Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-13
FUF WE F.HTIs'''T'
FENpALl. GRIFFIN, ESQ.

lESnrco, MAY l0TH, ls55
hlcssrs Editors Ihe gentleman whose name heads ms
article il known among the Whg candidate i"r S'i
in The HOus, Of Dc,4a o Virginia. He occupied Iih
Dsi,iou dun. rne last srsn I" that Judy aud he is again
before uplr I The post IL therefore becomes our
Juty 10 invcstia.,r his claims for reelection 10 that end
We will invite retrospective glance at I+ w!Ir he
occupied seal rs member. We wish I" s"c how i'r pro,
yidcd his pl,prs nirfes!, and what course ne pursued
10 obtain benefits ttc We will enquire, first, whether
or not he was instrumental, either directly indirectly III
c,usnu lin. already tnrimus iaNrs w!" the people have
10 pay To be raised diminished! We only eel al 4
conclusion in way, viz by n-cerainn" the amount o
money cp,,rurfiai towards works ui internal improve
men~ ard whether or not he waited I"r those appropriations
As near as ascertain there were lU appropriation
bl- under the control o rhr House n DELEGATES II the close
OF session nut al the whole number Mr 'rlilh Oh
~ tied against hGd dozen al Thus liz liY"rri ana
voted for upwards q ninety appropriation bids IN the shape
Of loans and dcc appropriations making an a.@e"a''
amount Of upwards n II U0UUuO of money lie also voted
for large number bills o similar character whch "crt
lost vuIc in the a'niailS" winri
isT7 Il is very licn that he hrp,h in wh"cs u,
way bu then lr '"pt without brnthi'!n4 MS c'hS'''
ents To the amount cent Where will the money 10 NEE
these pppatlnnS come from! Whit MOI conn
directly ou OF you, The propcn The shape of taxes
Instead then OF n nnuon of taxes there Will bc an IN
crease OF nearly third Is this The who the sore
cgns old Henrico chosen Ia represent thc maj
who helps inceas their taxes, without giving them an'
Of The benefits which nay arise from The expenditures "hc'
he has helped In lnak
The poor man VIII, drvcs daY By day 10 cain an homes
living and who cann, in The slightest degree b. b.nrit"'
by Ihe ctr.i?a!ins "!yn Horse" which Seems have
chanled their Rtprcs Wativr, Fcndali Griffin Esq. mus
AXE their hard carnr shines and haIlnc- {" pay Tor '
construction "i rhIwNs, canals bridges plank hs '
pihes St. &c &r il all sections ul the Commonwealth
and in all directions Their money il sInandcEci-lr
taxes ralsedlheir n'"si c Gnprnviie ursilll iey
had rcpreScntlitrcG VIII" wns he! Fcniai Gr'"
ESQUIRE Why, hr IL have heen a good icIlOw-hr
liberal voted iuf most all the rail- r"a! a''
pike bills that bet the House We gran. that Nr
Griffin is good nh way, aud that II? Is liberal ever
unto the utmost, only with his "wn, bat with M
public muncyso liberal 10 certain extent; bu
when called upi 10 be lioera we expect iior''hi
in return. When ar,cltd upon 10 assist our nrl"hh1
Ia raise CaIu cNpt, when We have one - iiis' our
selves ncghboI assist ms: hut not :" WIN Mr
Ciriiin he ALL All asks naihiur. consequent: w
nrns nearly ,:rclh;d, anu iirf ri
benz fitted in The ,l. degree by The rxprniiturs Stl
ms people wanted nlaay hu their wants wcFr :" mi
nor Importance him; had rail- roads - attend 10 per
haps
When have Iic will tell Mr. III iiln ~ -'
al tie things s people wanie,! last wIn,i, and whit !'
might lhgc got i"r m m h md asked Tor Il.
SPECTATOR.