Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-19
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To the LfpiSaiure Of Iirginia.


At your present session. among other high officers oil
the Commonwealth you will have to elect Governor.
The office Is, III ordinary times o! no great patTonag'
or power bu, yet il is one Of much dignity and nfln-
cncc. The Governor represents the sovereignty o Inc
State conducts lis intercourse with other and foreign
governments. COMMANDMENTS Chief Of It's forces has
10 take care that the laws be faithfully executed, is 10
communicate 10 the Legislature, At every session, Ms
condition, and recommend To- their consideration such
measures he may deem cypcdent. These recon-
mcndations will ever carry with them great weight, VI
the Governor is the man he ought TO be; and in certain
contingencies he may exercise other powers OF an I'M
portant and delicate nature, besides being under OBJ
legation 10 support the ancient hospitality of the r.
ria character He holds his Office too for three years
and in that time many things may occur to render II
highly essential that he should be person OF known
pr0hity of firm and consistent principles oi tired cX-
pcrrnce and of enlarged and cultivated understanding
I'm looking round for such an individual find no ono
in whom these qualities more transccndan'y unite than
in Dr. Br0cErnbrongh, IF Hirhmond, and believe that
this is the very general sentiment OF the people IN hs
part of the State from which write, who are acqnan
ed with his character without much distinction of par
ty. He is known 4 wise, practical man, thoroughly
acquainted with the condition and interests OF the Com
monwcalth He is cool, rejecting and sagacIous;-
firm in his principles courteous IN his conduct OF ripe
and mature Judgment; and Of LIBERAL expansive views.
He il friendly to commerce, to internal improvements
on State account, and to well-regulaed system OF
banking founded on sound credit and broad Spccie
basis; but he knows that agriculture is the paramount
interest of the State, and that it must not be sacrificed
for subordinate Objects. Yet, if there is any who
can revive dropping confidence in the great central
james River Improvement, and devise the ways and
means Of carrying II together with other works Of
acknowledged utility without too much increasing the
burdens of the State impairing its credit, that man
is Dr. Brockenbrough. From his long acquaintance,
too with the practical operations Of the banking sys-
tem one is better qualified to recommend such mea.
sures for its improvement will render It more safe
and beneficial than it has recently proved to be; and
this consideration alone in the present state of our az
fairs, ought to have decided influence in his favor
The reformation of the currency the grea ques-
ton engaging the anxious attention Of many OF the
States, to which, my opinion, all others are OF nie
rior moment.
Virginia can no longer be insensIbe TO the vast m
portance Of the subject mingled it is with al her
essential interests and she must see what advantage
there would be in having experienced pilot at the
helm of the ship of State TO direct her course through
the intricate winnings of this pe.ilous navigation Il
WILDE fortunate for her. if she can engage one Of such
sound udgmen, and moderate views as Dr. Broken sse
is no. the blind paItizan Of tie .amsriean system q