Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15
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.c,u, v,lt.R. OF RICHMOND, HENRlC0
~ CHARLES CITY AND NEW KENT
RICHMOND, APRIL s, 1851.

ElcrstosD, ArRIL S, 1851.
rvo ,oos unexpected ard extraordinary publications p
-pd Ills rcrning in The city papers, WHICH, ~ my owl
and j., ~. Judgment OF all my friends with whom
. ar op29rIanl:y OF consulting, desolye upon III
~ rTwe,oe obligation OF noticing them each IN MAJ
NJ. tia, is any!:liD; but ngreeabir to my ies'is on"
~ in,,-r:s;on was general, throughout all Glasses
hat thcv were directed at HE, rnter a. t'ie c"'l1'"
h. Hhie party for this Congresalona Die'ih .'an "'
n,,nr ri ho Convention would io.hrar 10 say elsi
word in repv In other Words II c effect cnlchIaten
,t DESIGNED 10 b: produced by them, reached only " my SCI
personally, Of as member OF tne ConEe hun
rh n with the sIcncs and indifference they Deserve "h
leave IL. CORRECTION in tho hands Of the people, afs
ma ority Of whom being and around The spot coiu no
faii perceive ther AIM cnd attacn proper f u .e
worth; but Is with the Congressional DlsUc'
covers much more extended spacc-it embraces muct
larger nun!per OF people, and OF course the same facilities an
MOI for acccainng te! true character anu end
And as the Wings Of this D!sc, have condrd their Int
rests for the being my charge should De as'hcSS
10 my :rGs;, Ii permitted cm thus 10 be assaliel "ltou
r.pcl!inS the attack.
The publications 10 which refer are fret, the card o.
Mr. Robert c. Scott, my colleague IL the Conventions; nne
OTHER, purorts 10 be, III" proceedings o. \ Hiee
nr portion Of the people o The county oi enrico G
d; The CUa:l House. oniay, court ddy) April m 1891
Bat what portion Of thu people, whether ten or nsr nun
dred unaec VIVA circumstances, whether under pnoc hoes
10 thu wvr private notice u the selected les" MOI osF
suppose material tho purpose, Is wholly overlooked or
last no, snrcd This omission purpose 10 supply od
each in il turn. First, as 10 Mr.. Scotts card:
WAl csiem5or disturbed this gentleman Imagination,
when Conceived hnse In degree responsible i'r 'ie
mi uoarat might lrud 10 pursue as yonr repre-
c his mind inflated when he took upon himself - IN
form yo Of my waywadaess 10 during TO have mind "a
ind nua If my own which was eaieaTo!ins II eAersse
your bcas ana for The benefit vi our much rc'eieG Con"
mow.a In; un1c VIVA: haIlucinatlhn he hboed IN supp
.ng himself liberty 10 task and holi IN" up 10
ynar ana r=onke, because lid MT Thick as nc
tho gg apo: suIeci 4: wEcl he has TAKEN must say
a. ny nan!ya) superficial, 5l'e1 frsln!test, an! IN
1aissakc vsS worthy Ee!iier oi hin talents nor ms 3'
son representative o! this Metropolitan Hs':!c' what
object he ped 10 accomplish what duty 10 !u!i what par
/ ,
sr!r
! &c mish well Imagine however from the guardianship
he us,ucd that mad been dragged INFO the convention
b. kt. on 10 the skirts III. coal, and ina: he had there
assumed possibility and become the entuIscI 10! my
good especially when &c ool.ts vi the !dfbe ono
csys majority lie oo'Anui over his respected e'hpet.
1915 scarcely Of whom, Il lie generally thought, o"t
would nave obtained large and cecsve majority Owe?
hr Il. had been running a!nely and alone 10 say nothnG
o. "i, some q: his colleagues might nave dohe but u MS
co:si lie says:
this question, One hass quesi!Jn) II
vour interests deeply and vastly. leGr mat pro-
5UtJn eppoTiiJa representation by .oi!' arbitrary sra
IadeIn ul Is submitted oY OF my cole CUES
VIA Us d.! ntter you the Convention mar: yes 9en
-to-nsG. vote il! H. arbitrary rule q" Representa-
Jn. In tnat nodt Ca: ell - no pa'ch-work in!hS
Il DIT! lI': :, vUn ana 70 an ho1eH performance -
as aga trs. 5So=G NIX, tISut Is 10 superntund M
course give wEra DON, agree with him,
n?Pos eane.1y call your attention 10 me very critical
cDlion winch Tile grave QUESTION Is placed oeo;c
YOU. FOR my lie would not mie-eHressni you LIDO "o
orl shall be doing his. Is pleasure TO rt-o'' u
l- HJdr 81 declaring rs CO, lrt you s!oCii '"hr
your vice heard 10 the cunventlon that
! YOU delegation may SPEAK but one opinion
ilat is say: d. lie Gone-ose no time IN CON
temnns proposition which may be The best l!at can %
1e..ard nus!t yuu kn"w 10 the contrary; o'
neither you the Convention vet know the plan, c%c-p
mat he has heard contained an arbitrary rule vi rpresc
at matter wiia number representatives gives yo
matter what security il affords matter what advanta
yes may POSSESS, must he pat down; II comes from
,tuaI,er that credit vi settling his diicG
the East aud thv West! Therefore the cry must
'rucI;y him. cruelty him; down with all Compromises
down with al arbitrary rules OF representation Hhy,ie
Jmcit!Etns II you cid not dess the beneiit OF Inc opera
ton minds from This district would have saved some
trouble and have sen Mr. Scott alone, ana nave
given him six vu,s--and Tho rest State had only
though Of il instead OF having thirty districts with
hundred and thirty five representatives. they might have
heI hlriysryen representatives, ana each representative
with yu'e equal 10 the number Of representatives. SLOWED
by law "nat unIacky chance for the people OF this
Coz" Oaweah th.t Mr. Scot; wa4 not in me Legislature 10
! @um. est II.
tr!eve upon this Question In form other, there
less delegations .ey 20 be fvlde and
upon ether questions perhaps they may all ag iv!tIi ana
c,ulsr example OF Mr.. Scott dceIrd worthy o
initn,n III. scaipr member Of each delegation "i non
Is: Performance q i7e hiSa t@t bsSort1 upon htW!
will immediately notify ha constituents ui the d!."Fci
aaG refractory Ii they do not, may BE- taken for grantee
that IN their judgments proper sthae OF drcniy Fioe
~ ai courtesy alike forbid any oihcors inermedng with
the e-p"nsioi;y testing between their colleagues aI!! c"'
situen and that they will have enough 10 do 10 take care
ut responsibility IL IL difficult TO conceive the
whence Nj. Scott assumed that You had bestowed
this high rGs. On him 10 report his colleagues condnct III
The Convention aud withheld the same trust from mis- col
leagues report up him; get would haTo ouyh
OF any pthsr extravaganza CT folly.
But Mr. Sc" cant vote for such patch as an ar
hitray rule. Oh no. ~! hc tIu can't be lount IN ce-
pcy "ith sucn up chop pa:ch workers as james Madison
Johr Marshall WaSlns Losgh, Jonn Randolph LitGtoa
Waller a1&w.l Robert Sanard John scott and all Other
Eastern Virginia, who DID establish arbitrary rn:c
On No such patchwork 70: him. might ask, w ne did
In thu Convention aat evening" On what meat doth THIS our
Cg:a! cco ,hut he is grown great q
Considering the fact that Mr.. Scott was member OF the
Stanton Convention in 1926 and then himself warm ad
for White Basis, has been established upon
him during this DEBATE he might have some charity tor on.
who willing 10 draw line Of compromise between IN. eA
,remn Mixed Basis and the White Basis measure OF
peace, justice, equality and security Ioal
Think utter support Nj. Scott received from the
Whcs this District whose liberalIty he Is sone In
btcI for hs present position Il is as unEtaeous 30 10
un.:aioUi IN him ~ sts ou .! his "ay aud 81 jar out ~
his ":? 100 I" Use mat p9oitoi lb lever 10 n'l.' ca
cG!G:.I G4s!gned f0rctt pu3c Uln!vhi ~ pre-
luac- the pubic m!nt III advance aga!n-t iiop"s'"n
!.!s. he complain. knu"ns any th!ns n2od'i iud
r.r;, the selected candidate o The
hn party III this District, oonoIi?nn ~ his own i:ie,'ca
By ~. nere ID runor That have heard Jana sup
p;sr ha. as much .gh say what have heard Us he
nasl 4; tho cHrc! that Mr. srtuns health Is eo delicate and
l..o, ,:icn deeply lament his account personality ar
,hal ihc:c il .;.ox probability that he Yet he com
ueed decline honor lie has accepted i! tile hand: OF
the Lpr.cr.c nv ana other may be cho.sa
r,ws 81 ,ais AMI Ucto1r.. Whether ID any foundation
:Or not, | c.na1 ta! - u. Rlichio would say
Nous r;rror"."
Now gentlemen %! this district, permit 10 remind you
n u the COnvt nIiOn, l~lthout asking de-
slim. msiber VI your own Tree WILL during my at
when There thirteen
a,.. eaieged In canvdss!n the district Win
full Knowledge tnut entertained tho opinions ,hen
rh!s subject laai ~ np" -
Ia ny epy u ne hur!;rt end odd gentlemen who cld
nc n. honor address letter AM cal 10 become
Candidate Jf Cu.vcgr3n and requesting NY ve"a IN
rcn4 various methods u Ee!u! pToyoSea si!a
TIcre are certain Offices for which an Individual ma!
Dre.e himself cg!I without nrruH!l-iy tat ast
custom has sanctioned ;,t cJuscl out ncs are others oi
higher grade which, taas the people s'oli D" !st
lrrr 10 Candid ard, Without 'Ged:.nS 10
cae THE reflection, diepara on those whose
tgE. have led itn u iiiieTet co:ciG
sua say al i:G eieTencc link ms Is one o.
lie mast, Therefore, ac Permitted 10 decline us
Suggestion. al G=ri.:. layss Candidate though q; '
sa.tr ,!! hu"u hesitation IN laying mat ny f+f'ces
&c carIg Tho ,os.i .: e people al tn. ds-i i
{ 1. Shut! 81 t;.c.. P.,4.-le - require ticrI
ut:i u&-tcsc lutsll1GI, ana .a2a experience
cvut coGnani, 10 5c used !c! ycur cement ! come
andy tAp,cle! tia; 10 .lc- myself u y;
=a. il: he :iGs OF mr Scutt 10 io!o" IA Ms
lead ~ might ceclor else I" ;scci"= Etp'.
i", aud DC tuI-i over - y@c 70; aef@:s
punishment
Bul MS i. no; all On tie s3bj.ct o.: representation,
SAID
FMS apy.clitnd viii con- utc Tie chci Ii!Acuiy with
. ;e CnYcn0n coming 10 .r.oGJhs ana siun1co'!