Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-07
RICHMOND. DREAMER = 1894
FOR THE ENQUiRLR.

AZ.
To The Members ofMe Vrigi.Sa LegisLIfny,.
GENrLEmEH: Tnis IL The day which you are to
make the important appointment Of Senator. This
appointment Is noo OF peculiar interest bscasse, from
Indications, N probable that the crisis is Al hand
when u VIII be as incumbent on Virginia, as in '9S
to maintain, with al her po,oer The political prinr,
pies winch size has 30 long espousej. From the vet,
winch the Senate holds on the OF the Executive
IS wen AS o" the proceedings of the other House
ad'ii'onai ntes~s Is attached 10 the trust YOU sro a.
no"i 10 confer The newspapers have already freely
uscusscu tue pretensoos of gentlemen, who have no
wish TO he brought forward for the Office. as we'll
as VI others, WHO viii he oaiInaled nv their frir ns
hn,ong others who have tieep named 70 l. w To-
wen, no tess dis"nen'Hbed ~ vngims than "a tho
oher States OF or uuron, LI his splendid '.lleeuai
''iainmcnis. Ni,.ie hfs talents aud priyat- worth
comn'and The adn'''s,iou OF all, there are many VITO
re industrious IN circulating dosbs Of his political
or hooohy. AIR. j. has heen So Hnle know n IN pub-
&c iie ior mauy years, tia those WIN rss de M a
distance from nan know comparatively nothing of
sentiments, except what reaches ihem, through
ne doubtful Channel ol ru,not,r That these doubts
nls nsu'pu'iy III own out may niue nee The m,nds
OF SOME 81 the old fashioned republic ms have no
doubt. But beg fbeGi 10 suspend heir MONS un.
w. hey ca" De nr'ieT informed on he snbjec,. Ii Mr.
Iaze~ei thinks wdh Vagina on the grc.t political
questions OF no Jay; Il he acted, when 10 public
NE, win the republicans OF the country il IS tr duv
oil us i'ieuds Ia showt. Let the m answer 10 theso
pon's, md iseniurc 20 predict, that MI rs unr;-
vailed talents aud einquemce will he mos, chee,l,I,
enlisted ~ The service al his stale al this cut,cs!
j""e,ure. lbs trends who know him car surely
'S '' MA, anu Tue tcstiuiony oil some Of Ihem
tiled t. decisive Influence. For my own mart
AHow SO lille personally of Nj. T. that SHOULD call
u" o'ners 20 vouci Tor iIis opinions-l know Mr., L
WOMB not se''e " he elected under false ,n,-
p'essons OF his opinions aud ,Ia, should he accent
ne p'as he wall do honor u his sta,r, aud 10 the
Senate Itself S
May not the Legislature he ask ID 10 hear what NAV
oT sid on The DOR, boil, for aud ,g .imsI Mr. T he.
,Dre 'nsi decide how they will voie, l would be
the ia man ia The state support man of doub,lnI
po'cs at this crisis. But lei us hear and then de-
terniiHe. ~ w
Call upon his friends, who know him init
mateIy IN private life, since he has not appear
cd IN pubic, TO 'ouch for him. LIE, them saw.
whether the statements that have been made.
are not correct VIZ. that Mr. Tazwell has de-
c'ared his de,oiednrss TO the Rrpablican Par
y; That he supported Taylor's and sadison's
Resolutions That he was opposed to the
opinions OF the five lawyers in The case of th.
Messrs. Co0ens. That he VAS opposed to the
sweeping decisions of the Suprene Court
mat ne IS opposed, upon old constitutional
principles, to the power assumed by the Gem
erai government, over roads and canals
mat M's great question will be debated this
winter IN The Senate of the u. States, where
the weight of l.. w. TazweIl would be fel, in
resisting an overwhelmingly which, if once ixed
upon us, would carry mighty torrent beforeit.
Is ne friend 10 State Rights? Was he on
posed to the Bank Of the u. States To the
op'nlons OF The Supreme Court, in the case of
.he Bank, and the case Of the Cohens? IL
ne opposed 10 the power over Roads and Ca
na's Is he opposed TO the Tariff? Let his
'r'enus assl'e you on these points. Let them
speak boldly or speak not at all. Let them
give you The use of his splendid abilities, if
they eau.
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