Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-20
G0VERNEUR MORRIS.
O1TlfU.NTC.fTED.
To The Voers for Members Of he House Of Delegates
Of

To The Votsrs for Members Of The House Of Delegates
Of Pirginia.
FELLow-CIrIzENs The elections Of many Of the
counties Of the State over-To the Voters OF those
counties which yet TO make their elections the Lc
gsature address myself. jackson ant-Jackson Abo
lion Abolition, the questions which should de-
termine the comforting OF your surages Why should a
Jackson county send anti Jackson member TO Le
gslaturc? Shall longer be gulled with the promise
speak the Jackson sentiments OF county, in conrads
tncion TO the individual preferences! Its better TO have
Representative who agrees with you in sentiment, and
who will cordially in the urherance of those sen,i-
ments than who Processes TO be against YOU but
withsandng promises TO 60 with in political measures
Where acts are against conviction, they must be feeble
and ineicenlet the heart and the mind go with the
promises-le them be i'm unison with the acts, and
gy will be evnced, and honesty predominatc Have we
not had experience enough in sending members 10 the
Legislature TO represent who differed with in opinion
upon leading principles, but who pledge themselves TO act
against their convictions, and in obedience to the
opinions of their constituents Without dwelling upon
the temptation TO dishonesty the improperly and Of
delcacy in who desires TO represent people whom
he does coincide in opinion with upon subjects which
cardinal need but advert 10 the late Convention sub
iect and the late Caucus held in Richmond 10 see the i'm
policy of this course-ho inudcous ii is have person
TO appear for us-to select advocate TO sustain
cause, whose views are at anipodes with our How
was ii in the Legislature when the subject OF Conven
ton pending in that body: Many of those who
elected 10 the Legislature by Convention counties, but
who were opposed themselves TO the amendment of our
State Constitution, but promised 10 cooperate with the
friends in that body for the passage of law for taking the
of the people upon the subject although thew did
go directly against any bill introduced for that object
yet indirectly they defeated those bills by substitutes and
amendments. SO, in the late Caucus although the anti
Jackson members from the Jackson counties did oppose
the nomination OF Jackson for the Presidency yet they
spoke against him with evident design of impairing his
interests and lesscning his good standing with the people
1t may be asked what party question in Federal politics
come before the next Legislature In answer there
is Senator TO the Congress of the u States TO be elected
There may be vacancies in the Presidential Electoral
Ticket, which will have TO be filled by the Legislature.
And who knows what important questions may
before the next Legislature growing out OF the excite
ments of the Tariff, and the proceedings of South Carroll
ma! Moreover, there is anomaly in having Represcn-
taiives in The State Legislature differing in politics from
The Representatives in the Federal Legislature from the
same section OF country. Many very many questions
always subject TO arise, which interest the and
concern Federal politics, and which the State Legisla
ture may be required 10 act uponThe subject Of Abo
ten OF vital consideration. The discussion OF the
question in the last Legislature has done mischief the
State which will be long, and is feared, sorely felt
Those who encouraged the discussion of this subject
TO be dscountenanced. Every member Of the Lcgisla
urc who voted for the reference of the memorials upon
the subject of slavery TO Committee deserves be turn
ed out OF his seat The discreet would have been
to have voted these memorials upon the table, where they
should have forever slept. CITIZEN.