Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-06
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commissioners Of Eicction.-'rhe law of Virginia
requires the Executive i'll the month IF August pre-
cedg the Presidential election to appoint three COM
i'SSo'es IN every county to supcrinend the polls.
nc friends OF the administration in This city, concev-
ca IL Just and equitable, that these Commissioners
Should be taken equally, from the two parties. The
oJec' OF Their appointment being simply to have
''hel th't the election should be conducted fairly,
inpf'ia'ly' and according to law, il thought that
'iS o01ect would be most Certainly attained by mix
Gu commission, in which both sides represented
am winch would thus exercise wholesome vigilance
over party zeal, and II it should be necessary over
party injustice and partiay. Il fairness and lunar
tailty were as they undoubtedly are, the sole enl:
winch the law had III view, iii the appointment of
CommssionefS-f their functions arc purely judicial
IL VIII not be pretended that those ends would not be
pest secured, by the Selection OF commissioners from
ooth parties II on the other hand, some party adj
vantage Is anticipated tfo :I.cir choice We cannot
perceive the right that any party has to The mo-
nopoly of the advantage.
These were the views of tie members of the Anti
Jackson Contra! Committee In their Official cano-
city they have declined flor, Considerations ofdcEco
cy 10 represent them to the Exc t tive But i,,off
claliy their wishes the subject were made known
to the Governor and Council, list Of names f,rui IA
ed from which they invited to select one half OF
the Commissioners, and the opinion EXPRESSED
that this concession gift was concesson} was due to
justice and fair play. The ession was cvpac.ed
with the more confidence, as it was known that a
majority OF the Council were opposed the election
of Gen. Jackson.
Contrary to IN; ro,.or,1,la
thr'k every liberal man will admit, contrary TO the
rSht ana justice OF the case, the Executive proceeded
we are informed to appoint jackson Commissioners
III cvnFy instance, or with very few exceptions The
three jackson members of the Council, Of course.
thought NO gentleman worthy of trust who had not
bowed to tie holiness of their great Juggernau and
one or two Who were not Jackson mcn thought that
DIS the last Legislature was Jackson, and as Virginia
was presumed be, that the dominant party was en-
titled to- n'onoPo.y OF the Commissioners Stranoe
reasoning we conA.ss, to or poor Judgment but W.,
doubt not, honest an. conscientious
But, right wrong i. has thrown the whole confront
o. the polls, and all the ir.uence which the Commits
soncrs can exercise, into the hands of one party-
mat the jackson me,nbrs o. Council, expect some
advantage from it, Is obvious from their INSISTING upop
having all jackson Commiseoncre and their refi,sal
TO make the concession required by equity impartiol
ty and appearances That the law never DESIGNED
the appointment ofCominssioncrs TO be welded for
party purposes, is plain from the object Of the law
which Is and can be nothing else bat to provide for
the tar and impartial conducting of the election I'm
der these in their
application for portion Of the Commissioners
to DC taken from their ranks bchoves the friends
inc administration to be vigilan and to defeat me,!ita
tea injustice by concert and activity. We do not
Know the names OF the Commissioners chosen bv the
Executive and OF course we do mean to cast the
SSh'eS' imPutatlon upon their proby and intentions
but II the ETcc"t5oe had meant fair PLAY they would
not nave refused to appoint equally from both par
ties, obviously the certain and rational means
of securine it.
The following names, or the,rreater mart of tba,,
were laid before their High Nightincsscs the Coror
nor and Council, on behalf OF the Central ntiJacr
son Committee worthy of receiving the onno;nt
1nent OF Commissioners We publish them, at tbe
suggestion ofthe Central COMMITTEES and ind;coto 60
the gentlemen enumerated, the wish of that Commit
tee, that they would attend the polls on fbe first Mon
day OF November, for the purpose of Distributing tc
cts bringing out the people, and cxci eisne the vg
lance which the importance Of the occasion +, o,,iro
g. i''' "N'l"Eu worthy OF Executive confidence
'ney aI eaSt possess what We hope they will consider
OF cqua value, the confidence ofthc Central Commit
tee, and of their fellow citizens throughout viroinia
.8ccomacf Tho. r. Joynes, Tho NJ. Ravlv. John p
Drummond, Tuly X. Wise
'iMsHerSt Landon Cabcll, Edmund Winston. Boni
brown VIM. NJ. Waller Lucas p. Thompson
'14sghnn5* VIM. II. Terrill, Col. John Grow, Php
s8uSttstn: Gen. Briscoe c. Baldwin Nicbolas r ~,
ney Daniel Shelley, Gen Ro. Porterfeh
f"cl'a Arnistead Green, Nathaniel Harrison, Dab
Hardin Massie, Col VIM. Woods. ''''
'e e,;,,, zen D. Blackburn, Cha5 l.. Francisco Tho
Stthngton, Alex: McClntick
hGetoWf Gen. James Breckenridge, Col Edward
Watts, Alcn Taylor, Col. VIM. Anderson. Col
James Cartmill. 1oi
bTIF"SFa''. Reuben Il. Patteson, James Meredith
H. Bradley. 'D'' O'''ci
Be,.'e,sw Philip G. Pendcton. Edward Colson. d.
va Holmes Conrad, Jacob Weaver, Gen. Elsha