Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-16


ton; But since have seen the fruits produced
from such fundamental nursery of patriotism
and wisdom, (abounding in ali the benefits
have endeavourcd most freely TO pourtray in
the Address lhavc alluded to) confess l am
DESTROYS to give it a fair and full trial for the
reasons herein stated And if, after wise and
proper organization and such iair and full, trial.
it should G:sappoint my expectation and that of
majority of ITS friends; will then Join its en-
mics as heartily and as rightcously in an attempt
at further improvements, as voted against and
opposed the first.
To give it that desired organization and that
fair and full experiment, however, it is necessa-
ry that the voters in October next should exer-
else the same discretion and wisdom in calling
into the assembly for those purposes, as they
did into the Convention for the formation of the
Constitution, all their ablest and most experien-
ccd Citizens, without regard to their putting
themselves forward or canvassing and election
noering not the best proofs that they are the
fit, and the many evils of which have andea-
voured to point out in the address alluded to-
tits not every County and District that has a
man of transcendant political talents and expe-
rieco TO send forth into the two Branches of
that all important assembly. Oftbe former Re-
volutionary Stock of that description who aided
in the formation, of the late Constitution that
carried safely through all the Revolutions
ny storms, and conducted us SO happily through
fifty three years calm of peace, we have but one
now lcft-the venerable Ex-President Madi-
son. who aided also in the creation and con-
struction of the new one, and was particularly
and cmlnently influential in the happy comLIo-
mise that was made between the opposite and
contending interests of the west and east.
have ever held 1t the duty of every Citizen
enjoying the blessings of such happy govern
ments as ours, to render what services he is
'hought eminently capable of and is called, on
to perform, in promotion and preservation of
such governments. Mr.. Madison we all well
know, has entirely filled up his whole measure
ofpublic usefulness and good and has now ar
rived at that stage of life when it is proper and
necessary he should be INDUCED, for the small
reinn"nt o! his days, in the calm of private re-
tremcn, and be blest will all the comforts of
domestic happiness and repose Yet as it is more
than probable that it is the last important coca.
remnant
his valuable life; have no hesitation in beleiy
ing, that he would not, respec fully solicited
refuse his sage counsel and aid, on an occasion
SO important and particular. That particular
section OF the Slate, however has the happi.
ness and good fortune to possess other Citizens
from whom we all have right to expect much
both In the Senate and House Delegates ofthe
very important approaching assembly.
To say nothing in every quarter of the State
oil those who have risen into eminenco sine. the
revolution, but who fill stations that exclude
them from that assembly; there are then but few
TO look up to, supereminenty qualified for that
partic liar and important service. Few counties
have to boast the possession of chapman John
son, Benjamin w. Leigh, VIM b. Giles. O,
a Robert Stanard.
Although l am not overly fond of sending
many practising lawyers into that branch of gov
eminent, who are so apt to he delighted with tn,
music OF their own sweet voices as to think the
cannot bestow too much of them on the ears O
others, and whose practice it is, if not their in
terest, to fill the laws with so manv tanoqline
uncertainties, and knotty and bewilderng tech
necalities, capable only by themselves of dissec
lion; yet upon this particular OCCASION fully
see, not only the propriety, but the absolute ne
cessity, OF having such heads of that profession
In the approaching assembly One of the i'm
portant parts of their work will be to reform
and Improve our court system, as endeavouret
to point out in the address alluded to. and her
now to refer you to. And who so well accquaint
ed with the defects of that system and all thei
causes and'effects,an how to apply the rem eide
as those who stand at the head of the bars of oil
superior courts.
were a frceholder in every county, buerougl
and district where those distinguished indiyidu.
ais reside, should consider it my bounden duty
not only to exercise my privilege of voting blu
of exerting my best endeayours to procure al
their elections. As have not the right of yot
ing for either OF them, all can do is to exercis,
my other privilege freeman (alke interested
with all In the welfare of the whole state )of full,
and publicly forwarding the same object III th
only way in my power; and, however Others
may think or act in the matter, should feel i
deficiency Of duty 10 myself and country to &C
otherwise myself.
| What then must those think, or what at leas
W." 'J oo lhouShI Oh tiem Oy otnerS
who set themselves up as voluntary, open, ant
avowed candidates. in opposition to them, or suf
! fer themselves to be made use of as such, to graf
ity, perhaps, some improper secret lurking per
sonal prejudices and dislikes and thereby at
tempt TO deprive the State of such able and i'm
portaDt services on such an occasion Can sucl
! or indeed there are any such) be real friends [,
] their country Or are they such blind friends
as to suppose they possess the rare and conscious
internal Establishment, to behold superior tai
ents, experience, and illnesses in themselves
which no one else has yet been able to find out
Suppose there should be such (of which a
present have no knowledge) and they should
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