Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-18

out the whole dsrct-such as was witnessed he
lore among such jealous and patriotic pecp, particular
~ under so animated and aruous Not more
than one tenth Of the whole votes il may confidently be
asserted, could even under all these exer
ons be dragged to the polls. Who'll, ighborboods i,
oody u Is well known held back aud vast number o
those who did attend, voted for cdndidafes Afte
ue TWO largest counties voted, (not much more thar
THREE HUNDRED ALL, according 10 present re eoec
uon' u Was fully believed and confidently asse ted
any respectable and toerably popular plain and uDpre
F'ng man, with sentiments opposed To these gentlemen
h'i come forward even at that late PERIOD without an,
previous elec'ionee'i"g and dependence only the
two last and smallest counties the district that neite
oil these. Confidently believed and strongly suspected
nuy'ng, and openly ayowed anti Proclamation and Sc
cessIon canJaes ih all their personal and other hg h.
standing influences just noticed would have been elected
such Them The actual fair and literal state Of the
as 10 the geographical practical and experimental
ton OF the chances from the late elections Let look
h'ie iurthrr as well 10 the probability Of the alluded
ms well known former friendships the leading train OF his
support aud his highest going and most arduous sup.
poriers.
His well known, long and intimate acquaintance with.
ana warm attachment 10, and personal tor the
distinguished John Randolph, with some other Ia,e on
nous anu anonymous features which is supposed have
Peeped our have warncd OF the high probability Of his
intentions to defend the memory OF that bril-
iah inadman, (so admitted in the anon ynIo,s hint.
alluded to in some OF his widest courses rh entirely
In character with the high and honorable, well known
dispositions and aronr OF the noble defender above al
iuded to, and does honor 10 his heart But how far
aud to what points, such defence aud advocacy of Mr.
Randolph are to go, is matter Of much higher con.le-
ration to the public welfare than personal friendship
and any private however honorable or no
Bile. whether such adherence TO such a man is 10 20
back no farther than the dawn Of the Proclamation the
threatened "epdermis letter. the unjustabe assaults
on private character, identify itself with all Mr. Ran
doiphs course under Jefferson and Maison's
ions' anu thence come down with him and mingle in the
violent closing scenes OF his political OF
importance be in one presented TO the Nation
Tor the first and most important office in its gift
Nor is this personal friendship and private atacme MT in
me above particular case the songestor only circumstan
friendship advocacy and support OF the other side. WHAT'S
that! Let us enquire little into the leading train of his
support and his going and auous supporters
and what do we see there
With the present successor of Mr. Randolph, (Judgc
Routin and the candidate for the Presidency there
has been the same long, close. and confidential intimacy
and friendship Private frierds understand each other ia
great and important political ements and they
may not fall out, and fight about difference of opinion
the destruction OF their country The Judge, we have
SEEN has come out and warmly advocated the OF
Mr. Leigh IL can easily be proved il required. that
tchHe the Judge tcds not candidate, he openly
ed himself Nulher and DISCOVER the Union and some
other things, to much greater than any Sou, Ca
rolnian In his after eeconeerng speeches. he denied
he was Nuiher i'm such sense but preached the doc
trineI and others still worse, to a much greater extent
Can II he believed, that such politician would so warm
~ advocate the election OF such intimate and well
studied end to place OF such important influence over
these affairs, upon slight and uncertain grounds Such
injustice cannot properly be awarded to the int
and patriotism OF Judge Boudin
Were the Siamese Ttcins, (because they have two
eoen as dDeTenf heads, as these two gentlemen and
friends, you please, and ttco fdces TO tell me- they
were separate and distinct persons and would
ly, could believe them, could the opposite OF
the foregoing position, or, that "Aigenon Sydney and
Christopher Quandary equally twin broher under all
these circumstances, get the Of Virginia tho
first brought the TURF by SPORTSMAN more skilled
suspect, in Jockey club, than in political training and
keeping! Like Writ and his anti mason Jockies fear
there VIII not enough he found to rub him dow and
the spasms!
am sincerely sorry, it is not otherwise, than what
believe III Tor, no one has exalted opinion OF the
talents and virtues OF this proposed candidate stronger
personal regard and attachment to him. than have But
am sure, he has too much public spirit and high minded
patriotism, statesman and much candor di,inter
estedness and love of independence within himself TO
place those private and personal consder COMPETE
ton with the public veal and condemn any for exer-
csng his own best Judgment in the free and Dos
sible independent way.
Having no acquaintance WITH personal know re
or any OF the other notwithstanding OF
them in my lfe-they being foreigners to my ma
tive State, within which have been always confined
many oil their political tenets directly adverse mine
need not be suspected, OF uHdue prejudice against a ma
i've 'rginian, or an unnatural partially for citizen of
ony other State Virginans, OF all people in the world
are The most tenaciously proud, and oannishly rveed TO
the slightest merits OF the citizens Of their State The
great objections TO OF the candidates in the other
States and the great danger OF bringing tose in by lar
the most by running candidate in Virginia
with the small hopes OF getting the vote Of his State
lponted ouD WILL perhaps, hereafter be fully
Till those doubts and difficulties thus forth arc cleared
up and explained must be used for hanging aloof
from positive preference Tor anyand subscribe
for the present, CAUTIOUS
s. 1t may be said, perhaps, in answer to the orego.
ing that ceilings have been called in of the coun-
ties within the geographical boundaries referred to- and
the candidate alluded TO recommended. True-meetings
have been called in few counties, and few actieus
fying, seeding parzans have made such
ton; hut does not follow that because the great majority
in these counties eue,a and all the rest have remained ST.
lent they are OF the opnoD that the hasy
OF such rompexoned premature parssDs will not aid in
confirming some oil the suggested suspicious
Neither ought IT 10 be expected, would II be right
or proper, much less respectful TO hmseli Out he might
be charged with pioneering zeal for his own
piomooD for him TO put himself voluntarily before the
people who have 10 vote should be iniormed aud have
not read Mr. Leigh's open, candid, indie ndent high.
minded, patriotic character Alright, il he does not adopt
mode respectful TO himself, specable nay even
dignfcd in ITSELF through which such alton shall
reach his fellow citizens. IL not let the members of the
next Assembly, favorable TO his election, PROFOUND the
following questions 10 him. which, have doubt, only
need 10 be answered by him TO be satisfactory viz:
lst In voting Tor Mr. Clay, entire approba
ton OF all his political principles; or, did you take him
and them all as the least of eviIsi
81. Had he been elected, however, by Your vote and
able add would you not have fastened all these principles
OIL US with his gigantic eoquence and your powers
as Secretary NJ State perhaps, TO have carried them out
3i Whatever your intentions on all these heads, how
coui you have given the without his principles
1h. Are you advocate for all the southern doctrines
and principles and TO what exen-he Federal Consfin-
ton in all its paris construed by Virginia and her sage2
9Th. Are you a Nulhher Seceder, or which; and il
either. how reconcile all these southern things with your
advocacy OF Mr. Clay aud all his doctrines and principles
9Th. Are you friend 10 the renewal of the charter OF
the United States Bank, after all that has been proved
against il /?
7lh Do you approve of the removal Of the public depo-
sites from the U. s. TO the principal State Banks and II
elected, what your course in selecting the Secretary