Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-28

body" hhssheeu declared In the Contention. "rh,
surely the. representative 10 but tho mirror which n
true, throws back the just image Of the voters Who
gave him his place. Representation TO be mus
.%'Gw Pack such an image Of the people represent,
hnd yet has become the fashion Of the day 10 ga,
'hst he who IL instructed cannot con,cen,ou. ly ohc
he instruction, il require Of him 10 that which hs
hnk' deroga,ory from the interest of those who I'm
u'uet MN, ms. la my humble cpirion, IL cortrs
iieon, bc the RICH, Of the people to instruct ,he,
heir W III, otherwise the riyh NAV 10 nvya,ov n ,h
people think proper to direct on particular oues,ion
they take the responsibility upon ,hanselve, and re.
ieve the agent OF all responsibi uooaa h,. n.
conscience has nothing 10 do In this o..,,io, h..,n.
Ne Is In this act 1.-THE piece OF tn. re-
n.y.. lie IL "but the mirror Which, If true tb,o,,.
oark the just image OF the voters who gave him hi,
place" After having performed this particular act, n.
resumes his functions. and In al Other matters.
rsponsele to h., own conscience and to the people who
elected him. IL, on the contrary. he shall refuse obr-
ience to the will the people and resign bi, seat,
nsy may 'ose their weight in the political body. and
hs pace shall be hii1d by another. who may not be
SURFACES on him, that other NAV with more proori.v
refuse obediencs to their will aud the great poi,ic.
n vii. 90 chargeable on him. who abandoned the
interest oil those who entrusted 10 him he care OF their
most sacred riehs. II the rights to fill his place shall
.eVove on the people, they will rarely have tim. 10
10 80. before the opportunity to express their will may
The immediate object which has led to these remark.
presents another view, suggests the fooy Ing enquiry
"o reasonable 10 suppose that the statistical ive.
E"ons winch have been produced by the syit alton Of
these fundamental questions acconpa MED by the uo,v
otui q conclusive arguments which have been elic.
gu IRON 'he comprehensive minds Of those great men
VINO nave been taken them into their yrasp NAV
nave carried conviction to the hearts si some
among those upon whom the constituents hav.
..oS' g, ,ns'r confidence as we'll as upon thou
saods OF tho constituents themseive-, who now en-.
terrain different opinion from that which thew b,,
'oned az the periol when that conf ience was be-
slowed! fmght. perhap'. be rruperi asked no
hiatt
currents can have been lost upon theml
Unwilling TO occupy tho columns OF the Enurcr SO
precious al this particular time, yet in the hone thai
the putc mind may be turned the subject and hi,
Invaluable principle which lies al the bottom of
| form OF representative government, may assume GONE.
nihg h&s adehhi'e shape ,thsse remarks are throws
into as narrow compass as possible, witt
the object thai Induced them, by A FARMER
| NJ numerous meeting OF the citizens OF Bedford
County, hold at tie Court House in the town of Lb.r
W on Monday the 23d day or November 1929 heinz
the hr day OF the Quarterly Term pursuant to public
noues. Tor the purpo.e Of taking into consideration the
Proprey Oh instructing the deIes a;ior in Convention
from this district, upon the subec, of the Basis Of Re
presentation in the Legislature Of this Commonwealth.
The object oil this meeting btefiy explain g. by NJ
Robert Campbell. whereupon, Col David SAnndrr,
Secretary. -fr'
On motion. the Chair proce eded to appoint the soo
sg gentlemen TO report resolutions for the con ion
| OF this meeting. to wit: WIN Radfosd Bsni A. II. nad
robert Campbell. WIN. Cook John +. Sale, Samuel
| Marahau
who after retiring short tins. reported the following
resolutions:
Re'oived AZ the opAi N of thi, NEE ing that the
great aud primary objects Of every weli-regua,ed re-
Pe"na i've government should no the p Of nc
sons and property, and that in king the b.,. of
seha'ion regard should be had well to taxation a.
popula ion.
Resoiped, That our delegates in Convention h, in.
Uuced 10 use their best exeriois TO H. the bs. of re
sne"aaon IN NE most numerous branch Of the Legs.
i'u'e on population aud taxation combined.
Resonpef, That John w. Holt Lauriston " Sal.
Sa'hue, "rihn, Lodowick Nc Daniel, Richard Dsyi.
Wm Cook, Lewis Wingfeld, VIM. l.. Graham Henry
W: Moseley, Nicholas Robertson, Thoma. P Mi,che,i
'ohn r. Sale, and John c. NOEL he appointed a GIN
tee to receive the signatures OF such Of The sehod
ess OF ms county as may desire unite In an us,ruc
! Won, pursuant to the fore going resolutions
The meeting was then addressed by Messrs John n
o'ie' MN. RAiford and VIM. L. Goggin. in support of
Tue resolutions, and by MIR. John D. Urauhar, ia oppo
''oon to them. and were adopted four per.on. only d,
| seniing. ' VIZ
| Resored. That the proceedings Of ,hi. mee,iny h.
ngned by the Chairman aud Secretary; aud con,
hereo transmitted 10 the delegates from this district il
Convention, aud also forwarded for publication.
! DAVID SAUNDERS, Chairman
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