Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-11

they should be known. Dr. Scott has been advised
TO urge his legal claims under the Spring election and
prosecute this CONTEST and doub, not he honestly be.
ieves IN The goodness Of this advice. This advice aud
his course | do not mean 10 mpugn. Nor do wish 10
deny TO him any right or advantage which the under
the peculiar circumstances of the case NAV give him
But after allowing all that justice exacs for Dr. Scott
truth demands of me the declaration that mere impor
tant interest than his is involved in this case If his
Claims conceded him in all the amplitude which
the parliay of friendship and the blindness Of parly
might conceive there rights deeply and vitality con.
cerned which far surpas, lis value and importance
as "a million onlnunbPrs uni. higher and boiler
claim than his, his foIdest conceptions of hi.
claim, seeks protection Of you. The rights OF the peo
pie must be considered.
There is no man who, more than myself desPses
denaE"gues arts, used for drfnagogue purposes de
spise the daily appeals which are made oil occasions
appeals which 1t is easy 10 make, hut hard In
trust, TO thr seli!nre, self interest and self importance
OF lie people But you, Sir know, that | speak the
sober language OF TRUTH when that the history Of
our county teens with evidence OF the high value which
the people have always placed on representative go.
veTnmenl; on government not only representative in
TORN, but IN isct that It's whole history, in short bu,
enofces ana illustrates their opinion and principle that
!ul and fair representation of the people in the law
making branch IL essential to a weilregulaed system
OF free government You know that BUR Re youtionsry
war was wsged FOR this You know, that when our Fee
dera Constitution was formed the apporonment of re
presentation IN the two Houses of Congress- presented
the Convention. And on n recent occasion, when
The Convention met in 1899 to amend our State Con.
silluon, you know that this subject in its various
pec,s and relations caused the anxious delbera,On
and The mos, arduous Struggles That the principles Of
were long and freely discussed and
srled, alter The most strenuous exertons, by timely
a"d patriot cnncessions that the balance of power be-
tween the different portions n the Saic and especiay
between The East and the West, was placed not only
beyond Executive discretion control but be yoDd the
ordinary action of The Legislature itself; and around
these principles and PROVISIONS The strongest safeguards
were erected
II is therefore apparent that this suhec, is one Of no
common importance 10 The people To have each part
Of the Commonwealth represented in its Just proporton
to have The representative bodies always full and always
ready TO sustain and project the interests of their cons
iucnts to preserve the balance Of power between the
different portions Of the State which only be done
by fall representation; these are becs OF paramount
Importance 10 the people, aud to lese, interests
must yield 10 these matters all the members of the
body polite have common interest aud each indyidu
al must yield something Of his private claims promote
The public veal and 10 the vital interests of The
whole. The calls Of patriotism, less Than the rrqu.
si,nns If the law, demand OF each citizen that he should
pursue this course.
wished to say more, hut perhaps il would be wrong
IL might perhaps have even bren better 10 have said less
trust, you, Sir, will take what have said good part,
aud bsstOw il such consideration is meet, Yuu
are the organ of the las r the discharge Of an important
duty q" not permit myself to doubt that you Ill de-
eide correctly a:n sure, you will drcIdr honestly
VOTER OF
BRUNSWICK SENATORIAL DIsTGicr.