Letters on the Condition of Kentucky in 1825: Reprinted From the Richmond Enquirer (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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The letters, reprinted in the present volume, appeared in the Richmond Enquirer, April 5, 8, 12, 19, 26, 29, May 3, 6, 1825. At the head of each letter is the statement Communicated for the Enquirer. The letters are all unsigned, and it has not been possible to establish the identity of the author. He was certainly a Virginian, but apparently not a resident of Richmond. In one instance only does he give a clue to his pro fession. In his description of his visit to the Transylvania University at Lexington, he speaks of attending the lectures on medical jurispru dence with profit, since they were suited to his vocation. He may have been a member of the Virginia General Assembly, for he writes with knowledge and pride of the good order and Roman dignity of the Virginia Senate. In his account of the political condition of Kentucky of the time he does not miss the opportunity to inti mate that the woes of which he speaks may be due to universal suffrage. A vigorous agitation had been going on for some years in Virginia for the purpose of calling a convention to adopt a new constitution. Among the changes demanded by some was the abandonment of freehold for universal suffrage. The letters reprinted in this volume constitute a very able argument against universal suffrage, though it does not appear that they were written with the distinct purpose of opposing this particular feature of the convention propaganda.

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