Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-01

Peilow-Sunarers:-By this oppellation, suffer me
10 address you whilst the enemy rs IN the camp it
nquires more genius and mental courage man calm
for myself, to appear before great people as their
representative legislation, and could not under
take it, were not supported by that enthusiastic
love Of liberty which led fathers TO battle and con
Quest. phcre false dellCacy prevailing amongst
It's, which prevents the farmers merchants emu work
fns men from equal participation III legislation
The old and experienced farmers arc stuhneo ana
Confounded by the volatile hatansueS III lawyers
when modest merit is buried beneath the rubbish our
ahts and our liberty perish.
This 10 NOT he order ot nature. Virtue must
cpntroul VICE. the light eSpeIs darkness. In the
late contcs, for power King craft aud Law craft we're
saaken to the foundation, and IT you Wll call upon
agricultural men to take chaIge OF the ship, our
country may yet be saved from the aoyss t"' ya"hs
DC leath
come suffering countrymen, to add To my prcccPts
my example, come to offer my services as an over
secr obey the sovereign Will OF the peope, express
Ell, aud Impyu for 1T is upon the broad pass Oh
Implied instruction that all the fnlschef done am
q working man; have hecD newer OF wood iorty
.7-ass my lie; before you With much eXpe-
rlncc III all the relations and departments OF doaes
-, iie ae also iuli share the schools CT ADVERSE
". Ny offering may be thought arrogance by some
OF you, Dut nope yon Will fcscrvc more charitable
Interpretation until you hear the circumstances which
fed me to this determination \ few days OciUre
Scpicmpes HenriCo Court, I wrote address to
the people of Senatorial District, eXforting
them 10 select Republican TO oppose Gen Harrie
setting forth the fact that he strenuous advo-
cate OF the paper Arslocracy the Banks, to obtain
re charter the last Of the General Assem-
bly, TDat was the strenuous advocate TO our;oW 80
or 100 QUO upon the dit OF the people, to water
city ALREADY supplied With the best natural iountairS
md to take the lob for himself or his rends-tlat he
was the strenuous advocate Tor the DHck Company,
where thousands of the peoples money has been pent
that can find Its way back 10 taeir pockets.
pursued my enquiry to shew that the General was
fundiny man, internal Improvement man, when
the people pay the cost; aud TO all thus
splendd machinery pot III motion, he placed himself
Va frt .i,oc
is passage from them 20 the palace square. With
all these Impressions, charged the General
Ar,s.ocrat, and no Republican. l had Solicited
raj forward and oppose him on court day, and
pledged myself that If no Republican would come
forward, should oppose INN myself No one having
come forward, sent my address to Mr.. Thomas
Ruche to publish with the conditional offer OF my
snrvices still giving tho preference to agricultural
men or mere tants. Who would condesccud to let
know vhal their political opinions were before we
were called on 10 vote for them. nj RItcllie kept
nv address till after New Kent co,rt and returned
il 10 me with objection 10 publish What he called
nv attack upon Gen. Hurvle. LAS 1t come TO this,
when public men vo;e away our money extravagantly,
that we be gagged by the pubic printer OF the
Statcf offered violence to the personal feelings OF
Gen. Harve, unless statement OF facts be offensive
This treatment convinced me that Mr. Ritche be-
fonued 10 the Aristocracy OF Virginia, OF whom
meet no favors. My pride As an old Republican, was
wounded. Charles CITY court close at hand and
having no pretensIons speech nakIDg was at loss
whether to withdraw throw myself upon the district
unknown TO most Ut them. l offer these cIrcun-
stances apology for the short notice, together with
the death of Mr. Brown whose tate very Uluci regret,
I am convinced that all depends on the first Legs
rature under the new Consttution-that all the un-
{ainental laws may be impaired by violent CONSTR
lion. and that fearful contest for powerls at hand
The ArstocracY die ard--apd they will carry down
With them their lives their fortunes, anu their coun-
try. They control the banks and the money, fear
FIJI odds against the peope;--hc money, the sword,
aud the purtanic legion i'll notion, Inscribed upon
their bloody flag, Divine rights of the King fhe
contest is pregnant with mischief 10 the future pros
meets of the middle and lover classes of property
holders. If your representative does his duty, be
must throw himself into the breach, 10 corqner or
die 70, equal rights. | cpme forward, my country
rnca volunteer IN the Cause Of the pcoPle-Accspt
or REJECT me: go far, have done my duty have
not Solicited the SURFACES of single individual
intil now-shou.d you accept the offering pledge
y life and my sacred honour to support INC Jetferso-
r1ian principles to the best OF my Judgment-to op-
prse all schemes of funding cooperating improve
msnts wherein the people TO be taxed To pay the
nrincpal aud interest of the debt We may date all
tho ills we bear in Virginia, to the Banking System;
i, gas there the seeds of corruption were scattered
there they were nurtured to poison the atmosphere
tn eyerhang and hide the hldeous deforDIty OF Legs
ra,iye tnaorites; which effect, shall here show to
tho common sense of every common man; Our
country had not recovered from tho spos of the rev.
oiutionary war, before the slaves of English custom
Introduced Banking In the Eastern States and Vir-
ginia could not forego the great commercial ia |
cllity, Legislators took 1t INTO their heads to
keen OFF foreign pa per- to wed commerce and agrcul
tIrre 50 kindly to better our condition Tney did
covenant and agree With number of monied men
10 give them the exclusive right 10 make money ont
Of rags and to circulate three times as much IN bills
"a they were worth, thereby giving these mo-
MED men the credit of the whole State of
Virginia, and TO receive is per cent for their
money | anu ole enough recolcct the dstfi-
hinton which spectators made of their estates,
sf,er the bank gas located among liz some
Instances, their real and personal property was sod
ana converted into bank stock, belov par value,
feaving their widows and children an annuity for
the stock yielded go much.
Ere c0ontry flooded ~th paper currency of
ITO intrinsic value but the faith Of the Slate.
Che credulons working man 10 danger until
f1e paper disappeared, leaving him to pay debts
contracted under prudent reliance upon his own
resources year after yearcurtaIled his income Until
perseverance and retrenchment failed to better his
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