Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12

cliiscrcc Of se pooyle TIC real people ana scs up
his own arbitrary WILL and bids defiance their denun-
ciaons If the former can assure the gentleman that
this very Intelligence which he fancics vanly fancies
nc can ascst and controu, will bring itself orcbly
bear on s feeble attempt upon their gned crcdulity
and Ignorance. |, for of his constituents at least
cannot be- caught by any such feeble attempt polt-
cal absurdity neither shall attempt To dictate 10 any
single one oihen their voice by me- shall be- consider
his
Pardon me. sir. for moment whilst aitcnpt 20
anticipate the gentleman reflections his pasi
uuet, ~ hc appears IL be s1iewlr, alarmed ali can
succeed III this nannuyrc. although il il a political sum
hers't to siic extent and get the people (y.h are Ger
tainy ignorant OF my design aud cannot openly d.ec
mr) to believe, that in voting too Alr Leigh was
taaed by the purcst aud best az motives was
ing indirectly their WILL which had deeply at heart
then perhaps may be permitted in peace TO enjoy my
scat me remaining part of it's term but there is
sidcration involved in this scheme that cannot nay .
must not lose sight Oft is the very polarstar to which
all my acts politician heretofore have been directed
by which must acknowledge they have been uniformly
dictated. Can for one moment los. sight of This inn
porani fact, that If suspected of having turned
over TO the people, "the real people, then hazard the
uahSer OF being dropt between tie people and the arts
tocracy, as being entitled to the confidence of neither
Most critical then is my situation i"
must confess, hlessrs. Editors that until had be-
slowed some reirctlon on this subject did think there
might tie sone course suggested by the ingenuity of the
gcni:emfn by which he could plausibly extrcae him
sell nom The dicuty but the have pursued its
various bearings the less possible think il will be to
change its certain conclusion. The gentleman NAV bid
defiance TO the will and pleasure Of his constituents one
more session. and preclude them from the privilege o.
successfully nsrncting him either in his of
itbut then awful reckoning of accounts must take
pace--1hcn will he have answer for the manner in
which he has wantonly tramplcd upon their rights
then viii he be made feel the effects first of his Null
llfyng doctrines sheltered behind the mask of State
right principles secondly, his the public Depo
Sites thirdly his uniform opposition to the present Adj
%.ns'-9on and his general an-Rcpublican principles
and last, though far from beng least his for Mr.
Leigh as Senator The attempt to foresta the people,
by has declaration that he viii not resign win have
but little effect TO preclude them from making him
feel the effects of injured and incensed people,
and render his seat, if still retained, much pos.
siblc unenviablc. He has thonght proper direct
his constituents to what he is pleased the
issue now before the people; hc says The issue
longer Jackson nJachson but il is. shall Martin
Van Buren, be the next President, and shall Virginia,
who has been of the first States in the Union become
mere province of New York;" have but little doubt
that this issue best suits the gentemans present stua-
ton; nor can for moment suppose, thai any issue,
apart from the formed by the having dsobey
cd the positive instructions and known will of his const-
tucns, would be congenal to his feelings that is
sue, however unpleasant in its consequences may be,
he must meet and that issue be changed by sub
stutng the issue of Van Buren, and the Peope-no not
even Van Buren, and the ''real people"
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII.
Fcby. 9th, 1895.