Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-09
TO TIE EDITORS or TIE EA-OUJRERl
NELSON COUNTY

NELSON COUNTY. S0'"A"
" NELSON CouHrY Doth Anr,l la25
Is with great pleasure that hasten TO inform vlou
l te signal victory which has been won in This couIty
TOT tne democratic You will recollect th,, Its
tae Delegate, Mr. Cabell) instructed TO vote aonist
enc election OF b. w Leigh, the Senate ofthc IniEed
una mat portion of It's citizens addressed rne-
moral to the Legislature, in defence of The
PIE though condemned, right of Instruction Altho,hgh
d ~. instruction could have been needed to candid
~ SiVe perfect convection OF the desire of this heo-
SC, Tor the reelection of William c. Rives ,o 1.-THE
states Senate they hoped remove the bes
~ sneir Deisgate and assert the supremacy of their
WI wishes, by furnishing him with their ,rr5ueu
sili-and this they did through the patriotic ex-
snsstng of the mo pure and respectable men in the
Commonwealth. This irretragabe testimony of the
wishes of his constituents received by Mi Cabell
II you remember, in silence, and with an appearance
OF snpercIous indifference Though his instructions
nae been thus brought to the particular notice of the
House, he did not dcgn to give any explanations or at
tempt any justification of his course was content 10
Yioate In silence, his sacred obligations to the people
of his county. As may be easily Imagined this Aaera
and contempuous disobedence their expressed wishes
could not be tamey and patiently borne by n People nj
II worthy of freedom. Accordingly hgh decree of
Indignant ex cement pervaded this county from the time
when the tidg of Mr. Cabels vote for LEIGH was first
received They knew that their wishes could not hav We
n'ecn mistaken by man, anxious, undoubtedly their
Delegate should have been, to ascertain and obey them
nd they could not fail to be by deem sense ri
ne Imminent peril to their liberties, which would in
vitality ensuc from their neglect visit with meritcd
chastsement this injurious act of dsobedence They
we're Wiling perhaps, TO acknowledge that their rcfrac-
tory servant had on other occasions, and more ticu.
Amy ny ms Industrious efforts behalf of
River Improvement done service to the Stale but
hey Nightly considered that all his claims on that score
were abrogated, from the moment when lie sought to
place himself as dcspot their will and force nm
on tlem as their Senator man, alien 10 all of beir
spoirica sentiments, and sympathies.--This excite.
Incnt, instead of being sotened WAS increased L.,
Mr. Cabcll on his return the county Under the ~
huence OF an Ovcrwecning confidence of his strength Inc
not willing to hold any terms of concil;,t6I ;,I
nose who mad instructed him. lac chose to consider them
ms sworn enemies, and launched out in the nnonagc
OF hveciye and rdiculc against the chief actors than
q WI mt in Tho
proachabe character or Of genuine. modest and
nnpreending worth lie, ofcoursc had nothing to rain
rom rarnpng upon the feelings and reputation of such
men was also whispered about in the canvass that lac
had, during the progress of his instructions written 10 n
Inend OF his IN hecounty stating that he would in no
oDey the and assigning US his reason that he did
not believe that he would thereby concatc the suppor
ofhe Instructors buttha they would nevertheless BRING
out opposition to him. lie publicly asked if this
was the fact, and understood by many indeed by
nearly all who then heard him. say without onaGca
ton, that il true. This disclosure added ce 40 tho
iame which continued 10 spread widely by the duv of
election that he found it necessary deny partially this
s4leDenG but can safely say, that the gentlemen
whose yeracity hNbecn involved by this confrnd;ct,'
WIZ suDsanate the truth of their assertions by the most
ample proof The best evidence would be the production
The People began to assemble on the dav of their
election The spirit that animated them was moi TO lao
mistaken by the most casual observer The old ne &c
ulc county VINO had heretofore remained at their
.,ohes-willing to leave to the younger generation
nc assertion and vlndicaiion of their fqhts-braved
u'c lhcemency OF the weather, aud came forth with
q generous ardor to display their zeal i'm defence az
The liberties which they had assisted in tbsr vo,H
IN achieving. They declared that they could not tI;nL
the republic safe If its chief cornerstone the RIGHT ~
instruction, was permitted to be undermined MI "a
O'i opened the contest by lengthy speech Of virtupe
iave personalities against the members Of tho Inrc
ing committee representing them acuatcd bv bn.
suDseryiencc to the views Of certain men who Wished a
nc sAid TO put linn d0'on and if the Pcopc had not
grave public questions TO decide lac dpressed i'm lou
,'rade OF abusive comments upon the course Of pr
vaic individual (Mr Robert Rves) who Sy,s confined
- SICK room, and md, Of Course had no oorun;fv az
defending himself, If lie should have deemed Il necessrv
ana besides, raked up stale and reluted ct,ros ,e;'
inc pubic conduct Of VIM c. Rivcs who was not ne
sent and speculated in ridiculous inncnd,s about bis
VISITS 70 ms native county in which his father and lnv
ifsmsu ana ms patrimony laid, and TO the people -,
which, nc was gratefully attached by the recolccfio ~
e past and uniform support and their friendly feel
.ngs towards NM II was plainly his object 10 divert
we people from the assertion Oft their rirs by exciting
un,ounuen peIudces and jcalouscs against parficns2
uVIouais But bis bO0sfcd effort failed of is effect
s VIC IGcoHed with tremendous force upon him TbougI
peiisi him to refrain INV O"
sooner had Mr. Csbcll finished than ,erc ~.
e,n a an impatient rush to the polls No sociiation
evhott vas needed to bring in VOTERS the neonIe ,d
,i s Ives, and steadily ncreasedII roi n,aior;ty
t'irt VIC lose Of the FIRST day IL .gas ~ ~
at wa. one notable truth in Mr. CabeIls f,moos
sPeI"J % whci must be allowed Tie pleasure ~ -
.i" WIN the hope that he Will feel no inci;na
peo,t ~ ~. iI DC said in an exnlg tone that afhc
~ ~ ~ .,e'Sgn 'cfrc Hagnania0Us O0aerous anil
80 fge. Nobiy and iriumphanily has the rcsn /
'''''e nc justice Of the compliment, The contest has