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Mr.. LEIGH.

Mr.. LEIGH.
The Van Bnren prints arc making
themselves very busy in reference 10
the courss Of tbs gentlsnsn. What
viii Mr.. Leigh do says one. What
Oil Mr.. Leigh 10, i echoed back
again. These gentlemen arc 20 imps-
tent to make srrsngements for filling
Mr.. Lcieh's place, that they overstep
the limits OF deccncy in their anxiety.
II we may be allowed 10 speak from
our knowledge Of Mr.. Leigh's charac-
ter. we viii say that he viii do what
ever high-seulcd and genuine vir-
ginian ought to do. Every one knows
he cares nothing about of6ce--it is an
absolute sacrifice to him 70 continue in
It. No mere place can give hin impor-
lance, OF add to the true lustrc of his
character. But Mr.. Leigh knows too
well what is due 70 himself-what is
due 10 his ffiends-whst il due 10
the great principles Of civil liberty
to suffer himself 10 DO driven from his
post by political harpies, until il 10 clear
ly demonstrated. that he will NOT be
allowed to maintain those principles
for which Virginia has always contend
ed. Do these "Spoils" loving gen.
tlemen expect Mr.. Leigh to surrender
his place into their hands, while they
are laboring under the heat and thirst
Of desire for III Do they expect him
70 plead guilty to their Infamous caium.
mics upon him-and go out with the
stigma Of Bankism, Sc, stamped u,on
his forehead Do they expect him to
yield to the odium of their false issues.
and retire with the acknowledgment
that ne Is not true to the principle, Of
virginia. In what particular does he
differ with Virginia. In what instance
has he failed 10 maintain her doctrines.
and calamity defend her honor,
Let the Legislature instruct him TO
oppose the present Bank, or any other
National Bank. and he can obey in per-
feet accordance with his own senti-
ments and those Of the State. Let him
be instructed to oppose appropriations
to Internal improvement by Congress,
and he obeys with perfect consistency.
Let them instruct him to oppose Tariff
for protection, and he can obey readily
and conscienGously. Let him be in
structed upon any one Of the great con-
sttutional questions upon which Viz
GINA has based her action, and he can
represent her truly, faithfully, ably
But when he is instructed to surrender
all these-to debase himself and the
noble Old Dominion, for whose glory
and prosperity he has labored so faith.
fully, then he cannot obey. When he
shall be instructed to make her a tribu-
tary TO set Of jugglers and knaves, to
bow her neck to Martin Van Buren,
yoke. to PROSTATE her principles at the
footstool Of despot; to give an indis-
criminatc and undistinguished support
to all the measures Of a reckless Admin
istTation; to 60 for men instead ofprinei-
PLes-then, the hungry pack mays get his
place, to gorge the appetite Of some un-
principled cormorant. Not until all
this shall have been done, can "the
party" be gratified-not until they have
so far degraded themselves, and their
State, as to direct him to vote for Ben
tons eIpungiRg resolution. need they
nix their hearts upon his seat.
Mr.. Leigh, though he personally
dislikcs public Office, and though COM
PEELED to make sacrifices in retaining
1t. cannot resign, until the contingen.
cies We have mentioned shall have
happened. He cannot give up tho hull
warks Of liberty to the Goths and Van
dais, without q struggle. II is not in
character with him to desert the post Of
danger. MIR. Rives and Mr.. Stevenson
must, If they are so keen for place, look
to other sources-take whatever King
Andrew may offer them in the mean
while, for the sovereignty Of Virginia
Is not yet ready for surrender TO them.
He who was not deemed worthy TO be
placed above r. NJ. johnson, canno,
have such imposing claims TO Mr..
Leigh's seat; and the man who could
basely trueklc to The dictates Of the
miscalled National Convention, and
agree to recommend Johnson to the peo-
pie Of Virginia, in opposition to the
feelings OF his colleagues, cannot be
entrusted with honoFs from Virginia.
until she becomes vile, prostituted, base
and unmindful OF her ancient renown
and her hitherto sPotless reputation.
Richmond Compiler. y
Mr.. RICHIE IS. THE REPUBLICAN,