Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-16

they returned still. third OF the popular branch Of the
General Assembly. And yet. they allowed but one
member OF Congress Of IS and subjected
contueous language Of irritable egctst. because the
discharge Of public duty. If any pleasss. the
expression Of individual sentiments hold viii
still and hold, this yrannca exercise Of party power
up the reprobauon Of every whose soul
to justice and 10 right.
Let look little into details. continuing the observation
however, TO the Richmond District and that of Bedford
The five Wkigs whose letter yesterday published,
expressed the opinion that this De,
with view exclude Mr.. Bolts from Congress. Tha,
they thought plain enough because they said So Bu,
where did they come from' Have they been mapping in
Sleepy Hollow for the last IL monhs Or are they OF such
primitive simplicity that they have faith to believe
whatever it convenient to believe, pro hae We do
question the gcnunoncss and sincerity Of their belief
bu, be allowed envy the facility with which they
TO believe,
The Democratic doctrine at first. ihs-Richmond
rapidly INCREASING population and therefore her District
should be put up the full ratio OF 40 lsO 1--WE believe
is because she will oNcrso by natural growth in few
years So argued, and literally argued MIR Hopkins OF Pow
hatan and thus the facts VIGOROUSLY are. That gentleman
accordingly, introduced Proict, assessing the Richmond
District upon these principles 50 thousand, Some hun
drcds.
What the result the 6naie1 Why this: The Rich.
mond District, instead Of being undergaded because il
and than any other in the State
in population, is by the bill which passed, carried up to
$1,000 hundreds-S0O0 over the Congressional ratio
$4,000 over Mr. Hopkins plan-M Hopkins himself sup.
porting the change, because King Caucus had deereed
that is renouncng and suenderng party drill all his
own deliberate well sustained, previously expressed and
sound convictions.
And yet after these party demonstIa uons-aftcr sur.
plus OF 5000 is sadded upon the Richmond District
violation OF the doctrines laid down by Democratic lead
er-and when the tchos OF this addition and surplus is
and nod
meni of the District, gentlemen be found creduous
enough believe that this intended why they
ought 10 walk the water Their faith will level noun.
tains
Again. to the Bedford District. There was no party
design suppose, in hchng the county of Bedford and
the county OF Madison together! o none all! From
the Southern boundary Of Bedford where that county touch
upon Frankln--to the Northern boundary Ct Madison
where Madison touches upon Fauquier, is how far
As the flies, il cannot be under 220 miles. More
than 200 miles in straight line! And comprehending
communities utterly unknown each oihsr-across the
country and therefore violating the order Of nature which
goes up and down the rves-erossns the great natural
boundary of James River ammpg together one Dis
trei, men who do not the market own-who are
absolutely unknown smother, individually and col
leetvely-who have no commercial social intercourse
Is there in Bedford who married his in Madisonl
Is there man in Madison who married Bedford womanl
There may be-but doubt If there is propinquitv
mas not led TO the uupa blessing Il may be said Of the
couple, that the Stars and destiny brought them together
OF all the portions Of the American Union we should say
that there little intercourse between Bedford and
Madison, between Goose Greek which flows into the Roam
oke, and the Northern Of Madison flowing posi-
bly, the Potomac least into the Rappahannock ms
between any other. There is far less than between ST.
Louis and London Paris.
The average width OF Virginia. between North Carolina
on the South, and Maryland on the North is 900 miles
Here have District exceeding this BREADTH because it
trends with the Blue Ridge from North East to South West
positively exceeding in length from Fauquer to Frank
lin the Mountains run, the whole breadth Virginia
This District must and will become immortal II IN,
Grandson, for whose behoof carved out-combned
with the Republican obee, of sitting Bedford and killing
off Mr. Goggn- the Grandson does not i'm mortaze it
IN Congress, it will mmortaize itself by own geogra
phcal pecuartes. There is such District in Amenca
in the werd. Arkansas Iowa present no parallel
II be supposed that object Mr. Jefferson
Randolphs forming district which will empower him TO
bow-string Mr. Glmer. We decidedly favorable TO
that Democratic arrangement We wanted it done by Ex
ira, and since that decreed otherwise by Mr. Ran
doph But in settling the preimnares let some attention
be paid the rights and interests OF the People