Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-08

ersjtye body, ana important Tor the purpose OF
1visiug and correcting the hasty and imperfect Bills
1fraouentlv cent up by tue other Housc-I am,
however, satisfied that its numbers ocghi 10 be
1increased-for have seen. with my little expe.
3ricnce,) Tor members constitute a minority and
decide the fate OF the most important measures
3 Will you endeavcr TO have our Comfy Court
tSystem and mode Of appointing Magistrates, re-
3orp anized"! cannot but say, that l am friendly
to the County Court System; but, while am
anxious TO see II preserved 1 must admit that [
see in its organization and the appointment of Ma
4 eisrates, much that is Objectionable, and that
7; should like to changed; but, trust, means
NAV be found to remove those Objectionable fea-
&sures, without endangering the existence of plan
5of jurisprudence, essential to the wel-beng and
*crder Of society, and aiiorting the cheapest aud in
thc general, The most equitable and prompt admin
xistration of justice.
q Will you oppose sinecures and all means nv
(which judges or other officers may draw money
from the public Treasury, either tor +" constructive
Z or circuitous journeys" any object other than
q for actual service rendered to the Stae''
/ am really concerned. that your Querist should
& have deemed it necessary to PROFOUND the above
,interroeatory. L should suppose that he might
have taken that for granted; and I WILL therefore,
4Oniy answer, yes, yes.-l will add, that as il
CARDS the Judiciary generally, am for increasing
the responsibility of the Judges, by putting i. in
the power of the Legislature to remove them by
Ia vote ct two thirds of both Houses, a remedy
i for neglect Of duty, incapacty, maiversation
n Are you in favor of altering the Militia Laws
so to enable the soldiers to elect all reeimenta
and inferior otficers: I am certainly i'm favor of
8 their electug all company officers perhaps regi-
mental. will assign hut reaaon AT this time
i hnd all volunteer Companies, having the best
appointment of Officers and the best Disciplined:
4 and can ascribe it to other Cause.-The last
question, should suppose, would be more proper
ly addressed 10 members of the ordinary I,egisia-
ture.
1 have thus cndcavored to answer, in the mos,
1 succinct form, the enquiries of King s. Queen
Freeholder. have been fully sensible of The i'm
portance and even delicacy o! the duties to DC per-
formed by the represe natives ia the Convention
and Of the want Of those qualifications that would
4 enable to discharge them in way satisfactory
to the District aud crediiable TO myself have
in no manner, invited the attention of the District
TO my claims, III any, upon it; and have hi'her
TO forborne to respond to A. D." aud other wri-
tiers, lest il might have that effect, and might be
ascribed to that ,oish, and should not now do it,
but that my attention has been, by many, par,icu-
larly called to the queries from King s. Queen
had reason to believe, that my general opinions,
ne well as those State Government, were
well known in four counties in the District--I
shall in conclusion, only say, that if the District
choose to elect me, shall ieel proud of the die
tinction and shalt serve il to the .best OF my hum
q bic capacity. JNo. Fl. UPSHAw
II EssEx, May I'd.
4 TO the Freeholdsrs of Caroline, Esser, King g.
Queen, King Hiiiiam and Hanover
FELLOW CITIZENS: One of your brother free
n holders who has been born and bred among YOU,
and whose interests are all completely identified
with your own, begs leave 10 offer you a few sug
gestons relative to our approaching elections for a
4 Convention, TO 10 something God knows what,
WIN our old Constitution. Let him assure You at
the outset, that there .no,hing personal, nothing
Iocal nothing which does not deeply concern the
4 whole State, in single sentence that he designs
10 write. In fact, every word he means In utter,
is just as applicable every other District in yir-
ginia as to own; and TO every class of Citizens
who can be in any way affected either for better or
worse, ny Tie contemplated changes In all these
Districts. many more persons have been nomGa-
ted, than can possibly be elected In ours for ex-
ample, we have already 20l-al of whom must be
considered candidates, until they themselves pub
ifciy decline But we can elect Oaiy four! aud
the consequence may, indeed, probably ,oW be,
tnst should we scatter our votes among the whole
twenty, Tour may be elected, who will not be The
choice OF the District, since they may be chosen
Il by minority of Voters. Can this possibly be the
= wish OF single Freebooter among us, or in any
otner District, who is not himself a candidate! If
is not all must be interested in pre- venting so un-
favourable result; and the only enqrisy should
oe,-how is this TO be effected? All, presume,
agree IN the abstract proposition,--hat integrity,
talents. knowledge and experience, together with
general conformity of views in regard to the al
teratIons proposed to be made in our Constitution
4 are the great qualifications which we should con-
sidor indispensable in the persons to be chosen.
Inc only honest difference of opinion viii be,
wneiher A. b. Z. or ID. E.--possesses most Ofthese
essential entowments. II will he far worse than
iaiy-it will be treason against our best interest,
70 vote on any other principle. lf these prelimi-
nary points be admitted / can hardly
imagine the possibility Of dissenting voice-ihe
next enquiry for each of us TO make, is, whe-
.ner the fre Counties In District will not pro.
oabiy afford four persons better qualified, than any
one county can furnish! Ii this also is acknowl-
edsed, can even the shadow of doubt remain,
that each freeholder should for only one per-
4 son IN his own County, and he guided, az far as
Il practicable, in his choice of the other three, by
Il t9e selection which The FreehoIders in the other
Counties respectively, make for themselves, with
n tnelr own limits' This may, aud certainly
cught TO De done, after the first election, by all
tue remaining Counties. Let the following state.
tnent explain my meaning more fully: as Caroline
ana Ming Queen vote first, and both on theeame
Gay, the Freebolders of Essex who vote DAYS az
sr' VIII certainly know what person in each o
me bfst named Counties has obtained the maorit,
ot vofes In his own County, and should vote fo
mat person; unless indeed, they conscientousIy
D,eheve, that they are batter acquainted both with
.ae klng Queen and Caroline candidates, thar
ane maJorities in each OF those Counties can be
ans same remarks are applicable TO the Countie:
o. King William and Hanover, the first of which
wiz Know, before her election. the choice of thu
meJoritles IN three Counties, Il the last in four. Sit
uaeeu as we are, and many other Districts may
q Ue, II Is most manifest, that should the Freehold
" efs oil the four first Counties have the folly in
81 escn case, to cOnfne the votes within their owr
respective limits, the Freebolders of Hanover
which Is the largest County, and where there ar,
oesndidates, may, IL they choose 10 act on thu
iour members to the Convention. No one has
tght to presume, that the People Of Hanover viii
thus act; but il is well for us all to consider wha
would certainly be the result Of such proceed