Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-28

upOes there would eAiss strong grounds ot his
but where the effort the officers stand
IN close cohesion with the wishes OF the majority
no peivefse or contrary Instance be sewn Ito think
that his removal would he sc' OF cruelty VEL. OF
injustice. WING AND A DEMOCRAT.
ron 7HE sNQUinER
IL has so ppened that have nc until recently. had
sght oil Mr. Leigh's Petersburg performances aud IL l
had been ncured ~ith sccp,icsn 10 that gentleman.
h,s speech on that occasion would have cured Should
Mr. Leigh heresf he did that OCCASION Apply the
tenn "silly TO any OF his that tpeerh will
On mistake noD furnish them grounds Tor reciimnsuon
lie tells us in his speech that lac deprecated his appoint
meni TO the Senate. and of!eis testimony TO establish the
fact, before his word is doubted Al present lac seems
deprecale every obstacle tina, is thrown in The way OF his
reelection. that his desires have gone
change on that subject unless he deprecated his appoint
inen as lac did 'he Bank Of the United States, aud was
willing 10 take AZ Al alternative
From Mr. lcigb's slew ing II appears tia his pa
irioism IL taking course; tor accepted the
appointments oil Sena'or under his own depreca iot from
OF public duty. Yet he tells US that h. would re.
coil from the Presiirhry-aD office in which his country
men have great deal more at sakc.The fable tells us
that the iox recoiled ON the grapes. pr
sour, though not until he had tiled AID could not club
the tree. Whether MIR. Leghs aversion the Presden
ry - The elect oil similar cause, perhaps iuly
authorised TO say.
We learn from this speech. that MIR. Leigh has OH e.
viewing MS past life, had the tnetaon see and the
nagnsnlniy TO repent OF manifold oehces iiioui tell
ing US what those offences w.re.-lt Mr. Leigh had been
before an ecclesiastical tribunal candidate Ter holy or
ders, his would have done very we'll But as poi,lcan
and circumstance as he as il pity he did go into
he has epented Of II misiniorlued as Ielstes ~
Mr. Leigh as politician, there has been hut ve,y little
harinony between him and the People OF this ae Mos
generally, what they were disposed TO bless he would
eursesnd what they were inclined curse, has received
hs blessing
Mr. Leigh has, independent of that of senator taken
upon himself very high ,ficc. lie has undertaken 10
cure the people OF their Jacksonsn their Van Burenist
ana 'eir anti Banksm-and as he himself has been chaig
ed WI rather redundancy oi Clayisn, 1 wonder that
nus pde does not prevent him from using that
"enemyfo all righteousness freely How cunningly
DID lac Introduce the sppeaiOn oil cl aecan into his
petersburg speech! That was Clay to the lite. II sm
not very much mistaken in the OF Mr. an Blu.
rem ne would scorn TO sioop uch degrading MEANS for
the purpose OF accomplishing his ends. Ii Mr. Leigh
wishes 10 cure the people O heir Van Burenisn he has
nothing 10 do, but TO prove that MIR Van Buren, played
the same game la New York that he himself has been
playing ia Vigini Tor the last twelve months He NAV
accuse the people OF serviiity names, much as he
peaes but he Will hnd the productive OF the
same elect
What great works has MIR Leigh performed that be
should claim 50 much OF the confidence of the people!
should like 10 know. He has been extensively known as
alawyer lie was shifted into the Senate last Winter
joined IN with the coalition in that body. assisted them
to publish their book OF propheees--w,h said prophe
ses are more iaished Ivy acs than any thing be found
Ia the books OF the Maccabees Mr.. Leigh has pushed
the joke so tar that large part people OF this Stale
have long since condemned hn,-wih them his t,,a il
sealed; for they would withhold their confidence even il
lac should profess regeneration. Being member of that
party have no questions TO ask hm--bu were one
oil his friends, should wish TO know, whether he had on
resew o. MS me- numbered among hts sing his defence
OF the Alien Lotc NJ enquiries " ould not stop here
should wish him To tell me- whether his
entirely clear, Tor his invcteiaie hostility Admins
iraon OI Thomas Jefferson Ii had received saisac,o
ny answers 10 the above enquiries, should then want to
know, whether he had repenIed ul having aore 10 bring
into dsrepue, the sdninislr son OF ames Madison Far
apprehend II will not be denied, that Mr. Leipb WAS
equally jealous destroy public confidence in bose Al
mnlsiraons lie has been in that OF Andrew Jackson
Mr. Leigh might think it ''silly but il did not satisfy
me that he had repented oi each and all oil the above acts
l would be ls political iiieud no longer.
II do not mistake the signs, People Of Virginia are
about 10 cvine 10 The conclusion, that Anrew Jackson in
practice, one OF the mos, thorough going Virginia Pre-
sldents that we have yet had aud that Nj arn Van Buren,
is one OF his most faithful co.opcrstors And Mr. Leigh
succeeds IN veilunins the peoples confidence in those
men, there Is TO doubt but lac Will ind it necessary 10 re-
sort 10 sone other MEANS than repeating The of
such man as Henry Clay For, as the scales IAN om
the people eyes, they have about the gard Tor the
honesty oil the panic oraors oil last Winter as tn have
ior The wd'm o those sage Legislators oil New England
long ago enacted laws against wichcra, aud which
sent ~ many ed women TO thelr long homes.
Mr. Leigh has d0uat ibuled his mite 10 proInce
that differ ence that exists between the cz-us
oil Richmond and the rest OF this State. Ii affords sub
Ject lar curious speculation. Virginia decidedly i'm Ia
vor OF the Admins ration, hile Ricbno,d j.
oil the strongest Opposition the Union Virginia j.,
she always has beeu one of the most anti Rank S,s
In The Ohon-while, il the Bank has any thing like
UNANIMOUS support from any place, that place is Rich.
monJ We have latsly Delegates insulted.
by an appeal to them, through pint OF tia, place in.
fenced 10 seduce them iIom representing the win Of
Their constituents, exp essed by positive instructions
FROM ali 'atwe can learn arts have been omitted by
That par Orom The capitol 10 the tea tsble) give tone
To our legislation Whether their attempts will be again
crowned with the sae that they we're last i'm.
ter, IN getuig 'hoe resolutions vi the last Assembly, is
mailer that eel very much in, lined 10 doubt Tricks
and contrvances lose their efficacy being repeated
lhe SUBJECT has been sufficiently spoken Of ia tile country
10 pt our delegates on their guard against being surprised
into any act, from the Impulse OF tue moment.
IL is very unreasonable in the citizens of RchouJ IN
expect 10 rule this Satefh-ir numbers are too small
they do not amount 10 hllie part our population
Aud when we consider Tie great distance that our es-
tern members have TO navel TO the at of government il
Is gTituGHce for the attempt TO be made.
The people OF Richmond may perhaps think that ~ hat
hey lack III numbers, they make up in Igencu-,a
they have more sense tkan the country people, aud there.
tore should have more weight in the government. Those
who Heel themselves abOufIng Under any dlusou of this
Kind would DO wen TO make TIP TO the Blue Ridge, and
converse with The people as they went along. They
would hnd that they could communicate but very iue o
public nature that had not been known before; Tor one
OF their houses takes lire on the top presently know
all over The country Ii is prepOsierous suppose that
mems quaiihcaons for government, in proportion 10
the lne they have spent in gazing row OF b,
buildings little re Election might feeGy errors Of Ills
KIND. Are we indebted TO the towns Tor sll the great
men that we have furnished the nation? Nay have no,
the most oil them come from the Mouniainsi
SMALL POLITICIAN
49,, ,.,,,,,,., go. FOR THE ENQUIRER
MIR. LElGH'S PETERSBURG SPEECH.
lie necessary confinement which nis rainy ,av occa-
sons Affords ne ZINE Tor committing paper some of the
TeIechons eSeIied by the reading OF NJ Leeis speech
winch sdw lew days since in your paper oil the IN,
You called The attention. OF The public lie speech v re-
making That " we promptly lay be fore our r, aders ii .
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