Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-06
RICHMOND, ssat;lrday, Dec. g.


REACTION sucrecding OPER-.4cIIO.v!
In physical philosophy, according 10 Lord Bacon
fiction and Reaction are always cqua-and in contrary
directions"
laid down that ''ov always produces REaeoa
The Illustrations be found strewed the historv
OF the last twelve months and darkly Swallowed in coming
events First, the u. >. Bank orer-actcd its parovcr
strained its efforts to obtain renewal of it, charter
brbcd the Press, and extended its loans TO Members of
Congress. No sooner were these events made known
than re-acti0n took place in public sentiment What
was objectionable before, of the violation of
the Constitution became still more obnoxious bv the verv
means which il employed for its continuance
Merit, the Senate OF the w. s. Chose :" faithful Repre-
scntatives of the States the Governor calls them,
raised violent Paie against the President made panic
speech alter panic speech elected panic memorial after
memorial lavshcd its thunoers against the President
ana then refused hin the opportunity OF placing upon
and reverend Scignors orcraced their part; and what
Is the effect Reaction reaction Their predictions
all fascd by the facts. The country instead of
lug reduced to the verge of bankruptcy was never i'm
more prosperous condition. The pdic disspatcd-tle
dstresscs OF the country to be found only few
paragraphs OF the newspapers, in the Governors Mes
sage
In the Sd place. the Opposition in Virginia are orer
acting their parts. They call down the tunders of the
Legislature upon the heads of their victims. They
demand the application of proscriptve principle which
and unknown to Virginia, and which the
friends OF the Administration in the very hcyay of their
power, never dreamed carrying into arains
their opponents. They call upon the members of
the Legislature to disregard the instructions of the ma
jory OF their qualified electors. The agent is seriously
advised to set at naugt the mandate of his prncpal
Bnt the cords to be strained until sasor sure as
these Instructions ransSrcssed and the Opposition
orerdd their parts strong reaction take place in
the public sentiment The People will arise in the ma
esy of their strength and their violated rights
The panic under which several Of the last Spring Eec
tons made has gone byand reaction has already
taken place With what additional rapidly and impulse
twill DC lastencd by the orer-acag which now so
strongly pressed upon the Legislature it requires no
ghost l. come from the grave o tell us
We do not pretend To deny the assertions of our CO.
Par hov..
IN the Legislature if theY should pleased TO exert il
II the voice of the People is be naught Mr.
Leigh may perhaps be reelected Senator; and Mr. Leigh
may perhaps continue occupy his six wears
longer 1t may be true, the Flibbcrtgbhet paper in
votes than poilcd Tor that ..the
vote or Speaker may) indicates that the election of Mr.
Leigh is certain -(provided the Agent forgets the in
strucons of his Principally 1t may asobe perfectly true
"a the fredericksburg Arena ats that there is dcc-
ded Wing majority III the Legislature, will be- seen al
the election of Public Printer Councillor and Senator -
1t may be true, another paper III this city which al
ways carries sail than ballast and consults the
passions OF its Editor much ocner than his judgment
lately asserted, that the General Assembly of Virginia
contains small but decided majority of opponents to the
Administrations this majority will he to itself
and the Constitution, and will perform s duty with en-
tire iearcssness-tlat Van Burensn has noting hope
from t-and that benjamin Watkins Leigh whom fac
ton, Van Burcnism, intrigue, and merccnary design
hate but whom every independent citizen loves and
honors, will be reelected
But it is not certain, that this triumph can be obtained
without violating the instructions Of the People In
deed the contrary appears to to he the fact that Mr.
Leigh cannot be reelected without setting them at def
The N. York American, the devoted friend of
the Bank, rcechoes the Wing in its attack upon the In
strucons 1t ascribes the movements of the People
am effort to induce each to subscribe an instruction
To ms immediate representative in the Iegisaturc
to vote directly in opposition the very measure for the
support of which, among Others lac chosen by the
manly process of cira voting but few short months
before We shall not compare this process rira r0ce
voting with that of SIGNATURES Both are correct at their
proper scasons-but 1T is not true, that if the People
change their sentiments after they have voted at the polls
they have no right to cxp.css that conviction and
10 reverse their own decision. Such a doctrine may
adapted to the meridian of Virginia 90 Every indie
pendent citizen of this Stale Will exercise this RIGHT
and 1t well becomes cvery Independent citizen, to
consider whether Mr. Lcghs friends should insist uon
cectng him, in the very face of the right OF hls!ruc
ton.
One thing further in relation the suggestion or the
Fredericksburg Arena. Itmay be true that one of the
officers whom specifies may be stricken from the Office
lac holds We know too, thatthreats have been thrown
out by others, without mercy and that the vengeance
oil the Legislature has been Invoked without shame
by newspaper rivals and partisan opponents But this
thing also certain that If such should be the voice of
the Legislature of Virginia, he viii cover az the
stroke III be true the "Arena predicts that il is
his fortune to be the first feel the casenme rod of
'decded Wing majority in the LegisldtuseF he will
know how To submit to the prescription with which
he is threatened by the 'Arena" If it be their
will to Dust him, now, it must be They have
the power, and mnst IL, they please. The
Office teirs, and not isbut the loss of Office can be
well borne by man, who knows what is due 10 lsel
And he may earessly though respectfully repeat what
lac addressed officially 10 the Legislature in 1s6 sTh.
moment which calls for the slightest sacrifice OF
my independence, shall part Tor ever"