Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-16
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INSTRUCTIONS Ercrlo 1ST 81 F1 zEi sazSys1n s
10 he Members IF tic Legisiat,ps, but particularly to
those IohO Instructed 6g q 1najority 0f the 0hafed
rioters Of their committees.
GESrLEMEs: Being one of those whom you represent
shall make apology for taking the liberty of address
ing you few lines. However some of YOU may hounce
and turn deaf ear to what may be said you through
tie columns OF newspaper, SHALL nevertheless pro-
coed and call your attention pregnant and important
matters You must admit, that ali the wisdom and pa
triotsm of the State, concentercd i'm your homo
rablc body but that you have at least left some If not
greater proportion of it, among the people from whom
you have been selected Then, without any further
homrish or preface, will come to the point.
You have tie Opposition press in this city
ana elsewhere zealousy engaged in endeavoring in
ucnce your COURSE such of you have received in
sucons from your several countless to vote against Mr.
Leigh as u. S. Senator They have recommended a
total disregard of such instructions, and substitute
your own VIII Tor those of the people The sophistry
the insy and absurd reasoning which they have ADOPT
ed and urged on this occason, is beneath notice and will
not here be repeated Nor would insult you Y stpposny
for moment that there be one among you who Ias
received such Instructions in other words such com
mads OF the People who can be infatuated be thus
lnfncneed-who have the least idea the distant
thought, OF violating such Instructions by acting in ODE
dence to your wishes and inclination instead Of those
who made you what you invested you with legislative
monuments, and appointed you their agents to transact
her business. You will not suppose hope, that you
understand the interests of your principals better than
they 10 themselves, and that you viii undertake TO do
precisely that which you instructed moi TO do No:
rate your patriotism and your Of duty too high 10
be thus reached and subject yourselves to the inputa
wants Of the peoplewhich you would most assuredly
do you to disobcy the positive instructions Of your
constituents. Our people made Of too stern stuff
too high-minded, you must know 10 permit them
selves to be tramplcd aud become ewers Of wood
and drawers of water You will, gentlemen d, ubt
not scorn the prcssyou will spurn such rccommcnda-
tons-irown down such infamous attempts come from
whatever quarter it may, aud will not commit this
ingn treason against the people, by violating tie
Nt1 principle OF representative governments, For,
AUNT that the right Of the people to instruct and the du-
Oh the representative to obey be dencdand disregard
Cd there would certainly be end to free govern
ment and we may then, once, surrender our Liberties
be harncsscd with chains, aud humble ourselves before
our lords and masters But, thanks to the redecmng sp
at OF the pcOp,ethanks to their firm and enlightened
sense Of their rights should II be their lot 10 have
representatives. Of such reckless character as to violate
their instructions under any pretencc whatever, when
they proceed from majority Of the qualified voters
they would not amely yield their rights and suffer them
to be thus Frustrated They would make such
who would thus act feel the weight Of their dispieasurc
and indignation, and teach them what il was to sport
with the rights Of frcemen Bot it is quite unnecessary
think, to undertake 20 datc upon this subiect
We can possibly have such men in our Legislature
who would thus act, and consgn themselves over 10 the
scorn and contempt Of an injured people We have