Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-13
Richmond. Va, Tuesday, May I3.
MR.. SPEAKER STEPHENSON

This gentleman is one of the present and prom;-
men! objects OF attack the part of the Oppos;ton
ne, Is assai'ed repeatedly in the two daily papers of
e c"y' us Wen as by other presses, in the crosse
manner. The clamor has increased since the eIe
uv , nave ceased-and they demanding to KNOX,
M''a' ne Is determined to do-wheber he will obr
M,Snes OF his constituents, by abandoning
administration, or resign his office. The ob;eci
'"ese presses Us, no doubt, to force him ont of Go
s'ess.-oi'on tins subject, we beg leave TO say -
WORT or TWO TO the public.
why, we ASK is MIR. Stevenson so re,n,rL nj,
ss'hS'eu Out rom tue rest of the Virginia Delegate
'h Congress!-Why are the local elections regor,,
:" s'Y"hy as test in his District and not elss,rE
10 'hsse partlzan stcklers for the right of ins,
"o"' 90 they who so DANGEROUSLY call for their
iohehts, and not their friends 10 observe its obi
uo"' pretend To doubt deny, that NIessrs Cords
uho'son, Fulton, Allen, &c. are i'm direct ar
Position 10 majority of their Districts if the local
sso.:s are 10 DE considered as the criterion of
NV, wIs'es' Let us lake, for example, the Alb.
marie District, represented by Gen. Gordon 7, :;
Composed OF The counties of Abemarle Louisa. Fh,
wanna Amherst and Nelson Abemafic, the re
49, VI zen: VI, gave majority against Mess
Umer and Southall. Louisa was IN I f,r -
administration. Fuvannn, sill more. Mr. Pa,
'"e administration candidate, lost some o5 mr.
soies oniy IN the county. In Amherst and Nelson
," 'no oi 10 IN the former and of les
'hah ioO IN the latter, were given for the fren,,s
OF The Opposition. Now the ,nnior;,.s =, Al
"e"hhf'c, fIuvaiina, and Louisa, are 70 I GRO,
er than the najorilies in Nelson mud A1l,r z
80 y'' We "eaI NOT a word said in relation 10 tbr
MISE oi ueh Gordon against the Administration
MOI whisper is breathed of his beiny in liz, -
i'osltioh 10 majority of his District II the Into -
eiecuons are To he regarded as conclusive ;pd;c.
''""s Oh me pubic sentinent.-Is not This Tho &C.,
100, VI me districts we have specified? I'm Mr. Eli
'on Dstricf, for example, we believe thar evorv
county is against him, except one-and vet who Ins
,t ~ ono sy"aoie OF remohstrance or abuse ucainst
'"e n representative OF the Washington District?
Dut, admit TINT majority of Ills mr. INV o,h.
Dls'rc' should differ with its Representative ON tle
q"esuon oi The Dcposites, and that the recon,
SION oil It's sentiments is an obligatory ins,rnc,;n,
10 hiniseif--still, why all this abuse of Mr S,a
Vensohs what authority have his opponents for
J;Ir,ii' s"S nat lie VIII violate his principles or
u'so"ey me voice OF duty? We profess TO know
something of the character and Tho ,,;:I
vi Ahdrew Stevenson. Upon the subject or tho
sn' oi instruction, we know him to have been mi;
o''i ia ms opinions and consistent i'm his course
~ was ne who moved the instructions of the V;ra;n;
Leg'slature IN 1871, to Senators against The re-
ITn;,a, VI the charter of the old Bank of the
oneu states. In his recent letter TOO IN o.
vernon floyd, he expressly says thar he reoord
"'is ''Snt as one of vital importance Who ,he J
Va" cooiiy Deieve, that lie will do any thing in h
eoe""uVe Character TO impar its oblpntiou2
we are verify persuaded, that when The time come
ioi Mr. o. 10 act, lie will lie found eminen,Iv f,;,I
i .'.9 us'' ana acting upon those high prins
5.es' ml'ch nave governed his public life for The Ia
- !'WS' inese are our opinions of Mr. StevenN
so', Gnu we snail not change them, until we see bet,
'e' e"use 10 40 so, than find i'm tile enyenomad
eo'u''ns Oh me phrenzled presses of the dav For
LII, we nave no hesitation in believing that he -
'nei oDey the wishes and Instructions of the M
10y vi MS District or resign his sent And
go iurther and say, that if ever there WINS q rar;
IN winch this great principle should be vin,icated mr.
;a.'ieu mo execution, i'll our Federal councils. ~
is peculiarly tile time ''