Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-01
TO 7HE EDITORS or THE COURIER.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

aud personally; satisfied as ain that TO employ IN, Ear
guen o, ep"het centrally denotes paucity Of others
aud that Is Seldom esoIisd 10 when any better can he
iound Any reply perhaps unnr ssary for though this
writer Charge me with being "reckless my assertions
believe he has not even denied, much hess dsproveL
single one of tlr..
said that the letter of instruction was introduced into
The county early in June without any pre- vious p,hIic
notice. In answer 10 thi-. "Cheseri-l says that Nir
Johnson was publicly told, the eec ion day. that lie
would be is'rucied, and that ''the instructions were
r'hwith prepared and put into the hands Of honorable
men,, SC. Forthtcith prepared Are we 20 understand
then that The circulation OF these bandbs in
Api-two nonhs, instead of weeks before tIev w.re
known 10 any person opposed theml Clandrsin
indeed, nus have been the proceeding IL this be
! true. do not bslive il, however-snd only men
ton II to sho" how extremely cautious in his state
Inen,s is he who thus charges ohers with being ",sck.
less g Chester heid defends this mode of ins,ruc.
uo aud says: WAS the generally taken to oh
tam signatures 10 memorials citing the removal
depors. and is most certainly the mode that can lie
ad"pted will merely refer him TO the ks made
by the Editors OF the Enquirer, in their comment on "pa.
trick Henry, upon these very memor alsUf which they
sysome singular specimens oimposon shi be exhibit
ep IL "Che~tafeld' bad remained al the me. iiuy he
might himself have witnessed some circumstances lus
traiing the certainty Of his mode. Did his neighhos i'm.
form him, that when the count was taken the J.rkso,
men complained that ~ 10 VI their sgners were found
voting Tor the resolutions OF The mee,ns aud that in some
instances, attempts made seize and re capture
these voters hy iorce.
Chest field accuses me of ilIibera,v Lecsuse Ala
not take Il for granted that he lett the Court house be-
lore The meeiing was held especially, he had ex-
planned himself " before The appearance OF Patrick Hem
ry-ha, is to say, in The very nnmher OF the En-
qnrer in hich "PAck Henry did appear. Now,
hope he does not take be Editors of that
paper, or IA person employed in its Office having ac.
cess TO Its commune before they published And
secondly After what he said of Mr. Jones' speech, do
not see how could have expressed my opinion, even
mat he bad not heard it ignorant OF that fact
without Offering him insult Certainly idea
ever entered my mind Mark what he said of tina,
speech! Aergiyng an account of Mr.. Leighs speech,
the letter proceeds He was ABLY repIied 10 by our
counyman, John Winston Jones-a his sophistry and de-
eHaion exposed and held up the 'icur OF the Peo-
Pile Ii is 40 where stated in the letter that the writer
had not, in ruth, heard the speech is it inmated
in the most distant this report OF il was given
upon hedrsoy. Alter this. must have heen uncharia-
he, indeed II could have supposed without any eyi.
dence "ha u now acknowledged to be the fact that this
-wu'-r had not heard The speech which lie thus
highly applauded.
This gentleman in his letter explanatory that his
neigibors gave him iudicrous the me citing
una, me ADMINISTRATION party would have nothing to 10
with them He has already been told that the Admins
uAuo party TOOK warm part in the meeting; that they
prevailed on Mr. Jones to make spec ganst the
buttons, who exerted himself zeaosly to Illustrate the oh.
jet OF the meeting; they boosted that they would vote
down Mr. Leigs friends by large majority finally
when the vote was taken. they called for COUNT a new
way OF having nothing do with meeting
VI heserheG" wonders what fitzpatrick Henry" means BY
saying that, Mr Jones has signed the Letter Of In.
s'rucon, and i, is believed will no aud inquiries Why
he does not come out plainly "why deal in nsinus,on
As he seems gerry anxious know was meant he
shall he 2ratiiied meant that Mr. Jones had sign
ed the Letter OF Instructions and il believed, would
not.
.'Cheslerfsld' seems to doubt whether Mr. Leigh
invited by any OF bis political opponents and to regard
that last as nt re inference Of mine from what he cen
sders very insufficient pre- understanding himself some.
what merry on the occasion, and exclai,nng Whst an
admi able ogcian! have here" The fact, that he
inv ed was stated by Mr. Leigh and Will mn, be
denied Besides, made no such inference at all had
already, on Information, stated il acf; aud tho
enee drrw was, OF the motre with which lac in
yited. This, "Cbesterield would have perceived had
he read 10 the sentence which he pcTveris by cutting il
OIL ia the middle, aud putting the word inyr IN lts.
es inferred, aud expressed myself in these words
chat The Jackson invited MIR. Leigh TO come with
tie view VI handling his presumption they call IT, in
coming TO his Injury" This, "Chcseriied" Jas not de-
MED; hut has put himself to the trouble Of dspioviug
conclusion never advanced. Very convenient logic il
to accuse your adversary of saying meaning what
n'n no' ana then to set about reiutng the position thus
fabricated and imputed to him.
The circumstance "Cheselfed" mentions 10 his letter
explanatory that of Mr. Leighs friends had seen that
gentleman and that ON being invited court he ex
pressed himself reluctant attend goes far 10 confirm
the belief that the subsequent solicitations of friends aud
iOes prevailed over that reluctance and very Justly pre-
vailed, too. as the public, no doubt, viii think.
distinction. without difference, Think is made be-
tween the case OF Mr. Leigh aud that of MIR, Rves 1t
said That Mr. Leigh Is Senator, and the idea is held
out that he is the representative OF the Legislature and
NOT OF Tie people, and way responsible them. For
my part, consider Mr. j.. 10 be tie representative of Tie
State Of Virginia; aud That, far the people Chester
held constitute part OF the STATE lie much their
representative as Mr. Archer is But this proceeding il
INTENDED TO operate on Mr. L., not Tive present Senator
hut as candidate for election Now Mr.. tyes is or
at least was an ayowed candidate for the Senate hough
his friends have lately shown disposition sacrifice him
TO ano her, on whom The blight OF Proc laBaons ss
olen) AID tie elections in the coUnies referred to-
made 10 turn upon "ihe issue solemnly Joined" ,y Mr.
kives, TO use bis own language; aud te Senatorial que
lon was made test IN those elections, Just nsc il
direct instruction the subject had been
wow u u - wrong IN candidate make speeches 10
The p ople can't how may be right in another ex
eept Tor Tie reason have mentioned that what is fig in
Jackson inaDs wrong in an Anti jackson man
cannot yet entirely understand "Che.teields" report
Of what Mr. Leigh said about the distress In his frs,
letter lac reports Mr. Leigh follows sWhcn lac came o
Ie thousands and thousands which he kue w. n nno,e lie
own wofds) ad been impoverished, and the yresen s.
trees ~ the removal Of the deposites from he Bank q.
tie United States, our hardy yesmsuty looked At escl,
oter, &c. This. said. did understand ,l,o,o /,
seemed TO me, tbe writer make the impression
that Mr.. Leigh had said these thousands aud tbo,,.
sands were is personal acquanances Now the stier
though he before pretended quote MI Leigh's rery
words "declsfes, positively that Nh Leigh spoke Of
The distress ct '0Usands,' orcasioncd by the
oil tie dePDstee, which lie knew Of his ow n know.
ledge. a. wei % from tie kn0@ ledge impaired by ueo.
dsls II this Is oil, there can be 10 further difference
on this point. Every body WI INV understsnd Nh
Leigh as 'pTsking Of "kDomiedgc" derived rot ohy
om the evidence Of his senses bot rom tie tesli.
nony Of cloud Of Witnesses also- precisey Tie Mind Of
knowledge which true bills are found hy io,es and
maieiactofs convicted Of tlc most csitsi .d,uccs
"Cbeseffed' defends the statement made In lie Pc
cfsburg paper, hat Mr. Leigh claimed 10 Le s head
and front OF the oppodon though be directly Afterwards
~ ELECT reacs IT, add represents Mr. Leigh 10 have used
this language: that be "sbused aud denounced in Inc
government papers and that his very person WAS saed
10 ihose papcfs'irofn which The writer fDf,ys iuse,
That MI Leigh "heId himself up one of Inc mast pfo
ninen. characters, whose Standing The Administrator
wished TO prositsie Not that Mr.. Leigh sad snv socl
hing b1t the writer gfers t. II ths Is all sppfebena
Mr.. Leigh sad nothing except What was strictly me sus
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