Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-23

ADAMS administration. lie left their nhdcn-
ua friend Mr. Everett at the head of that committee in
the House OF Representatives. Mr. Randolph said the
principle was right-but what says Mr.. Clay now'
- TIE WniG PLEN1poTEyTxaRY.
ne Wing, IN the name of the Wing party of Vir-
gina, challenges, on Saturday last, the friends of the
Administration in tho Senate .to postpone the election
of u 5 Senator till the winter" Does the Wing
seriously make this proposition from the Wing par
~? III does call for the .paent power, by which
It assumes to speak in the ''narc of the Wing party
Virginia" But the Wing ought to know that liz party
did not wish to put off the Eecton--but that they
actually attempted to force during the second wee.
of the session The Wing knows another thing. al
though 1T affects to disguise deny itthat its
losing one in Vrgnia-that the People way and
their Delegates another The Wings are in this un-
Mr. Leigh be elected 1.-The be eltcted the Pco,
pie will surely punish their disoLedient servants and
the result OF the April Elections will show Mr. Leigh
that upon his principles, he ought take his
~. ~, the Senate AS party measure we might WISH
,ne WING says that the Delegates should disobcy, and
MIR Leigh be elected But we wish the will of the Peo-
pie should now be done. We wish that principle held
sacred in Virginia, should never be violated It will be
Election, and take another appeal to the polls we pre-
sumo (though certainly cannot affect speak an. the
name of the Republican party of yirginia) they will
meet with very little opposition from the other side
House.
1t has been whispered about that some of the instruct
cd members mean to obey, but that many others will
refuse will insure Mr. Is election by a very small
vote These last members; these modern Curtii who
willing to throw themselves into the gulf for the sake OF
their party, are either gentlemen who do not wish To
come back TO the Legislature who think they cannot
for any in all time Gomez And what ought TO be
more dear to themthe rights of their constituents
and the principles of the Statcs But if they do what
them Ofwha ultimate will it be to their party: Let
the People that Mr. L. is elected even by one
vote IN the very face of their sacred rights, by dsobc
dience to their instructions and his friends place him i'm
most embarrassing stuaon-and their whole party in
an awful responsibility to the people of Virginia
a faiiwe--Thc Wings have calculated on instructing
MIR Basye, Senator from, theNorhern Neck They have
said Wait till we hear from the Meeting in Lancaster
Wc--thc meeting has been held, and the smoke has
blown over-lA citizens attendcd-36 voted one way,
ana = anotherand the vote TO instruct, carried by
majority of 4 in county of3O0 voters They cannot
carry the instructions to Nh Basye in the District 81
assured.
In the same way appeals have been lately made to
three other Scnaorsbu in ALL it is believed that in
strucuons would fail, if they atcmpted-and i'm
the ofone (AIr Dycr il was tried in Henry county
and signally failed The other Senators said to be
under the impression that the majority of their cons
tuents are friends of the Administration
But what will be said on the other sde' Can Messrs
McComas, and Goff and Slaughter, and Old be per-
snaded that by voting for Mr. Leigh they represent
ing the wishes of their People The time is rapidly
coming, when they will be better informed. The sun will
soon rise to dispense the phanoms of their imagination
We have room this morning for strong conn,m-
cation from Chcsierfeid in reply TO Veyitas Among
other strong points which he makes, is this Whv do
they smother conceal important facts; II is known
lsays he) that after those who opposed to Mr.
Leigh course had commenced obtaining the qualified
voters of the county to sign Instructions the Leigh par
ty Immediately took the alarm. 1hcy commenced
tieir operations They circulated their counter in
structon papers with the greatest zeal and indus
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IN every corner of the county, containing the grossest
misrepresentation" The writer states that no effort
was spared to obtain crsgnatures. But it was a
complete failure In comparison with the other Instruc
ton papers, 1T is stated that the latter there are :, or
times as many at least" The friends of Mr. Leigh
were completely beaen-and still ''tlcy have the eff
rontery to boast of their through the newspa
pers now, too they have the impudcnce 10 abuse
the mode, and call them instructonsl' But we
shall publish the whole article our nextas also the
communication son the Instructed Delegates from a
Natipe Of Virgiaia The public pulse is beating higher
O lfofi
People OF Virginia will never submit to it's violation.
We observe BY the first Message of Governor NcDuaie
to the Legislature Of Carolina that the Board of Trus
tees of Columbia College have been closely engaged in
investigating Its concerns. ''Ths investigation has re-
suited in most thorough conviction founded upon in
formation derived from authentic sources i'm every quar-
ter of the State that the Faculty ote College have be-
come so generally obnoxious to fcow-citizens on
the score OF the supposed religious heresies of of
them and of the relaxation of moral and general disc
PINE and have irrevocaLly lost the public confidence
as suitable persons to guard the morals and mould the
opinions OF the rising generation, to render radical
reform and thorough reorganization of the institution
measure of indispensable necessity, and the only prac
cable means of revivng its prosperity and extending lis
usefulness As the first step they have invited ali the
members of the Faculty resgnand these ha We pronp,
~ complied with their request-They have procecdcdto
MI the vacancies and appointed the four following Pro-
iessors LIST. "Nlr. Dew Professor in the Coegc
OF William and Mary in Virginia Inns been elected Pro-
lessor OF Political Economy and History, Of whom the
Governor justly speaks in very high tcrms-2d "Nr
Cogswell of Massachusetts, who has been for lnany
years known to of the members of the Board ns
the head OF an emnenty successful institution in that
State has been elected Professor of Greek and Roman
Literature" BID. 'Mr. Davies now and for many years
past, acting as the Professor of Mathematics in the West
Point Academy has been elected Professor of Mathc
mates, Mechanical Philosophy and Astronomy "-4tl
Professor Mott, whose scholarship and devotion TO the
college, are well known TO all hus been reelected
Professor of Logic and Bellies Lettrcs The Governor
asks Tor S2o,0OO to repair the buildings, &c
GEORGLa-3L.1B4H4--.N C.4ROLLYa--oad
VfRGINL4
We learn, that the Resolutions have passed the IT, of
Representatives Of Gc0rgia, by vote of IO7 IN IL
and that they will pass the Senate by large majority
hey approve in the strongest terms the course Of the
President, in relation TO the u. S. Bank and HE efforts
To relieve Georgia from her Indian population They also
instruct her Senators to oppose charter of any Bank
OF the u Sand to attempt to cxpunge from the jour
nails of the Senate the S. the resolution adopted by
them on the 2oh March last charging the President with
an cncToaclDcnt upon the Constitution.
The Legislature of ~ Carolina will pass their resolu
tons, giving similar instruction To Senator Mangum-
and the Legislature Of Alabama will also pass their Re-
solutions requesting Senator Moore 10 resign his scat
1t IS said that instructions will be introduced into the
Legislature If Virginia. against the restoration Of the De-
positcs to the u. States Banfor securing in the State
Banks, other places Of dcposte the public tnoniea
subjected TO such restrictions may guard IL os ,, a
possible against Executive abuseand protesting I'm tt
face Of Mr.. Lcigs predictions about dlevclopfnents
aud his declarations about alternatives agninst The
extension Of the charter Of the present bank and the
establishment of another. Such resolutions appear 20 be-
called for by the attitude in which the last Legislature
has placed our Senators in relation tc restoration Of
the Deposites and by the attitude in wiclfNIr Ieio, has
placed himself with regard 70 developcments and al.
ernatves lie ought to be informed that on this sub
lfct even the panic Of last winter the late efforts Of