Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-05

dns5~h ch will enable to disregard lne rl,uru,,.s 90
the applauses of the gallery and The lobby do not
speak OF the iouse for, from its members have cceiv-
ed respectful attention, during the, delivery of these
Driei and desultory remarks which hrhly crafty
ing to my feelings and for which tender them INV sin
ccre thanks.
MIR. RANDOLPH would detain tl,e use bit a fev mo-
ments lie had no intention whori-he entered the Hall
TINS morning OF participating imthis discussion, He
came mere fearing the tcmpestuous of debate and
determlncd-to sailors phrasc-to shuo the land
and to hold safe but ngorious courses but the manner
III which the remarks of the genteman from North.
anpon and others of his party had been greeted with
INDIGENOUS applause by city audience in the oalc.
res lobby, and within the bar Of this blouse on his left
the manner in which the remarks of the friends Of
the Administration had been received fora the same
quarter by murmurs and other mark cd Sims of
batons by the supcrcious sneers of ,vd
OF cizcnS and members his righthad inposod il IN,
on hm rs duty, to take his stand as a member Of that
unbrokcn and unterrifed' Democratic PARTY who
III the days OF had borne acat and
peIsecu9n IN the struggle for popular rights and whose
sons stood upon this floor ready TO bear dnitv ami
nor 70 themselves the same outrage. RE rose under
VS ciFeuistiDccs TO address the unnre
pared AcVer IN the course of his public or vatn liz.
had he been called upc" TO discharge asduty wte
or co1vcton OF us Propnetl, u n.ihd more unembay
raised by shade of doubt We comat tbjs
fifteen counties and borough (feprascnted H. -,
~ mernbcrs instructing those members 10 vote oa;s,
MI Leigh. With one exception, each cise is am issue
OF fact between the Representative and his Constituents
we believe many OF them instructed beyond all doubt
they believing otherwise We all have deem inter-
est IN tins election Dependent upon this issue we,
have, too, deep interest in defending the rrhs Of in
strneon IL our opinions correct as TO the wishe
oil tcse people, Mr. Leigh ought not to be elected nor
can 1t bc clear that we ought 10 prejudice If and
enter upon the election We understand these nst1c
tons TO be disrcgardcd.
Here the Reporter could hear bu4It noise
in the House
Gentcmens friends have cndoavorcd to cyadc The
validity OF these instructions by swelling the votes of
Their counties To an unparalleled am3unt-fo 30 and 40
per cent for all males 2to from 10 10 ~ per cent
above their militia strength, exhibiting The vote of one
county as within 3G Of the white ,n.les
of her aLo tto
these ages including aliens, crppes excmpts insaI,cs
~c counting fifth to one-sxth of tle white popua
ton os qualified voters, in their attempts to shey They
were not instructed by majority otinng onc.sxth
men w,'sep and children neudcd Yes sir tlov ave-
brought the helpless nlant the maron and the to0thcss
grandmother INTO the esiiRte and have assumed that
xt Of the who'll qualified aud even then
the question often remained doubtful
Mr. Randolph knew ibwas an ibvidions llty 10 alld
to this sujcctIlc had the rhals Of wrath poured
lorib' 40 torrent OF angry aud malignant passions on
the heads Of the reemcnof Virginia Tor 1ariag 10 ever
else ttis thcir unquosoned and nalicnablp fipb-Je
had heard them assaulted this floor by loud dee
and bitter nyectiveYcs sir Ehavc hcardthe sinner ~
these instructions, eight nine thousand in number
to intimate their wishes to their representatives
Ofthrtccn counties insteetDg members on this aoor.
giving an aggregate vote Of $3.50 the last spring eec
tons letters # instruction. had bccn iD signed by
1917 voters, and set gentlemen turn deaf car 10 fes.
appeals Of their CONSTITUENCIES Can they not believe tte
may possibly be ground Of doubt as 10 the ~
Their views lie did not question the honesty of their
yiews-he had lived long enough 10 soc what greet de-
lnsion party excitement may ptoduccie did not arraon
thcrmotvcs-hc could not conscntto become the lack
kcch Of any man clnaccF. Tho clerk have bcca the
tbP3fc afiniers Mtwccn The people and their repre-
seniatiycs in estimating The number Of votes fssnd on
tine commissioner books, and giving these as the vopo
strength OF the county he knew something these books
and thcif iaacous data When the lands Of Nlbcmare
were ior saes three yeoss ago for delinquent uxss
thousand frcc1ol3s o6ercd for sale in tho COZ
posse ssing not more than eight bundled nioe. -
which probably werc uHcharped, the balance T'7zy
names upon Paper without location. This Is one of tho
common errors "a ffeehoider charged on tho commits
sioner book des--B nbcrs. enters IL in his name-
name IS not erased. SELLS 10 G., and removes G.
enters B name IS not erased Sims instructions.
and are counted against ihem. ST., crfors Of this