Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-17

the praises of the ~ York American and the Richmond
Wing He may sacrifice the wishes OF the People of
Virginia to the solicitations Of his political friends else
where lie may sacrifice the Right of and
the Principles OF his Report, the Of his
rarity lie may attempt to turn the scale in the Srnaic
and transfer Tie majority to the Wings lie may seek
to iorty faction in that body which contcu,s the
rights OF their Constituents aud not only rdicucs the
shitng currents OF lie popular breeze, bu, despscs
the instructions Of "a the States liz. may rally with
body which, under the pre,ex of guarding te Senate
" from Executive hostility aud drnunciatin,' induces
ITS members to contemn the very States whose equal
rights and expressed wishes they Delegated de-
lend All this Dir H. may d. trybut he do il
with impuny The People Virginia the very last i'm
tins Union, who will abandon the Right of
permit themselves to be nisrepcscnted by their own
servants They sensible, that Mr. Leigh has been
put by party who disobeyrd the instructions of their
constitucnts--und when the appeal was taken them,
ut the polls they condemned the election of Mr. Leigh by
pnnishng the party who had palned him upon STATE
The People know, that Mir Leigh cannot represent their
wshes-1hcy know. that he is MORALLY opposed to an
Administration to which they deeply atached-They
know that the great object which his party now
adeny pressing upon him s To return to the Senate,
ana secure That strong arm OF the Government for the
party who elected him. They will not, therefore quiet
y and aney submit 10 the yoke which is fabricated for
But the People are awakening They did not at frs,
believe that Mr.. Leigh would violate their Wishes
NOW when the discovery is breaking npon them, they
are kndii;s with the Indignation winch is well cal
cuated TO excite-and IT will not be long before the
thunder break The Press is doing duty We hail
laguogc OF two of the Democratic Presses of Virrina
Bot the fact is, they all in unsonAl prepared to
ar nv the Rolt
OF the People of Virginia:
(fron tie Lynehburg Democracy
~ Ma LricIl's CARD Something Tangible at last,
Mr. Leigh DRIVES by public opinion has at last re-
iicvcd has alanuenss and senotcia further res
ponshli'y lie has out in card, declaring his
own Ii is still mixed with aftermath but
leaving enough conjecture to enable us to saw that
lac will take his seat aud then take counsel from his o,o
of duty regardless Of whatever crnsures he NAV
incur by such Now, like this its plain
talk land we understand it. Democrats of Vir-
gnal what say yo9s How do youlike the appointment
tlfr man h..., a
iouundersand II should be done, You ought to saw
you deserved this treatment. for listening such set of
men, when you should have known better Ia Purfy
VINO, ny wcedling and soaring, have fastened you
man, who ,cW lac plcases for the next six Years
NE say, you deserrt IL but the Lord protect you
consequences OF establishing such principle This man
cannot do you much han his principles may Look
to it, and look too, to Federal Wing Foolery don't be
taken in by them again Read this card and see what
KIND of muster you have placed you
(fr0m The ftmcastie PdtrOt.)
- rom the statements made in the Wing upon 'ru-
mors, winch are given authority that may be re-
lied upon, Mr. Leigh has determined accept his seat
m the Senate of the United States continue in it,
II instructed, he will obey Instructions far as in
his Judgment the Legislature has the right TO give
them, and farther. Thus he ia to set up his iuJg
incnt US the standard by which the powers and duties
OF The Legislature to be determined. Notwith-
standing this dignity and censorship which is assumed
by MIR Leighs organ for him, there is no doubt the
Legislature Will adopt and perseycre in indcpcnd-
ent courses and expect the usages of the State to be
observed by the srctest obedience to the instructions
the Legislature may think proper 10 give or Resignation
oil ms ofce so as to open the way for the of
aSenator who will fairly and fully represent the State in
the u y Senate MIR Leigh will find that after openly
ayowing and ably defending the Right of instruction az
lac did on former occasion, lac cannot now disregard
them without bringing down upon himself weight of
responsibility and public Indignation, which he will not
be able to sustain himself under"
The Remedy is in the hands of the People We beg
mem TO read the eloquent appeal of correspondent
" LOOK to Tic alternatives, in this days paper. They
have TO choose between the alternatives of consulting
their own Rights, the fasidious dignity of thar
Senator's Let then the People be true To themselves
Let them meet instruct their Represen wherever
1t may be necessary--and pass resolutions to vind
cate their cause. And when those Representative
meet, we have no doubt that they will so s.fullv
charged with the feelings and wishes of their pco
pie, that they will not shrink from the performance
OF their whole duty They will not be baffled by any
hair breadth distinction between the words e.
pnngc, and rescind and they viii tell him. in the face
OF the Senate, THAT Mr. Leigh reelected in def.
ance of the will of the People" But the People know
their Rights, and knowing, will dare maintain them
Their representatives. too, know their ducs-and they
viii see from the fate of those, who persisted polls
IN 1885, hat will he their punishment if thew TOO
disregard the will of the People.
TO.7STS ar RICHMOND
The Fourth Regular Toast which given at Bacon
Quarter Branch, unfortunately expressed II strikes
indirectly blow Jefferson reputation which we trust
not intended:
rnr MsMonr THoMAs JrFrrnsox-Ir impartial History
subtract The honor Of the rs dram Independence from
ns sosx q his Gse enough win still remain for
Gus author of the Declaration of ndepe ndenc.-and If
justice be done to n, he will stand upon the page Of
history Why express the sightcstU about it? WHY
should any Virginian express the slightest doubt about
1t! Could the author OF the Toast aludc TO the Dccla
aoh Oh Independence made in the county of Mecklcn-
burg, North Carolina; The enemies of Mr. jefferson
nave attempted To strip him Of the laurel he wears bv
charging hun with plagiarism from that document =
That celebrated paper bears in Nav 1875 IL con
ssts of five short Resolutions written with great spir,
and Independence But who docs not see at once Thai
40 short paper the hall of which only fact consists
OF general propositions, and scarcely occupies more
IMAM square space in newspaper could not form
the adequate basis of long, powerful and eloouent
auoeument as that OF MIR. Jeffersons Declaration I'm
nil TINS extract, there not than or three
INES, winch more or less coincide in expression with the
great WORK OF Mr. Jeitersons pen. Even if this short
passage had been precisely the same ought we Ia deny
the great originality of the Declaration ought W..
10 doubt ii! What, if the Mecklenbure- Declaration
were IN point OF fact more than twelveonh prior 10
his own, does that fact "sub,ract any honor from the
stock of his fame - 1t not the resolution to declare
independence, that constitutes his lame-but the super
lat,ye execution of that superb composition
mere Is another toast given the same dinner which
deserves word OF notice 1t given by the Drlegot
eeS' Oh s Slty and IT seems to squirt hercsy as
to the State Senate which Mr. Legh's Reuort in IyI1
mas SO Justly cxplodedIhe reader will better catch our
uea OF he spirit OF the toast, and best understand its
originality by our placing it ia parallel columns with the
famous expression of Mr. Edmund Hurke ,yben Lc
addressed his Constituents of Bristol and defended him
self for dsobeying their Instructions;
"a. n ~, 1atke's sPeeet /" an StaRard's Tsast
-, u nor ocy your lnsuc- g The Senate States:
70 The IN lts proper station and
nature, aHdlJuT political cdicen0t q eaf
maintained 10 adieofs ta 6s;, 80
your opinions, with consianc, ren Of fSe popgor 5se 49,
49, mo. a representa- eain pillar raised the equal
alftgbts the States,
indscd opiuion with tom
ms
I'VE yenfs hence. 1 was tollion"
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