Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-05
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ID.
FROM notice in Ibis paper, il appeared thai meeting
was contemplated TO he heid al Lass Dinwi,die Court, viii
view 10 nominate BenjIiuin Watkins Leigh E.o rs mr.
hcN PRESIDENT Can this lie possible? Lei me uourc
whether there can be concerned in oc,,;, 49,,
thi' meeting, who rccolects MIR Lrghs former course
~ Is wen known, that he was extremely hostile TO Ib.
administrations OF Jrrr.on Madison The pe,i,I IN
winch the real patriot proud to call remembrance
the brightest and pures days OF The Republic Dutipo
The Presidency OF those great aud venerable men the e
pnt"tiou OF our country reached a glorious AM,
height Happy at home, and respected abroad y.t no.
N'ro'esS, Mr. Leigh was warmly oppose to the dome
nc AMI foreign policy OF their administrations DURING
ms period oil our history it will be remembered that
HHe party was then formed, the head of which wn,
MIR John Randolph. The and hostility disnI,ve
towards The administration il well recole ced oip6seI
every measure OF the government that cscuisicJ 10
Drug us out OF The "rduous struggle in which we were cn
engaged Intact IL was owing TO This MARTY ~
t. Britain coninncdoinsultu us, and persisted her aggrcs
'ioh' u there was no alternative left TO draw the
sword and vindica,e honor The enemy calculated
upon our divisions. aud thought us unable to prosecute
war with vigor That should we resort TO stem Of INA,
KIND, that this opposition party would paralze the nation
al arm, aud she could fill indirectly of receiving lie
co"ne"ance and support Nor she Disappointed -
mr. RandOlphs speeches hailed and appIaudcd in
England, as expressing the feelings our peopIe
MS government, and of them actually pul,s ed and
inserted in celebrated pamphlet, entitled HGr in dis
guise, supposed to be written at the instance of the B
sh Governuicn II not by the minister himself MIR Can
hng me ciamor and hostility which this Randolph par
W necessarily kept up, against The measures of Inc yo
vernmept, were all well calculated TO aid the encn, d
were equally useful TO them, The hts were
winch lie iederaists Of the North thai time hoisted
was ~ The language OF the day, called Randophisn;
winch was HE watcword for every thing that was bitter
ana hostile against Mr. Madison and his
] his little party however. did endure long Tie
battle OF New Orleans blew them sky high and the sunk
under The contempt and iro"ns Of the people. a mark
about that time, was put upon MIR R1naopii by his con-
suens, and they dismissed him from their service Mr.
Leigh represented Enwidie aud Petersburg the latter
not being lhen entitled To Delegate. and was also is.
missed by his constituents. We have since heard any
more OF uns gentleman, least upon Federal politics.
Nor IS II supposed that his opinions upon dat head have
a, all improved with tine. Mr. Leigh, alter receiving
ms quetns rom ,c people, turned his back upon Din.
wiidie aud Petersburg, and ed TO RchnnnItl,e
democracy Of those places being, suppose rather
too hot Tor him His best friends At that u, Rod ee
principally all tic old Jiock c0ckaJe Fcdcrslsts The
true patriots aud republicans Of hat day, were mortified
and regretted ihe course which Mr. LEIGH AT tat fine
pursued No ono can contrsdic This statement who re
collects Nose times, and can now consistently
support Mr.. l. who opposed him then
People OF Dinwlde pause, aud reflect we'll before
you drdw down upon yourselves tie charge of such gross
ncon-siency IN supporting for the highest res, IN your
country one who never did any thing Tor that country and
whom you formerly dismissed irom your service lac
belonged toa party that would sustain her in fire ou,
ct her peril Initiate not, let earnestly Cnest Won
the conduct Of some Of czens in the snfrounIns