Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-11
TO TIE EDITOR or TIE ENQUlRER.
THE WIG COUNTY COURT OF BUCKINGHAM

urSe and Horse $50 Stl{e Senator EtcCt, &C.
SepembeS Court OF, and Court was summon
ed to take ITO consideration the recommendation,
swer to the Governors Letter, DC: &c. One Of the
Court in his place and read plaSterca Address:
addressed 20 The CoTcrnor il defence OF their ore!
course in regard the nomination of nine out OF the
eleven of the :'gorous Wig order magistrates. And
would you think, Sir this aster"d ldreSS did not deny
that the election Of nine out OF the eleven Of the glorious
Wig order was an indication of partzan Wigism? One
would scarcely believe it, but it does 1t says that the
Republicans voted Unfortunately for HtgS. What
were they da There from two to three or four
times many "oC the Wig order" or the beEch. Ele
Wigs would first take up nominee, and they were
either to vote not to vote their doing either would
avail nothing. This they knew, and therefore voted.
a proposition was made by of the Court. TO ap.
point from each party and think you this reasona-
be proposition not rejected What does this slew:
Does not shcw distinctly and reroeaJu, that this very
modest no-party7pary, all the decency party, "oice
hating no spells party, determined 70 hold nine
eevenths Of the magis,racy OF Buckingham If his Honor
u'e L'eues"s%' vsore, they have nneteentwcneths
all the other Offices and would get tn. 1r'ares if they
tine tsveT such y:-Never! no
me5tr iney must have gotten their cue from thu
they can by lies and Misrepresentation all the peoP
they cam theis side, and all know they nef ar
~1"'ks Of the land sess , ahe .d hare the;
noses constantly pointed 10 Ire s 0''e' "'e -
be distributed. 4 ~ ,, ,,5 h , o,,,o,
aal.e, , .,s court would hear discussion in this
G'ft seriously concerned The Pcope.Voted
'h by their VIZ .4rtst0cr"tie N@jesttes The same
gentleman made another proposition, in these words:
THAT the people Be heard in this matter, touching the
appointment OF Magistrates" This was voted down,
nsanty-every Dig .Hagtstratc, far the writer
ticed, voting against the hearing Of tie people," ad
the little Republican pha.anx rising in its favor The
Senator elect from this District, when the proposition
put by the presiding Magistrate ''s those who are
in favor Of hearing the people,, in the appointment of
Magistrates vii! rise from their seals, sir the Senator
SAT on his HJfo n ,bo
plcthe sorercigns in this country-were treated with
sHpcr!Gtioe mdigng, this Occasion; rather worse,
think # possitlc, than when Mr.. Leigh, the ITg
candidate for the Presidency said in effect that the poor
did not s;uy priitics and therefore he was unfit to
exercise The great right fsuragc. Sir who would nave
thought it some five years ago? Wehavc been warning
ahe people of the encroachmen of powef-And the con-
tempt This Fig party mad for their rights and understand
lngS, lime after t!ne.-les sir, time after lime has the
humble pen that addresses you, warned his coun-
trymen of the approach of the DYNASTY of modsra
&atcS,-dn 2riSocrattc monted porer-and the friends
OF this ArstocTatc monied power--yes, the support
srS-tle apoogiStS d the .fristocrGc qaoncy ru,ia
and poao6rthe first and the end; the 4yha and the
Omega, is Wigsnl, Wig BanhiSm and .4ristocracy--
Sir they cannot do without it, it is their food tits their
rainent is their sleep it is the air they breathe-hci1
uery life. But who, sir the short space of few years
could have conectured that the evil would have grown
into overwhelming monster and that the People heard
cd 10 their tacesthcir cye5ro'@Swere 10 be told tia
Iher voice Should not be heard in matter 0 ritn
their Interests, by County Cost sruod IF risorruts?
Sir you and others might have thou ght that was per
haps too in my first and second pieces in calling
them "Ccunty Court S4uad Of 1ristocrats, but who
doubt the pTopricty, nay the necessity of the
appeRaton? You cannot describe Them sir without such
languaget would be n misaomer 10 any other less
descriptirc.
Is it not astonishing, too sir, that among those daring
conte1tsTS the people, was the Senator elect from this
district to the Senate Of Virginia? Sir he that spare:
the nan at the expense Of his country, and its Repub
can institutions, is .ecreant to his'autg guilty
he were traitor to lis sacredicause. Sir for private
matters, whntever may be aAmans faults, have no.
thing to do II is public and public matters that in
terest me and mne-hat uitally affect MAJ coustru
veal or Tor wo and sir you will nna me lighting
behind the curtain, in such a ths-you will al
ways hnd me in tie open held-inter armain the thick
est OF the combat Sir public in public
arragn the Senator elect before free and RspuLiican
peoyfc in this matter. II he plead his cause wit,
success, let him dolt-it he would not hear 'thc PEG
pe" yet let us hear himlet US give him every oppor
iunly for defence; and, failing in ,ha ict free people
ostraeisc him public ,nnn If my pen were to sol
here, sir, the very stones would cry out.
This sir is the Seth year Of the 10Th century In .ll
year 76 of 18th century, GO years ago precisely tn
ieemcn of this countryand halotceh be their names il
il-declaed themselves free, sovereign and tndepsade
And what did they do it for? Because, they sald as
truth they did, that The Eoter country had been guilt
of series of tyrannical and oppressive acs-Ant
among those enumerated by the hand OF the tmn0rtt
Jefferson, this that the English Parliament assume
The privilege and prerogatse TO tax al 6stuH, will
out our CONSENT and :cikont representation.
Now, sir, what powers have the County Court. on II
subject Of taxation: Almost ad infnitam, they Ia
us what they please. If there IS lialt have nev'
heard it defined. They NOT only tax us, but they haV
power the liberty of the citizen; and have lately 20
know attempted ';inqusiiion" over the liberty Of q
citizen and the liberty Of The press and ye, their r0iee
wa. right cical the Address called themselves State Rig
Tgsj yes, Sir, Stale Right Wigs supporting ar!son the So
e s1sa Ta and Ban states and sn
orths deepest yes, the deepest dye 60