Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WeduesdGu. Feb. 26.
ELECTION or UNITED STATES 1 SENATOR.

ELECTION UNITED
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Mr.. Brown said IL lar IRON his intentions TO expa
tiae the merits OF the enan to hon. on the pre-
sent occasion. lie should, with great pleasure, AMI without
doubt OF its correctness, give his vote The abilities
Of Mr.. Leigh had been fully tried in the important
trusts copded to him by this Commonwealth his admi
been so conspicuous in every Of his fe and filled him
in eminent degree for The place about be fitted that
he et IL TO be entirely superuous enlarge upon his
dvidusl qualities and attsinnents But il had been init
mated, by more than gentleman, In the Of
the debate that Mr.. Leigh's political creed
known to the public; and if that fact unconra-
dcted, all who voted for him would TO be guilty
Of the remssness servily OF choosing representative
OF whose opinions they ignorant. He wished TO
show. as to himself that in voting for MrL., whether
mistaken or not, he believed at least that he knew
W what his opinions were. He bad further and higher
object in view by means appertaniDg to himself The
public charactero OF Mr. L. was already, and, he trusted
was destined 10 become in sill greater degree, the pro-
perry oil his country ard ought to he vindicsted from all
unered imputstions calculated impair It's weight and
value In endeavoring 10 ePel the charge Of mystery
and ceaInsn OF opinions than which, ii true, no hing
could be more ruiDous 10 the reputation OF sDy man
he wished be understood not speaking by auforitv
OF Mr.. L. or any OF his friends His a.socisons with bat
gentleman had not been such, to open 10 him any
channels of information. which not equally access
Die to ALL whether acquaintance strangers I, was by
no means Tor his present purpose that il should
have been otherwise. Mr. L. was true had only been
w Pouca stations for short periods and alter long inter
vas, ou, ne would venture TO affirm that ponsn, every
~ occasion, had been prompt Than Mr. L. In avoyype
his opinions, and they were now perbsps better known
thAn those Of any other Individuals who had enjoyed so
lew opportunities Of disco ing tem-Mr b. then wen,
on 10 refer 70 speeches, essays and the public records
show that Mr. Leigh opposed 10 the exercise of any
poverty the General Government over the subject of in
ietna' lnproyenents-ihst he opposed TO Tariff Of
protection, on constitutional AID other grounJstha he
had always been in favor Of strict constructs, of the
Federal Constitution, aud enemy encroschneu in
every form For his opinions The questions discussed
At the last session Of the Assembly, and The
question which occupied so much Of the public "A,
enon he referred TO the celebrated substiiu offered in
l5li-l2 by Mr.. L., then resident OF Petersburg and
delegate from the county Of Dinwiddie, and adopted
by the Legislature, in maintenance Of the right OF that
body 10 instruct their Senators In The Congress Of the
United states The resolutions Of 1898 80 there
reviewed and The most important principles quoted with
appreciation. The sovereignty Of the States there
bosdy s-sered and the relative rights Of The State and
Federal oove,nments amply discussed, snd he thought,
rom his recollection OF II, he might safely point 10 that
paper OF MI Leigh's as cmbodyine In general an sdtn
raoie creed Tor The most stesdfsst State Rights tie
could have wished, indeed that gentlemen who doubted