Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-05

been supporter Of the true principles Of Virginia
In the language ofonc OF Virginia itcd sons Has he
ever aided her in her long and laborious efforts put
down the system of Internal Improvement by the Gene
raj Governments TO modify and reduce oppressive
Tariff and to destroy that tremendous agent of corrup-
ton, the u. s. Bank, which had interviewer itself into
the very frame of The Government, and fast obtain
ing complete control over its On the con
trary lac has hcen the friend and companion those
created and have sustained all these institutions. SHOW
me your company, and 1 II tell her who you are Jih
the single TrrptiDn IF Mr.. Crarord icho e adro-
cute ~ The bark, Nr Leigh has eO-opcrat,d ,ok ptr-
gfnia IN r choice ef President; the contrary has
uniformly sustained those who abhorrcnt her
account OF her political prime piles. air Leigh 10y his
recent course aud his own declarations has proved him
sell an advocate ot the Bank Me fernare cf etis
In no one instance has he been known To sustain those
doctrines and principles which Virginia proclaimed six
ana thrty years ago, as essential 10 the integrity OF the
constitution and the preservation OF the UniOn.He
tc0S me ddr0cote " c Hca iac The rtrr of Jcfcrson
me co"femner 2? eeery prominent cf ms fdinis-
ati0a and The 0pposcr of Madison as his Successor lie
the delegate who voted i'm lsI2 with small mino
rity OF well known Federalsts, against resolution of
he Ge"erat assembly Of Fugnia, deeiaring Mnt penee
zee ncc hare a, as dsgraegd, and honoraLle.'
Has he not aided to disgrace honorable high minded
and eloquent Vrgnian, for other than tina, he
accorded in political sentiment with Administration
under which he was called upon to acG Has he gone
farther than tue iaest, indscrninatc opposition
TO the measures and primo pies of the Admnsta
ton: Even Mr. Tyler, also, bit,cr opponent of the
Administration, refused to follow him III his unoly
fare.
IL is absurd TO contend that Mr. Leigh opposed to the
Bank lie Processes be opposed on
groundsyet, declares his willingness vote for it, I'M
der the obligation of Instructions, the declared
sense of his constituents =. The People of Virginia are
not blind To his double deang-arc 10 be gullcd
by his sophisms-Ihey able to anayzc his language
and to extract the snbstance1hey the difference
between assertions and facts Has he been
heard to raise his voice against the manifold abuses
and corrnptons of that Institution On contrary
Rave not thousands and tens of thousands of his spec
OroiessedlyD against that Institution, been grcediy
caught and printed and circulated by the Bank aid
il III its infamous efforts TO secure r.. clarter9 Call
of his ti,ags
Virginia may, with perfect safety, make that choice
tween the alternatives CHE present Bank any other
National Bank which To her wisdom shall good "
Virginia wants no such an Anti Bank ihis to
present her in the Senate of the IT, Suites She wants
no man, who can, with perfect consistency although
he believes the present Bank, any other National
Bank unconstitutional for the other of the
alternatives and thereby violate his oath support
the Constitution of the u States,, She wants one SIR
who is friend to the Constellation and State Rights
whose sentiments in unison with her own-who feels
she feels-who patakes in her oys and sympathses
with her in her tribulatonsO who always ready
stand up in defence of her rights princplcs-
and who foe to the u s. Bank to Nullification TO
the regulators and contenners of her long cherished
Right of Instruction. and to all the Anti Republican and
dsorgansng hereses and doctrines Of Mr. Leghs school
OF Politics UhigiSm
But TO another of the grounds of Justification
Noah says: The Senators appointed for six years
to place that Office independent Of The sudden transitions
OF State politics To which the Wing echoes This
in effect overthrows the Constitution and reduces the
Senatorial term from SIR assigned by the Con
stituton TO 0nc-and that IT, is therefore nonstrou and
detestabe And the Editor of the n. Y American
Fedcralist, the rankest of the rank re-echoes-that
Mr. Leigh assert the treat rrnciple stated in the
remarks o! the Whigthat vi the Rdepondet of
the Senator's Office, for the constitutional term of six
years., &c. Tres mobiles troirum
1t is true, the Constitution plescrbcs a term of six
years, for whcha Senator may hold his oce--but the
Constitution does not say that they shall hold it for that
length 81 time If that the case the Senator could
no longer be called Representatives. agent, after he
be once elected; for if lie be idopeRdea of his con
stituents for six yearshe is TO all ntens and purposes
deSPot for that length OF time And no one, / pre-
III dTmpn urs-
tend to deny the plain differences deducble from
constitutions ON this point, viz: That the Senator
to be The representative of the Stac-of the majority
OF the people hereofthe popular will-and the
representative of his o for the of years
Tor them he could with mpunity perversey advocate
measure which might be ruinous to his country to his
State contrary inference in effect, ovcrthrows the
Constitution, and is also monstrous and dctcstablc
There is manifest, though perhaps fairly xprcssed
intention, pcrvadng tic whole system of establish
ed charters and forms of Government, upon this point
which one, unless he be more knave than fool will
undertake to call into question. And that inference is
the republican, the Reprcsentatirc principle. No Sem
ator or Representative of any kind, is acting in ODE
dence to the acquisitions Of the Constitution II he place
himself III opposition to the majority of his constituents
1t IS impossible TO infer contrary conclusion unless you
admit the truth Of what have already stated that the
senator u.s. ever alter his clection dcspo-no longer
to be 'pased by the will of his constituents"
AS one proof of this " intention viii show that the
doctrine Tor which am conendng, is old as the Co
vernment itself In 1885, in the Convention of Virgil
MIA, Mr. Wythe reported the following, the 10Th Art
of the Bill of Rgkts-and it was agreed TO: That
the people have right pcaccaby TO assemble together
TO consult Tor the common good to their Re
PTeSent0tiSeS and that every freeman has right to ne
uton or apply to the Legislature for redress Of grov-
unces.
Now, in the language of the Wing hcsecch men
OF all parties to recall their patriotism and look with an
eye OF reason OF the runous and rgansng tendency
OF this independent" doctrine" viz: that The great
principle u.s. that of the independent tenure Of the
Senator Office for the term of six years" The people
have already seen enough of this ndcpenden princi-
pie, tn convince them of its Tunous and discriminating
tendency Need point to fictitious Scnate-the ina.
Jority OF which was composed of men, acting upon this
very same " independent, despoc principle for a
proof OF what i assert? Could n case be more in
point, than that furnished by the conduct of Poin-
dexter Nj mgum, &c &c.-the executors of their o1ca
WILL IN manifest defiance of the will Of both the Lcgs-
lures and the People of their States
And iurther-What becomes of the Right of Instrnc-
is to prevail? Does it clearly do away that RIGHT
Do not these gentlemen contend that MIR. Leigh is
"bound, in double debt, to this great principle
that OF the dpendon tenure of the Senator'S office for
The term OF six ycarseEtn at The expense Of his
houSehotd at the expense of his popularity vidcnt-
iy meaning, at the "cxpense of the Right of Insruc-
tlonat the expense Of every OBLIGATION resulting from
the Republican, the Representative principle? OF what
avail then ask, is this great Right of Instruction. OF
which Mr.. Leigh has been the foremost advocate? II
would be dead leer-only exist by name, if this ain.
dependent principle is to be admitted orthodox
For, upon this "grca principle the People may elect
principles ayowed by him in order get into Office bui
which, no sooner than elected, he his back upon
and sets up his will and real principles his guide
ana the People have according this doctac before
stated, remedy during the whole six years. IL is
monstrous a"deiestable doctrine; and the People arc