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Letter to Editor
August 10, 1830
Daily Richmond Whig
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
Letter to the editors of the Whig recommending William B. Randolph for election in Henrico County, praising his qualifications and non-lawyer status as beneficial for impartial judiciary reform in the next legislature.
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE WHIG.
Gentlemen: It having become the fashion to electioneer through the newspapers, I beg leave to recommend the claims of Wm. B. Randolph to the voters of Henrico county. He is a property holder in the county, and has a complete identity of interest with it, in all that regards its prosperity. He is a man of sense and information, and of independence of political sentiment and deportment. These are the essential qualifications for a useful representative.
He is no lawyer, and in that I think, possesses in the present crisis, a high recommendation. Recollect, that the next Legislature re-models the Judiciary. Recollect, that the interests of lawyers, are at war with the interests of the people—that the people want a cheap and expeditious administration of justice; the interests of lawyers, require as much form as possible, that it may breed delays, and grow fees. Have a care of the lawyers! They are good, intelligent and patriotic citizens, but they would be more than men, if they did not feel some bias towards the course which will put most fees into their pockets.
SQUARE TOES.
Gentlemen: It having become the fashion to electioneer through the newspapers, I beg leave to recommend the claims of Wm. B. Randolph to the voters of Henrico county. He is a property holder in the county, and has a complete identity of interest with it, in all that regards its prosperity. He is a man of sense and information, and of independence of political sentiment and deportment. These are the essential qualifications for a useful representative.
He is no lawyer, and in that I think, possesses in the present crisis, a high recommendation. Recollect, that the next Legislature re-models the Judiciary. Recollect, that the interests of lawyers, are at war with the interests of the people—that the people want a cheap and expeditious administration of justice; the interests of lawyers, require as much form as possible, that it may breed delays, and grow fees. Have a care of the lawyers! They are good, intelligent and patriotic citizens, but they would be more than men, if they did not feel some bias towards the course which will put most fees into their pockets.
SQUARE TOES.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Election Recommendation
Henrico County
Wm B Randolph
Judiciary Reform
Lawyers Bias
Political Independence
What entities or persons were involved?
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Editors Of The Whig
Letter to Editor Details
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Main Argument
recommends wm. b. randolph as a representative for henrico county due to his property ownership, aligned interests, sense, information, and political independence; highlights that as a non-lawyer, he avoids bias in the upcoming judiciary remodel, where lawyers' interests conflict with the people's desire for cheap and expeditious justice.
Notable Details
Next Legislature Re Models The Judiciary.
Interests Of Lawyers Require Form To Breed Delays And Grow Fees.
Have A Care Of The Lawyers!