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


which oil acknowledges and that is the great number
oil Representatives, aud the great expeoce conse quen
iy attending our Legislative deliberations.
These are evils which all admit: and these evil.
caused the people to vo,. Tor thi. Convention.
HAD the question been put to the peopl. win you
have Convention to remedy these .vi..i b-Iirve
mere wo1d 40 have been one dissenting voice In the
State.
Had separate and ai tho, question though, been
put TO 'h'm; will Won also have Convention 10 ex
tend the right OF outrage In the term. and To- the
tent in which this Committee Ia, extended H. what
response would 40 been given to that question. I
appeal to This holy. and to the Knowledge hey have OF
hs people, whether thousanla aud tens of thou
nay hundfsds OF thousands Of those who voted or this
I I In loeer Yirginiu only. hut in OH
p"Sta' would not have voted against that hi -tinct
Proposi'ionin other words had the freehold
c-en the only evil complained Of would We have be- n
mere ae,oers'ing on tina, question: verify believe
hs,. IN mat case-no Cenuenfion- would have pre-
vailed ioo to one In iaci but for the other great and
apparent evils, Convention for this purpose never
would have been thought of.
The Western country has much CHANGED xvi.hu ,l,r
ias 10 years. that have been absent from In: If In
truth that had been the oaiy evil thew comu,ined Of
suen proposition would have been supported by one
has been merely brought in As auxiliary, and in
me tempest OF those passions which have been en- gem
dered by real coils.
But. suppose Thrill que s,ion had bee en- t,k.n.b,u
We nave Convention that the Governor may be
elected by me People, I will not go farther For
.n, ne Is 10 nave patronage that will rou-e the
people IRON that quiet 'lunb in which they have re.
posed Tor % years. and ukennei the mack who will
DC seeking Tor office, and who will make IN. yveIk;n
r"g mas not yet developed it.er-I will take ths M
ked proposition, as pre- .en,ed by IN. an. nn.n' '
what would the people have siids why,,ve never
heard Of this a. an evil Our sleep has bean so pro-
'ouua' That We never even dreamt Of II.
Each man will ssy-how can 1 elect Governor, I
would be very wngl to m,ke my nsig hbour, A, Gov.
sroor out his tcorfh may not be known to othrr.-
HOW am To acG He will he toli some man will b,
nominated TO YOU yeu will be called OH to send som,
representative TO Cducus, 10 nominate a Gopeyuor-
OF your neighbours will send one 10 this Caucus
Iank
man, aud you must take vote for the man nom,
,nA'ed ny your Caucus or your party will be over.
II tina, Is to be the case, he will say had rather the
caucus would elect him themselves, At once wby
caI on me, II my Judgment 10 not TO be exercised
No-no-that wont do-tbat IL too much Xix. the pre-
se"' Sonsuuon, which you must now vote to abolish,
Our tried TREND Mr. Jefferson. has ,ad there s danger
III HIanh although we have not yet felt IL, we must
guard against danger.
But IL there must be a Caucu. whv M, L., H. NJ
pers oi the Legislature be that Cauca.. WHY nv dear
VT, mat i wore and worsetha, i, still comrg nearer
10 ne present Consuien-thcy might as well elect d
rectty, as thus to do IL Indirectly.
But suppose they will Caucus ip The member. Of
congress do so as TO the Presdentand so do our nr me
sol Assembly, and in TACT. between them actually
erect The President In short, they have done I'M. else
Tor The last or 10 years, but elect presidents, 10
mean SIR that We shall be placed in the same ri,us ion
a. 70 our Governor! That am to be placed in a .u,
non' IN which, so far as learn, knowing no,b;o.
myself and giving due faith and credit TO all that -
'a' on both sides as to the candidates il can only be
tOs
NJ must go TO my whea-s,ack and draw straw.: and
the Legislature will BIO hound to pass law TO m,ke
thst good vote and that may the result TO n,e
Pos, mere 10 be registered vote, as Mr. Jeer-
son thought the present Constitution dangerous NAV
Vo'e Tor change. But am to mix in the hue and
y as 'rus', or 10 ewog"mg man that knew nothing
about, beg to he excused.
would rather stay al home and attend to nv hu,i.
ness In which case, the election he abandon ed nv
me, TO those who have something ia vie,p.
present. ought vote Tor elector Of Prr,iden,
con6de. ~ ~ ""o'" can
That was understood to be the spirit Of thu, Cop,,;,
ton, when l gave my sanction to it-snJ i, ,x,. =.
Practised on for time.
O. now elect my members TO the Legislature Of the
Governor. - W
have witnessed no evil growing on, Of that.
ve mo witnessed the deadly sin and wick .ines.
k'o","g our oil the change in practice which has lie
rved me OF the power Of -leciing an eIec,or of pr;
dent. who know. Nay, am told, that the Coneyrs
nondt or state Cducusses have gone so far Tia M mr.
shall be elected by me- who will not give in hi. Jh
sionhs promise 10 vote for certain man a.
however "nh, either from bodily ihtirmi,y or other
wise, lie may thereafter be discovered 10 be-
ms IN t'c', mikes not the eI.c,or uyseH of m.
President, tor which am incomprtrn, a, Iii h, 80
ns'sra constitution as by the Constitution of The Unit
eu states, but the cats pato Of and SIT.
Caucns' or some other party Caucus.
go against the whole OF this as a deception on in.
peup' A'Ke contrary TO sound sense and gpod morals.
ana course, contrary TO the interest of anv neo
pie. a"I peo'
Such, II seems 10 me, would he the e,mmon,.n,,
"'S"eh'oi any PLAIN man IN the Country nos .siny
uon'on 'en'e, and small knowledge of the course Of
things passing before him.
AS 10 the history Of the Executive Branch Of our
Government, said TO have been written by Nj JsF.r
son. don't reco'lect when it was written-If v,rv
soon alter hi own administration Of that Departm.nt
OF ne Intended to say that from his otcn erp.rieur,
VIC Governor acted not under the influence OF hi. o,p
conscience, out under that OF the Legisature il NAV
be received as evidence, far az IL himself
ou' surely, not TO npiicate Patrick Henry-Governor
Neisoh-Uovernor Harrison-or any other Cov.rno,
OF those early days.-No. Sir.-He intended M .nch
ming either as to himself others.
ne merely 'ntenced 10 state his views Of tho te n len
U ne system, or OF what might thereafter result in
The gentleman from Loudoun has given IN. HiStorn
ne mas resdit in the eyes Of this Nation. Assrp !,
uue; out not that sleep, which l. often the svmn.o
OF approaching dis olmon; and arouse from which
ea'ap'asm' are TO be applied but the sound calm re-
nesning sleep oil the peaceful hu.babdman-unirou.
oy reans OF ambition, or fears Tor his safety
mink higher eUlogiun never wa. p,.,eJ on anu
Executive Government than that hisforv ,o ,,.U a..
Piefed has given Of ours. &c
l'ks Almighty Providence, IL causes ouui.,nent 10
ne infictsd OH the guilty volaor Of our laws. Thev
ieei ' ana they alone iremble under al others are
w mansions OF peace, rest, and quietness.
wish 10 sleep IN pUsce afer this Couy sntion
anu therefore must vote against this ame ndlnent
III Is essential TO The salvation of the State accordo
70 my yiew' TO resist i and must at all times am, il,
a piaces vote against Constitution which shall hay.
this provision in IL. ~
Is IL equally important to its frienIs9 Mus, tl,sv nm,
Poe, ne1e ana essohere, any Constitution wbich bs,
Cd compromise 10 OF avail. Gentlemen ,nu.t h.
nnaiy willing, however they may vote now 10 yiv,
up wings not deemed absolutely essential 10 right.
"P.c.eh'--tbings That may wait future day with.
our injury 10 The State Something for poserity 10 do
e evIs fnaii he iound 10 arise, and accord for the
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