Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-03-27

and why should this rash made for the frs, e
IN the all important election of members conyen,inn?
Agais, The last Legislature whilst they were royidpr The
means of organizing the did think il expeict
that the people OF eac eopid choose
persons 10 represent ne II the Legislature had Thought il
neessaryto appoint guardians guides, and overseers Of the
people the same regard for the welfare the
the trss ,eothy 5eeto, would certainly have poysta or
a'c the means OF chooss these guardians guides and over
see there has however, been no such legal provision
Candidates. win collect information ,nay be valuable to
They have already can get dom the eans n ,na' ,e'
selves Our great men are all known people Persons
and charac;er We freely on all subjects copnecc
WITH the characters and preetio,ls, of public men we
respecting the cab Of convention to amend Tue
has been a,ted and cannot be believed that in all this
ine e opinions OF Gun most distinguished men, on the sub
eets winch viii probably the attention OF the ct,ye,
t9 ,, have been concealed from the people
contray al reasonable expectatonl lie eople r.,1I
stand m need of fortion respecting the opinions and char
aeseT OF our great men; they cannot the
deputies who VIII be appointed nominate delegates 10 t
convention: l&ey will not give light peoyeeno-Tev
to all They VIII the voters even small lsn,n
to tighten their pathway through the ninry,s modem po-
Etcs no good cdn result ffol these su5-cocsoa apuies
and much han. " ay he done by hcn.
HE people can 90 very well without i ibis rhncr- Of
partial primary meetings OF fscehoers of
depntiesinectins OF subcO.yentos-and caucus nominal
tons by these s'bconyenos Tese proceedings al wholly
neXpeient and unnecessary, will produce complication
Confusion aud perp.exy the operations preparatory to the
assembling of the contention They arc unjust in rincpIn
1i WIZ o productive Oh consequent : Tie most perncious
the interests of the commonwealth
they imposition least attempt TO inDoel on
The voters and the people The assemblies of eeholers who
viii appoint deputies, will be snail in nunberoo small 10
express the opinions and wishes of the eetocrs in the coun
es ana corporations The mss of the heeholdcrs
brought out 10 rot 70, Mesf duties. Wien they think
ecrssay hey will leave their farms their wosshops their
stores and their various occupations and pursuits, 20 to the
polls ms was proved ~ late given State for
anu enst eonvenen ht they WIN not assemble their
c'o houses for the woe than useless purpose appointing
cc Ia exercise for them the fig, OF chon members OF
all in the State viii nc pot unlike held in e,rco and the
city Of Richmond Tie few trceolers assemble ON sici
occasions, cannot undertake 70 act for the nhoie they do
their proceeding unjust in principle their assumption of
nnwaranta6e, and the PEOPLE ought and will submit to
HEM
furiherlhs nomination by Deputies dicta;o7, Tor an
a'ercPt to deat 70 the people If the deputies hey
the convention, their appsn meeting dclibeaiion
,A be GA in RAIN There will he Richmond district
tofyve deputies eve county and corporation shall appoint
FIVE; ADD it is not at all Improbable tat they win dsaget
ani1s themselves If hawever, they should cgrc ,o
th teir nominations (f taey worth ing) will have
an INFLUENCE sancten authority The people (or rather the
yo,er VIII go 70 tae polls anelsd their judgments BIASED
they will have nothing 10 but obedience TO the viii
ofcancus deputy nonration ese dare 9as
eject If they have et VIII attributable to ,hos,
who make them The whole proceeding certainly notl,ne
less tran bold ahmt;o undue influence over the Yotr
10 instruct them VIXEN hcy do instructions to guide
hoag they shall rots This attempt viii succerd only arfiaI
and oconseuepce its evils viii be generaylelt The love
ntive independence of mind, pride of character which
belong 10 the people OF Virginia will rise in rebellion against
th bold effort to control and manage them Will
he frowned down
ASan-l ms daPutisno c3acusng will
Penn and -New YORK, viii trach us if we choose 10
profit by thep how destructive TO the of people how
stibveTsite of the best principles Of representative republican
government these caucus nominations have been and are likely
ever To be- Let us not follow these eS;npcs Let toie
rae private and party ingues private and public arrange
ents and nanaemsnts for promoting the ambitious
TO be put in operation by a, aud designing men, ambitious
denagogues and political iuselers The attepi made in
this order things the pcople should these
ncvators and Their schemes Ifey succeed the freedom Of
I ~ pciI On cNslth a~O ryrpyrf1
is important every voter should vote IN peysono,r,
laws DO permit ecccr by proxy Tor delegates
III the GENERAL Assembly, senator's members of CONGRESS
he mast go 10 tie polls. This should be- The ma n
who exercises ~ Persqn and enjoys his rights knows how
republican Institutions and the the party, that edef-
yors to trmnel the voters when they to the polls
eVe them of the ronplc of voting, make them vote v
proxy 10 appoint guardians to vote IS
striving TO dcclish the fir fabric of freedom matter
bat motives such individual such party may be in,
encet the people should be their guard against them
1t certainty important that our wisest and most vir,yors
citizens should be elected convention But the services of
SUCH citizens he occurred without intervention of en,
their respective coutlses and select for se
them make known their selections and recommend 70 o,ers
the persons whom they shall agree suppor-le the nom
freehoders do their duties and their rghs-all things
VIII eveHtuate we'll and convention will be the pure.t
and able bodies assembled, similar OCCASION in any ace
OF country But If deputies nominate and these no1i1iio1s
are sanctioned by e people shall have convention many
Of the private friends and relatives of the deputies Private
parialtcs and friendships private preinlices and enn,t
will operate the minds of the deputies these deputies re
permitted to take part IN and control tho election of members
the conveno the convention will composed of men
chosen by The people, and in whom unlimited confidence is
reose but OF men appointed by sconvcn.on fdeputes
who were appointed ny one tenth of the fcchoder Tor pera
small or fractional part Of the sovereign roc which one
tenth hal authority whatever for making such appointment
aud Of men IN whom the people have full confidence
ihee remarks shall have the effect Of causing those who
read Them to reflect mately the subjects uched upon
The purpose Of the writer will br fully answered. II The people
Marc, 2oth, 1925. 0NE OF THE PEOPLE
Eat,uct old letter from WASHINGTON.
w AsHJSGToN. DAD March