Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-20

committees IN the several counties, composed of OF
the first rcspectabilty who have established that fact
and reported il To their respective meetings In vain
has all this boon done II will make impression up
on the instructed members. II will arrest their
course They will go for Leigh, regardless of all con-
sequences and treat the Instructions of the People with
contempt
selves to be nlerrogated at all how many them upon
their election obtained equal TO the number
voters annexed TO those Letters of instruction. How
many OF them that ever obtained even half many
Still they VIII say, that they insructcdthat
there is not majority of qualified voters, &c. Such
course rs indeed insulting tn their constituents And II
they submit to tiff they thus permit their instructions
To be violated and themselves put defiance by their
pubic servants, TINS contemptuous they are
indeed prepared for of degradation aud prove
that they are unworthy of that free aud
government the establishment of which cost SO much
blood and 80 much treasure But the People
be thus trcaied-partcularly those of Virginia They
VIII no doubt assert maintain, and enforce their rights
They never viii surrender into the hands of their SER
wants this vital and main principle of representative 90
vernme nt-the right of the constituency instruct and
the duty of the Representative obey such instruction
No'-lhey can never part with the right without
signing the title of ffcemen.
They talk about majority of qualified rioters. ] con-
tend II they instructed by u majority OF qualified
voters, which is usually given election days i'm their
several countless especially if the instruction lists
tam double what some of them got upon their cleo
ton, they are bound to respect and obey their nstruc
tons. Now, it is believed that Mr. DID, the Senator
from the Amelia District, who is instructed by the town
OF Petersburg and every county in the District
got, when lac was elected to that station, in the ,choic
District, many votes the Instruction list for one
county alone in that District contains, (Chescreld)-
which consists as we have stated, of between and
200 voters. And Mr. Johnson the present Delegate of
this county, probably got any of his cleo
hon half as many. But it may be alleged, that Mr. Old
had no opposing candidate This is true IL was well
for him that there If there had been, he
would not have been elected That had been proved
in the election of d. III. Branch, Esq his predecessor
How will these gentlemen deny that they not in
structed? Do they not well know that the district and
the county of Chesterfield, particularly decidedly
favor OF the and of course opposed 10 Mr.
Leigh? Mr. Archer will experience this be the case
at the Congressional Spring election. These members
should not have put the people TO the trouble of
structing them. Unless they intended set up their
own will against the will of their constituents they at
should against the reelection of Mr. Leigh az
confirming To their public duty and the wish those who
constituted them their public agents.
But 1T is said that unfair have been used OBJ
tam signatures to the instruction papers This may be
true, in instancesand probably in every that
it did occur it has been emblazoned through the columns
OF the Wing. But were there unfair means, let me
ask, Practised also on the other side 1t known that
in several of the counties where the Opposition started
their papers to prevent Instructions and compelled
to reinquish that hopeless task, the most improper
means, In some cases, used, in order induce
the signers of instructions to take off their names
But still we have kind Whig establishment constf-
tiOrdi 1nc0RStittionai proclaim the fact No-It
IS buried in profound silence and nothing is said about
it, But the mode is abused-They called secret in
strucons Yes, political opponents tried their hands
Mt it-complctcly facd and having done So now turn
round and denounce them secret instructions-not
binding, and that regard should be paid them;
employing at the same time two presses in Richmond
to keep up constant fire. and abuse those who have
thought proper to instruct their public servants. In fact
the most desperate efforts made TO induce the in
struced members to disregard the voice of their con
stituents: And that this the part of the
Opposition is IN fair way of succeeding am afraid
Is but too rue-uness the people forward Thanks
to the SENATE for giving this time Thanks to that
body Tor saving little longer from the dagradno
sccne If indeed doomed at all to witness it. OF
the representatives of the people violating pledges
ana dlsregardng their Instructions Let Their fore
proht by the time afforded to by patriotic senate
by this Spartan band-and enter, through our public
meetings. our solemn protests against such conduct on
the part OF our instructed members People of virginia
You should attend this There never was an occasion
which so loudly called upon your patriotism Let not
the call be in vain. The removal of the Public Printer
the attempt to defeat the election of Mr. Banks the gen
teInan who has long discharged the duties of the
Speaker of the House of Delegatcs-who was almost
without fault or blcmsh in that satonat least no charge
was alleged against him; i say the removal of one of
these longrcd and faithful officers and the attempt Ia
remove the other, with other Indications too plainly
prove chat iii the House of Delegates spirit and ccln
prevail disgracefu to Vrgna-and her sons are NV
called upon, the people invoked come forward re-
deem the honor of the State, and exngush il forever
CATO.
Mote by e faorIt reached country that this zen
enan was not IN his place the Senate
pairing for the mmolaton of the Public
he paFzaBs of Mr. Leigh true ana Ioyn
TO the should be there an
Oh iof MN lio arrived just ~ timctle
cd the Senate Chambers just in time against faithful
oicer Did this gentcman require this act AT ~
hanhf Lot The Instruction signed by majority
county in bis district