Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-06
J w. II ESQ Tennessee.
FoV THE RICHMOND VHIG.
To tie Voiers of Henrico Com

o LHo IOtcrS or feRrlcO tOuRiY.
Fellow CTizrns:-Thc time is approaching when
you will be called u on under the new Constitution
10 exercise one o the principal and greatest privileges
belonging freemen, that Of selecting some one in
dlvdual from you! body, 10 represent YOU and your
interest IN he Legislature In thu exercise sf
this privilege, and the discharge of this duty, You
will have to seec' from the number IF candida es
who are now before you tor your suffagcs one, who
when elected, wall be entitled to a seat IN the most
important Legislature, that you your forclnlhcrs
hav" ever known By the ensuing Legislature, the
new Cons tuition which was lately submitted TO you
for rariicaion and which has been adopted by
siderable majority of the people, be put op-
c'alon, aud several maj crlal changes o be made
the present form OF government These changes
whatever hey may be-, c"ntid n ~ hoped and
pected by us all, % be rcmcdaI of those gross and
palpable defects which now exist under the present
system Blu shcthc hopes and expectations
will be- realized, solely and mainly depend upon the
judICIous Inludclous selections the people NAV
make, OF the particular individuals who arc to com
pose the next Legislature. II they are ca cfuI in
choosing those men, VINO. from their experience and
long study, have become we'll informed in The thcoret-
zeal and practical operations government, and the
greater part of whose lite has been ed to that
branch Of scien c. upon good knowledge of which.
depends the making Of complete, Il had almost said
periect system OF ludcaturc, we may look forward
with pleasure to the day, when brightest hopes
will be realized, and shall Jus ice more spec
Oily administered 10 our citizens. If however on
the Contrary they should not this prudence
and discretion, but become regardless of their
welfare and tha of their postcrity, Is place at the
helm men untaught in the principles of government
and whose legal knowledge extends n" farther than
Backstones Commcntarics.-'a mere horn book"
let them beware, lest shorter space of time than
1t required To make the new Constitu ion, they may
the day they called a Convention 20 YOU fellow
clIzons OF HenrIco, the ablvc remarks may be par
tCularly addressed. There are now before you five
or SIX candidates, from among whom you have the
right privilege and n,nDr, Of choosing mdvidu al
from the most superior, down TO the most inferior
talents tina iDpparpU rho II pr of nur
laturc for the last thirty years You have at your
command both the brightest and dlmcst star OF Eas
tern Virginia. You have a You, call individual
the fame OF whose legal acGuIrcm' ns, has extend
over every portion Of our COUNT ~ and whose services
aud fidelity your late Cony enon, has OBJ
tanned tor hun immortal honor You have a, YOUR service an
Individual who acted conspicuous, part framing Con-
under which you expect enjoy peace
happiness and who from the very Instance Of his being
engaged the building Of the machine, knows
her III motion, that all the parts act Why
then will you hesitate whom choose You obtained
machine, and Of builders setting up
aud putting her nn'onhc well acquainted with
minute Pn and know the use and proper place Of every
CulaT pin-wha force aud influence particular wheel will
have the rest and finally, her notion
ration aud satisfaction Of the employers At the time
however, other individuals who ought
10 he managed after beng motion, no hand
in building aud well acqua MED with its structure
offer to do the work far the tie builder This
throws you somewhat into quandary whom choose Your
friendly feelings incline you employ particular one
whilst the heretofore rendered by YOU
found faithful in the discharge Of his duties and your
interest nclnes you to employ him In This pcrpexng siua
select TIL
heart the Judgment and consain you give way
TO thPn-Ths bc feared, will with many
at the approaching election But comes pause
and reflect that the business, which who are
candidates pr YOU iragcS have Engaged
for you, Of ordinary tung character, when compared
that to- be transacted IN the LtgsatucIhat whilst
talents would have uifced To accomplish the business
Of the two last SESSIONS the will DO necessary
thar of the next Who thea is the among the present
Cand dates Of the talents and who best Informed upon
that branch Of the Govern which requires much reform
/ Al agree that II IS y w. Leigh Bor fear II may
seem that ha. sad dictated by personal
friendship for Mr. Leigh will only adj in couclusron that
were the election, tcnd,lp would lead vote
Tor Of The other clnddics whilst obligations still greater
than those Ut friendship would force to Tor Nl leigh