Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-07-06
For fhe RepIsks

TOT me hegtster.
 TO THE VOTERS OF MOBILE COUNTY,
 am a candidate for the election to the House of Representatives for this county, at the August eec- tion.
 In offering myself to represent you, it is proper that I should make known to you my views on the principal topics of public concern, that be- fore you, likely to be brought forward in the legislature.
 In general politics, occupy the position have ever done. In the disasters which have recently over taken the party with whom l have always acted, find no cause for change in my principles, but rather in the deyeOpements in Congress, of the pur- poses and plans ofthe triumphant party, motives for adherng to the simple and equal principles of the old republican faith. Happily, however, for the quiet of the county, there causes for party quarres at our August election for eve- " consideration of duty to the county and the State requires immediate attention 10 matters of pressing interest peculiar to ourselves into which the intro ducton of national politics will bring only enbarrass- ment
 Among these local matters which require imme- diaie attention, will enumerate: first, the Penal Code, of which careful revision is absolutely re- quired. The whole system of criminal law in thls State, has been remoddled, and new one will go in- to operation in October next and throughout the whole period of this momentous change, no efforts have been taken to consult the wishes of the of our citizens, nor even to make known them fully, what their legislature about to do-and even now nine- teen twentieths of the people unacquainted with the provision of the code, to which they are to be subject to soon.
 It contains provisions to which am utterly op- posed and which am sure, will not when made known to you, ,meet with your favor. They unjust, unequal and cruelty oppressive, and will loose no time in spreading among you my views when not confined to the narrow limits of such an address as this.
 The city charter is another local grievance against which, declare war. am convinced that the change which separated the duties of recorder from that of mayor was njurious-that the office of recorder is unnecessary, or that of mayor is superfuous. am, however, chiefly hostile to the property qualifca- ton of voters for Common Councilmen.
 It is in my opinion, anti-republican in creating privileged class of rules, and determining that class by the possession of landed and personal wealth, discrimination between men of the same community, having equal natural and constitutional rights equal powers of mind and body, and equal characters fer integrity. Such distinctions belong rather to decay ed European aristocracy, than to fresh and yigor ous American Republic. I am clearly of opinion, that this odous feature should longer disgrace our city charter.
 if the retaining of the board of Common Council men be thought advisable, am clear to define their duties, and restrict them to the charter of 1888, winch gave them no power to originate any but simply to act, revisory body, the acts of the mayor and aldermen. By possessing negative upon the acts of that body under our present city charter, they have full power, concurrent with those of the mayor and aldermen in the passage of all laws, and the election of all officers, and yet not more than one third of our fellow citizens are permitted to vote for hem. will strive the utmost of my abilities to ie- fress this oppression and grievance. am clearly of opinion also, that the Mayor, Recorder or other off