Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-24

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courage from tho result Of the late Presidential
election this enlightened body of sages and patri-
| OTIS seem to have set themselves to work to de-
priye, as far as they could, every Wing in the
State, from participation in the control and ma
| nagement of the Government, both State aud Fe-
deral. They accordingly ostracised two OF the
most competent public servants we have ever
had-Brown. Second Auditor and Gen. Richard
sou, Secretary of the wealth-mer,
whose official conduct had given universal satis-
faction, aud against whose regulations for integri-
ty, no man, however stepped in party prejudice,
dared to breathe aught of suspicion. Wherefore
this Simply and avowedly to make way for
Democratic asprauts. This act of prescription
gave them complete and exclusive set of Demo-
cratic governmental officers. They had De-
mocratc Governor, a Democratic Attorney Gene
raj, Democratic First Auditor, Democratic
Second Auditor, Democratic Treasurer and
Democratic Secretary of State. This being done,
what nextl Here are the Joint Stock Compa-
MES for Internal Improvement purposes. The
State owns portion of the stock, and private in-
dividuas the residue. By the law as it stood, the
scale Of voting was such that the private stock
holders could control these works. What is
done T.! They Immediately passed bill, where
of Mr.. Goode claims to be the patron, alter
ing the scale of voting as to give the control to
the State where she owned the larger portion Of
the stock. How does the State exercise this vote?
BY Proxies appointed by the Governor. The Co.
| vernors therefore Joe Johnson and his success
sors in office-are for the future, under this law
| Of the legislature, to control through his agents
| the private stockholders in the management Of
| the internal improvement companies in the State.
| What think the people of such one man Demo.
eracy this? This being accomplished, what
| next? Why, here are Commissioners Of the
Board of Public Works. 1t wont do to let
Wing get into this office-it will mar the beauty
of the system. Forthwith this Democratic Le-
gislature resolves itself into caucus, and res
| commends the calling of Democratic conventions
| in the respective sections to nominate Democrat
| ic candidates for the Board of Public Works.
| Their recommendations were adopted aud the
results before in three regular Democratic
nominations for this important Office. But this
most provident Legislature were determined to
leave nothing undone which could be done to pro-
! moe Locofocoism and prescribe the Wings. By
the law as it was aforetime, the County Courts
nominated, and the Governor appointed the In
spectors of Tobacco throughout tie State. This
no longer suited the Democracy. Wings might
perchance thus getinto office. Accordingly bill
| was passed (and if we mistake not, Mr. Goode
| tainly represented him as making speech on
the occasion) giving the exclusive appointment Of
these officers also to the Governor-to the same
immortal old Joe and his successors.
Now, Wings Of Virginia, look for moment at
this series of acts of the legislature, and tell us,
| if you can, what is lacking to make the system
| of prescription complete A Democratic Go
| vernon Democratic Legislature, and a Demo-
cratic Attorney General, you have by the popular
elections. The Legislature gives you Demo-
cratic 1st Auditor, Democratic End Auditor,
| Democratic Treasurer and a Democratic Secre-
| tary for tie Commonwealth They provide the
| way for Democratic inspectors, Democratic
| proxies, Democratic directors in your Joint
Stock Companies, and we suppose, Democratic
| Eng ineers and Contractors contemplated az
part of the system, to be aided by Democrat
ic Board of Public Works.
| What office of honor emolument in the
State any Wing now aspire to, so long as
this system of prescription continues! Again,
we ask, are the Wings to be regarded as citizens
of the State at all, except to pay tares and hear
other burdens of government
But the browning act of despotism of the las.
Legislature without which the system of proscrip-
ton would be imperfect, is to be found ia that
detestabe Gerrymauder of the Congressional dis
tricts. whereby the Wing party of the State are
as effectually disfranchised so far as the FEEDER
| al Government is concerned, as if they were
denied the right of suffrage altogether. 1t avails
| nothing that the constitution declares that the
| districts shall be compact and composed Of
| Counties lying ontiguous"--the protest of sirty
| thousand freemen, who share the burdens of Gov
ernment and, 10 the name of justice and equal
rights, ask an humble share in the administra-
ton of that Government, avail nothing the
| Wing voice must be sileaced-it is part of the
| syStem-and it mast be done. 1t aUas done, 30
far as they could effect it, aud nothing remains
for the people but to rebuke it Indignantly at tho
polls Or else submit in shame and silence
An appeal to the Wings Of Richmond.
The Enquirer of yesterday contains the follow
ing paragraph:
The next Legislature will be decidedly Democratic
No one can for moment doubt it. The cities OF Norfolk