Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-03
~ FOR THE ENQUIRER
10 Edmund Pendleton, Esq Chairman Of tic Coln,nfee
of Instruction of CgrOy;,,o (oy,,,,

Of Instruction Of Caroijno Co1nty.
SIR: In your letter of the 9th inst, you request that
VIII inform you of the intend to pursue in re-
laon to the approaching election of u. S. Senator In
my reply to that letter, dated the 9th inst informed Won
at had transmitted the list of instructions sent me by
your committee, to the Shcrifs and Commissioners of
the revenue OF Caroline county, with request that they
would examine the same and send the result of their
scrutinyand that could not satisfy vonr norry
received report from them | now have the satsf,c
ton to inform you, that received the desired report in
part on yesterday, which, together with the investga
Ton nave made myself from the data furnished nv
your committee enable TO state you the course
intend to pursue in relation to the said election
In commencing investigation of the list of nstruc
uons's my attention was first directed TO the additions
OF the Committee and in them discovered an error of
four The Committee makes the number of sipners TO
be OIL 1T should be 5O7 to which will add the names
OF two, recently received, which will make the whole
number ofinstructonists 500 Your Committee deduct
ed from the list 3d. which they are doubtful votes
ing 473 and your Committee further state that the let
ter OF instructions is signed by 49, freehoers and CON
sttuonal voters. Your Committee further state tI,
go votes were poed at the last Springs Election
which they say the largest number poed in the last
fifteen years and they add, that the 475 instrconsts
before named, constitute large majority of the lawful
voters of Caroline county.
Presuming that the Committee intended by these de-
caraons to take the polls of the Springs election as
indicating the aggregate vote of the county defer
mined first to ascertain what number of the said 6 had
signed the letter of instructions On comparing the list
OF instruconists with the polls of last spring disco
vered that only 263 of the nsructionss voted M the
springs election and of that number 81 have cancelled
e instructions, as lar as their authority extends by
written communcatons-Dcduct2 u from 263 there viii
remain 2l2, which is not majority of 695 am credi-
Gy informed that many other recanations similar to
those before named, will reach i'm n few davs trust
you VIII readily acknowledge, that under this view of
the subject, am not instructed.
But, SIR this is not the only view of the subject which
the data iurnishedb by your Committee, has enabled me
10 take our Committee have certified that the letter
OF instructions IL signed by 475 lawful voters have
before shewn that only 23 of that number voted lac,
spriug. The remainder therefore, added to Cos 0hc
polls of last spring, will make according to your Com
mIttee showing, the number of lawful voters in Caro-
line; TO be 9O| The majority of 007, is ...... 454
Deduct "a rccantations already received, from
40, and there will remain. ........-..... AL
which is less than the majority of 9O7
Thus, sir you will perceive that upon every view of
the SUBJECT based upon the evidence furnished by the
nsructionsts themselves, is evident that the effort 10
instruct me, is iailrse.
But, sir, conclusive the foregoing views appear IN
be, and as they ceraSly against the nsructionsts
they nevertheless founded in error and are unsat
tory TO me have repeatedly acknowledged the RIGHT of
instruction. well expressed my determination TO be
controlled by majority ofmy condiments In making
TINS acknowledgement and in expressing this determine
ton, acteo win perfect sincerity and you, it
has ever been my intention discharge the high obIga
uon thcy impose III conscientious manner, and wholly
WITHOUT reference 70 my personal interests wishes
am therefore unwilling to avail myself ofany benefit to
be derived from the mistakes of the instruconists
In acknowledging that the people of Caroline have the
right to controu me- mean all the lawful voters of the
county, or majority of them, and those only who
yoied at ihc late election In Judging then, Of tic va
lldity of the instructions me by yonr Committee
the proper course 70 be pursued is-st 10 ascertain as
near as pracbable the aggregate number Of lawful vo-
number %
voters on the letter Constructions Investigation on
tins principle has been undertaken by Mr. Hudoin the
Clerk Of our county aided by the Commissioner III The
Revenue and the Sherifs II is not yet completed but
has progressed far enough TO enable me 10 answer The IN
quiry contained in your letter The result Of the nyc
ugation as far as il has been made seys The number Of
lawful voters III Caroline to be 1895 The Clerk and
Connssloner believe that this investigations when
finished, viii add over 20 more TO this number
From the list Of nstructonss, they have stricken Off
no, who have no right TO vote in Caroline which Ia
Ken from SOB, the whole number, will leave 3D5 lawful
voters, who have signed the letter of nstrucousf of
which have recanicd, leaving Sol Deduct 1854 from
1923, there will remain cd
trust, SIR, you will not hesitate now to acknow-
cdge, That under any view Of this subject whether il
be based upon tho evidence Of tho insrucfoniss ter
selves or upon The records Of our county that stand
unnstrncicd by my constituents free 10 act accord
ing TO my own discretion in the election Of Senator II is
hardly necessary TO add that shall support the election
Of H. w Icigh--ln doing this regret that shall do
an act 80 dsagrccabc to large minority Of my consti
tuens.
But II is some satisfaction to know that in votin,, for
Mr. Leigh, shall give my support to an honest and able
opponent to the re-charter rccsabshmcnt Of the r
y Bank, IN any shape whateyer--to which institution
The insruchoDsts appear 60 be violently opposed
For the satisfaction of insfrucfonisfe yiff ,,.