Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-10
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w are requested to invite the attention of th,
PreeHofders OF Henrieo, TO the views suggested IN
the following articlc-We should be Glad 70 sso
an argument from the other side.
FoR RrcHMoSD Wwc.
-, 10 fhe FTeehoiders Of the County of He,.,ics.
me apparent apathy and Indifference you have fir
years past, manifested towards certain Of vour ;d
feasible rights well as to your indub il all ;r,.
IS surprising That you have been without renrs,r,
tnuoh IN the House of Delegates of VIRGINIA r.,
SGe years past Is rs certainly true that am now
9uureesiug you on tile subject. How LONG Won have
oech 10 the habit of selecting your Renresenta,.
rom the oody OF the town is a matter well knoun
10 yourselves, and on the ground of propriotv and
expedIeucy alone il is what YOU sbould noy u
been satisfied with-for it cannot reop;re r, az
OF comprehension to ascertain that the interest sc
the city OF Richmond and of the county of Uenr;.o
are as distinct as can be the interests of R;chn;;
anu tue counties of Chesterfield. Henrieo T 60
1oochand and all other counties that NAV - Ia
pendent on the city of Richmond as q uarke, cs-.
nor produce as whatever operates to the ADVANTAGE
oi the one must tend tothc benefit of the whole. "a
ask yourselves the question-what nos.blo Lae ~
can result to the county of Henrico from he nro
NY OF the town. that will extend itsclf tn iii Il
al accent counties? and if the interests gencroI 80
iocal OF the whole country thus closely identified
why not choose the whole Representations fro, -,
CITY where there Is concentration OF talent. 2,
&c 'S' ~
That you should be satisfied to submit n tho .,,,
trout and dictation of the town il os oheSl ,
J.
degrading az you we're to submit to the 5on;n;a,
OF your neighbours in Hanover. The citv oS P;nI1
m0nd IL Is true is located spot of land formeTI
belonging to the county of Henrico To vvb;cL ~
been allowed separate representation oc itsnwn 10
Why! because they had seperute interests oc 49,;
own 10 guard and protect. OfGen. Uarvie ybo 49,,
,a.e rePresenta've and is now candidate again
II gives mo pleasure to say that believe bo ~. r
ses manly ind independent firn,ness that oroh' a..
ehlliie nun 70 your confidence and TINT il be &c..
resident OF the county should uuhcsitaingJv $50
th's however is wandering from the grbiect On 49,
set out TO address you: infinitely more mich, -
sara as 70 the expectancy Of the measure Of ;at;,
QUEENS from the town to represent ,bo -, 80.
the county than room could bo fn,rJ .Iesc OF
columns of newspaper. :" Ho
se5 our however to take more elevated stand n
oeny me 17ght legally and onstufionnliv Of ycsS.u,
o. hufotcn 10 represent The county, What a. 49,.
st.uton; "Phot the House of Decrntcs hsii e
slst OF TWO Representatives to be Chosen for oorh
CoIiy annually OF such men as oct1akhu res;oic -,
ana are freeholders Of the same '~
mat resident of the city of Richmond s M, - .
NE county of enrco, is Obvious as tina, the
s,andins w. we taIu would be insult to vonr under
tbe ,o,yo n WIN you on the subject 4 man resd,ng in
m , Gun no more be resident the county tban K "
the strength falaoy of this POSITION % wn TO es'ab,
t u mus De admitted that ifone man redrg ~ w ana
an Of the eoun 80 nus every man m the he nhabi.
are ali 'he Town IS in the counfy-tbeo we
bni ountJncn Now let suppose Mr. a. RI 10 y e,
resident Of he eon,v o. ,e county, you establish thai
' H.eloa must be in the county By what rghf d. u
Iconod OF his equally ndubable right IN rcnrcscn, 80
yout particle Of land beyond tho lhns OF The e.
pDIauom II must not be said because the oan,;,. - ~,
necessary to enlc him 10 vote IN the town is no, nu
Snue MN to vote in the county There dgs,e." ~ w
eohod qualification in the and county wan W mo
IeonoI entIue any man not only 10 vote br, ~ ovn
sonaorh district And why' bocausr The ri,v ~ ese' W
part Of the District and p The ey Of
. .ynIonent par oi the Of IIcuro VI
onirlc them to the prviIcpesS oo' Vhy VII II no
rcdcnp n , pPs.cn, that fevcry resident Of the town
" nces''y be oeholder Of the coun,v " '"e 'oWn muS
" wall.
arc ccoId S oosgned to place all free white mcr ,vba
rights and bs ON Inc same footing granting 10 all the ssmc
entirely ICs,o5 W privileges, which would in this ease bc
70 ,vi,, the ground have taken be- vvyono 80
prver" Deg es's Of citizens bat those Of Richmond l. The
n to m,owed OF representing two distinct coTorstc ,5
w e efsaiure' Would not gentleman re,i,aio 4; -
bc; 70 present himself people OF tho ooar,v r.
iefe,tcJ bs' on the first Monday IN August next ana
atom fly c perfect right then TO offer Tor city Tetresn
pyiylees ,y are class Of people exercising rights ana
inherent, or not their fellow
n hereIore contrary the spnt and co,,o
'',s'andIng of the constitution. wv ''S""n IN
% lc' us tcs the strength and sincerity ~ ,;s oo.
way. The laws Of tho land ha, made 1, H. o
f.