Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-29
ONE OF THE sIGNERs.
TIE INsTRUCTIoNsLrnr yorrns

PETERSBURG, Jan 27
We neglected state as we had intended on Satur.
day last that until very late hour Wednesday eve
nng, the 2lst Instant of the exist
ence OF The final answer of j. T. Brown Esq the Ia
structng Committeeman were then only appraised Of
the fact through Onc of the Sgners ofhe Instructions
who had derived the information in Richmond that such
letter would be addressed to the Committee by Mr..
Brown, on Monday, the 18th inst Our paper appearing
the following morning, it was, of course too late to
bring out the Correspondence neither did time per-
nit US to consult with the other members of the
Committee. The member to whom the envclope cover.
ing Mr.. b. letter specially addressed positively
declined acting further in the matter, as we were
informed by Zone OF the Signers, TO whom, when re-
qucstcd he handed the letter. On the following day
CIhursday) waited the other two members of the
committee, who deemed the time too short for any eff
ecVe action IN getting additional signatures and agreed
with us that do whatsoever might the purpose OF
Mr. Brown to vote for Mr.. Leigh could not be chanred
We now left aIone-witli the responsibility of act
ing for the whole body of sgners who had delegated
to u.s. In part, the authority to correspond with Mr.
Brown, on the subject of the Instructions, and to
report to them Oh the result In order &c make our
report as full and satisfactory possible receiving
at lac hour Friday morning last, copy of the
List of Voters left by Mr.. b. for The Committee we
determined spreading that list before the public as
belonging to the Correspondence and furnishing the
data out OF which Mr. Brown had been enabled TO free
himself from the bonds Of The Instructions We will
not now say, that in imitation of Alexander Mr. b has
placed his construction the oracle and cnf in.
stead of unbiased the knot of Gords but having nlac
ed The facts before the people leave every make
nus own calculations, begging leave to call particular
attention to tie remarks and estimate of - One of
the Signers, in this days paper In publishing the
List Of Voters we also had other objects LIST 10 enable
such friends of the Administration had been counted
against the instructions TO forward and correct
the error-and Idly to furnish what, at one time
another, mny be of service and of interest to every
man in the COMMUNICATIVE An entire list of all those
who deemed within the limits of the CORPORATION nd
elsewhere to have the privilege Of voting in Petersburg
In respect purpose has been partially answered
Time will test the Ofour views with regrd 10
the other. Men may be counted as having no votes
who have good aad undoubcd right TO voc-thc means
arc t sIfaffr fitnff .f .rfsu. H..
sion and point them and every friend of the Admin
strlton 10 the polls APRIL as the time and place u
assert their cnims to the right Of suffrage and prove
that hcpubcGHtsm ana not nootaHged UhigiSni, that
the administration and not tie FEDERAL Baabyjfying
OPPosiGon IS sustained by majority ofte frccmcn OF
the town Of Petersburg. - Constellation.
from the Petersburg ConsteIlaiion1
The instructions To mr. BfOcH me Gcnoral List &c &c
MEssRs. EDnoRs However much complaint there
may be, that indicate 10 publish "the General
List Of The voters Of the Town of Petersburg l. for one
and not singular, much reioccd that you have
given to the public. 1t has exposed the most potent
atcc that has been rcsorcd TO- here and else where ia
defeat le exercise and 20 suppant the practical nv
Of the right Of instructions mean The ariifce land il
can be designated BY softer cptet than the artifce)
claiming all against the Instructions who have not ac-
tualy signed them. Itiswe known that there are ma.
ny voters in the towns, tho Countess and the election
districts, who very Seldom fever exercise tls rigt OF
suffrage, or any other political right who in fact be
eoaded 10 action unless their Individual interest
Cd. There many others doubt not in every county i'm
which instructions have been attcmatcd h se carried
u some Of which they have been carried Bat have been
folcd by the Delegates pretended blindness % the real
Of his constnents,and there are several know
in this town who, while they concur in Uic propricy of
cNerng THIS night, a thus time, ~ prcrcn the rcelec-
ton Of Mr. Leigh 10 Tie United States Senate have not
signed tc Letters and yet have the Fcnotcst
ntiOn That they set down against the instructions
Several have authorized me to say, that they viii never
consent, though they have not signed to be- counted
against hc instructions 70 Mr. Brown There are many
others, on tic general hs have heretofore stated
with whom have had recent intercourse, who are
known 10 me, or % gentlemen with whom I have
congcrscd,-who, ! say, from their having signed
Instructions elsewhere, from their votes in cleo.
tons n the Counties IN which they reside or from
other distinct indications Of their desires arc known
to with us n opinion although they have not
been c0-actors None suc may venture 70 say, OF at
The farbost very few Of SUCH have had any idea that
their inactivity, OF their want Of opportunity 70 ac was
to be nay actually had been rudcy construed into de-
csiec hostility 70 tic measure Of iustructiong say