Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-06

| rusu. We concur iuly anu nenftliy III INC iSeP"o's
innate of lie talented speaker, and ol The recent PRESENCE
lives ul Bedford in the houses OF the Legislature:
BEDFORD COUNrY.--Wn are Erltil,d 10 learn ina
he able aud efficient representatives. "i ms county III "
I,st LEGISLATURE Sanl IT, BrowI Esq, III the 81 hhc ava
ucssrs (;uc and la sis Tie House Of Drrsli1s were
announced candidates Tor reelection al Liberty On hlon
day last (Cuur day. The announcement was fece'eu WI"
reo action by every Democrat present, ard "li DOUBT
T. ~ ,n, rnri,y responded Ia by the entire Democracy
nf Inc county Well may The ocniocfai" I" De ;l'td o
proud u. their late representatives Tor no cnuay III inc >
car huas OF an ADLER, trucr, or more lhiin u'' ''''
delegation. ,,. CO.. "a ,s.,i,, Mr.
Gnor in pursuance Of timc.lonoied usage III Virginia
pays brief but interesting and SATISFACTORY ;
Of his stewardship, inviting The most searching iu! INV
his every official act, of omission as wen ~
II did not claim 10 nlalie but he had ahoen honestly
10 promote tic interests and reflect the wishes 81 us
tucnts and he prepared tGen ana oh an ~ , =,
vndcae his legislative course. The last Legislature ha
been most proractcd and laborous nne-onc thousand
acts had been passed by it many OF ~hlci lie RESISTED "
h last He denounced in the strongest terms the system
nG inJjscminatc wholesale appropriations 10 Internal
imn,uyencnis which found favor wh Tic dd eVrFyhIn"
IN s mower prevent such reckless anu eSlravaSan APP
nroprIuuns but without eect-i" as wen might you At
en,o 10 dam up the Nile with ouushes as TO lhwart ts
rolnn schemes of the internal improvement party pro
Is IN. rusIurIre fic did however, vote Tor an appo
~ III. Virginia and Tennessee and South Side Kali
adsimnrovcnicnts in which his constituents and the
Stare n, large were deeply Interested
grure objection had been urged 10 NM tn "hlch ne
youJ briefly aludc The editor al the BEDFORD Sentinel had
found another "nrcs nest He had voted differently upn
Davis and this appeared in The estimation o me oehhnei
10 be an objectionable offence lie pleaded gnl'y 10 me
charge and desired know II were al all strange that hc
should trr from his colleague once or twice voting upon
,,,o huu one thousand bis % the contrary, would II
not be strange if minds could be found I" agree exactly
upon 81 many different proposltlons nc hou@h "'u',
and believed that would prove one oil wv" in@s-cnrup.
linn ~ that one mind dill The thinking Tor Dnth MI Dams
and himself thought themselves ana when ley honestly
differed they voted accordngy. hu. y ~ T cI a. ''l I
dnnabc offence Mr. Davis and MN I" der what "ona
the .Seane think when informed iat me iac WING ue,
locates from Bedford Mcssrs Mitchell and Scrgs voted
nm onnose sides Of more Than one question: ana that
Nssrs Burwc and Scruggs had been guilty u the same
offence as the journals Of the House OF Delegates would
show II it were all right In them ny What process ui1 II
hcom, such a lcinnus crime in Mr. Davis and hlnise!-
But this was not ALL The Sentinel was now supporting
for the legislature Mr. Burks, who had actually dgeTfH u
himself having voted for on: democrat anu one mn " e
last election He voted fur Mr.. Davis ana against MI bur
WELL liz also voted Tor radical ana ttes co'GrrtHre
candidates the election for members oil the late Reform
Convention. -,
II. voted 10 increase The of State in The various
;ont stock companies in which the STATE was partner re
was clad such issue had been made ana desired 10 us
cuss this subject before the people lie e, assured ti
they would ccnsu!a him for this vote "'al were lle
facis Under the old law individuals al" others ld S"'e
for each share exceeding ten and :ote o every Ten
additional shares The practical effect OF me IA" was 10
give the State which owned threc-hhs Oh Inc Stock OF
nearly every Joint stock Company on about fourth OF
the votes controlling their action. Was ms gh was
ust2 Under the new law Tor which III Vo,c s pi"s'ued
that every four shares The first ten sha Dc entitled 10
the prOVlSO mat the vote o 'C h.'Ei
exceed wOhrds of the vote OF othtt siocHhoieS ihis
would about double the ri the State IN most oil our
Public Works but would still give her "ucn ess iiih ma
Ioy of the Of any company, notwithstanding the
Stale owned three ffhS OF the STOCK Inc ooect OF inc
law was 10 prevent internal improvement companies be-
coming the mere and tooso Inc large Corpora
lions ho.nr their stock The Stat cond with the
aid of few Eriva:r stockholders a. check upon the
mammoth corporations n.idng stock III our various puhc
works Heretofore this impossible II, SAID ,r. Hoode,
wth Urea, effect there should established aristo
cacv in Virginia. would BIZ brougha5nnt hy oLf Iaii"t
corpora tuns would be astoc1cy OF ran ROAD Fiesi
dents and dsIing engineers. lie desired me people 81
the Siue 10 have voice in control the works in which
they were deeply irrrcsted-n r:vcntn" thcr oen@
posuled subserrr The sodid pupo>eso hamnol cor
nora aGG greedy SPECTATORS the expense ol lie oes
interests of the people l. lar,e
The Wings cXerting tnshse's an over tc otl't 10
make capital out OF Bcnnets Lnd Dill IA measure that
vas CONCERTED in Wall street. Nev York. for Inc eneht oil
Brokers and Spectators. 1t ac most supendous at
tempt bribery and corruptions cHr conceived Ana wha
was the amount. The b.Le nere, Virginia Tor most pal
nabr violation OF Federal u.!on |! was S2uUUUU
acres OF wa Cat lind-yinc beyond tie confines 81
civilization where nough save Tie prairie Cog iH
wolf and The panther, ana occasionally Struggling lhilan
Hands which, il had been estimate upon competent au'ho
ri,y would bring, if thrown ntu 'e harriet money
enough IL pay The expense Of surveying them! ouch was
the mess OF pottagc which Virina graYcy asked 10
sci. her birth right. Ii wright GsHlt 10 Inc Sa'c,
and sh"G.i he spurned with sc"rnoy every uc .nglnan
Here Mr. Goooe i.tfouc.d tie testimony {" Mr. Samuel u
Staples al Patrick who ve2 pl! onward ~ 'hr wings VI
last Legislature lie champion 81 :nncu
bill! -~nwing al Tic Euhi llnls sud n In" new
States an territories int lie la Tvs years mad arIllH
brought the government, in deb II this be The -li
Mr. e. what The "!tm II, lands, with "'nch II Is
pG % ,srd 10 blJ2 Virginia, hc woih!
Muct. TIA been said about :lIa The Wings wr:c pleased
10 call the "e rynaiIcr The Democrats OF the !eg!a-
,ue have charged witt ns.''sa. The sboNo Wig
oi the Siacwith den;n- 10 ten, single member
OF Congress II tic Wings "f - Stale .'ere "Srarset,
they blame The people f il III. laope were Demo
cratic they gave Tie last Pres ;e.!ia election majority
of Is 900 Pierce and King. Nw ne: 2err only ir-
teei Congressional Districts, il would have been IN
easy 10 lave districcd he State a. 10 give De-
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Mus of UU Democratic Bus this they did not
If they made Wing district with chance tor '"
Others Nuhins bli most plp!c "@"rtyinanhrr coIlh
s:irr Ia. tie Ways III lis thorough i'rncritI
State - member ni The crnmcc n the House o.
Delegates ap,Dii,G Ia report ho. dls"ns Tie STATE
and got trrp behind .:rain. Never there Snch
perfect rrymandcr the plan orlcd 10 The House by
the Wing members OF the comme. iEeY made one us
trict rxrnI from Fluvanna the mouth Of James
rivera gancc Of hundred rlcs and they crossed
rr Ridge at three different poatsthus throwing int"
the districts people Of G:ese nteress and after all
they could make only Wing Districts with doubtful
chance Tor several others Alter thistle wings SHOULD cn's
their mouths upon The subject OF '!errymandcrng they
could induce the Democrats of lie Legislature 10 scr:
rymandrr" the Stale Tor their benefit aud their lips should
be Theoretically sealed upon The SUBJECT.
IL ot course impossible, said lr. o. for him 10 eve
an of every o The iounGd bills upon which
he was called He would nicely advert briefly
as possible few Of the most impctan He had voted
for bill applyn. the whole Of The capati"n taE 10 me
education of the INDECENT children the Commonwealth
Hereafter Bedford would bc entitled annually 10 some S2-Vo
from the arary iundan amount sufficient 10 educate eve
ry INDECENT child in The county. He m also voted fora bit
compensate jurors measure o Juice which lie Thought
! W0nld meet the appreciation nj all.
| In conclusion, Mr. Gpudc anncunCI himself candidate
for re- rliciuT liz knew that the grnt and generous
people vi Bedford via had taken hin by the hand when
mere boy and lon0ed him with thei confidence, would not
condemn him without hearing Al that he desired was
an open field and fair fight. lIeintnicd Contest every
inch Of ground victory dclat. If successful ne
hoped be able 10 bear his reelection with becoming qua
nmity f defeat stOuId be his portion would have me
proud consolation OF knowing that IL fell In vndcatlnQ
what he believed hc the rights and of the people
the glorious banner Of democracy uli bc his winding
sheet would fall cnveluped in lis mpIs folds, ana his
body would be- borne nom he field Of ,attle BY gallant
band Of Spartlns unsralhcd he sword. lie had
too Tie additional consolation 81 knowing that other ana
better men had been beaten and among them the editor
OF the Bedford Sentinel
We regret that il is entirely out of asr power d" any
thing like justice the aslcy effort Mir. sonde On thus
The foregoing hasy and ssary imperfect no
tice Of . principal views whh he enforced with
such uue and effect e!.it the Strongest commcnia
ton from higs we'll democrats written altogether
! from memory. Mr. Goodc s Justly reg rdcd n the
first young in the State, and in hnon. him the Pen-
! pie of Bedford honor themselves.
| DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN CHARLOTTE.
| st meeting OF the Democratic parry OF the county OF
Charlotte held al the Court House he "a day OF May
Dr. A. d. Alexander called The Chair and William