Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-03

IL the Delegate of Chesterfield has come 10 the con
c'usion, that he is not instructed, or cn,crtains any doub,
upon mat SUBJECT, suppose he Immediately vacatc his
seat In the House of Delegates, and submit the case Ia
inc People, through the medium of another election
nc PROMISED at the Spring Election TO obey instructions
a great many more qualified voters than hIr. Johnson
ever obtained IN the county, have signed instructions OK.
pressing their wish for him to vote against the reelection
OF II. w. Leigh. This, however. with the known and ,c.
knowledged political character oftlie county. a Great ma
Jority OF whose citizens arc friendly to the Adinin;stra-
non, not appearing satisfactory To our Delegate. he ought
surrey, we should suppose, either 10 resign his scat and i.st
.ne Iuesuon; ny an immediate appeal to the people, or
% OBEY their Instructions. tits presumed. tient an election
conia forthwith be had before the 9th January, the time
hxed ON Tor the election of u. $. Senator
Should MIR. Johnson think proper to close viii, this
proposition, III would be expected that he will not ATTEMPT.
@@s1 oa comes before the people, TO place himself upon
ton, as tar as can be asccrtainedb y the "dcvcloneme,,,s
Oh inc present Session, we calculate that il Is not his
WISH 10 occupy, as lac has heretofore done. That stand
Let INN state 10 the People, that he SIN continues
To support Mr.. Leigh, the friend of Clay and Web.
ster' and who is, without doubt. one of the 6itierest enc
.iics OF the present Administration. Let him tell M,
feopie that hc has voted this session with the Opposition
party, TO sacrifice some of the best friends of the Prcsi.
dent. Lethim tell the People also. that he cave his vote
Ia BRING on the election of u. 5. Senator IN the early
part OF the session, Jcfore a full and fair cxanination
could possibly be made by himself and others into their
Instruction papers. Let him tell the People these facts.
anu VIC VIII hazard The assertion, that if he will submit
the case for their decision, he would never AGAIN reach
thr present House ofDelegates, by the votes Of the Chcs.
1t is well known, that the Chesterfield Deleoate cot.
NJ ms last election, but n very few votes compared TO the
number who were ON the ground that day. The cause
we nave seen, has been fully explained through the pub
lc Observation-Disclosures on the part of the pconle at
ms supporting MIR. Leigh. Still our Delegate had no
Scruplcs, we find, in taking his seat in the Legislature.
but now, when more than three times as inany have in.
structed him as voted for him then, we hear that hc
does not consider such Instructions bindinr On the
Inst will be found, also, many who voted for him in the
spring, who are now for instructing him. But all this
appears TO so Tor nothing-thc Instructions il is said. M
not bindlng-thc Chesterfield Delegate is not instract-
Ell, &c, &c! ~
1t viii be rcconectcd, that when Mr.. Leiah's friends
called a public meeting in the county last summer, Civ
ing notice through the newspapers Of the time of meet
ing-having got Mr.. Leigh to attend himself, in order
TO harangue the people and prevent instructions; after
All their cxertions, and in spite OF all Mr.. Leigh's efforts.
WIN ms grcdt speech, as il was called, dcnouncing Gene.
rl J1ckson-this party, with their leader at their head
could only parade one hundred and Mirty-seren persons
IN thelr favor in this county, which they now say. CON
tans miTteea httadred voters and of this one hundred
ana thirty-scvcn, they boosted and shouted. as if they
nag achieved a mighty triumph over the friends of the
administration! They relied upon il, as conclusive cvi-
dcnce that Chesterfield was decidedly in favor of Mr.
Leigh. But, now, when upwards of Sir huadred of her
honest yeomanry and legal voters como forward TO in
siruct the Delegate; why, this is not to be regarded-but
thcy insist that Chesterfield is still in favor OF Mr.. LEIGH.
ana mat her Delegate is not instructed! We think, there
iore, uat the best mode to test this matter is. for the de-
iegate TO iesign, and let the people pass their verdict
wish of MANV VST1Dc