Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-27

one oil the gentlemen ut length asked what was to
be- done? adding, "for my aart, am for being Off
The others at once fell into his opinion. He then in
vitcd them to his room 10 spend the afternoon; and
there the whole party took their social glass toustng
the ta!d and rnaiimprovement in Drumming glas-
scs To give that peculiar character to this social
meeting which was alone required TO give it the full
lest point the gentleman who had invited the rest
produced letter written by Mr.. Jefferson to his ia
ther IN which sentiments in favor of internal improve
ment aud still more decidedly in behalf of the tariff
policy, were brcathed freely and uneq uvocally The
secession OF the Pennsylvania delegation must be a
deep modification Mr. Calhoun, for whose
Is SAID, this meeting, under the name Of Jeersou
an, was projected and SO. up.
Nothing is truer, or is better known in VIRGINIA.
than that the public messages of Mr.. Jefferson. md
his private correspondence and conversations furnish
rs many and as strong texts in favor of
rs were produced at the dinner against them He
never did question the ccnstitutionaiy of the Tariff
tie never doubted the po,cer for as his restrictive
system was IN truth, the hot bed which nourishcd
the infancy OF American manufactures SO his enbar
go measures, prohibiting all foreign intercourse, inf
ntey transcribed and embraced the minor power of
regulating It. or partially prohibiting If one was a
legitimate exercise of power, is the other Griior;
and to deny it, was to incupate himself
What Mr. w alsh intimates, there is no reason n
d"uht-that one Of the Pennsylvania members. who
retired IN disgust from the dinner in his noce
letterrom Mr.. Jefferson sstronplv in favor of the
IariR System This is the predicanept in which
his exclusive friends-the .Trchsouian ye6c,so,;,,s
have placed his reputation They have forced tho
public TO the contemplation of his Inconsistencies
They have made it the duty ofthe friends the Ia
riii TO come out and quote him on their side of the
question: as they now prepar ing TO do. True
ne not they, was guilty ofthe dscrepancy-but thew
pretended of ToA,
using his name to promote objects of dsunion, and
private schemes Of advancement TO which M man
was more an enemy-they have forced his inconsistcn
cy upon public contemplation.
j. MI Newton has accepted an invitation TO dine
with the citizens Of Norfolk county, on the first of
MAY Similar testimonials of public conf lence and
aiectlon VIII be rendered him it is said in other
parts OF tho district--iu Nansemond and pr;,c,.
Anne.
Ourreaders know our sentiments of Pbil;n p R,r
pour We have never felt more regret ON y nrbIic
'huttcr' than at his in the contest befyeen
heSsrs. Newton and Loyal We should SCARCELY
nave thought that any fee would have persuaded n
lawyer of reputation to hazard upon the opinion.
that the Mayor Of a town was authorised to lee, :.
poll open beyond the first day. The reason of the
virginia law extending the right to counties in GER
tam contingencies, does not and cannot appJv to
towns That reason is derived altogether. from the
lmposslbiity where the votes are yery numerous of
receiving them all in one day. and from the occ,-ro,
ces Of rain and high water to keen the vo,ers from,
the polls. Norfolk Borough polls one wear with an
other, 4 or 500 vo,es-When the stews and bro, h,
els are raked, as they we're at the last election III,
tic more, little less than 600 is the limit of be
lorce. Her honest strength, is between and seo
was not che day III the last of pril and that f.;
day, long enough to poll this number of yotes TIM
and no reason could be fairly drawn from the want If
time' Tor keeping the polls open If las il did uot) if
mad rainod, and the water courses were bipb tho
reason valid IN the country did not apply to town.
where the most distant voter was in mile ne ,be
court house, and where there was no heb water to
impede him.
| Had the establishment of Mr. LovaJ in his sa,t
been conformable to the wishes of tho 5;s+;o+ ~
violation of forms and the reouisi,ione ~ ,h ,
would nave been comparatively unimportant AS it
was, the violation seated man in the Hons. Of p
representatives., who not and who kno,cs hiuseyf
not to have been, the choice ofthe Poon,a ons .h
VIII OF the yeomanry of Nansemond Norfolk county
ana fr'ncess Anne annulled by IawIess voters in
inc town OF Norfolk, of them boys, and others
thp,
have baffied Identification
These are the circumstances which have roused
''e Inauguration OF the District, and fixed upon the
fNhSuc'lop' the reProbaion OF every friend of law
Ju''ice' ana representation The only incident that
'as tended TO make men doubt and hesitate, was that
"'iP T. Barbour defended the claims of Mr.. Loyall
on the floor of Congress Such was his reputation
lot integrity such public confidence in Kim, that the
utmost reluctance has been felt to admit the suspi-
c'oh that the politics of Mr.. Loyal influenced his
Judgment. Yet more Difference is due to com
mon sense than to any one man or set of men,
what solicitations and opportunities were urged up
on Mr. Barbour, to prevail with him TO advocate Mr.
hoyahs pretcnsions, we have heard but we know
no'i''hs personally Certain is our belief from all
we have heard and seen, that his advocacy-his and
TOT anothcrs--waS essential to the success of tho