Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-30
From TIE Baitimo,e Republican,

From TIE Gatimo,e Republican,
TO THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND.
lmpriIcd BY deep ana solemn of duty TO acqu
the necessity which ,,apero,s!y required
reader into your haI:iS 81 th high committed
list BECOMES us t" submit folly and frankly the cons
drra,irnS by which our conduct has been Influenced. IL
well known that, thns. C,unlics and citrs which
REPRESENT the .rcat body o. the people uncanLe
aly rvrted n the conviction that The government o til
State Is based and administered Goon unjust and anti-rs.
publican principles, and that similar views are entertaH.
ed by respectable numbers or fellow citizens, reg
ing IN other parts of the Stale. That such opinion
weI!.:oAnId seems scarcely 70 adm. of controversy
By the Existing government, Ia" Governor and inrTb'"
oil t::a Senate not eicclrd directly rs they ought
h". w E;. people; and unmy public officers who oGgh
liz. subjected the conrrn Of those whose trustee
they arc mold l;siT respective offices, contrary 10 HUI"
! political principle, by t'",r" for life.
In he formation Of bath branches Of the Legislature
political power appor:i med ar1ra:r, without rtga,
10 any principle Of moral political Justice, rep
srnialion III the Electoral College aud House Of De.
gates is ~ bas"d upin p0pI!a'H, nor territory no
mixture Of both. But ever. acknowledged and !
foundation is dSrrsaird aud an arbitrary rule SUI!
tnrd BY which the MA "r!ty Is allowed fewer repres
a,yes than the minority: thu+ ImrerFIng III" first pr!
plps of fee. r"yrrnnent aiI' rendering the InaJorii
nalirIabh :ahts Of personal h"tty, persona! secut
and personal property, SUBJECT 70 the operation Of IL
ia the enactment Of which: they are not permitted
! equal participates"
| White ser NAV :lrc been i;!a v'ws principles
|
stutcd it il perfectly naur't that its practical Of?
tpn carries out aud entrees. 10 INST odous ext
the lno7:tys rs"' to rule 'p"rv'Ges the whole c
pact add enters te constitution OF each depaGln
! u III. Government.
! By th,. orranlzllion of the Legislative powers,
counties oi rn and Calvert. with population ofl
allowed ns many repre- srnIatI"'s IN the Sr"atr
! E!,c,ral College. aud the House %! Delegates, as
couu i.. Of Fr.dc lex and Wa ming nn, with popula
O! II $50, and Ken, ard Calvert, each, have double =
nur,I..r q: Ga;cs aowr l. the city OF Baltl!n"
| with Il population o: ~ 90.
| The executive department. st'- rr:rfprc'i The Leg
!r,cre hrl. elected lhehy TIE yd.cal and most OF e..
c!vII officers receive thu: appointment from the exc
,Yr 80 ,Ea lie mincri d! "ucl nth q the people"
wing thr riga, rec maj rhy %: III" mrn'her' OF Il
Legislatures con,ro' oil In. ""1aFtncht' OF the goVef
,nrni This minority not "m'r r""s aud governs III H.
enaren mt oi the laws but Ike" sr ~ The nppolnt'e'
Of those by whom they t" 81 "xpounded admin
rrrd and rntnTcrd Crna government thus organs
br termed rrpub can; IN" 'uur" O! the rights ana a.
ue,n,.s pi the majority j. thns held at NE VIII "'
snail uunrv that it cannot hc expected, such u
gran, Injustice will be- forever "n'nred we DO not 0"'
trve that any respectable p'r;"" Of oar icow'ctz
who will. without prejudice. calmly contemplate III"
nross ineuna!y of political rights desire 10 perpeu
ale it, We have tno lnlch confidence i'll The high sensc
Justice, the virtue and pt'r!H;sn "l the people o.
Maryland to b!ryc thai tl;"y WILL when "ei!-inornlcd
a. The of the ers have attempted to ares!
condemn tie measure which has been adopted for that
purpose.
fl - true the trainers Of Constitution torrrcring
t:iat amendments wouii bee Eecrssiy in that
, La., .,,.Lnr,,.j ,I. I cy;.,,r,p n ,orr,c MI
tho mann. nf " Wand iu,y compl,n
t . a. ,sk.i v,Iiy b.y. we nndcrtasc sen to ar,.-,
,L c,,,,;on ,r orr ,5ru II .rt J,Jy with which the
rr.rr.d, ~ such an enquiry satisfactory
. auswrr may be Ei!y gwen Tia" present constIinti"r
! ~ -; m; nm, -, =. :, time the rn,rrsonta,i 4
4 .I ,i.. ,I. ,.,,,.s ,r, il, Il,c Erc;yrsl Corn.
. w w., ,nd ,,nr,,rs, TN. several coun.s and ci,ic
i "rr =, ,h,r ,1,u; ,r q. neo,,c 80 tina, .,uiI
pr dnn. Onr i:"4, I!.n. recognized freely the bind.
inv f,rac of that great principle, that all free have
=, ,r ,y,rn5s Aucjraljn those chances which Ina yr
II occuTrrd in the condition AL location OF the population
Of the State, those VINO abrd our constr ron gave
powrr TO the Legislative department to !ncorp1ra
h those aur nducnts therein which experience enh time
ruht make expndrnt aud inst. We mus, say, .nd all
candid men wii! express that lhs sDs.p has not
been aIlhuy rIrfclsrc {"& alter yenc repeated ear
nest Ppn0s sa7r been rFeaenra % inc e!'ato, a'h
lng. pfny'rS, anu at 'I't Gt''n"''rs ''u'r'I " T
grievances ii! which t!r. MINORITY ri The peop have "ns
implanted. Ih"se petitions md memrriais nave ns'h
y lain rejected. nc MINORITY VINO p!
!, sslr,. ps war halt century i"Gisrearn ' just
i nt tie majority VINO arc goVcrn"n "% t'" "1 "
II done; Were The Republican y"nahE" % 70 NC
e do"m'c1 10 endure ih gah@ yoHc o' '''aI ~
> "h'TH no " G .i,l,hI L.,c tho fe,nsn nj ,Imos,
every Stale ~ lEc Ohnn d'iS' ~ ''c ril'y "'.nt ~
= rG2hi ana rG"i'aotc P''''"'"' P't"N:p l, ,:
sion was no. l" Ue l"'"s", " WV" VIZ '"; p
. ana me ""orrSs"eu g M ' .n,rn,d
" S"';t;'uur ,e ""I , -" tih - rn,d he n.rcea
TO 'h'"'' ~ ;a 49, -. - n-ovda an .fac,u
> "!y a"' "o''',-J 80 sd 49,, ~ rr,nr.r,an, slnuI,
e al RENE 'S ,ho Eioc,rr,I Gallons hy
2 be mace wiz "u' ,s,onI coud no sec,,eJ
j. w'In 'o ard n,oxoI;,y IF the whole people Of the
'I -. h. nrort Tr. na,nrc o., that Arrangement
" L IN, l, .; i.s f,it,.r il ,,,sc3scd in the uccompa
: p"; ' Nv Observation-Disclosures The frs, lester proposed ar