Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-08
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MONDAY MORNING, DEC. g, 1898.

Election Of Governor. On Saturday last, Mr. Giles
was reelected Governor of Virginia, without any
regular opposition,
This is new example of what is becoming very
common in Virginia, and what loudly proclaiuns the
necessity OF convention, and the e1uazing rcprescn-
tation IN the I.cgslature-namcly: the Legislature
thinking and acting way and the great body of the
people thinking another. So long az County with
$50 freebolders possesses the weight inthe Gen
era Assembly, with one of 1900, it be entirely
accidental if the wishes of the people respected.
The present organization of the Virginia Legislature
Is burlcsquc upon the Representative principle: for
II not only often happens that the will OF the majority
IS set at Defiance but may very well huppcn and we
wish 1t may not happen III the of the convention
that there Is 10 possibility Of enforcing that will,
through the Legislature. When it is remembered.
that there is a recorded majority OF more than 5000
trccholders IN favor OF Convention and that nj the
lowest calculation the majority OF irccmcn i'll favor of
1t, Is not less than so 000snd when il is remember
cd on the other hand that the House of Delegates
tcnsibly representing the people, has malori'y Of
thirty GSa'nd Convention We ought to BE- surprised
at nothing that body so constituted may do--Thcv
may set the people at defiance with impu,Iitv
We arc most certainly within the limit. wien we
say that not in fve ofthc pcoie of Virginia ics
rcd Gov Giles rc-clcction-nay, that he is OF this
moment net merely the most unpopular, but tho most
odlous public man that is, believe ever WIS IN
the State Tothe great majority ofthc Jackson par
~, he Is as obnoxious es to the other. So sensible
was he of this truth dat dcs?airin- Of success he
cameat one time 1--WE lcarnupo good authority 20 the
resolution ofnot putting his strength to :Lc test
His election has bccn achieved by the force ofto
causes, good drilling, and tic difficulty Of finding an
acceptable antagonist The frs; performed wonders
a new patent was taken ont upon the occasion nv
some three or four of the Richmond patcntccs, AID
with the success that usually attends them Raw
members land some that not raw were taken
by the button hole ud delicious poison distilled into
their car. ais it possible you are going TO vote
against Gov. Ges' Arc you not wronr TO j,;.,c
yourself with the prrty' Majority for Gov Giles. fin
ture prospects, judgcship" &C. &c. AI;..--The
policy of attacking in dcli Is well known to The pat
entees How If possible 20 resist such appcas 50
delightful to vanity, awakening Of selt.int.rest
and coming from them who really do l;.ros, n the
good things, pretty much rs they please: We would
have the people not expect all their representatives to
prove Philosophers. IN argument too that had treat
wight with some, was that it would crafty the lato
Administration party if Mr.. Giles were turned ont
1
But the great cause Of success was the in,oossi,
lily of procuring competitor. An administration
nan was out ofthc question: for though he might have
supported Madisons resolutions IN 90 been forward
in the great battle Of 1901 ard devoted to Republican
principles all his life, these things by no means wcint
cd aught against his voting in opposition to Jackson
There need, therefore. to look ont for q Jockson
candidate, and the difficulty was found too treat to he
10 DO e., i.
bcration. Two days bacrc the election. Gen. Fovd
touched at Rchmond'on his routc 20 the City. Some
thought land we Of the numbcr) that the Conc.
'li hearing talk OF opposition to Mr.. Giles stayed n
day here, to put the General Assembly in rcmem
Orance that there was such person in csse as himself
But ne fell into bad company-yrc mean the COMPANY
81 Giles men-and these told him. that no opposition
could be etfectual I've speak now from pt15n,iiVg)
The result was, thut General Floyd wakcd gentle
man up at O'Clock, a. to intrcat hill f,- Gods
sake land his o'oa no to suffer bis name to be used
against Gov. Giles The public may ulrd how sin
cere III their opposition. aud Low dcziislly hard rim
mr. Giles foes wera ior an antagonist to him, when
they had even conc 10 tie reso-uti, # taknO Con,
Floyd, rather than none.
Phe worst part OF the story is lie refusal Of the
iIaJori'y to Hnn, time tor investigating Gov. Giles
public conduct. We os"ori ~ 3ac Good many soate
cootld r"at April.
The rcir't Of 80 ss-e t., 81 IT,. Gov. G.,c, rides
'he comnonwca.. .ot another , months Had WIN.
g. Rivcs been rat iu nomination, Mr.. Giles would
have been turned Out. Not 30 members voted for hin;
from inclination, or tocf that he was WORTHY ortbo
m1icc.
Worth co'"'ia1-l nc astRaioigh Register, brings
us intelligence CT iu'crcst-thc proceedings of ,6c
Stakeholder Of NJ" state Bank Of North f,oro,;,,
The Banks Of ti1t State, have dcscryed,y bro,,cb,
on themselves popular Indignation, and enquiries arc
ins'tutiug which seem not unlikely 10 result in the
"'nhmg mp o. aN the Banks of y. Carolina. NEE
ing Of Stockholders Of 'Lc state Bank recently con
rcnedat Raleigh, oni Mr. Potter Browne, frolna Sc