Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-17
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

TO he Members of the Legislature of VIrein;o.
oe"'e"en' HE DEPRESSED CONDITION OF Vim.
GINA was briefly press ed to your conside ~
my Jrsf number. The few primary causes 10 which
a',uue1 were hastily grouped together as applicable
70 me Wh'te STATE Some Of Ihrm are doubtless Tel,
VI quar- degrees, In its veraI grant divisions
FROM the great territorial extent OF Virginia
ns through so many degrees OF latitude and Ion gi,nd
necessarily embraces variety Of climates soils and
PRODUCTIONS Hebce, some dismilarity in IN. nu,.n;,
and interests OF her people; hence The
winch often distract the deliberations Of ,bs / ;,
uIe ana which bad so nearly broken up the late Cen.
vention IN confusion aud disgrace IN, ,h., y v''
di-creiioD and good Of the small noaio, 81 nie
enlightened body, who strugsl d ibrousb ,be di@.i
yes winch .u"ounded thenl The present Cons,i,n.
MIMI ga -, .be '-aueghany The paHey, the
DIVISIONS OF the State which differ in their pursni, q;
eress. ard wants. But these are not r sssa,;, 'u
.. aYeIsneesj although they are too often
maze 50, ny miseh vous and designing demagosnss
ir The miserable purpose Of brief popuIari,v eAoS
W ms way lie, That wise and saIuisry measures
700 often defeated, and liberal and enlightened men
deferred from attempting TO promote The cor,non
good But, Gentlemen, has not the p.tiod ,r,iJ
when you ough, TO emulate each other 10 makins 49,
nos s upon me altar OF our country, and when The
tonfch,co'ds OF local and selfish interests ,houh
10 De sounded In your halli In the prsssn, ~, 800.
oi 'hings-with reformed and more equal ren,s,sn,s
noo-"hh your powers greatly enlareed-and helm,
about 10 put The wi ole machinery of fhe ns,, ps
ment into motion, does IL not berone von a. s S,,
and act together in spirit Of concaiion ard 49,,
ism! Representing Interests dissirniIsr in fso, ~
49,, U"' wv ntoe0aTHy h0sfUe, does il not esne
ciany become you TO act, not with Justice onlv H.,
Wild liberal orbesraoee and gene o'iiy towards evSrv
POI ton OF the Sta,el The members ISom The ~
from the West although charged with The ioI n""
, ,oes Immediate constituents, are, pevsr,bs.
800 cna'geo with the common interest the commoo
cory, ana prosperity, Of the whole Common s,I,b
ann wha better evidence Of patriotism Gao thew yvs
VI oy yIeiong minor aud insignificant
10 nose when are paramount and abso,binn s,
which, 10 their results, may doubIy eomnsn"s,. sno
= ssent or apparent sscri6cel any
bawo
pressed condition OF Vrgnis tbs ,oan, ~ we ne
fnProuements And on ths, more than soy
lec'' our sectional interests clash. The ronn,, ~
low the bead II iids.water has been bIssssS ~ oe
WIN se many osvigable streams end level road. 49,.
very e Is lsh ior srt TO do for them la these
I've inhsbisnts, with irang expense of trsnspes,.
ton. have the choice OF our Underwater mari e,s
well az OF the best markets in the o;her Atlantic
he amount OF revenue they pay toto the Trsssnrv !;
Hseoy heavy comparatively and they ieeI no vyiIi,o
70 DC Inrlher toxed, TO impart benefits 10 the IJosnS
VouoIy'n which they thick they are not to psr,icns,.
proportion OF the present fuod for Internal I'm
p'oVsmens was drs~p IRON their pockets, bu, h..