Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-30
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to a.Idr, So YOU whilst the enemy the camp. IL
requires moro genius and mental courage than claim
for myself TO appear before great people their
representative IN legislation, and could not under
take il, were net supported by that enthusiastic
lnve m r'y which led nur ts'hcfs To battle and con
Guest There Is 4 fake delcacy prevailing amongst
Us which prevents the farmers, merchants and work
i1L mrn from equal participation m Legislation. -
The oil aud experienced farmers are stunned ana
cnnfounied by the volatile harangues of lawyers.
Whcn modest merit is buried beneath the rubbish.
rights aud our liberty perish.
This IS not he order of our nature. Virtue must
controu vice. as the light expels darkness. In the
late comcs, for power, King craft aud Law craft ware
shaken TO the foundation, and if you will call upon
agricultural men tn take charge OF the SHIP
country may vet be saved from The abyss that yavns
beneath
my example, come to offer my services rs over
seer TO obey the sovereign will OF the people, express
Ell aud inpcd for II is upon the broad bass of
IMPLIED instruction that all the mischief is done am
a working man; have been hover OF wood forty
wears Of nv life; come before you with much eSpe
in ali the relations and departments OF domes
TIC te. also full share IN the schools of ADVERSE
~. Ny offering may be- Thought arrogance by some
of Won bu; hope YOU will rererve more charitable
interpretation until you hear the circumstances which
led me to this determination A few days before
September Henrico Court, wrote an address to
the prup!: of this Senatorial District, eShortng
'hcu to select a Republican TO oppose Gen Harwe,
setting forth the fact that he strenuous advo-
of the paper Arstocracy, the Banks, to obtain
charter nj the last session OF tue Ecncral ASSEM-
bly, That he the strenuous advocate to borrow 30
or 600 upon the DIT of the people, to water
city air ady supplied with the best natural fountains,
aud TO take tho lob for himself his rendS-thGt he
vas the strenuous advocate for the DHck Company,
where thousands of the peoples money has been spent
that can never find MS back 20 tscir Pockets
pursued my enqnry TO shew That the General was
a funding man, internal improvement man, when
The people To pay the cost; and 10 sec all this
splendid machinery put motion, no placed himself
Upon the ramparts OF the city To clutch the sccptre on
its passage from them 10 the palace square With
all these impressions, charged ths General an
Arisocrst, and no Republican. | had solicited seve
raj 10 forward and oppose him court day. and
I pledged myself that It no Republican would come
forward, should oppose him myself No one having
come forward, | sent my address "a Mr.. Thomas
Rrchie to publish with the conditional offer of my
services still giving the preference 10 agricultural
men merchants. who would condescend to let us
know what their political opinions were before we
were cal ed on vote for Shem. Mr. Ritchie kept
my address till after New Kent court, and returned
1t with objection IN publish what he called
my attack upon Gen. Hnrvie. Has It come TO this
when pubic men vo away our money exravaSantly,
that are 20 be gagged by the public printer Of the
state: offered violence TO the personal feelings OF
Gen HarvIc unless sta ement OF facts be offensive
'PhIs treatment convinced me that Mr.. Richie be-
longcd 10 the Arts ooracy OF NirgmIn. OF whom ex
pect favuTs. Mv PRIDE ms an old Republican, vRs
wounded. Charles CITY court close AZ hand and
having pretensons speech making, was at loss
whether Withdraw throw myself upon the district
unknown TO most OF them. OHer tueS6 clrCum
apology for the short notice, together vth
the death of Mr. Brown whose tate very much regret.
am convinced that all depends on the first L"gs-
Isture under the ConstitntIo1-tha all the fun
danental laws may be impaired By violent c0nstrnc-
ton, and that fearful contest for power lie at hand
The .Aristocracy die hard-and they will carry down
with them, their lives thoir fortunes, and heir
try They control the banks and the money, fear-
full odds against the peoplc;-Ihc money, the sword
and the purtanic legion in notion inscribed upon
their bloody flag, Div ne rights OF the King. The
contest is pregnant with mischief 10 the future pros
poets Of the middle aud lnTar classes of property
holders. If your representative does his duty, he
must throw himself into the breach, conquer or
die for equal rrghts. | come forward, nay county
men, volunteer IN the cause OF tho peopic-Accept
or reject Tn": so far, have done my duty. l have
not solicited tho surfaces of single individual
until now-shuud you accept the Offering. pledge
my life and my sacred honour support the JeGerso
nan primo pies TO the best Of my iudgment--to op-
pose all schemes of funding or cooperating improve
mens, wherein the people to be taxed To pay The
principal snd interest Of the debt. We may date all
the IIls bear IN Virginia, to the Banking System;
1t was here the seeds of eorruptos we're scattered
there they nurtured TO poison the atmospheric
to overhnng md hide the hjdeous deormits Of Legis
atve maioritios; which effect, | shall here shov to
the common Of every common Ouri
country had not recovered from the spos of the
dictionary wnr, before the slaves Of English custom
introduced Banking in the Eastern States, and Vir-
GINA could forego tho great commercial ia
oity, so Legislators took 1t inro their hcads to
Keep on foreign paper, 10 wed commerce. and anrCuI-
turp, SO kindly to better condition They did
covenant and agree with number Of monicd mon
TO give hem the exclusive right TO make money out
Of rags. and b circulate three times much in bills
ne they were worth, thereby giving thess mo-
nied the credit Of the whole State Of
Virginia ond to receive 10 per cent Rr their
money. nm old enough 20 recolect the dIstfi.
button which spectators made of theIr estates,
after tho bank was located among us In some
instances thor roaI and PerNnnsl property gas sold
and convcrted INTO bank stock below par value,
leaving their widows and chldron an annuity for
life, with tho additional prospect of 10 per cent, II
u" stock yielded much.
'Bhe COUNTRY WAS Hooded with paper currency Of
no intrinsic value but the faith of The STATE
The creduluus working msa danger until
The paper disappeared, leaving him 10 pay debts
CONT acted under a prudent reliance upon his nvn
resources year after year-cur' ai,d his income ont
perseverance, and rgtrenchm"u, tailed To- better his
condition. and he sinks beneath the fuc,uatino eur.
rency, hts properly falls INTO nc hands Of the fov
who could reach the vaults of the bank shave and
Cypress hun Such hayo bsen the pressure of hard
times IN Vagina, that ninety -ulns out Of one hun