Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-14
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To the Fofers otfke Congressional District ofthe
Counties of Prince WiLiam, Loudoua, and
Fairfar.
1t appears by the public prints, that CHARLES
F. MERCER and john GIBSON, Esquires, are
candidates for the office of your Representative
in the next Congress. You will be called on in
few weeks to make the selection. To the pub.
lie in general, and othe District in particular, it
Is matter of moment which of these two shall
be YOUR Agent in Congress for the next two years.
As voter, hope may be permitted, with
out being considered an intruder Of my opinion
upon YOU, 10 offer few considerations, which, |
think, ought to weigh with you in making your
choice. Adopt the principle of the great WASH
NoroN on a similar Occasi0n-vote I" for prRci-
pies, not men,"
Mr. Mercer is known to YOU as public man.
he has, in the public trusts in which he has been
placed. proved himself ardent, industrious. ca
pable, and faithful TO the Constitution. He la
bors INCREASINGLY for your interest. He IS de-
voted and powerful friend to the system Of In
ternal Improvement, friend of proper and ju-
dicous Tariff, an enlightened and able defender
of the Judiciary of the United States, and Of the
Bank Of the United States. 1t cannot be un-
known to any of US how useful and effi,isnt he
has been in promoting and bringing to Its present
state that noble work now in progress. the Che
sapeake and Ohio Canal. There is no man IN the
.uhole District that would be able to lay before
Congress- the same Information and views in re-
lation to the system of Internal Improvements as
he is; and at this time his presence in Congress
is most irnpnrtant 10 the carrying on with sue
cess the Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal, as well as
the .9lera,dria Canal, which has been commenc-
ed. This Canal is highly important to the people
of Loudoun and Fairfax, and every vote that is
given on this occasion ought to look to these two
great objects Alexandria is the market town
for that portion Of the District, connected with
the Potomac, and what promotes the prosperity
of Alexandria, must benefit that section of Virgi-
n,s. With these important objects in view, will
IT be the part of wisdom in US to change Repre-
sentative who has been tried and found highly
useful, for one who is untried and ignorant Of
the great principles OF these Improvements, and
Of course incapable of advocating with effect our
interests in this respect on the floor of Congress.
If opposition should be made to affording aid to
these improvements, Mr.. Gibson, in consequence
of his utter inability, will be unable to take a
stand IN favor of our interest, If he should have
an inclination to do so. But. independent Of
Mr.. Gibson's want of information, there are other
objections to him. He is presented to the Dis /
tric. as the Jackson candidate--us Democrat,
opposed to Internal Improvement, opposed to the
Tariff IN asay form, opposed to the Judiciary
opposed TO the Bank of The United States, and
decided State Rightsman. !
MFR. Gibson co,anof and dare not deny that such
Is his political character, and that, if elected, he
will vote in cOnsrsss against all appropriation