Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-18

TALLY now. on tue great qics,ions winch hgilsic this
cuntryand At the appreciation Of Cato. Ia his age.
world. have higher one. for Madison Is wiser
aud a better man than Ca'o WIS.
Yes SIR, as a republican, Was bosnj Co obey this
call u was made ~ no eqmvccal shape-a hundred
tn one ~ my fellow clizns, without distinction of
party. at tn, April election. wished to become
their Candidate. Tho and means rcsorted to
10 change this general expression of their senti-
ments, have design to cnumeratc. Let them
pass. Their result, however, was, as has been ud
vsrted TO, united with no different anl unequal rule
applied 10 the voters, For, while at the Court
House my place OF strcng h. but those OF tho
PAYERS of 90 were admitted. those of 80
ce,ved the Precincts, and this the fruitful
OF all tho trouble which have had aud which
have been compelled tn give YOU aud this House
Left To myself, should have submitted To the major
| ty, m,ttcr how ob, aimed But my friends who
had supported mo, demanded of vndicatc their
rights, huwever | might b. disposed tn abandon INV
own. | rejoice speak to men who know how 10
appreciate the voice OF the People II was addressed
To in tone that could not but be- obcyed. Will
not enter into the details which occurred while
demanding n scrutiny, blu, hasten to the result OF
irregularities which occurred at the precinct elections,
particularly To the omission OF the superintcndans
to be sworn, and the conduct Of the Sheriff. in re-
jecting ihon from his estimate. The Opinions enter
tanned 10 the Sheris want of power, in performing
the function he did is TOO decided, to be sh.kcn by
Il any thing can say-bu,, in Justice to HIM | ma y
say, that he true Israete, in whom there is
guile; and whose character with all who know him,
: 10 beyond suspicion. The view taken by him was,
that those precinct elections void-this House
have virtually decided so, manifest by your de-
cs,on. in he case of tho Nicholas cection--being
void, he held High Sheriff, he could act as tho
they were legal The further suggestion was made
thar while the elections were conducted ut the Court
House, difficulty like this could have occurred,
the election conducted by one mind = whereas
on the precinct sys EN-, different persons conducting
it, deren, and unequal rules might obi ain, and grea,
injustice be donc, had happened in this As il
he -pn tn1f hn
the common law, which constituted him judicial fl
Ger, with power over the subJ sct reached HIS case
and h- bound, thought, follow youi
decision, which proclaim elections in the pre-
dicamcnt of the Orange elections, void-ihat howe
yer, it wns no matter Of surprize if country peo
pie interpreted the law one way, and the wis"
Richmond IN another.h his occurred frequently in tho
Supreme Court, which frequently reversed the judg
ment even of our cnlgh'ed county Judges, and
further evidence that the decision of Sheriff wa.
not singular, tho same has been pronounced by the
Sheriff OF. Prince William End the Sheriff Of Patrick
In fine, that u was n new case, which no decision
having b'rn made, 1t is matter of surpr!zr, tina
there should b. differences uf opinion the
. These are few of the arguments that may be re
sorted 10 in vndcation Of the conduct Of the Sheriff
This return was contested by my opponent. and OF
my part, no: content with obtaining tho Sherifi's
turn, proceeded 10 give notice to my opponent, o
some 100 bad votes on his poll-he replied by giving
me notice of some 10, and we have taken q o
testimony each side. Justify our votes respect
to ascertain on what side the majority of the goot
: votes preponderated i have doubt they oil
mine. scrutiny has been continually solicited t.
be made by neighbours, distinguished for thei
: home spun intelligence and impartiaty, BY the
u first legal characters OF the land, disrcgardug al
forms, and pursuing The only end worth arriving at
c namely. who was fairly elected! These imitation
have been again made before the Committee o
u Rruileoes and Elections, and resisted by nv oppc
cate the election aR6E.t'ee h.. .cic'ys We r. va
tSonysssSt gste the polls. and in this resolution
the ' Propo ssssSsse nov sd M.
: care my opponent entitled to scat in the Hou,c
WINE nave the poor privilege Of going home. civ
n9t'ce, ana then to proceed to take dcp5stons It !,
H. attle TOO late ia the day for me 10 un
, oefIake' at this inciemcnt season to do ,ha,-the
noncn' you come TO that resolution the contest ia
an END. a. Tar n: am concerned-I shall have don,
wna. was que to my friends l will then do what i,
he sr,,a;. A"u on what ground is the motion tc
oe sustained! The resolution must be taken all goth
erIthe mover cannot sustain himself dh one branct
anu mat very unlmpor one, who was entitled n
.n return and reject The other. which saws. thai
ne'thcr o' us was elected I could have unders,ood
the gentleman, il he had moved To recomm,t ,b ~
port and instruct the Committee to report ali tho
iacts ana with an injunction TO scrutinize the nos
GO tnat with an understanding, that the election is
t;ro mut 20 oe SGT aside and 1t would meet my en-
TIRE aPprobation-but so long as the view Of tho
rouse - contned 10 the solution itself which do
e,aIes that tue proceedings are so vicious tina, the
e.ec.'oh must be sent back to The People I cannot
ss tne GROUND on which the gentleman stands which
efnres line House to decide, that INV opnnnon, i,ou
pe admitted to seat. If understand his argument
.u concludes, that as my opponent. has in his me-
moral, complained only of INV IRREGULAR re,urn ne
wh look at nothing else But is il not n unive,s.j
RUE Of proceeding every where, as well here as in
our courts ~' plaintiff 1T shall rot DO a, liberty n
pay 'he game exclusively he wishes brine.
sur against me on a bond-T admit the execution Of
-, ' " , am barred from saving have paid
ms rs stronger case; ifthe facts had been set
'p'h ~ TINS report il would ma We apneo rod ,L,,
WIS had gwen me notice, that he contended for the
sea, ,ea. on Two grounds majority of the qualified vo
bo ""n ,I'lner, on the return joined ssue with
nun on both poinrs--he replied with counter notice
c,hanEengng some lao votes my poll and because
me Comm''ee have decided one struggling branch of
the contest It Is coniended he is TO have Judgment
against me, although the tribunal which alone az vet.
rs c3gn'sant of the facts declares the whole election
v"a' ana 'he' 1t should be RENTED 10 The people
court IN The progress ofa cause. decides one unim
eor,un point IN favor ofhe plaintiff but in advancing
u,,ei nnds the proceedings vicious as To sei
.soe me wh,l" What would be bought ora process
noa sio $50 A. :