Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24

TINS right. we should really brOuDht
range pass, indeed were representative to undertake TO
set aside the signatures OF GOO of his constituents
upon the ground of their being corncred cheated ud
died. fooled or corrupted. precious picture truly he
would thus draw Of at least our-ts of his constituents
We say AZ with all respect for Mr.. Jones. and for his
instructed associates that think they have evidently
mistaken the course which they should have adopted
The right OF instruction is delicate and important
element in free institutions that like the chastity of
woman II ought never be called into questonor ouuht
the repre- sentative to be suspected oan
disregardit In every therefore of the slightest doubt
whether lac is is not instructed by majority othe usu
and qualified voters he ought tell the People frankly
al have doubts about your wishes. | only desire
to know them to obey them Take back the office with
which you have honorcd me- If you re-eleci me- shall
consult my own wishes; and vote for Mr.. Leigh It, on
the contrary choose to supcrscde By putting in
Il who will for MIR. Rycs | submit with plea.
sure TO your dispensation.'
But Mr. Jones has taken such course nor any thine
like IL lie does not profess TO doubt, under
stand him, that he has been duly instructed by large
majority of the people of Pendeton But notwithstaui
ing, he to battle their wishes He will not obey
thcm-but he designs to vote for Mr. Leigh This il
the upsho of the whole matter But does Mr. Jones
and his Instructed colleagues see, i. what awkward
Predcamcnt they place MIR. Leigh himself? How ran
nc take the Office, upon such conditions-ccc,cd he
will be- the PROSTATE rights of the people and in the
very face of his own Report Mr. Leigh cannot hold
The Office III direct opposition 20 the will of the people of
Virginia.
One thing more!-Every effort has been made to run
up the numbers of the instructing counties to
the highest possible maximum. We acqnit Mr. Jones
OF this attempt, because I've takes the bull by the
this manoeuvre and to their constituents we recon-
mend the animadvcrsons of Ciris. in TINS day paper
lie shews us what monstrous consequences may arise,
from the estimates which have been published and in
what way thesccxraordnary have crept into their
calculations
TO 1,HE EDITORS Or TIE ENQUIRER
GENTIENES: received through the post Office few
days ago, the enclosed papers. with request that would
have them published in your paper | send them
to you for that purpose When you published in your
number OF the 10th December hast. what was called
letter Of instructions me- and also communication
from William Mccoy Jr., Announcing the fact that
was instructed by large ,aajorsy of mn constituents to
vote against Mr. b. W. Leigh determined at once
that would take notice of either the or the other
oi these publications. except to give to the paper purport
ing to be letter instructions that tiul consdea.
ton which It's Importance required from would
now say word the subject, had il not been for
the receipt of the papers herewith sent to you. What
sha now say can assure you, not prompted by the
VAN desire OF seeing my humble i'll any OF the
public journals OF the day; but wholly from sense of
duty To myself and those who have honcrcd me with
their confidence have understood from authority up
on which rely, that il has been reported here that
ought to consider myself instructed from circumstances
which took place az The election last SPRING. that at the
Courthouse, was the only place where the question
the election of United States Senator was discussed and
that there my competitor received majority of votes-
AS Tor the truth OF that report shall say nothing
but let the address read at A1allow's Mill Zone of
the precinct eectons) speak for itself thought then
and still think, that the question was then illly under
stood inevery part of the county indeed that The
fton turned mainly that question though it will be
seen, that other charges brought against me- from
could and that my opponents not very scrupulous
about the means used to secure my defeat Perhaps
they have been equally unscrupulous about the means
used to obtain signatures to the letter of Instructions
$50 caed)
have always believed that much Injustice had been
done Mr. Leigh relative TO the speech delivered by him
In the Virginia Convention. have therefore taken an
extract from that speech which send you for publca-
ton In order that the public and particularly the people
OF the Western part of Virginia may fully and nirly
understand what he really did say on that occasion
am, gentlemen, respectfully,
Yours, &c. TIL. JONES
Richmond January 3d. 1885.
In ovory country unlcr the sun some there n c
who abour for their daily Bread with or suc
ton to Others, for themselves. Eastern
III Tue piece OF The pcasany OF Euopeo the asan
otho holding Union.
denser the population, 1.-The will
IN the present state oi the population Acghany there
must De some easany, and as the country fills
scarcely have morethat who the
soil who have neither real personal capital own
who earn their daily bread, by the
this Schemes all to be eprcsentodbut
yet ~ pe,ta, economy ts latter gu exactly tho place.
peaany OF the mountains, in moral worth IN
az @ mans degree ia tho moral scac him
'nc oTWe-i neg padon ms Maker placed him
ou'e-aboSc the sayagcabovc that wctehcd
only comfort the natural rights OF SINGER, feeling
OF regard Tor that people, who
asa gentlemen To whittier they believe
Obliged TO depend their daily labour daily
or do into political They never doncyr
never can Educated self profession which in this
has been supposed tit the for the
have my mind TO any rene
and contract the mind" ~
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE I.TQUIRER
FRANKLIN, Jan z, 1885.
IN your paper of the - of December last is the pub
ieaton of letter of instructions said to be sicned bv
large majority OF the voters of this county With this
paper, and the manner in which it gotten up have
at present nothing to say or do My object at present.