Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-24
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70 ouf Ftor Chscns Of the Couniss OF Cussp5eH ,dJs,
@sd Buckingham. - "
Nocc having BEEN inserted m tho that
ueuisse N our district Of the result OF meeting a, Buckine
Am March court 10 appoint Delegate represent the district
'!crsnt Of those proceeding. We would now respec6slv
IN yov gesae consideration oihs solemn proes, against
the State Virginia and not confined 70 Rct
lsnam Alone In speaking OF this political management we
abstracts We do not wish the renoes construction 70
that the respectable gentlemen who moved this sbcr,
political management Il is against the prinonlc
that we contrd freely discussing this subject we would no,
able ger'icnan who uoninssed HIT we hold n oar h,
TO appear ore you spd the world and exhibit freely our ves
% the cause Of civil liberty this country II we can pIono,e
the great objects Of the Formation Of new government, the ey
Judiciary IN their proper limits With MANY other reforms having
M 'nsu oocs pamness aud economy the administration
,ltay when practicable, choice of the people
LIVING tine which win be hereafter mentioned ,hcu
WIN or Object be obtanedthcn shall be SATISFIED with
what we have done for our country, and not before
Bun to reform TO the subject Immediately before US The
ptactce OF nominating candidates by press or otherwise
with an understanding that support the candidates Of
o,ncr countries m our district and they should support oursin
Writer IN the yueh5utg paper copied IN tho Enuuer comes
@ 1oay aud throws the "ban of prescription any that
should dare 20 before people on this ampoan
OCCASION and recommends that different counties composing
VIC a's'ee should appon, delegates at central
pom IN che district to choose delegates convention This
ne substance ct proposition made at the house. aud
ano look at THIS matter as ought aud he viewed We
90 not Charge between gentlemen and tho
,s s ou, who knows THAT there not only speak of the
highly respectable gentlemen with design regulate man
,e say if not So Look al the facsh is de
sign always that constitutes clpabity we chargcsno
design those gentlemen in this matter bun believe thar ber
designs patriotic aud pure SEQ tic point to which their
acts esdhey cannot have sufficiently reflected On this mat
TER We viii proceed most pronmen,
oil our Opponents and present naked 10 your view They
say Is The people acting in their highest sovereign capaci,y
and to this there objection VIC answer that there
county and when the taken only 10 votes
'16I IN favor of progressing nominations all And shall
this majority FIX yu and the balance of br
DISTRICT whose views kioun to be nimical to the great
principles for which We CONTEND? Shall acquesce and
say tins gentleman shall be representative when he is MIN
cal to the Objects have than ut heart as ,
understood the chair The principle of that nomination was
based upon compromise; that u, that would presan, can,
e to the other counties Of the district under expecto of
their support and "yce versa" Now clear that This 5
not the people octng IN their highest sovereign capacty-that
we should apput candidates 70, other counties and thc
tpoud appoint candidates for usf Is it striking deep and
dangerous stroke the sovereignty people Our cand
dates may not SHIT them and their candidates may not sui, US
e nope there rs more independence in tie district AT least
we are not willing be tied hand and foot the car of gentle
nen and compromise our principles for the sake compromise
ad leave our principles to be scattered winds Of
Heaven Fellowczen that there NAV be cnncer, Of acto
IN our district we here present to you what consider
oes bass OF the extension of the right suffrage which We
trust no eehoder nonccholdcr disapprove OF We
would limit the rig Of suffrage th-TIa, any free white
male Citizen of 81 years Of age, Who had resided the county
years, who at the time he in some compan
who would on the day OF election bring certificate from ms
captan Of the fact Dy receipt from the sheria OF the nav
ment OF ms taxes The year previous should he entitled TO vote
senator possess freehold qualification 20 his ciiI,,r %
that o1e Under these saUaiy restraints we think the rgb,
we Wild theorists and wisher Gn what s otrne,ji
c5lled unveoa suffrage We the gentleman who o ~,
the right of suha all We asked and he ansvere5 s
Nov, fellow citizens appeal in the most ca lest nan
wbo are enlightened in the subject government if some
thing niqs not m done in this matter, Is probable that
wealth remain dsauchised-can brought TO wear
the yoke which they have long becoming fori
1SE VIM rh nc he ,ks,. III
convention return from its abo present us with const
futon IN which the right Of suffrage ex,enIed--If we
eject genlenen who are opposed to this expect am
thing else The Lion Who has long been patient NAV aro&
iton his sumber and Who win answer r the
AS patriots we wish to avoid all danger As we
would look little into fuinty Just men we would g;,e
mem the. we not better meet the question once
Them justice, live IN peaCe happiness and concord tb,,
hereafter, or the time win come reluctantly Weld v a We
of unjust and odous power We woli 70 iart"er n,n ZION
subject OF representation have room, we have said
that not the only district in WHICH the ba 81
ton, has been placed heads of ndepondant men and
free iu but that the evil that at last tho wo
den horse has been introduced into Tro-tha, Va bee,o
so free from this kind Of management has been visited and the
cyl supported with the powers the pessa fearful state of
proceed : do our duty by ourselves our countryHFafJ
lstcia ru ieulun" Wehav le ike game Of csno ,
people to eeEate the great power which they alone posse
whichthey alone have and ought 70 exercise hs
the free choice Oh the day Of the election OF him whose
slit them best)-aoer full and free develoenen ~ thS
and time athe people should delegate this power TO Others
We seq 4 we are not mistaken, the same proposition wa
made in the Orange and Williamsburg Dsrct W. bee
seen catches OF Judges and Ex-presidens who have
snice ana recently committed political somersetts recon-
ended 70 the convention What faith We or ought we 10
nave 10 such principles The judges define their own
rower-facing the Wolves watch the sheen WIN NAV
deyoI them az Their easue and o them fedefaiiudge
notorious gdsPer for power that government and will Inc
t 10 for power this ton' supporter the corrt bonse
Oh Bfahe from the FIRST TO its na expulsion from bower
governor Of The commonwealth ccoended for tire cnnven
i!onsnh ny parallelogn Of reasoning the President OIL
We United states might bc elected relonn the CONSTITUTION
Of de United States.
wish 10 awaken 70 the of things around VOL
anu should result IN tIe rejection Of one iudpe-o,e
nuathful aud unsoUnd pohicianwe shall he satisfied we
hope there will be more eeions than the Old Dominion
against nOminatDB candidates heads of fire eoIo
few Ut the peope-ribe purpose Of regulating balance
AS Tor ourselves not willing for any man Who
vi not extend the right OF suffrage, and moi fnr
tn6ouS eormaon We would respectfully ask Of You yonr
a and cnopefaon in this We wish the candidates
~ come out IN tue old fashioned wayOer their services
d explain ucr sentiments and views or the great points NJ
GoV'nenr amer bearing them may then idgs core,iv
WI they wl sun us or not would take il out
appoint your candidates The evil wi correct itselsI
81 pnon may bc tolerated. when truth is left free 10 combat
IL sad he greatest statesman who has lived IN orr connsy
Sentenen also that Oter where elections are ~,