Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-17
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ISSUE To BE TRIED by The nexi LegislatHyci
THE DIGNITY OF sENAIoRs versus TIE RIGHTS OF

- ISSUE TO DE TRIED by The Rert LegiS!ature!
THE DIGNITY OF SENATOR'S, rersus IiIE RIGHTS OF
IL seems from MIR. Leighs Card published in the
Wing that lac is determined TO take his seat ms senator
OF Virginia, unless the of his "prirate affairs
should forbid tit is clear, them those Of his friends
who pledged themselves that he would resirn If our
elections resulted against him, mistook his charac.
ter. Can he doubt that the elections did Jcs,,I,
against him, and against the prominent men nrpc;ns
anu measures with which he is identified: Does he
want any farther evidence that the people of Virginia
dIsapproye his course and have disclamed his rcelec
ton! lie surely Why then is it, that nnb;n,
but regard to his pirate afrs can weigh with him
ia determining whether not to take his seat, Uaa
he lost all respect for the Instructions or what he has
declared to be antanount the declared sense of bs
constituents, since lie has found that they will no,
authorize or require him violate his oath by yong
for a rechartcr of the Bank?
MIR. Leigh knows, that lac cannot honcsilv and c;,I
inhy represent the feelings and wishes of Virginia -
Those Of his friends who contend otherwise charge
themselves and him with political dishonesty Wbv lid
try move Heaven and Earth, TO prevent Elections
from resulting, they have resulted; But il is uselcss
70 waste words in such an argument repeat that Mr.
Leigh Knows he cannot honestly, fairly and faithfully
represent the feelings and sentie mis- Of majority III
the people of Virginia. And, is for this very reason
that his political friends here. and H. If'
WISH n to hold his seat lie has assured rs hereto,
fore that lac neither sought desired the oiIicenav
that ne never would have accepted it, but from sense
OF what was due TO tic voice of the State Yet now
that he has clearly found that the voice of ie STAT, 80
longer calls for his scfyicesat he can relieve bif
oil the bufthcns imposed upon him, aid thereby accom-.
modate his constituents 20 boot he tcls us that he Is do
termincd TO be Senator, unless rrpnrd to bs ,;
efars should mperously forbid lis doing So llc even
lntimates that it would be srecreancy If be ,eere a.
be governed by any other considerations What does he
mean! Docs he mean, what his organ The IYhir inli
mates, That the recreancy would from the sc of
his even seemRg to be Influenced by those who have
urged ms obligations to resgn-and at too for tho mos,
part, ~ answer TO those who were striving 10 prsnads
nm 70 hod bis seat in defiance Of the will Of the peope5
has the dignity OF this poor man (for so his orvsp
states nm TO be) been offended by few anonyfnons
and editorial pieces that he would Consider himself
guilty OF fecreancy If he to act up to his own
principles Is this evidence OF his regard for The de-
claed sense OF his constituents aud Of his yepy0Doe,
70 eee2 fcsjust about such evidence az his speeches
afford Of his hostility 10 the Bank Of the u States
Our late Wing Legislators have furnished as with an
odd sort OF Senator truly Hitherto the declared
sense OF his constituency omnpoient and HE
reverence for il profound, TIM, he manifested readi
ness 10 obey its mandates if IL required lin, 10
violate his oath Yet now seems that he permits All
his omPoenco, and his for IT, 10 BE- multi.
fed, Tor the purpose Of protecting his own dignity
against few newspaper writer's We had a right 10
suppose, from the contemptu0us indifference which he
has proessed TO feel, for silly scrbbcrs and small
politicians that his dignity would not have been dscon.
posed BY any thing winch they could have said of him
We had reason 70 believe, and many Of his political
enemies did believe that, with his rcpUqnauee to Office
and his pride cf chlraclerwith his own resolutions