Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-10

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nouhed when opposition will be made to him. What
ever may be the usage elsewhere, I never heard till
lately, that the prevailing custom Of Virginia was un-
ceremonious. No rejecting man will. I presume. ac-
cuse Mr.. Randolph OF intending to offer any insult to
Mr.. Bouldin, when he requested Mr.. Leigh TO notify
his former constituents, that he. would. II desired. again
represent them. But il is said, that Mcssrs. Randolph
and bouidin were on such friendly terms. that the Tor
mer ought very respectfully to have signi6ed 10 the lat
Ter his desire to return TO Congress. Although the per.
sonai and political feelings Of these gentlemen are very
irieniy, there Is no reason to believe that they have
been ve'y intimate-at least for some time past. II any
intimacy subsisted, II would probably have been known
10 MIR. kandolph's friend, Mr.. VIM. Leigh, who has ex-
pressed his decided conviction, that there had been no
intercourse between them for the last five years.
Suppose that MIR. Randolph had informed Mr.. Boul-
am That he wished TO become a candidate, AMI had, with
all imaginable courtesy and decorum, invited Mr.. Boul-
din TO decline a reelection. Would not Mr.. RanJolph
have been accused of naughty arrogance, of a desire to
dictate to MIR. Bouldin, and OF a wish to show Indirectly
his contempt for the choice of the people! MI. RAN
dolph could not have known that Judge b. would with
draw at his suggestion, and he very properly requested
MIR. Leigh TO announce him a candidate, without author.
izing MIR. l.. TO inform Judge Bouldin of his determine.
ton. MIR. Randolph was declared a candidate for a seat
In the next Congress. Shortly after, Judge Bouldin adj
dressed a card TO the Editors OF the Enquirer, in which,
with a manly frankness highly creditable to him, he
~eulogized MIR. Randolph for having displayed ga depth
Of thought-a sagacity almost prophetic"-and conclud-
ed with the assertion, that an indignity had been offered
10 MIN, and that he was again a candidate for Congress.
DESTROYS OF relieving himself from any imputatien
which might be cast upon him, MIR. VIM. Leigh pub
n'hcu ah eApidnalOu Of me agency which he had in
this transaction. In MIR. Leigh's justification of his
course, he disclaimed the intention of offering anv Gin
dignity;" showed his anxiety to avoid giving offence,
and the soIicitude which he felt, to act i'm that manner
which would be most respectful to Judge BouIJin and
his friends. So far from Offering any ..indignitv'' 10
Judge Bouldin, the publication proves unequivocally,
that nothing was farther from MIR. Leigh's purpose. and
the vindicaiion of Mr.. Randolph and himself il. 10 NV
mind, ample, satisfactory and triumphant. II has been
affirmed, that Judge Bouldin acquits Mr.. Leigh of
blame in this affair. Whom then does the Judge censure,
| is IL MIR. RanlOlDh! or those frienJs Who .,o.o ,,.,-.
mental in bringing him forward. Now, | ask, is Il not
a little surprising, that Judge Bouldin should be Offend
ca, because ne mad not been invited to do the very thing
which he said he intended to have done before Mr.. Ran.
dolph was proclaimed Has Judge Bouldin ever de-
MED, that he told some of his intimate friends, during
,he last iaii. that he should decline a reelection! Has
ne ever denied that he told several members of the last
Legislature on his return from Washington, that his d.
ia'ory habits alone prevented him from making known
that determination, previous TO the annunciation of Mr.
Randoiph's being a candidatei
IL was expected by many of Mr.. Bouldin's friends,
that he would have Withdrawn from the contest after
the publication OF Mr.. Leigh's communication. But as
ne sun peheves he has been treated disrespectfully, he
cannot be censured for offering his services in opposition
to that man whose talents and political sagaciiy he so
nighiy appreciates. Many who concur with Mr.. Boul-
am In tne opinion that an %indignity has been offered to
him, will advocate his re- election, as will also those who
believe him better qualified for the office than hio rival.
ihose who have approved of MIR. Randolph's Political
courseIever since the memorable contest between him
and MIR. Eppss, hut have not voted for hin since
that period, will not vote for him now, from a stubborn
love oil consistency, and those who have felt and still
remember the force of his sarcasm and the excoriatinq
lash OF his satire, will support his opponent, with all their
energy and influence.
trust. that in this election, the people will not be too
much Influenced by their sympathy for the respected
gentleman, who is a candidate for their surfaces. They
cannot be too much on their guard against adopting the
erroneous belief that Mr.. Bouldin has been persecuted.
or mat he Is las some have asserted) to be elected TO-,
and excluded from office, at the arbitrary discretion of
Mr.. Randolph. With this controversy between Messrs
bouidln and Randolph, the people have very little TO
10. Inc desire of soothing the mortified feelings of
a candidate, should never prevent them from calling
into requisitioa the best talent in defence of those prin,
cipies, which have been consecrated by the devoted
patriotism OF illustrious statesmen, and are intimately
ih"nehsd with tho security and stability OF our repub-
hcan institutions. A member of Congress is merely
an agent TO reflect the opinions, and represent the wish,
es oil The people, and il is their duty and right TO make
the best choice, within the range of their Selection =
Unin1uenced by personal predictions or personal an.
npathies, the voters of this district will, hone, select
as their representative, that individual whom thew he
lieve most competent to advance the interests. and nro-
mole the prosperity OF our common country. The
great majority OF them have heretofore given their suf-
irages, with a noble and patriotic view. Those who
nave not SURRENDERED the partialities of private friend
ship, or the bitter feelings of personal hostility have.
indeed, been I" few and far between."-The ensuing
election will show whether this people will VOTE
dispassionately or Observation-Disclosures their sympathy
Tor Judge Bouldin, will exceed the sympathy which
they should feel for the condition of their insulted and
outraged portion OF this Union Towards Judge Boul-
DIN, may. say, without any affecta,ion1 that enter
tain no unfriendly feeling whatever. That he is an in
%telligent, high-minded and honorable man. no one who
knows him can doubt or deny. I shall not atte mpt the
%invidious task of comparing him 10 Mr. Randolph If
an intimate acquaintance with the origin and progress
OF political affairs-a knowledge of the character and
conductof public men-a perfect familiarity with all the
parliamentary rules Of legislative assemblies, and the
experience of nearly 80 years, can confer claims ON
the favorable consideration of his countrymen. Mr.
Randolph certainly possesses them. Mr.. r. is one of
that small band OF public men, who have adhered TO
the political principles with which they commenced
their career. Whilst others have attempted to immor-
talIze themselves, by originating measures, not war
ranted by the Federal Compact, Mr.. Randolph obeved
the dictates OF duty, guarded the Constitution, and vim
dicated the reserved rights of the separate sovereign
ties OF the Confederacy. Conscientiously believing.
that there was a tendency in this country to an excess
OF legislation, he has opposed many of those schemes,
which have been thought so conducive TO the {" gene
raj welfare Pledged TO no party, he has opposed eve
ry Administration when wrong, and supported every
one when he believed ii right. That he has been more
or less lnimical to every Administration, is an undoubt-
ed proof, that he is too far elevated above the attach
ments oil party, to yield the dictates of an enlightened
mind, and become the advocate of measures, which
were abhorrent to his sense of ~propriety. Let the most
rancorous and vindictive foe of Mr.. Randolph show. If
ne can, in what instance, he ever voted TO increase the
burdens OF the people. Let his revilers prove an in.
stance oil his subserviency TO any Executive, or an
abandonment, in any case, Of the republican PRINCIPLES
which he has so long professed and upheld. If. able
ana eloquent as he is, he has not prevented the Federal
government from exercising the. power TO encourage
domestic manufactures, and patronize works of Internal
Improvement, III is but another proof of the insufficient
cy OF talent and truth, TO check the encroachment of
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