Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-19
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10 sac Eeqte 81 me Counties of Brunswick, DiDIgia-
die aud Lunen6urg.
.fEHLow-CITIzENs;-The day is fast approacbinc
wien II WIN BECOME our duty TO elect a member TO Con-
gress,' and also delegates so our General Assembly +,
'he performance OF this sacred duty, we cannot be too vi
glant IN liking our attention and selecting n.rsnn. In
every respect well qualified to represent us, both i'm our
N auonai as well as State Legislature. On the exercise
oil this important right, mainly depends the preservaGon
oil our Liberties and the Constitution of our country. Lei
US not men, distinguish by our sufrages, any of those
irothy and empty d~eclaimers, who lessen the DIGNITY of
the representative character, and prostitute so much lime
IN endless aud Improbable debate. Such men. fellow.
eiuzens' are not mt to represent us: We had enough of
'hem al tue last Session OF the Legislature. God grant
we may be saved the modification of having ag5;n
men OF this description in our public counciIsl Coneress
SS,nnncn nau 10 transact the business of the whole United
states, rose ON the Sd Of March, while our Legislature
which had only the affairs of one State TO manage CON
unued 'helr session some time afterwards. Had / been a
member OF that body, il appears 10 me, a blush would bayo
sufused my cheek, at seeing the Representativ.s Of ,ha
Walton, Ct l may be allowed to use such a term in ibeso
nulhiiying hmes!) pass by me on their way to their respec-
1--WE homes' without ~deigning TO call and lake even a peep
at us, who were still talking, delyine, and hammeripg or n
local matters. How the members OF that body occu9ieJ
themselves, so as TO distance Congress so :ar in the con.
sumption OF time, we all too well know. Talking, tax.
ing, was The fatal epidemic which ragged amonS ihem.
suPPosing' no doubt, that he who coulj talk the longest.
was oil course the cleverest fellow. But the people, /
can assure those wordy and windy knights, think very
differently. They generally measure a mans intenectnsI
powers by quite a different gage; and believe that. gene.
sanS Speahng, ne VINO consumes more than an hour in one
speech cannot be 80 well furnished in the tpper de.
pdTfment, and the best qualified to manage their con-
cerns-that, in that case, he must speak a great deal of
nonsense, and repeat over and over again. what before
had been said, and probably said in a much better manner
The leading motive with the people Of Virgins. in con.
sehung 10 amend their Constitution a few years back. was
10 reduce the number OF her legislative BODY: and ,hsy'
thought, by so doing, that ii would in a measure tend 70
shorten their sessions, and accelerate The dispatch of nubS
nc business But, in this, they have been greatly disap-
pointed Instead OF having that much wished-for effect
the members OF that body, living at the public exnenNe
ana storing themselves away in the fine hotels of the
cl'y' eat, drink and talk, and by Willing away their time
COUnflNe 10 annOV and gmqaafa T. A. s..f
money Of the people, in some idle and useless discnssion
Ihey men, as u ashamed OF having consumed and thrown
way . much une' wind up in a great hurry; trans
acthg more business in two or three DAYS, than tbev
had done before in three months. But many of that boJ,y
wheh nose busy days came on, having talked their gu1il.
fum subtcit, clear out and have nothing 10 do yyih, 80.
important and business part Of the Session. AccompIsb.
ing so much in a lew days, proves TO demons,ra,ion
that II the members would con6ne themselves i'm H.
commencement OF the Session, to such matters OIL,
LOT wheh 'hey were sen; to attend there would
be no necessity for their remaining in Richmond bo.
yond a month They might then return home, and
commence the new year by eating out of their o,y, ~
stead Of the public crib. But as in ron6ning u,omn
serves 10 The proper business Of the session. that cannot he
expected while we send so many young lawyers and other
young men, whose sole object is to cut, what tbev tbinL
a great figure. There they avail Themselves of tbis nn
portunity to become, long before they are preoared cspp.
dldates Tor public fame, and wish to take under their own
exclusive control the management of State affairs and ~,
govern us according to their superior wisdom -Feuo.,
cllzens, let us have nothing 10 do with any such char,c,o.s.
: hey are totally unht, repeat, to represent ne. BY having
wv" ""o 'N HtbRhihIb lot Tue last TWO sessions
spent, and spun out TO such an inlolerable length LEI ,s
Ir a moment take a view at some OF their PROCEEDINGS
ana ask. ourselves seriously, can we tolerate such a course,
: ne answer am certain will be-JNo. We must there.
lore correct the procedure. Grand Juties should evcrv
wheIc present II as a grieyous public evil-Every method
should be adopted to bring their conduct before The people.
.ns aney nay irown upon and stamp 1t with their eternal
a"u unqualified reprObation. II is true, and il gives mo
some consolation TO state the fact, that the Legislature will
haPPhy be relieved at the next session Of many Of those
Young ahu Ioquaeious members. Having, as they think.
taken a sufficient degree in that body, and viewing II az
sphere quite too limited for their action and attainments
hey mean u they can, to figure away in our national eoun.
Gus snd there to teach and incUlcate the true principles of
me Constitution, as in their opinion they have never be
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