Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-07
POEVENGAL.

TO he roters of the Congressional District composed of
he eo1ntiss Of Isle q Wight, Princess .4nne, %",,ss'nond,
Norfolk County, Elisabeth City, and Norfolk Borough
Most of you are aware ofthe cause of my not appear
ing amongst you, since the adjournment of Congress.
1t was announced in ore Of the papers of this place, by
some of my friends, who, at that time, did not know the
extent of the disability consequent upon my late illness.
This visitation of Providence prevented me from attend
ing your March Quarterly Courts, and the regret which
I have felt on that account, is not a little increased, from
che continued feeble state of my health, which renders
it d doubtful whether / shall be enabled to see you, before
the periods fixed by law for the approaching election.
AT oil events, L anticipate the pleasure Of meeting you at
the polls; and at al eafher moment if practicable.
My course during the last Congress is before you, and
i feel the most perfect confidence that it will abide the Sc
vercst test of the principles, which | have ever avowed,
and upon which only | am disposed to solicitaa renewal
of your confidence. il believe that the preservation of
our system, and every POLITICAL blessing we eEiay,under
it, depend upon ~upholding the States of this Union in the
full exercise of their sovereign powers. But lam not
vet prepared to admit that Qualification is the ri0htful
and proper remedy against encroachment and usurpation
would restrain each and every department ofsthe Fe-
deral Government strictly within the limits. prescribed
by the Constitution, and shall therefore continueto re-
sist all attempts to give to that Government any juris-
diction whatsoever over Internal. improvements within
the States-or the power TO impose burdcns.aPoa one
part of the country, with the purpose OF fostering the la
bour and capital of any otferppart. With regard TO a
Bank OF the United States, whether m the form of an
illegitimate- CSTporation-as an adjunct of-thePFreasury
-or in any other shape or guise, l am equally opposed.
TIE Bank ef the u. States must go down; Otherwise l
am deeply convinced, that it has already acquired, or
will Mt no distant day possess, an influence which the
Government may, in vain, attempt to control. As i
neither seek nor desire concealment upon any matter
whatever, / cannot close his"brief, address, designed
chiefly to cbrrect any misrepresentation that may reach
you as tony sitnation) without apprising you dis
tinctly ofntny course, in relation TO the coming Pre-
sidential election. In that election, | claim. precise
ly the exercise of the same right of Suffrage which
each one of you will exercise for himself, independ-
emily aud feariessly-nry andoUJted right of choice
among the individuals who are before the people for shat
high Office. If honored with a'scat in the Heuse of Re-
representatives., and it should %unhappily devolve upon that
body to 'choose the President, in consequence of fail
ure on. the part of the people to elect for themselves,
should, in that event, hold myself as an agent on be-
half of my onstituents-bonnd in good faith, by every
for That one pp6d the 'fist of persons returned to the
House, who, in the election, had obtained a. majority of
their suffrages.
Yourrffiend and servant,
GEORGE. EOXAJ1