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

KIND arc numerous--Onc Is detected another l cIept
IN and runs 8 day.
inns claim, too, of counting the silent as a negative
e Is most extraordinary Suppose, this vote had
seen counted negative, the polis how few of the
gentlemen would have been entitled to a seat here 1
khowte ready answer; the slcn; abse mt are aways
deemed acqucsccnt Why deem them scout
in instructions also What reason can exist for
The difference. Under all these circumstances my
MIND Is brought strongly TO the conviction that many
o uese instructions valid beyond all doubt ques
tionIthat others may be doubtful; and having heard
inc clear animation of the in which they are
10 be regarded is obvious that the sentiments OF Vr
gina cannot be expressed in this elections therefore
y s, Tor the postponement as honestly
otu 'oue. HOW otherwise could account OH the
Gay u settlement with my constituents? They would
say, "Weil, Sir MIR Leigh is elected Yes, Sir Did
yea not know that he would be elected if this election
was then made, Yes. Why, then did YOU not vote for
ITS postponemen and remit the back again to the
people, What answer could give, Sr' 1 should stand
cohounded with the consciousness guilt of having be-
confded in me.
l have not been unobservsnt of the silent sneers Of
gentlemen; have noted the loud and indecorous APP
Piaise rendered to those opposed me- but shall not
c ,ured aside from the course my judgment dictates,
oy the insoieRce OF mob the OF opponents I
myself ~
Mr. BoosEH os a. said the peculiar situation which
he occupied on this loor and the call which had been
indirectly made upon him by the gentleman from Buck
Mgham nlr fancey0 made Unnecessary that he should
nddFessa few remarks to tho House lie presumed he
was one OF the instructed members whom that GEN
teman alluded and it due to himself that I've should
IL
bcnarle (Nlr Randoh) that while he was Determined
TO protect his rights, he hadno intention ofinyadnr
any of the rights Of his constituents and he thanked
at gentleman, in the name of his (Mr. b. 's\ county
Tor the regrd he had cxpressedor it and for his anxious
desire that the instructions of its citizens should not be-
disrcgardcd.
II is assumed, said Mr. b. that have been instructed
on this suhjects and ] will tronbe the House with
statement OF the facts he iareceved nothing bearing
the form OF instructions, to the 9Th of this month";
Twas true, he had seen statement ina newspaper on
e SUBJECT but he did not place much dependence upon
information coming through that In that publ
cation was said that 292 constitutional voters of Anne
na had signed paper instructng him vote against
Mr. Leigh There 563 voters the county of which
52 ~ majority. Ii therefore declared that he was
instructed by majority of H. On the day To which IL.
had alluded lac received from the hands of the Clerk
one c; the committees of this Honae raper purportng
as that gentleman informed him, be instructions from
Ds county On receiving it, he remarked to him. that
he certainly should not break the seal oe paper until
alter the 9Th inst giving his reagen that the people
tst lse also Thought it due proper respect for him
self that they should have communicated directly will,
lIn, instead OF transmitting their document through the
lands OF Che Clerk of a committee Of this House.
MR. " sad. man felt greater respect for the rght
OF instruction than himsell--andf he believed that i'm
this case those which had been received the off
spring OF Virginia principles he should pay to them the
utmost Difference. But considering that they were the
offspring of that State, the leafip politicians of which.
seeking to rle the Union; he certainly did not loo
upon them with much respect
AT the last Spring election5 the question of the choice
ola Senator brought distinctly before the people by
Mr. BsSopponont, and fairly discussed. That gentle
staGd that If he shonld be elected he would rive
ttF N'n G. Riyest i then dccared said MIR.