Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-25
FOR TIE EMO UYRER

INSTRUCTED DELEGATES.
The people in several counties of this State have in
vindication of their rights been put to great deal of
trouble IN getting up instructions to their Delegates for
the purpose counteracng the effects of the deccnons
THAI were practised upon them last spring by the panic
makers The object OF those instructions was to defeat
the reelection OF Benjamin w. Leigh; event, which
would at tins time be as seriously deprecated by ma
Jory oh tins State any other that could possibly hap
pen These facts are known to Mr.. Leigh and his viii
lngness to be thrust into Office, under such circun-
stances, VIII probably, not diminish the peoples obcc
tons TO him. If the voice of the peop is not stifc1 in
e legislature his expulsion is already secured. But
the course OF the instructed members with few cxcep-
tons makes necessary for the people 10 nterposc and
see that their rights not trifed with For it would
afford but poor consolation, after having their rights set
at naugh by their Delegates, for Governor Tazewe as
ne probably would, pronounce them as good Wings as
George Poindex;cr and Co; and in his ncx, Ncssagc
can uiem inc JdtthtW Representatives ofLteir counties
Those instructions breathe good will and confidence
towards the present Administration and how have they
been oocyedby our Delegates. Why by lending them
selves to the Wings the first day of the session to
turn out tried and approved Speaker whose only of
fence was support to the present Administration. For
uniform and able defence of the Republican cause where
have we man TO whom Thomas Ilitchie is inferior?
They were compelled to acknowledge that he was
faithful oicer but he defended the peoples cause and
therefore, he must go out. The Wings were very de-
slrous to hurry into the election OF Senator before
all the "deyeicpemenis of the present year had come
to pass; and in support of the proposition we had
several federal sautes from the big gun Can any one
doubt that they expected support that time from in
voting for speedy election.
The Republicans of Virginia have an svneo,onro,,;
M9 noSuny 10 MT. Leigh election; and they seem to
tnnk, that the "ntcrcst and honour of the State for
bid IT. and should he be shufled in by violating nstruc
TONS there is doubt but it will produce an explosion
that will blow Gntsm "skv higI {" But II Ia dcs;roIIc
to have end of the trouble. Let us forthwith demand
OF our Delegates what they intend TO do And if they
a to give US an unequvocal pledge obey nstruc
ions, request them TO resign immediately so that VIC
can have new members elected in time TO attend the
present session, with understanding that there is to
De no 1iscton OF senator, until the new members
rive eve can then see who has been cornered and who
made drunk whether the people have sense enougL In
know their right hand from the cn) In case thew re-
ue 10 0Dey or resign let us lay instruction papers
before the Senate, with petition that thew will ssbend
the election of u s Senator, until the frat of next ses
sion. 1t will be attended with no 70 tso
who want fair election. For we can have Senator in
place nearly as early as Mr. Leigh attended the present
session.
The answer Is, that large part of the people are not
represented There the people Of Halifax and Meek
enDurg-they nave been treated by their Senator in
way that no other people ever treated before and
II Is to be hoped, in way, that people will ever be
treated again. A NATIVE OF VIRGINIA
FoR the ENoUIRER
the 25d INST in parity of Republican doctrines can only
be eqnaled by the force and simplicity of the propos
IONS II contains Ii is as follows:
TO THE EDITORS or THE RnyG.
I,o. r.. RfcHToSD Dec. 10Th, 1891.
OnHeta lf you by your article OF Friday mo'ning 70
has the Justice ~ my constituent hope you will
SS' @sa 5 1s s T ssS
ono OF their 'trusccs
yes HfD anenable TO them;' yof majority sn
b ne "a he e'sehargo OF any dry eoded my discretion
at WIZ wan pleasure ond with pride, that injunction as
ugn Rcf ana strodHt believe duty Of my Office 10 o,ev
hn mat TO dohey would DO perjury upon NV coaseione3
SneI"Lo why do Z" socHHy promise and smear iof I ,oH
yetVay Parhahg and Justly Pera ire duty II nm eGcc
o cou resign under circumstances calculated 10 DEPRIVE my
moral and political fraud their That nv
y Judge between their representative accus AK Won
20 say what your opinions tho above poDoioas
cnce 10 instructions bc your honest opinions an official drt AMI
be Under The Obligations Of the official even the honor Of re-
Pesentaiyes think might have spared your nignsto
least uai was Instructed "a win hardly expected by any one
va. VIII DC iluc ~ 10 vote against iuigen Of s
pubc good, ani against What honestly believe m m tho is M
NY constituents by roason OF any Editorial dietaion.
YOU obodiont servant,
DAVID DYER.
Tins letter raises the queslions-Are tle ReprcSent,
ives ~ the Legislature the trustees and servants (oc
Their Constituency and at all times anenabc to them -
W arc they to masters and Of their Consttu.
onts, and at no time amenobc them unless when
out OF Office and offering for rccleciion II the former
proposition, taken from the Bill Of Rights be true The
feople arc yet free and independents but if tic
latter be the doctrine the people absolute slaves for
inc Time being and wholly dependent upon the Icgisa-
ure; as much as the subjects Of the Grand sci0nior
to his Divan and DEGREES In Europe the great questions
at issue between the Tories and the Liberals are whether
the wisdom, the interest, and the will Of the subject
ought 70 be consulted and obeycd by the SOVEREIGN: or
whether the interest and viii Of the latter shall be- aqo
gte and irrevocabc' Here the questions between the
wings and the Republicans are in substance precisely