Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-13


instruction papers being perfectly indifferent 70 the
mtttcr-ani prefer tn rc,niin nc,cr aud take active
part Well, II would b. but fair 10 count half of
such voters for Instruction. and the other half against
it. Then those liberal and sensitive gentlemen who
instructed take Ia count IN their favor
every absentee and persons owning freehods in their
county and residing other counties, be- they dead
a'fre and have not the charity Ia give To the instruction
such solitary They thus at the concuson
that there is qualified majority of voters Tor in
siructng them II such be reasoning and mode Of
clcuat,on. gentlcncn you had better uidcceive your
selves the people will bc very apt IL put you right
when you to carry into operation such views, aud
thereby defeat their right oi instruction. They will,
assuredy, not permit you thus IL act, aud cacu
lated. aud suffer the main pillar of their government
bc in this undermined and eventually lead l., it,
overthrow. They will surely preserve what their fathers
fought and BLEED To establish and submit to inpos
ton violation of their rights. Now, the
shines in the heavens that will be- their
AS TO the objection which has been urged To the mode
of obtaining signatures for Instructions how absurd and
Inconsistent is the conduct of the Opposition party We
partly indebted to them for this mode They rcsortcd
TO it in getting up memorials against the removal of the
Depostcs and the friends of the Administration did
complain. And lii several countless where they thought
they had the least chance of succeeding. they have
the present OCCASION in the OF instructions adopted
1T and made every exeron to carry their point. Ii is
known that they have totally failed, not obtaining
third OF the signatures opposed To instructions that were
given Tor them Away then with such objections IL
Is granted that Irregularities and improper conduct may
be committed in obtaining signatures in this way but,
then, does not this also in voting at the polls
Should the People therefore give up their right also in
expressing their sentiments in that way, well sign
t,SS
trust not The abusc of rght is admitted IA, he NJ,
argument AGAINST proper exercise of such rqht IF
this reasoning obtins we may indeed al once
the rvbt of self government into the hands of our pub
lie servants Thus the instructed Dcegates cannot bc
sustained i'm their rcls, 10 obey and upon the ronnd
OF the mode which has been adopted to come at the sen.
tinents Of the Peope They must abandon il and Weld
obedience There is no other alternative to shield them
from the indignation of the People
That great majority of the people of Virginia are in
favor OF President Jacksons Administration There can
be now no doubt And when they come TO read his late
eloquent and able Message their zeal i'm defence of him
and his wise and patriotic course will redoube and ami
mate almost every BOSOM They will direct their atten.
ton TO what Inc saws of stofe R;Lts-vong and snu,n
dering their money upon internal improyement.The
clear explanation which he gives of his own conduct i'm
relation to those subecsiow he enreats Congress to
abridyc the Executive powcr of the Federal Government
~ FAR as il can constitutonay be done Thus shelving
how little he wishes or coards power He to
the National Legislature TO take under their own control
the public funds thus proving also how perfectly clear
he is from wish to concentrate the purse and sword i'm
The same hand as Mr. Senator Leigh so often
in the Senate and his dinner speechcs See the noble att
tudc he assumes towards France View also how he
warns his country from standinr armies so dancer.
Gus to liberty In fact the whole Message breathes
devoted noble and patriotic ardour i'm the cause of his
beloved country which should call forth i'm the checks
of his enemies blush and oycrwhelm them with NOR
LITIGATION and shame lie has indeed scarcely left them
any ground upon which they can stand The MESSAGE
will assuredy consrn them over to the frowns and con-
tempt of the People Where is the Usurper--the w.
rant, now ?-the Caesar Cromwell I}onaparte &c