Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-18
Richmond, Va, Friday, July rs,
THE CHESTERFTELD MEETIgVG.


had the little gun aud big gun fired oil but slss the
Clay Wig party has experienced benefit from the
gave long and unsatisfactory history Of his
abandonment Of the Administrator. lie once or twice
remarked during his Speech that for his late course he
may probably be dismissed think he will he disap-
pointed majority. think. OF the peopi. Of Chester
field. least, have done with him, no doubt of the
district.
..Tbe friends OF The Admin ra,ion are pleased that Mr.
Leigh made his appearance. They knew that il would
operate in iAvor OF their cause or many beleve
that their Delegate, MIR. Johnson would support
who malignant and hostile 10 the President
That lie partially opposed to it, they had admitted But
Mr.. Leigh, in his speech TO yesterday completely
tsblishrd what he was and what he has been-a most
iorou going hostile and bitter enemy OF the President
and his whole Adm,nis alton. He abused all his mea-
sures NOTHING new however, had he to saw He
gave MS what before had often read as coming
from himself in the Senate. He retalej all the nsea
lie Interpretations and abuse which have fallen from
Clay Calhoun Webster, and the OF that imnac
body In part OF his barsngue, speaking OF the old
tale about Fan Burens tricks, &c.rasng himself upon
his heels, with cIencheJ hsts. he 'at Van Buren,
should cheat him, General Jackson him..
At this, few OF the Clay patty raised fsIt capping
suppose this will be nagned great applause Others
friendly the they would hiss. but
wore prevented by ,hcr friends pusuadng them not
When he 'to the thousands aud thousands which he
knew quote his own language had been impoverish-
ed and the distress, by the removal OF the De-
posies from the Bank OF the u S, our ha,dy yeoman-
~ looked at each other, much say, "Ca this be
tue' We ee IL notebook at the price OF wheat and
'obacco-a OF our produce Mr. Leighs tohoie speech
failure His abuse Of the President excited the
disgust OF the people. IL confirmed them in their alta
ment TO the Administration.
ale ably replied TO, by our countyman John
Winston Jones all his sophistry and
and held up 10 the Iidcue OF the p, ope. Mr. Leigh
and the Clay party have certainly siled of their object
The people well knew, that they had assembled at the
Z. House that day. defeat the instructions TO our Dele
gate, requesting him 10 vote against MIR. L. But
Leighs appearance and speech have had contrary effect
They understand him well. They have from his
lips that hc is just determined enemy OF Gen.
Jackson, dshe tcas IF Mr.. JtGerson aud Nh yhadi
The eipn fur In
the papers circulating TO instruct Mr. Johnson Having
now heard MIR. Legs violent abuse OF the President and
his Administrations the People reconcile the
selves how our delegate can continue TO support him. and
still say lie is friend TO the Administrations The
Clay party had no meeting to take the sense Of the
People, they had published, with regard in
sirncug Mr. Johnson The friends oil the Admnsra tion
will continue 10 pursue Il cir course and will fail
20 obtain great majority OF the People, who will de-
lheratsly sign their 10 the instruction papers
They feel indignant that any dirty hand-hlls rhould be
put in circuIaon daring charge them with being ig-
and misled in any way. Yes heard numbers express
that sentiment In fact such base charge was spurned
at. and the infamous caumny thrown back upon its
thors. The Chesterfield people will manage their own
affairs in their way without being dictated TO by Mr.
Leigh aud his Clay party. For it is notorious, that al
though MIR. Leigh did not say so in plain terms he
instruct the people of Chrsie eld not TO
siruct Mr. Johnson TO vote against him. No doubts,
such the object OF his mission. MIR. Leigh,
must have returned TO Richmond under the that
s mission an hopeless The strong symptoms
infested by majority of the people who present,
could not fail OF being perceived by him. Auolher visit
OF the same kind would completely accomplish the down
fall and destruction oil the Clay or WIg party in
county. We trust he will try again. II is not in my
TO give you any thing like full accoun, of the
speeches delivered the Court yesterday hope some
has done So"
REMARKS.
We are unable TO obtain any satisfactory sketches
of the speeches.-We learn, in The general, that MIR.
Leigh was violent in his denunciatons ofthe sDespop
and that Mr.. Jones made most admirable reply.
The whole Chesterfield meeting Inns been damper
TO the pebald Opposition. After all their travelling,
their handbilis and speeches-aier the unprecedent-
ed and unworthy spectacle which has been exhibit
ed, ola Senator ofthe u States visiting public meet
ing and addressing them in his own bealf--we say
unqualifedly, in his own behaf-because the ques-
lion was, whether the People would or would not
instruct their County Delegate vote for the aore-
said Senotor-aiter all the rngs of tire big and the
little guns las our Correspondent calls tlleni) what
WINS the mighty result? That there were only
137, men and boys all told, against insiructing
Mr. Johnson at ALL Willie on the other side
of the account, are marching quietly, but
not "slowly, OH to Chestcr"-and there are al
ready enrolled upwards Of $50 names good and
true men, in favor of nsrucng the Delegate of the
county TO vote against the reelection of the
Senator. The work is going on. The people
up-and the Unprecedented Of MIR. Leigh
will only serve to thwart his own purposes. He has
crossed the Rubicon; and it is time TO meet him.
When before did any Senator of the u. S. come
forward, to address tue People in his own behalf?
When before did u. States Senators undertake to
throw themselves between the People and their inn
mediate representatives i'll the State Legislature /?
AS Senator, Mr. Leigh is responsible to the Legisla-
ture, as he himself maintained i'm 1873 in the of
MIR. Ges-and not, as Ewing and Souhard now
maintain, TO the People. When the People of n county
are about TO instruct their member in parti-
cular for Senator 10y what right does the Sc
nator interfere with them--and 90 among them ha-
fanguing in his own behalf2 Are we to have Mr..
Leigh playing the part of political Missionary
and like another Peter, the Hermit, beating up for
followers throughout the Commonwealth? For, if
ii he right in him to go to Chesterfield, he may
equally visit every other county in the State.
We have received the following official account
of the meeting, which we lay before our readers
IN a Public MEETING Of The Citizens Of Chester
field county, held at the COmf-hOuse on The 14fh July,
1884:
On motion Of Samuel Taylor, Esq. Pake Poindexter
called to the Chair and Lawson NunnslIy appointed
Secretary.
bsnd-bil having been actively circulated in the coun
ty Of Chesterfield for signatures, nsructng William r..
Johnson, Esq The Delegate elect OF the county 10 the
General Assembly, TO vote against the election OF Ben
jamin w. Leigh, Senator OF Virginia In the Congress
OF The United Sistes-The following Resolution was Of.
tered ny Richard w Fournoy, E-q and supper ed by
him in short ~ eech
Realized That this meeting opposed TO insiructne
their Delegate, WIN. e. Jobnsop Eco upon The Subject Of
his vote in the next Assembly Tor Senator Of the United
States.
John w. Jones. E4q opposed ., length the resolution
opposed by Arch Thwesu, Eco IN lew remarks; alter
which the vote being taken upon the ssd resolution, IL
was adopted by large majority only few voices being
heard ~ the negative The Chairman having ed
That The resolution was carried in the affirmative count
called for by Mr. Thweait TeIess being Amounted
orfrI gof In IL