.
lul, ,ight ~ wrong. II has thrown The wholf
control OF the poll aud All the influence "bieh
the Commissioners can rxnrcisr, into the hands
Of me patty 1hntthn incison mcm'ors Of
Eo,lnr,l expect some advantage 6em H. is obsl.
oos from their insisting Hgq having all incl
son Commissioners aud tMH ffhal "a mike
the coner,,inn #putcd hv eauy. lmpn'taiy
sud appearances HIT ~" law n.Yrr drsinneI
the appointment Of nhmlss iorrtF Ia b" wr"ldrd
lor paflv purposes, Is piur tfpm ihe oiicct oi The
law which ~ nd cnn be-, uuthnn4 rls". hui ~
pfovide 10, the iait md impartial conducting OF
the election l'udrr thrar circumstance
thparied ~ then Reasonable nrpitcnuun FOR
portion Of The Commis"pu'ts - H. ial"n FIN
iheif ranks ~ bchapye. the hlrnds Of the Ad-
iniaistintion 80 bc vlpfoui, ADD - dera, mrdlla-
III. 4. a
no, bnnw lhr rnnrs ri the Commissioners ch1-
ton bv tue I, ae,,niVr. ntd. uf con..r, We do MT
mean 10 cast the sfeldrst ,mpnthttnn upnu fhe''
pinbfV hnd mfeuulps but II The JAfrpirs
hed nieant lt,r rlnp ih,S wound not hav" trlnsed
~ appoint ,quaIy lforl both ratflfs, obviously
tho mosl cot'ain and ratioud ia aus Of securing
it,
lie following nfiaes ~ the greater phri %
them werr hi, hrfote lhrh llfah Nl7Ii'nezse..
The Governor sud Council on hrha'i ul the en-
mal AntlIarI,san Committee. as "nriby OF To-
rrlfnn the nupointmfnt oi toinnliasipU rrs, W.
publish lhcu nj Tho suggestion Of the Cennal
Gomuiiicc. aud indicate H. the gentlemen eun-
n1eratrd the viii Of that Committee that they
would attend tn pills on the 6lsI Monday ot
\ Hyembc, tor the pm pose al distributing tick
cts bting,up oui ia Propir an9 esrroisne lie
Vigilance hi ihe importance Of The occasion
re,lnif4a Though not deemed worthy al +
eculiyr confidence. they ~ lcasi possts whhi
hope the, o,ll consider ~ rqln1 value the conf
deuce Of the tenffal C"mu'ttee. aud of taeir iei-
law ci'izas ttoueb.m NWplah,
ffr0lnnc Tho. Il io,ncs. Thns. NJ. Bnyly
John + Drurmond. ~ ~ Il bise.
imbeJst! lafd0n Cebrr Edmund WirsioR
Benz Blown. YIN. NJ Walter. Lnca. F. iboa.
SOU. ~
1Pegbda1 YIN. II Tc'rilt, Gnl John Grow,
Phtp Roe,ss
3apuaai Gcn. .Bttcoc &. Baldwin. Nicho-
l1s {. kinney, DAHL shcn,,, Zen. RI. Porcl'
Geld
4melio trnsiead Grccn. s,ahnnid uprris
son. Bahrpg Miller.
4ibsmarie Jonathan y. CIR, r chara
Duke, Docpr Hardin Massie, Col William
Wunds
BqM Con 8 Blackburn caas T.. Franois.
20, fho sSttlihpton. AieA. Nft3mud,,
BoteDbos Cen iame- Breckenridge, foi.
Edward Watts AIIon ia, o,, Col VIM Andel
sou. Oh .rnmes Gaftnni
Bactinghoms Heuhru r raieeon. iames
Nefednh. Henry A. Ghitdi. u. Mi. VIM. Do
vail. DR. Catrl II. Brad ~.
BettfIcg. pbi6p {. r,utloten. Edwnrd Col
sion, DAVID lio,mes Couad Jacob Weave,
Gen. Elisha BoYd
Bedtord; Col David Saunders Col 7. N.
Gogeln. ,ampbell Cray, Col eamael Hancock,
Balm Mcdaniel, Nm. Lshwteh.h
Broote Philip Doddudge. iesse Edomeion.
Samuel Ilcrdman, Col Correlms ". Gisl
ffnis,oici ol john 'lu,ksr. Duciot sam.
! mel Wo,tlnngton. Or. John Field, kcuben b.
1 Hirks
Caroifpe y son Alien. lanes Madison.
John >. Penieton, Doctor Thomas 3. Audrr-
son.
Chnrles Cjig pr james Wilcox, Collier II.
Mnge James ~ Christian, YIN. Tyler, Hm,