Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-03
FROM THE COU.YrRY.

THE result of onr Senatorial election was inst sucb
as anticipated The voice of the People could not be
heard by their representatives amid the din of party nor
needed, under the influence of metropolitan excitement
The Delegate who is sent to Richmond is very differ
ent being IN ms county, and after he gets there
Before he is sent, he is like the lover counting the smiles
OF his he is the lover in possession
and ready to listen to the voice of some new charmcr
AT home, he is one of the Peope--in Richmond he
swells with the thought of belonging to certain class
who can control and govern the People To their
suggestions he listensto their cry he responds
and lie thinks within himself, We great men
can create opinion and convince our constituents of
lnclr errors. lie becomes proud and disdainiul--
usihes the vulgar arts OF the popuacc-sneers 90 at
cornerngs and tuddlings and bush fighting becomes
Inagnlloquent and grandiloqucnt-talks of ndepen-
dence In the representative, and of the ignorance
of the tOccr orders and finally pcrsuades himself that
he IS too great TO be discarded by the creduous
multitude whom he hath deceived and derided But
when he returns you will him sink into his original
dimensions. lie has no majority TO back hni-no epis-
letors 10 Keep nm IN countenance-no uTJan crowd to
cheer and animate him. His constituents meet him with
cold and averted faces and demand an account of his
stewardship Ills authority is at cnd-his tempters
not at his earshe is again Of that peopc whom be
has complaceny heard abused for their mpertinencc
and sdicued for their gnorance-and now he must
or TALL by the manner in which he has discharged his de-
icgated trust Can doubt the result: Is it posi-
bic to conceive that Yirginans will surrender tamev
the right of instructienhat of their poll.
teal edice Have they so lost the spirit of their fore
fathers that neither injuries insults will chai them
WIZ they listen TO the apologies or excuses of men who
deny evade obedience their will TO prntfy their por
ty and 10 preserve their caste cannot think so II
would be moral treason believe it, The tempters and
Tue tempted ought to share the fateand be offered
up as sacrifices the affairs dedicated TO keen alive thc
hres OF great conservative principle
Dnt that principle is established and settled beyond
the reach OF cavi and dispute the people ought To dis
regard minor subjects The Presidential ouestoo No.,
hereafter engage their attention; but in the coming cleo
tons, they ought TO think only of vindcang the rie
OF instruction. and their absolute control over the mode
OF exercising IT, They ought 10 suffer no arts TO turn
them aside from this object Hereafter il will be time
enough to determine how the government is administer
cd and who shall administer il. .Yoic they ought To- de-
eide whether they have Republican Government M all
and how long il is TO continue If my voice was as mo-
tenal as one of the fathers Of the political church.
'eo~d eat non Me Pcople 10 aoun minor differences Of
oPt0" ~ bTfng ont e H,ed uHsnSpeccd Democrats of The
JcteTSOHi0 SchOOt-O TcyRO i0nQcr In Dyace ON Ieos
md Instructions tey cstobishdfc socred UrDre
a. me one, and ne dfShOnoT Of rCccdg from tic Oihor-to
choose as hoT Representatives., chOse pulses bedf
IN unison 1oi the puJc heart ind therefore needigO no
'nstrncoHs-0Hd 10 dscard from Mcir coafdence orfrg
ON" 'ch2 IN such crisis, sets upor himself and attempts
10 So'o ds0 ii every county will bring out its strong
man, or men, and compel the smaller politicians to with.
draw their prcensons for the sake Of union we shall sec
the next Legislature truly rejecting the popular will and
fedeeming the errors Of the two last Nothing, as ycr-
believe, prevent this If the Republican party un.
iurlng their Instruction Flag, will pull together and
guard against being again deceived by the managers al
Washington II would be good rule to believe nothing
emanating from them, for the balance of the session -
LOOK at MI Calhoun's rcportCan s object be misto-
might yet affect elections. We are naturally and
properly jealous of the increase of Executive power
ana patronage, and such themes well calculated
excite the public attention. Convince that the Ad
mnsiraon has thus doubled its powers and patron
age IN eight years, and we become alarmed our indqna
ton is directed against the Executive aud this is the OBJ
1ect Of the aru report But what are the facts? That
the contingencies Of Wathc extraordinary expenses
okSirclasng Indian lands-and the waseful cxpemdi.
upon the pension system, and other legislative up
ions which the Executive could not restrain with
jug his veto on every OCCASION and making IL
~ Abread instead OF the extreme medicine OF the
are all charged to the grasping ambition
- Thanks to the prompt and MASTER
Is ln, this attempt at political de-
81 ucceod. Something else must
)iher effort Its scheme Of bri.
ln any other feature i'm it, The
crizcd IL, ia s number Of the
ing once ostcd Of that blood
which having dfswu sin.