Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-10

Captains OF vessels requested to have their fags
flying, at half mast
July 9th, 1895.
Mr. LEIGH
ms gentleman is out at last in the following Card
which appears in the last Tuesday Whip-but whetb
ms Dere'opemens will be satisfactory to the People is
another question r' "
." \ CARD-Mr. Leigh b,ing infor,,.d that tho on;
mon Is spreading far and wide that the in
some recent editorial articles Of the Wing concerning
ms purposes, sentiments and probable course were in
cnect, communications from hiusclf-theI.t,re re-
quests he Editors OF the Wing to repeat what they have
aueauy stated In the most explicit terms that Whatever
ey nave sad on that subject previously to their pane
OF the 9TH inst said without authority from him or
communication with him. and to inform their readers.
tiat iey were authorized by him state as they did i'm
ther paper OF the 18th, that is his purpose TO take his
seat IN the Senate unless imperous ssy arising
, "a Tue state oil ms own private affairs shall prevent
MN from uong So And lie desires them now TO saw fr-
er tn whate yer censures he may incur lac will ne yer
Expose himself to the charge of rccreancy: and that in
ms conduct IN the Senate he shall take only from,
his own sense of duty to his constituents and 10 Ill.,;
,is care to do nothing but upon the natur-
est and most dispassionate delberation
II seems that things had ot into snarI as the Wars
say IN Philadel phia-nnd was time to practice oen
ine niaxm-Nee Deus INTEREST," ns dgnus rindice uotf.s
But the hnot is not yet completely cut There is onc
justification still the matter
IA me LIST place, Mr. l.. states, 'that whatever the
tutors oil the wing have said that subject prsrious
y MetT paper 81 tie All inst, said without au-
thoii'y or communication with him Did the Wing then
SERVE all ITS previous givngsou from others wiz, had
mad communications with him, Rash as we know IL IN ba
yet 1T could scarcely have been so reckless no ~ ca.
al mat II has done without strong and direct
or example how it to speak of its
retopementS9 ' '''''''s Oe
and a, now Understood MI Leigh gpeut the gentlemen
eo beaten out of tho station called by the
tain the Of f' ea Il s ,as aus, ""s
:. ,;.s9 whom he e1sewsds"s to have the
"a s;F e sSsss = s%
Martin Van 81 "s than TO accomplish the ntrsuc
Mr. Leigh Si obey Instructions. eon,en, the Enoui
esaso 10 i've tue EdG The Enquirer
s'.ias sn sa,e gee lie will ans 80
on ,nry DC such to infer di.honOr the obcdienc then
= al hn. can be required rs belongs the
30 ~. Leigh considers it, and he bulicI."
upon what authority say, did the Wing make these
pold assertions They all previous to The 9TH inst
II not derived from Mr.. Leigh himself as we infer from
ms Lard Then, did not the Wing directly owe them 10
DINERS, who had them directly from Mr. L.? Here is NV
stery which ought to be cleared upbecausc thew po;ot
out to maxinls oil conduct which ~. 80 49,, cS,yy
Card N 49, Sc i'''' III TIC
In the Cd place nothing more vague than the Card
only the single point that he means To throw
avcslon except the state of his own private affairs
a,a else III the Gard, but that single proposition is
Vague-lncrc "leaicr and pruncla"
The Gard says, 'it is his purpose to tuEe his sco,
inc authorised article of the 4th in one place uses the
SAM guage- take his scat-At another it saws
his Is thc only consideration which can influence
mr. H. IN rejecting Me appointment Of Seuntor Here The
mystery OF the Crcdenlia is not cleared up mas Mr.
a. rccetred his certificate of election or moi, If II las
long delayeds wy was II so
Mr.; H. says, "tbat whatever censures he NAV incur.
ne WIZ never expose himself TO the charge of yecrean
~. oetsTes from whom Rerreaney to what To
ms PTtncPes, or to his partg2 Does he mean that he
never VIII DC reere9nt TO The Right of Instruction as in
dcaeu IN his own Report of lsl22 and will incur no
ccsuIe Ior dsobcdicnce to IL? Or that he will not he
ouliicd ana driven out Of his seat as the Vhr has go
frequently said he would not be- by the. r,uxvrss ~ nj.
"PP'nents' these are the two meanings which are in
Gomn'oh use They both recognized by Johnson 3
clonary, under the word "recreant". AS to "recre.
"'.y, there Is no such word in his Dictionary
.'g4H--hlr Leigh says, that in his conduct in the So
w nc sa take counsel only from his own sense of duty
% nts and to his country -'Iis Constitt.
- rhat constituents? Does he mean the pre-
t Legislature, whom the Wing had not hesitatcd tn
Sois'd L MS JGron put in by cozened people Or
does ne mean the fast Legislature who elected
,he wing lately said when it spoke of bis being closen
ny e constituency designated in the Constitnton''s
c 70 DC guided By what he alone considers to be his
not elect him nov ' - - ~ ""' "ou'H
But the vaguest part of his Card, is the generality
Vi .ne rue ne lays down 20 himself He is to "take
~ ~ MS o'cn sense " duty to his Constituents md
~ ms country, Nc. &c-fIcre is not a word nor allu
s 70 inc Question, which has much occupied the at
1914 OF the People well as the columns al th.
"g; Not hint Of his obedience to Instructions of tie
81, 81, ss'a.nrei why so profoundly SILENT Why not
L. Oh an nyst'iicaiion at and tell us whether
Ic n'enas to obey lnstrncuons-and whether partially
% gusnheo In which sense does lie take the priy,
p.e Wiil ne 90 the whole, he has done in his Re.
ton Of ~, W'ii he for instance, paags the Resou-
- Tie Senate--or will ie only rescind it? Will he
nose Instructions only, which he may be pleased
'1A consistent with the CDnsfitut;On-Or To take
L'cF aftTrnottre reading Of The Wing, il they be
suon as to infer dshonor IN obedience" will he Hcn
sooouht TO his Constituents for his conduct that
- say, hrst d,sobey, and then aecount?All is vague
genciai'y-and myst6cation
No'ng seems 10 be certain but that he means To dis.
regard all the gyare considerations which should mos,
press upon bin-and 10 be guided solely by nibe stne
ct his own private affairs" lIe does not even hold ON,
inc idea seemingly put forth in the authoritative article
81 ie 4u-that ne IS making strict examination Of
ms anairs to enable hin to to final resolution
whch icit us SOME hope of hearing that decision in n
snort Time But, according tie terms Of his Card he
may Keep he door open until the session Of Conoress
ana hen decide according the "imperious ncces.v
nFsng out Of the state Of his private Affairs The
hrt acruave would have induced ofto
pubic discussion into Mr. lis course But The last
opens the subject at The People may now organze
themselves IT they think il right. The Press must
speak out Meetings may be held and resolutions ma
DC Pasto he Republican purity that Mr. H. has We.
ytnlng m pc own hands lie may keep open the game
,iii me ISL Monday in Dcccnbef-and ilcn decide 70,
lee has had long time to xamine the
sate OF MS private affairs and how r they ma ena
pie nIn 70 take his scut1hcy will Sec too that he in
enas 70 throw out every thing else from his consdcra
hon-l The war, then, must wax On.-ff Is now under
stood That Mr. L. dsregars all those considerations
wiicL y was hoped would influence hs decision H.
taxes no account 81 OIL the propositions which ,yiU s