Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-07
JOnS " SuITn, Secretary.
FOR THE NeUIRER.


FNor.ci,i:saS Of The County Of Fiuranna
Being solicited by many of you and from various
parts Of the county, to allow myself to be announced
canddae for the office, your representative IN the
Legislature Of Virginia, have yielded to the request
but can YOU, that my political aspirations are
cute limited | was enjoying as much happiness and
satisfaction IN private life is allotted to most men,
indeed will venture to assert, more than mediocry
would now prefer 10 continue to pursue the "cTen
tenor Of my way, but for the repeated and urgent
calls which have been made by many OF the CT
teens Of my native county 1t is bold and hazard
Gus experiment which am about to make, to launch
my little bark on the tempestuous seattle political
Misunderstanding heretofore studied but little political
navigation The head winds begin to blow little al
!radr see prcmonitory syp:oms of the brewing
Storm hut with strong hands and stout hearts, the ship
can DC worked safely into port Let us be united let
our motto be Prncipia non homines principles, and
mol mcn-"thc Union of the Democracy, for the sake
o. Liberty and the Constitution.
would not wish to be understood as saying any
thing, at AL the least calculated to disparage the cha
,cer and standing of our present representative Col
d !" Payne we have been terms of intimacy and
friendship, from my early youth: and do now enter
tam toward HIM sentiments of the highest personal re-
gard. Il, is in consequence Of his having wandered
on The road on which the Democracy of Fluvanna had
put INN, that they make me his competitor. They
say, the Sgn-boards on the way were many and very
eSibe-thcy say he has gotten into the by-paths ana
Forests Of Whiggery, and is fast approaching the vii
-'t'cSs OF Abolition, which lies Just Ocyonu IT, re
WI" be amongst you very soon, and will speak for HIM
fe!iow.czens Being raised among you from my
earliest life, it would be perfectly useless to say any
|''as respecting my private political character-l
Iohcelrc it 100 cgotisca, for candidate for any pub
nc Office, to publish to the world (and it is to be re-
GREETED that II has become too frequently the CASEY his
own political biography. AS hope to meet with you
frequently during the canvass, will not trouble you
TNh lengthy expose of my political creed. beg
SaEe to announce myself as the candidate of the De-
nocfat'c Republican party, favorng the views OF the
present administration Of the General Government
! am anBan6, anti Tariff, anti Internal Improvement
'. INC General Government, and -Abolton-for a
s!Fict construction of the Constitution, allowing no
oeT rights and privileges than specially and lite
'1'.y delegated and conveyed in the compact.
:, AS 10 the great financial question which now agitates
w country, will only say, since the late discussions
~ inc subject in Congress, do not such great dan
Tst IN Mr. Van Burens scheme Of the Independent
easuiy as once apprehended; the greatest evil at
ending would be the chance of its being purlolned
" The Keeper of the money. That might be obviated
.efy much, by adopting The mode which is now prac-
ssea IN Virginia, Of deposting in and drawing money
ron the public Treasury-This plan would multiply
crs but that had better be done, than to have the
P"0!c funds embezzled.-I cannot 60 into the minu-