Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-25
To TIE PEOPLE OF CAMPBELL.

TO TIE PEOPLE OF CAMPBELL.
foioe Gtascas:-Inn my limited excursions int,
the county, have been apptlzed Of ss,o,,l o. -"
misrepresentation OF my votes during M, las, &C.
SION oil Tie Legislature and some of IN, f,cnI,
nave suggested that It would be piopel to ado NJ I'm.
mode OF correcting them.
lie INST Is in relation to a bil. which was ipdc6 f.
unc's postponed, bearing the somewhat decept,e
tltle, oil - an act suhiccting real estate tn he n,yn.,,
OF debts. II Las been SAID that tins aet ulaeeJ real
estate upon the ioollug OF personal property, and
some nave gone 50 Lar as 10 declare that II cut OFF
the widow 5 DOVER. Both of these assertions are
untrue. The supple and sule DESIGN of In, law
was TO put bonds aud notes not pnd,r s,,l ,aj a.,
binding the heirs, upon a footing with bonds un1r,
seal and binding tie heifs,-and had reference 10
The lands not Of living, but OF deceased persons. It's
desiSn was To protect the ignorant, who frequently
lake oonds without knowing the Importance OF bind
ins The heirs and fixing 10 them a seal. in SECURING
10 ''eih 'ie payment OF their just debts. Twas 10
prevent an UNJUST discrimination, by whirh the no,,
ana ignorant are always the sufferers. For EXAMPLE.
A man dies, leaving large estate. real and nor.
son"'' ana a large amount of outstanding debts.
ne personal property is absorbed in the naymrnt of
preferred creditols; and the holders of notes mt m
der seal, and not binding the heirs. wbo ~ nost
llkely To be the carpenters and bricklayers who have
hnilt ms houses, his blacksiniths. his oYefseers, &c.
are cut of without a shilling while the cautious
INSURER who knows all the quips aud quitks Of the
''"' - ilt % Sl iii last uOIldr OF ms clam. Ii
there be any Thing IN this law 10 complain of have
vet to ascertain what it is. That there is no inst
cause oil complaint, indeed, is evident from tie lact
mat every whisper Of dissatisfaction that h,,e
heard IS based upon a perrerSi0a of IFS oba,ac,.,
ana upon the assumption that ii contains provisions
not one OF winch can be found in it. The law wns
designed and was calculated 10 prevent ftaud and
oppression upon those classes Of the community who
are most APT 10 he victims 10 their want of LEGAL in.
loilhation, and who are least able to bear peeuniory
losses 1t needs only thatthe true chafacier of tbis
bill should be understood to be universally AZ.
proved. +
The second complaint that has reached me is in
relation to The " Turn out fec as it IS called-,bat
voted Tor a law allowing the Inspt ctors at the ware
houses IN this place - cents per Eoeshead. Ia he
pad by the purchaser, for its delivery To the shin
per. II IS alleged that these p cents per hogshead
IS an additional tax upon the planter. That This is
not the fact, will appear evident from the following
statcmeHt Under the existing inspection laws. the
inspectors are ONLY bound to point out to the buyer
the h~oeshead which he wishes to ship. The bu,er.
consequently, is compelled to cary his own hands
TO the warehouse, or to hire such as he can find in
the streets, 10 get the tobacco out and To put il ON
the drays. The . turnout fee therefore. is nolr
paid, and will amopnt. on an average, am told, 10
at least % cents per hog>head-sone think a preat-
er sum. The Inv for which voted directed ,hal
hereafter the inspectors should furnish hands for the
purpose of delivering the tobacco TO the BUYERS, and
that they should receive % cents per iooshcad
therefor. It's evident. therefore, that / is not an a{.
ditioadi tai, bat thatlt IS only changing the manner
Of paving an alfcddy eriStiag charec-tllat the buy
cr, who now pays II to such hands as he ma, hire,
would, under that law, have paid ii to the insptctors.
WHO hires the hands for Inn. was influenced. too,
by another motive in giving that vote and Il w.
this: The inspectors are responsible 10, the s,rc,,
oil the tobacco IN Their respective warehouses s.. and
thought II but right, therefore. that they shoull
have the exclusive supervision and control Of lis de
livery, in otderthat they might not be subjected 10
loss. for mistakes or rogueries committed nv orbe,s
over whom, while they are busily employed elsewhere,
they Conld have no oversight. These considerations
have led to a tacit understanding betu cen the buy.
ers and inspectors in Richmond and PETERSBURG. as
stated on the floor of the House Of Delegates, By
which, Tor twenty years past. tie later have charG.
ed and the former lave paid this - turnout fee
custom having given the practice there all the sanction
and stability flaw. | think it needs only a correct
understanding Of the operation Of this law to recon
Gle all parties to its adoption lit beng evidently
promotive of The convenience Of all, and lmposino
new bur,hens upon none.
The third charge is, that [ presented a petition to
the Legislature. asking that all loose and unprzed
tobacco might be sent TO the warehouses;, iuspected.
&c. prior to its being offered for sale. 1t is true thar
! dill present such a petltlon-aud, as it was sent TO
me for that purpose. by a number of my constituents.
! really knew not What else 10 do with 1t. Those who
make his complaint, | presume. claim for The repre-
sentative the right To refuse to present pc itions Ifhe
happens to think that they may be unpalpatable to
a portion Of his constituents, or iftley do not coincide
with his own opinions. | confess | did not so un-
derstand my duty, nor did arrugate 10 myself such
lofty pretcnsions. was not sent TO Richmond 10 de-
eide what petitions | would present x what withhold !:
but to present all which might be sent to me. pro-
wded they were couclled in respectful language. and
afterwards to vote upon them according to the best
dictates oil my Judgment. This | did; and should
really be very reluctant 10 vote for any man as my re-
preventative no should claim the right to refuse to
present petitions 10 the Legislature, sent to him for
that purpose by any portion ofhis constituents.
That may have committed errors of judgment
in these matters, is possible for | lay no claim to
iufallibiIity. Ii affords me no little pleasure, howev-
er. to find, that in the number of votes which | was
called upon 10 give, those who are anxious to defeat
my reelection have been able 10 fix upon none of
giaver character than these-not one, which, when
explained, is not shown to be correct in itself, or AT
least to be sustained by plausible considerations.
Respectfully, your fellow citizen.
RICH'D. Ii. TOLER.
LyaclJrg, april %, t739.
TO he Democrats Of Bciord County.
GENTLEMEN L pom reflection do most res
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