Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-17
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
r., HENRY ROOD, ESQ

L.
A. .sar Sir-As the time for your entering upon your
a,s as the Representative at Amea, IS now al hand
= Low, Won will duly appreciate my motive IN audress
80 rou thus publicly you anticipate me, as doubt
mol YOU will, you know me 10 ee personally you. ,i'
~, s,,nulated to this task by the most liberal motives
W Sir cutie young man. ardent, jealous, happl.
!, 90, loo cid learn nor Too determined IN your course
n heed YOU are about 10 make your deo1t IN Inc
Ills If poistuck. You have, in the common course
.hnrsu HE some To look forward TO many days
S,,,,ed ny An honorable aspiration, you threw your.
self mon the political s'oge-you nave oeen honoieo 10
Geo. Now 10 honor that office, should be- and no doubt
is your first resolve ErcoItci Sir many an once Eas
hn dsraret to subssrve party, and very few parties
hr. over been Giscraccd TO honor an office ADOPT tins
49, your maxim upon which TO base all your reflections,
under 50 noble resolve, and you will seldom ever be
led sstray
You are now The Representative Of county-yes
Rnrcssurstive Of that good and old county, Anne
LA Upon her soil you brealhed The hTst breath OF your
ersence-anong her people you have been rasen, ana
from their hands you have received the high ana honoa
bic trust condad you, and you well know the poli,i-
ca! doctrines OF large ma lorily OF her cilizens fou
have Sir avowed yourself the mou-piece OF no party,
and declared it be the duty, the "BouNpEN duty oi
lhe Representative 10 reflect The VIII OF his constituents
Ohe majority you meant TO doubt) Now, kerP that IN
,cpr cue vas and is important decar alton, and as
honestly svowed doubt, as il was important; and per
nit TO say ii was greeted with hearty welcome by
your Republican liicnds for they saw clearly that run
unJ as YOU were, single handed against Two Repuo-
lean candidates. you must be elected, and every ex
preston OF that kind from you was sort oil saro TO
their wounded spirits, and they will not permit such
consolation to escape them.
Your political sentiments have been, at all times, so
openly and honestly arowed, as 10 give confidence IN
you more than any other individual OF your Wing patty
in Amelia say your lFhig party because have not
yet learnt you have refused 10 he recognised as wing
of the modern school, though heard you declare non
fellowship with Northern Wings; and it is more than
have heard of any-o;her Wing in Amelia, save one ard
/ certa My looked upon that as an important step into
the old Republican ranks And again, heard you say
YOU were opposed to United States Bank, constitution
aly txpeGcni!y and every way; and knew this to be
a sentiment perfectly at war "it!i large majority OF
the Wing party. also heard you say that, restore the
snece clause the Sub Treasury Bill, and you vastly
preiered any other scheme devised for the sac.
keIpnr and disbursement Of the national funds; and
ais Notwithstanding you considered both Mr. Clay and
ilr Van Buren, highly Objectionable candidates for the
mex, Presidency should the contest for that Office ke
between them you would most certainly give your vote
for Mr Van Buren,. These several sentiments, contain
jar so little Of modern Whigism in Them, makes me
fee! hestany in saying your Hhis parfy-ior they
are a>entiuents truly, If the Republican School, aud
en- much a, variance with The Whiggery Of this day.
Rad rather expected be fore this time, your Wing friends
would have expelled you from their communion; and
with these sentiments, could not well refuse 10 ex-
tend TO YOU the right hand OF fellowship. ! know il
VII! no, be new to you when say the public ayowal
Of them has done much to quiet the Republican OPPOSE
ton 10 YOU; ard gave Them The strongest confidence IN
your political honesty, because you, Ike man, came out
boldly IN the face OF the Wings when you knew they
wrr. sentiments in perfect opposition TO them, from
whom al that time. only looked Tor support.
mus, say tina, was both astonished and gsai6ed 10
hear you speak out such sentiments so honestly; and
from that moment my feelings Of political opposition
10 Won began 10 give way. and have permitted
myself TO doubt but they will be carried out in your
preventative capacity, and your future political course
You Sir. represent honest constituents as any OF
your co:emporares They are you know as tenacious
Of their rights and principles any people; and be as
snred your course will be watched most age.fyed -
With the public aTowa Of your sentiments already made,
il is confidently expected GU will carry them out know
ing, as you Co. they the sentiments OF ma ority OF
your constituents. Dodgng and blinking, you know.
viii open horest people, much less an open,
honest Representative Think not Sir, that ] am not
fuiy Of the delicate position you are IN. II is
that reflection mainly. which prompts me thus 10 write
But should YOU shut your eyes upon that situation,
and keep your thoughts steadily upon your constituents
ard your avowed principles? Honesty is virtue which
oil should appreciate and at whose shrine poPulaI-
" should be sacrificed. know is hard 10 be popular
and honest too tins day. But let that not deter US
.tCm doing right. Pardon this adInonton. | assure
you would not be given but for the aunls and jePrs
that salute my eas-such as, "Ncrer mind, ,hen ood
g.fs to hc LEGISLATURE ,rih NE leaders Of The Hhgs;
tacg cW i;iG him sraiokt" This as often hear from
iie party rs the other The limits Of my paper ad
monsh me to close You may perhaps hear from me
again have sad thus much, n my oldashloned home.
spun way believing it will be carefully read by you,
with that gooc feeling with which II is written.
Truly your friend,
A REPUBLICAN VOTER.
Amelia, I'd January, 1850