Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-09

cOmStItWtIOn, lie YIcIdS 10 HOMO. III ITOOT OI IHTs, N'
like hiui cal! refer to so 'ong Il lie, passed III The COUNCILS
of his country, in consistent support III The true Jeurl'
sonian principles OF our Government. And surely: III
these times of political tergiyrrsaliun, WHEN we CANNOT
tell where we will find on 10 wOTroc. him who fd'"@y
seems sound la The cure, we will not cast oil an OLD, tfiSu
and always t:und faithful public servant. 10 c1Ffr'"Rc"
with new hands. "hr lnly promise fair, but may mol r.I'
farm veil. III" "nly objection have learned tn eo'
Payne, is, that he y lihh:rw some Two years ago without
aar ca,:sc. Bot il any one will take TIM trouble TO m
quiir irt" ;hr real !arls of tic case, lr will find that TIE
withdrawal WIS nw ing TO Cansrs which rntiilr INN 10
the wn1.nrSr svlnpaii,l.s of every benevolent heart, I"
dnimrs:ic alll ri 'l., " lici no parent could dISrrgtarh-
NJ. Col. laln II" Is moi Il man idly 10 spot with the IL
vor Of the people ui Fiupanna: he has knrwu them 100
long. and has received TOO frequent evid, Hccs OF their
confidence, to cherish any other than Fl rlings "i The most
heartfelt and enduring gratitude tuwa;d them. AND lhf
people Of FIuvanna. ! trust, have known him 10" long,
and too high a regard fer him wannnIy 10 cast him aside
at this time. but will with one accord unite in !Ie sup
port of The old achc6i horse, Us he is called, who has
always pulled truly and steadily.
Feb. ,, 1897 A REPUBLICAN,.
COMMUNICATED.
To the Toitrs Of LOUISA.
Permit one who has struggled with you III the cause al
democratic principles from his infancy up TO the present
period, To congratulate yon on the stand you are ABOUT
TO assume in regard to your legislative luncilonarIrS.-
The time is fast approaching when il becomes you TO
select some person who is qnaLifcd 10 represent you IN
the ensuing Legislature. 1t is with pride that l see Tue
YcuH0, the riyOTUuS, tho talented Joseph h. Pendi1tnh;
a Democrat ollhe genuine stump brought to your notice.
The times, rife with cunning and invention, dtma"4S
that Louisa (cver foremost when interes, is involSr")
should have as her representative, one pho (when neces-
sty requires i) can spcak (and that to the pnrpose) as
we'll az cate. None Of Those tinking cy,nbals, "whcre
pompous jargon fills the place Of sense"-
Where Illuminating, rumblins cloIacncc,
With loud lhra,Hck rage, homburis The sense;
And words deep ranked il hurrl.lc uiIAy,
ExAspcrnlci metaphors convey!
Sir In the present emergency, we want Il man of
ability 10 represent It's. Should Mr.. Pcnd!rtnu decline
the nomination, we have other men in the county equal
ly competent. Meet then, al y"nr next or March Court
and select some person Hh0 is qualified to carry out your
views in regard to this rail raul and every other qucs.
ton. Land, where the spirit of n Henry once prevailed
of HafsOn and Of Rayiaad, TO the rescue! VIII you,
when your all is embarked. trust her into The hands OF
such men, as are wont 10 pilot her: will not believe
it. n VOTER.
To Tie Members Of tic General .2sSemMy IF IUginm:
a citizen Of the upper country takes the liberty fin
wiling your attention To the subject OF appointments IN
that body, which, under The present system. constitute
the Boart Of Public Works.-ll is well known, That ihat
body have TO perform all the business connected with
the subject Of Internal improvement for crcry SrrtiOn of
the Commonwealth. Its also well known, that The mem,
bcrs Of that Board are citizens and residents Of kich-
mund and its vicinity, or at any rate. that they are not
selected from the several divisions Of the State. The
consequence is, that when any matter comes before that
B6dy from The country, about which they have no per
sonal knowledge. many difficulties and sometimes almost
insurmOunlablc obstacles arise TO 4 proper investigation
u tCISl VI tUt SitltSb i ICll ibCHI u
relation to matters bclorcIthem, is ofa character so limited,
that they are obliged, either not 10 act at all, or. If they
do ai, they arc as likely To act wrong as right. by these
means, great delays and difficulties occur in the prose-
cution OF the public improvements.
The writer Of this is led 10 these reflections, from the
fact. that some OF our Western Improvements, from
some cause or other, are progressing either not at al.
or very stouly-and he is satisfied, TIA, THIS is, III IA
great measure, attributable 10 the causes herein stated.
1t is not pretended, nor would the writer for Il moment
insinuste, that the present incumbants Of that Board,
have failed to perform their duty, according 10 the cyl.
,cnce before them. On lie contrary, II Is believed, that
they have few, il any supcrlors III tic Common wealth:
in point Of honesty, integrity and capacity But let II
be remembered. that they arc, in some instances: iiity
miles, and sometimes, the writer Is informed, rom three
u four hundred miles from the spot where the iahour IS
performed, Totally unacquaintrd, personally, with the
subjects that are brought before them from these distant
furnished by their distant agents, who, in order to sus.
tain The Confidence Il the Board, furnish such views as
they suppose will induce The Board Ia look upon Them
aud their acts, in the NEST favorable point oi VIEW
Under such Il stale OF things, it cannot be expected that
they can lc III full possession OF ali The materials nrcrSsa-
nv Tor 4 proper investigation oithe matters brought teioTe
them. III" writer. therefore, begs leave 10 suggest The pro.
pricly Of passing some law, by which Il Board OF Dirrc-
tors may be appointed in each OF the four grand divisions
Of the State; or: if that cannot be done, that, under The
existing law, in making their selection al The oiliccrs
who compose that Board, regard be had 10 those Tour
grand divisions-tll"rc being. if the writer IS correctly
Informed, four members, exclusive OF the GovernuT-
then each section Of the Commonwealth VIII siaha o
an equal footing III that drDartmcnt. lhIs course, II Is
believed, would 90 far 10 aIlay the |calousic5 and destroy
those odiuus distinctions which haze Il tendency 10 che
rish Giscord. 1t would in a great measure Soolhr ana
harlnonizc the dlscurdant feelings which so much ngI-
tate The public mind. N.