Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-06

cents for every subsequent insertion.
REMARKS Of Mr.. HooE, Of King George. IN
the Virginia Legislature. in opposition to the
mo,ion of Mr.. Coleburn, TO annex the County
of King George to the District. as reported by
the Committee, of Stafford, Prince William,
Fairfax and Fauquier.
Mr.. SpEaKEp:-I have forborne until now, to
say one word upon this subject. and would still
must willingly forbear, but after the motion oil
the gentleman from Accomack, silence in me
would be most reprehensibIe. Mr.. Speaker, the
location Of King George is an unfortunate one
she mnst be border county TO either OF the Dis
tricts to which il is proposed to attach her.-
Again, sir, so far as Numbers are to resulafe the
influence she is to have in any election that may
take place in any District Of which she may be
made a member, it must be small. She can on
~ be redeemed from the situation 10 which this
disparity places her. by the superiority Of the Ia
Tents Of her sous, (shoud they ever Dc SO tortu'
nate as to possess it,. aud the honest discr'mina'
ton and masnanimity OF the people, IN which,
allow me to Saw, have great confidence. Sir,
[ have lost my favorite scheme, and now rise
with equally kind feelings to the ole class OF
counties as the other, to which il 10 proposed to
II is to the people in no other point OF view. than
10 their location, that | am TO look in the dis
charge of the duty l am about to perform. No
motive should, no motive shall, enter my mind
upon this subject, other than convenience aud
identity of interest.
Already, Mr.. Speaker, has been torn from US
one member of our original family mean the
county of Stafford. 1t is with no ordinary degree
of sensbity and pain that part with her. She
has ever been worthy and faithful member OF
our political association. The alleged necessity
of the case however, with me has greatly cicatri
zed the wound; but some gentlemen especially the
the gentleman from Caroline, seems not even
disposed to stop here, but to increase still to a
greater extent, the wound, by tearing asunder
other lipaments which bind together the interest
and wishes Of the people represent, by throwing
us into an arrangement not more unnatural, than
unexpected, from the quarter from which 1t
comes-nut more strange aud unrlghteous, than
uncaIled Inr. Mr.. Speaker, the people Of Caro-
line and the people Of King George are very much
the same people; they are divided BY river, on
either side Of the banks Of which there is town,
and no where, So far as it embraces their limits,
is more than mile in width-they arc in the
daily habit of interchanging in every possible
shape and form, all the Civilities OF human lie.
Yes, | am proud to repeat, that We are the
same people in habits, in sentiment, and IN IN.
tercst. Mr.. Speaker, we fish from the same
waters-Se oyster from the same rock-we re-
vel at the same board-we iitgate at the same
courts NE reap the benefit Of the saue prayers
we worship our God at the same altArs-and
need remind the gentleman from Caroline Of
that with which 10 one is better acquainted than
himself-that We are in the daily, as well as in
the nocturnal habit, Of dong together every thing
that is done by man.. Why, then. let me ask,
is the gentleman from Caroline oppused to the
county Of King George as an associate IN his po-
litical doings?-ls she not loysl!-is she not at
ali times ready to 20 as far IN any great republi-
Can movement Of the country as those who will
20 farthes,:-Why tear King Ge"rge from her
original stuck, and ensraft Caroline in her place?
why transfer her tn a section Of the country
with which she has no intercourse? -with which
scarcely any Of the interchanges have enumsr-
ated are enioved?-W,ll this House do il, when
it is contrary to the wishes of the people, to help
On the faiscious hopes, the more than vain an
ticipa,ions Of any particular individual or any
set Of individuals l flatter myself it will not
Sir. is the little county Of King George to Ss
banded about, wrested, contrary to her will,
from her long standing association, because it is
the desire of some one man, or some half dozen
men, to give the prepOnderance In all elections
TO one side Of the Rappahannock over the otherl
| regret exceedingly Mr.. Speaker, to see this
little stream. mot much broader than my hand, J
so soon made the liue of sectional feeiing-it is
feeling which know those represent will
most indignantly repudiate. As have before
remarked, am perfectly aware that King George,
from her size. can have but little weight in any
election that NAV arise in any district to which
she may be attached. II, however, Sir, the peO-
pie represent here are few, they are magnani-
mpus-lhey are patriotic-they will scorn to
move in any electoral appointment, but in the
strictest accordance with what they believe to be
risht-what would best promote the great COM
mon good-the great general purpose. Yes, they
would revolt at the idea of throwing their weight
into the scale Of the North or the Soath side Of
the Rappahannock. but in consideration of the
superiority Of the claim presented. Were she
constituted Of different materials, I would scorn
to be her representative here. Mr.. Speaker,
choose which horn of the dilemma / may, IN
Gods name If is bad enough. but do hope that
the House will allow US to rest upon that which
to US is the least Objectionable. Under other
circumstances Mr. Sneaker IN ehoutd he mr.