The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-29

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relaEts uPaa thai Letter. Al.sr irAnkiy ooss-1.is
~iiA souse q year friends, you vii be 20 goo -
aGsiss tie following P0intss
l. OaEbI Virginia s'ssnosl41gtll1sazgig 10 insls%
u-on voting N tis Nsis0al2l CouVeunoe, soeoFcl-g
10 The mode which recoAaneDstd ~ oar iAsa
sale Conysntl0nIh that Is that her D4saS9 Dt4fHatf
tasses6 q voting per csga4a Should give ue @loie
Electoral vote q the Slzie
? o., Ought NirgialA 10 submit ne ceelE'on q ne
question 10 "a n1jsrsy q tAt Sa4fesif each State
large small Ne~ ier1 OF DelA~srss iot eAAiA-
PIE y 10 have precisely Tie sans u1aH
3 o. oughi Ne 10 submit Il Tie dseisso1 Of &c
.sasspAei CsasrARsSz--aD1 m hal form would a o
deslrabje 10 oeci1e " b. the Setb0a Of that sSey
Or should we consent 10 decide u, D. WAAi
sail apFar 10 he the wish Of the M4ias.s u tas Ae-
gabnzI payTy in tic UBiled States. collecting uAai
sb eIiaer from The al Of the Democratic Psri,
the several State from TIE declared lstes q
DAT party IN olher WAYS izking 10 Distinguish
tetAeeu lie voice of "a majority Of the State
snc the ca "a joTiy u the Republican pAT-
~ i.rsEgh0af Tx UnsoRf
s o. - there sny otter way BY which you woulo
reeO0lSse1d The decsion Of The manner Of voting an
tie y Ationsl Rey1bliczn GonreElisoa TO Dc mace
6 woOid j, be proper for he Central CotAmatieei
aTpo3naed by the last State Co0EeDilO0 10 ceelsrS
ihz sense Of Tie parry Virginia o., what OiAss
mode would yog recommend ior that purpose
ak Lie favor Of you, slr 10 express your views
frankly and a. earl. Possble, thai our SISTER
States NAV uBderstan6 The sisbes Of Virginia al TIE
earliest moment
Yours respectfully.
THOMAS RITCHlE
E-we address the above Circular 10 every Re-
peD.lcan in The State. who sal give 20 much time
and attention 10 The affairs OF he Reps bilctbe
made Of their replies 10 be sstJeei 10 our mu
tual discre,lon.
H. We ~ish to hear. il possible, from every SEC
tsoa and county 10 The State. And az ne hope bese
answers will be very uuneroas may ask the elters
10 be post paid They VI III fan iighils upon esch
eorresgoudeui i rather beaEily u1on person"
Feglo&-citizsrs after having read lhis Circular, IL
II for To point out To Voc N what consists, we al
almost said It's slroeiis DO you Dot that il Is
direct proposition from Mr.. Thomas Richie, take
from tie Peepls Of Virginia. their power Of express
ing brgirEs wishes, and 70 place IL 10 the hsbds Of
the Ieftsr-writers Of the EDguifer,n Mr.. ThOmz.
Rieh8e 10 be he ssconstiiuted organ those persons
who choose 10 write letters to slr Tbolas Richie
10 be tie self-e0nsttGied expoDeBts Of The public
will and they their discretion without reference
10 Tire people without responsibility without even
unless they "Ish, making tier individual selves
known TO The people, are TO express 10 our sister
States The - wishes Of Virginia" Have we mrs
stated Hare We IN any oegnee exaggerated Nj
Thomas kItchie'. scheme for I" understanding the
isLes OF Virginia; Look tack 10 the Circular
fso~-eiiIzens and II u will bear sny other in
terprei-tsOui remember II, get II b. heart # you
wil and you wall soon forget into " bose hands
Mr.. so1nss Richie has sought 10 transfer YOUR
right vital be locks for TIE expression IL
your WISHES But let examine . little farther .
Sir Thomas Richie proposes that these lttters shall
Re addressed ~ him 10 him alone tbey wall thus be
under sole eonirol and according to his propo-
sIilon the 10 De made Of them sui ect % the
mutual discretion Of himself and The wr5tsr. In
whsl consists ihis mutual discretion between CORES
poDdeni aud editor L. consists the part OF NE
spoDcent ~ right to refuse that his letter ssz
be published or, that berg published, bis name
shall be withheld on the part OF the Editor, in
riZti to REJECT not 10 publish his poDdenis let
ter all TO publish only such extracts a. be nav
thank proper, and 10 give, or withhold, al bis ftbe
edItOrs) viii, the writer's name, unless oiher~fse
directed Dy tie writer. A. far our knowledge eN-
teDds, this the meaning Of mutual discretion be-
tween correspondents. let - see then, 10 what Mr.
Thomas Riches proposition vo1ld lead us-he TIE
volunteer organ receives from The volunteer letter
writer, their eommunicsti oF.s-tbese eommunica-
ii0ns are known 10 him only eonrole1 BY hln alone
with the discirtiOn 70 Iibhod such az he chooses
from the public eye and TO publish, Unless Otherwise
directed By the writer such may suit has purposes
Sir. Thomas Richie, then, People Of Virginia, not
Only asks ycu make his volunteer correspondents
tie e1poaenis Of your will, but moreover promises
that by his controlling power over them be, Mr..
Thomas Richie, all ooncenifate IN his Own person
The night 70 speak the voice Of Virginia 80
Fellow citizens, wiil you give hIm tbs authority
An indignant 80 Is responded By every free born
heart indignant burst from The liz. Of ever
Virginia Democrat
We have witnessed, in our rolii,sl experience
the tricks and man0uvres Of political Managers, but
they have always had the deeeDcy at least to INDIA
roy 10 conceal them We have seen attempts made
by political asprants y take 10 temselve- TIE night
Of speaking for u'~ people q Virginia. but hss al
ways been done under some speeiOus disguse We
have public ss-emblies, whose votes were given
30 manner contrary 10 justice and against e.iab-
lished usage, bat Il done under cloak Of fair
ness. We have seen individuals IN such assemblies
By such means, clothed with an undue weight and
authority, but Il Veiied under the excuse Of De
eessiy We have seen al this and more amorz DO
Jtirisus Of al ereed', Of al parties TO, 10 MIR Tho
mas Riches circular reserved the distinction Of
beng the first rpeuy % ask Tie PEOPLE Of Nirgn. 10
yield their nights to the wiil of unknown and rre--
ponsible individual and 10 Isoe these their preten-
ded ponenis under the control Of the person from
whom comes the proposition.
We have read and rs-resd Mr. Thomas Rnchie'.
circular and a. read u, hoped that we might find
something on which 10 found belief that we rad
misspprOhended IT, We have searched IN vain: Il
stands IN al is glarirg defOrmty before - naked
hideous, yet uno.ushing Let Mr. Thomas Rtchie
withdraw il, apologize for It, and from u he shall
never hear d Il again; would gladly see m 10
the proper track would be happy 10 find that the
influences which hang heavy on hs soul were re-