Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-14
From the Petersburg inteiiigneere.
PRINCE GEORGE.

PRINCE GEORGE
Tuesday last quite interesting day IN fnncc eeorge
In being Cont ay there was Of course iarye number of
n.or, ON ,h the fact, that for theJ
Legislature and for Congress were expected inc
people, brought out many who are not IN the hao oil regu
larry attending the Court.
Like many others we had some curiosity TO see the TRAN.
rar contest which is now progress that county, and
,h.r, Ven, dawn d, hear wis, was 20 he heard and see
what was to be seen-bu as we took notes.
y give our readers mere sketch of the proceedings
The ball was opened" BY Mr. Daniel. the late Delegate
from that county, who before giving OF his
ariship called on WIN Robertson, Esq, of this town.
TO redeem pledge which Mr. ID. said he MIR. X had made
TO discuss the propriey OF Vgina's rejecting the Land
Fund Mr. Robertson. being thus called mounted the
explained the audience the circumstances In
which he placed. He said that Mr.. Daniel had misap
pretended his meaning he supposed that he had either
challenged him TO discussion made pledge 10 meet
him demosh him" before his constituents. That he
had no desire To interfere the county elecuonsthat al
though he native of the county, and had always en-
JOY nmste acquaintance with its citizens and enter
tanned regard for their welfare, he had no desire
aud right dictate them the management OF their
But MIR D. when in the Legislature,
of the Commonwealth no less than OF the county
which elected him, and he Mr. X had been invited
by him discussion he would briefly give his views OF
the conduct OF the late Legislature ,.,
Mr. Robertson then went 10 investigate the acts OF mat
memorable body aud in the course OF his remarks gave
the democratic portion of it casganon severe as 1t
richly deserved. The tax Bl-the rejection OF the
Land Fundihe length OF the Sesson-ther refusal TO re-
duce their per diem allowance, when their constituents
burhened with excessive taxatonwere dwet on by
Mr. r. with great forces and there be power IN fruth his
remarks have convinced many who have acted with
the Loco Foco party that those who sing oudes hosannas
the people, the men who most faithfully regard
the peoples welfare.
Mr.. Daniel replied TO Mr. Robertson and endeaNouedt TO
defend his Party in the Assembly from the charges made
against them. As We know OF no man IN inc STATE or out
OF it, let his abilities be what they may who can make
iolerabe defence OF the CONDUCT OF inc DkNooIo POT
ton OF the Assembly, we cannot De charged WIN
or undue party bias when we say MI pame iaeo
to show that he ana his DEMOCRATIC companions IN inc As
semb were not obnoxious to the censure mas oeeh
cast on them Mr. Daniel Is courteous ana sao'e gen
temsn and We are pleased to admit hat winnie ms argu-
ments were defective, ms temper was uneSeePuonao1e
Dr. Rives, Loco roeo candidate, whose, ulssus' a,
'the equal unjust and oppressive AK bl mas INDUCED
him 10 come out against the regular Oh ms parry,
followed by Mr. Daniel, ana commented WIN gVS' seNey
and ruth on the most lnqulnous ana Jaw ~nen
ever stained Virgiman statute Doom. As pn N. ~.
40, Io ocnnv the ro~,ruu, hui after speaking some ff
So or ,yen,y minutes yays way 10 Mr. Scarborough
or,. ~ has ncted with the Loco Foco party but
h;s 80 80 much D,rty man ns 10 swallow all their mis-
cnndnct and saw an i we'll when much is very
wrong He IS in favor Of receiving virgnia's share OF
tho I,pd Fund and oppoed TO throwing burthensome tax
a. ,he PeoDrxi,h one hand while the other is engaged in
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