Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1835-07-11
From the u. S. Telegraph.
AFRO MINARI.E pRINCIpI ES


The corruption Of the times has given birth to
nothing more abOminahle than what we find IN
the article below. II is taken from the Peters.
burg Constellation. the rtpapcr Of The Admins
ration press in which we should expect to find
an avoV ~ of -uch principle. We should consider
Them as to0 drOHg for either The apos.aia press az
Richmond, NJ the dUiy hc,t here. We do not
doubt thai the sentiments are entertained by the
conductors ut those presses aud by many others;
bu' they would not thus openly confess. 10 them
Bat The Constellation has always been candid,
aud II ~ To thiS candof that we are indebted Tor
this avOwal ~ principles, winch prudence would
have concealed. Al least, nc lhinkSo. II NAV
be, hOweyer, dat We are mistaken; and that the
public mind IS prepared To receive them a. those
upon which our Goysrnmcni ITO Dc. or ought TO
he admin 'siered.
What are those principles bul these that Mr..
Leigh ought 90 resign his seat Va the Senate be.
cause by possibility he may oppurc some nomina-
ton IN the senatf1 For instance, there waU pos
slbly bc to be appointed Chief Justice; and the
President nay nominate Mr.. Benion, or some
Other individual equally unworthy; and Mr. Leigh
may exercise the right given loa Senator, ard
MAY disspprovg OF the nqmnoiion. Now this
the Constellation views a. altogether improper,
snd not desirable. There must be some one in
the Senate from whom nothing Of the kind can
he appfehcndcd-one who, IN fact, will approve
of every nomination the Executive may make
And Foreign Ministers TOO, ate to be- appointed;
aud VI an unfit ono be nominated, Mr.. Leigh may
.
ac,ordngto The Constellation, he will be an unfit
member of the Senate; and oughtto resign, to give
place tua mere accommodating Senaior-tO one
who Will say ayo 10 every nomination Of the
Executive.
Was there ever = proposition made involving
principle more abuminahle1.-mpr ~ uiiet
contradiction 10 the great principles on which the
Constitution is founded Mr.. Lrigh, II says.
will only obey 'VssEe isq5Hei0pl" and this is
made matter of complaint sgainSt him, as " he
could obey any other What other instructions
would the Constellation have him to obey, or
can have w virgl Dots itthhk of my general
instructions being giyta ioGoeg General Jack.
SON. and Ia DO every thing which be aaY required
I, that the kind Of Senator which Virginia would
wish to have ~ her repfsSeniative1
But we are asked, chow can Legislatu {
forcknow the csSes which may aTise7 &c" Ger
family they cannot iOreknow "; buff that is a
good reason for considering Nf. Leigh unfit n
represent the STATE II is an equally good one fUI
NOT sending any one who. will be IN Opposition
TO the Administration; that is, who will venture
10 have an opiniun,Or give vote not in accor
dance with The wishes of the Executive. And
Ibis is usdcrn Virginia Demorrscyl And this },
nom one NJ the most honest Of the Administra
| ton pressesl Yes and We may consider !, u,
another evidence of his honesty that he thu,
openly avows tho abominahs doctrines, while hi
more crony but les honest eoadJuiors, who enter