Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-07
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We lay the Letters of Messrs McComas and HAYES
before the Public We leave the latter to settle his
count with his Constituents, he may. They will best
whether he has he has as Dit and rs Sr11,
possible the he should pursue; and whether
amid the "doUbis" which surrounded him IL would not
have been far better for him to lay his Office their feet
and leave to them to dispose of il their will and
pleasure
AS for Mr.. McComas we would have dismissed him
to the tribunal, with the remark if he had not
seen Int to notice this paper His constituents will best
know whether he has fairly represented them or not
That his vote for MIR Leigh will be very offensive TO
them, we have not the slightest doubt Does the
Delegation from the counties in his District entertain
this opinion Has not Mr.. Harley of Smyth in his let
ter published on the 22d ut assured him that the oppo-
sition to MIR. Leigh, approach nearly to unanimty in
that county Did not Mr.. Wen, the Delegate of Tazc-
we'll in his letter published at the time, submit
documents to MIR McComas, TO satisfy him '.that almost
all your constituents in this county decidedly
opposed to the reelection of Leigh and in favor of
RivesF is not the majority Of the county of Wythe
also favourable to the Administration and opposed To- Mr.
Leigh How, then, could hesitate TO believe that
Mr.. Nc Comas has most hagrantly gone against their
But Mr.. Nice himself confcsscs in his Address
that the dcsirc Of his constituents to have
Jachson ScHGtor elected" And very extraordinary
man, who Is one of the most decided 7liJacLSon men
in the United States Mr. Nice. deserves a patent for
tins ingenious mode Of consulting 'the acknowledged
VIII OF his constituents
But 'your desire (says e) to promote the in
tecst of Martin Van Buren, And then be gets up an
ingenious argument for pxcusing himself mot for voting
for Leigh but for voting against Rvcs lie tells them
that as Rives was TO be along with Van Buren,
and as le Cciirred majority of those who instructed
him, preferred Judge White To- Martin Van Buren, he
thought he should better consult their interest and
more eifcctually advance their wishes in relation TO
the Presidency, BY voting against Rives. A very in.
genious chain of suggestions and calculations ndccd
In the first place, those constituents were instruct
ing him 10 vote, not for President, but Sena-
tor. In the I'd place, how is lie certain that Judge
White Is TO be run for President? 3dly. How she sure
that Mr. Riycs is to be for Vice President rather
! than L. +. Barbour, or some other man If Mr. Nc
pmnQ If lpl ,f
incnts, than do ourselves. 9TH How came lie to be-
lieve, that majority Of those who instructed him pre-
fer Judge White to MIR. Van Buren,? Has he yet had time
TO consult their wishes-fo this question OF Judge White
is a very modern matter 9Th. If they chose 10 run
the risk Of tang MIR. Riycs Senator, were they
not as good Judges OF their wishes, in relation
TO ITS bcarns upon the Presidential election az Mr.
, NcComac coldbe Was he to tell them "Gcnilcmcn.
know you for Rives but as am n better Judge of
the effect ofD election upon the Presidency than you
are, viii uncrake 70 Judge for you-and will consult
yonr inrfsFsraier than your acknowledged wishes -
d ast If ~ sccms 20 us, that this statement about
Judge White something Of an aiter-thought. At all
cfcits, di rot determine MIR. McComas TO vote for
fegb- bavn made no secret Of his determination to
yglf Iof MA during The whole of last summcr"-
, whereas, tca# any man had drcamt of Judge White,
endivery reoh dy %This whole argument Of Mr. Nee
ne 90 eemso us as utterly destitute of ingenuity,
~ lease be remarks Of Mr. Nice. on the manner Of
nsirncton, q his consitucnts.-Thcy ought surely to
~ rey much indebted for the very unnecessary, and
teeplonabe lecture he has read to them:
ron 1HE EvoU1REK.
" ne ~ .he Counties If Jggbte Gragson. srgh
md Ia-clrcH.
Fellow (lizeis II has become necessary tat sIoull
ieif.s - thnugh the papers published at this place.
70 f'ii fhee OF some editorial remarks which APP
I'D in inc Richmond Enquirer Of the 3ist of January
4si We enirks Of hcA Editors Of that paper are as
ioinnF Mr. 5patQI. AtEonas has received some in
3'raelioHs from his pc0pe; m les an man ureirnd 10
doght lii he has rome M, yrnntly against h .ir ac
ieWfaged will, or that if "a y manin his District had
es'in0 q him 70 vote agar MIR Leigh hc would have
opcys twn The Wings concluded last Spring, that
HouRh Mr. Stevenson mo- formally Instructed in this
Dis5 ne ought to consilcr himself instructed, aud
TINT he ought either to obey or resign Mr. Stevenson
Iesgatd but Mr. McColnatncitlser resigns nor ofeys
"nut nust ms Wing fTiend think Of hin, IT is not
pretended that was instructed 10 vote for ar Rivcs or
agans Mr. Leigh because II could NOT with frntb he
- M unless u be true that one fourth Of my constitu-
me nave night 10 instruct tDc Tut Il is said Tint
sgDeyed the acknowledged will Of my constituents:
W nsiy occanse IL is MT true To You fellow citi.
~. '2f 'he ruth OF what am about - say, appeal
ever concealed frotn you any opinion which 4
f'nsnea ,'ppn any question which agifanE the
10y ~ is known % non, that never nade any