Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-09-30
FOX TIE ENQUIRER.

MIR. LEIGH.
spoken, mock on' ~
The Enquirer OF Friday, brought me the extraordinary
correspondence between our Wing Senator MIR leipb
ard tie tweny seven Wing gentlemen OF Rirhmond-
WI many OF these gentlemen am acquainted and Tor
most oil them entertain respect; il is therefore reeret
10 see their names affixed such paper as the letter
sgnehby them have reference TO its spirit and tenn.
per- mere ~ 10 be sure some excuse in the fact, that
The gentlemen were in "inueh pain
Mr. Leghs political sdvcrsaries have no wish TO do
MN injustice Oh course, they could not aud woal not
complain OF his Wing friends giving him an opportunity
TO explain himself venure TO affirm that there il ,s,
as much purity OF moive-as much magnanrnity honor
ana harness amongst Mr.. Legh's political opponents as
Sohe al least, OF these gentlemen claim for Ihsin-
selves; and thal Mr. Leighs opponents are as ready TO
award him justice as his friends il. Blu, what
Is Tie result OF this correspondence? lieaves MIR Leigh
a''er turning him over precisely where thought he was
before The eist OF the whole matter of Mr. Leigh let
ter Us In this passage" have only add for my own
part, that, while continue to be representative of HE
sovereignty oil this State in the Senate Of the u Sia,es
shall never, even under CT the most i,nperios
Necessity, give my voc for any National Bank contra
ry 10 instructions or (wha is in my opinion autamounO
the declared sense Of my constituents Those who dis.
trust me ON this subject, must dsrust The State herself"
's is what every one who has observed Mr. Leieh's
course ought TO have expected yet no one who has
observed The tendency OF his action night of The
10Th December, when hc offered bis resolutions in the
Virginia Capitol the writing of this letter can II. state
to lay that has been favorable TO the Bank; with The ex
cepion OF that which done in pledge cd duty
to The Legislature which made him Senator. This OBJ
an anti Bank man as zoe ought be satisfied with who
desie not only NAKED Uofe against The Bank Bank
cut an active aud vigorous opposition 10 The Bank or a
Bank All that saved the country from the absone do
nnion OF me Bank, was The veto OF Andrew Jackson
Mr. Leigh tells W., they elecp members to Congress
III The western States iendly Bank. Ought he not
therefore, being anti Bank, 10 eudeaVor 10 NEE, them
with am anti Bank President! Yet il will not he denied
that hir Leigh is favourable to MIR Cays prrtensons TO
That high Office. He dill much, in contraction v i,h AIR
Clay and others 10 aid the Bank by impressing the peo
pie wi II the belief that they could not DO without a Ma
uona Bank Tor one, entirely condemn the Judgment
oil Mr. Leigh, in surprising il his duty to be come the
apologist OF the Bank There is a wide difference mo.
rally between in judgment aud sinister motive The
latter has not been imputed, hy any HAT know of
and never will be by Simple sometimes lie ads
TO more fatal consequences Than premedlaed mischief
Error propagated by sHch Mr. Leigh is held bv
some sacred TRUTH and he who cobats the error is re-
gatded 10y snch as worse than inidel. Mr. Leigh
knows the Wing faction is the Of Bank men. lie
ought TO know he is acting with oppo ed to the strict
construction principles he professesio CITIZEN whose
hands IS TO weaken the South. l. Mr. Leigh Them or any
other wing The man TO represent lie Republicans of Vir
gina III our Federal councils, when have such men
as T. T. Barbour aud WIN. &. Rves, who ney CT vet ia
lime Of trisl turned deaf to their counlry's call p
lave Nnginons 30 degenerated, aney wear live
~ ordered by New York stock jober thrown over
them by Henry Clay? Republicans OF Virginia! Who
VIII take the livery. and be MIR Clay'- Wing Let him
go For me- will abide IN the Faith Of my Fathers and
suck until DEATH 10 the name and principles that ev lived
and died with. JOB MEANWELL
themselves right