Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-15

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districts that any further demonstrations are TO ly
ior-for there all is as calm and quiet as they cou
"a perfect dead sea, without single wave l., 80.
pie on ITS surface but in the districts of s0e others whom
they will not NAME and ho do Gsk or ,rish for the
detay But what right, sir, ask has any gentleman on
this floor to look beyond the bounds own district TO
any other, III this way What right has any one to in
tepose and interfere in this way between the people of
any other drrct and their proper elected and re-
turned preventative? Who art t0ut ,dOcst oDot
mans sercant? To his master he standeth or faefL
Surely every gentleman this floor must be presumed
to know the mind of his constituents and to be
ready to discharge his duty them; and il is 4 must
say, sir piece of inolerable nsolencc and gross insult
not only 10 him. but to the people who sent hlrn here for
any gentleman to nsinuate that any other is either in
competent or ndisposedto represent them lie ought
do But the gentleman from Boietourt it seems Is of
different way thinking, and is satisfied TO speak
Tor ms own district which nc represents we'll but lac
must wander away beyond his latitude (and into an i'm
mense iongffude) and appoint himself guardian nd Item
nave not the least idea of troubling him take care of
their interests in this case.
But, waving the gross improperly and ndeccnoy Of
looking beyond ones district in this way what evil
dence sir do gentlemen give us that the people are dis
posed to move in any other quarters but those which
have been mentionedl The gentleman from Botetourt
lndccd with his eye, like the poets "in fine frenzy
rolling secs or thinksthpt he them moving here
and there, and every wherchat u.s. ~herercr there IRE
Wig majoriics But his wish is rnanifcs,lv slatLcr
70 ms thought and his fancy certainly aids his sight
Tor, 1T seems he loves agitation, as the salamandcr
loves fire, and therefore the people in perpe-
AL as quiet as they should be- Indeed / must say
that think they are little too much so f some paris
Tor, agreeing with gentlemcn, do, that the right
OF instruction. properly exercised, and 3y0peTiy an
Wtcd, IS Il most precious and Invaluable prcroeative
Of the people, do wish, with all my heart that ihcv
would exercise it little more at the present fine Cr
there are SUI as 1t seems TO me- gentlemen here
who stand in most woful need OF instruction; and do
wish that the people would instruct them at once-ia
their seats, Sir, and not Om Of them for / should be
sorry to lose their company though should be olnd Of
course, TO get their votes But the misfortune s tot
the people viii not instruct hemcitler because they
thik uey are already instructed, possibly because
they apprchcnd that hcy cannot baor the omission is
certainly ambiguous and equivocal But however This
may be; think it must be allowed on all hands that
with the few small exceptions already alluded to- lie peo
PIE all every where, disposed remain pretty much
rs we saw ihcn at the pols last spring. and as tc al
all be ready to act accordingly now
But we arc told sir by the gentleman from Boteourt
that the last spring elections are not to be taken fair
tests OF public opinion because there panic amongst
the people at the time Now, sir, as TO this bear i'm
mind Il you please, that the last spring elections were
precisely the tests Of public opinion selected bv tho mr.
tizans Of the President themselves For VIC were told
SIR last session, as this cary modesy and pc.
iHIy 10 DC sro) that Of The General Assembly did
not represent our constituents; asd you remember
dare say that when late Senator threw himself out
OF his seat by that sublime somerset that feat of lofty
tunDlng whch nc tooS, suppose merely TO show with
what surprising agility he could recover his position and
put himself back again IN STUN Qao, (or possibly little
mghcr) his whole intention was as announced at the
time, TO appeal 10 the people the polls in the spring
Well cir The appeal was made and met Al HE gn an
pointed place md time 0t The pos in the Spring; and
was there and then decided against him. and the homo
rabie gentleman consigned 10 that dignicd retire
ment which he so richly deserved for his pains. But
instead of yielding 10 the dccison he ought TO hoge
done with Che best grace in his power, the next thing
you hear Of bin. on attempt is made by his paTzons 20
reverse The decision against him, and to appeal
again. And how sr' TO higher trbunaR No SIT.
Tor there is higher tribunal ON earth in such case
than the people but "a is appeal IL seems, from the
people to tbcmsclvcshai is, it has been Justly said
from tie people at the polls tothc people in the bushes
wherever any Of them be found aud caoght and
coaxed into signing these papers, which ndusiri.
ousy handed about
But still we are told that the spring elections
not iair tests Of public opinion, AZ least no