Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-25
a PET7YF0GGER as THE RIGHTS or THE PEG

Some County Court Lawyer in Caroline. who con
scarcely look beyond his briefs and his cases. has address
cd letter to MIR. Hord, the Delegate of the county in
the Tuesday Wing. The object H. TO prevail on him
to disobey the Instructions of his constituents Never
nave we seen more miserable atempt--thouph the
Whigman is pleased dignity il with the name Of an
nnanswcrabc agumcnt."
What does he mean by saying that "t,ey dhc friends
OF inc Admnlstration make no exhibition OF their pa
pers when he himsefsays they count Won $50 names
as they report" Has not Mr. Hord been served with
thtysys'ructon papers more than ten days?
Ia attempts to show from the previous movements OF
the people OF Caroline that they are against the Admi-
nslraon-but why refer to the movements in January
February, or even April, (admttng what he saws
about thcm when many evidences of the public re-
acton are found every where, since the panic dssi-
Pated! The number of signatures upon the instruction
papers, compared with the polls of April proves the re-
acton IN Caroline Even in April last, Mr. IIord had
nor INC majority OF the votes given in. lie had but
olV yotes-while the t,oo Administration candidates
together had about $50. And now the signed voters
amount to about 4?Obeing about 40 votes than
Mr. H. received in the Spring Yet Mr. Iord is 10
pay no respect to his Instructions
But the general argument he employs for setnq aside
inc ooigaton OF the instructions is exactly such
should have expected from county cor LAWYER win
argument like this
PIE sg@a oI hIs noo Of voting and important they
eostsioad provision, 10 tho commonwealth TO H. eIs;
Ga 90 sese, aud not by ballot suci the
s Si Tue amended Connton-anl ingenuity
enc The cohcones with let ofi
course by votes that could be ecag him Every ono
And whyobyooIr o. c qualified voter, alone can instruct
Ana yet you are required he legally taken ia man
md6d SSS9 5's9iSdy Decided 5 Court Appca &
appeal not valid tsHeS IN the % o ana ,s,eioe nn
s GSsr though tho bond would goo taken the
onFi one during tom Such Of homson e Me
many 9.ofs Now such only received in elect
would be Of legal validity in nstrucng him, tho
ef tkihg those votes ju important Observed az
none but a ~oe@ r se o oS " 9Sn to follow 'yog that
mat IS to say because the People arc to elect not by
ballot but by ura therefore they arc not to Instruct
ny sgnca Letters (Which By the bye not by 5ao)
Inc law regulates the manner of cicctine-but does
not profess to regulate their great SOVEREIGN right Of
astrct'ag their Delegates Il thus leaves the manner
OF exercising the right to the pleasure Of tc People
ana YET TINS wseacre contends that what is not rcGust-
ca y aw must necessarily conform that which is re-
gulated by law. fine syloesm indecdl What too
as pccn the custom in Virginia. Have Letters Of
instruction been frequently employed Was it not the
case during our Convention Of IS2g-302 Did not Mr.
lelgh himself write Letters of Instruction fo oxoress
the sense of the People upon the subject Of The Convcn
iion I'D he not recommend these irc.sidc dclibera
tons' Did not Gen. Taylor how to such mode of In
sruchon, when he resigned his scat in the Convention
~ hot te wings OF this City instruct their Delegate
n rms manner during the last session. What better owl
aence can be asked Of the wishes of the People, What
Deder can he obtained Of the sense Of the rnaiofitv2
t present attempt to bind up this great Right Of the
eope' ~ decisions formally cited by petGfoeoer
RON lawbooA, is silly IL Is dangerous We
scarcely know whether it deserves our rdicule or
The further attempt to set aside The Instructions uoop
e'c sy and ar-icichcd plea that Mr. Hord does not
Know oil tIc hand-wrlings in the comfy tnpst ds.
tnTD the CAVITY Of even Mr. II himsclf Such ,Jos.o
~ glmcnts show tlo desperate lengths TO which the
opposition are driven to cancel the great Roht Of popu
lar instruction They really unworthy Of anv ser
aHs|er These are strange tines indeed when the
sli presume to dictate 70 his Principal what sort
-. io"er OF Attorney lac shall please to ADOPT Soch
attempts are, perhaps after all best core ted by the
III i,e. W" we therefore hand over tho Caroline
yiogstcs d2geared Sophst TO the casligation Of our
Prtnteys DeyH whose Christmas ycrsos graro The tost
page Of this days paper go Wv ''''