Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-15

due to him add that having thus ascerained the will
OF the people, he did not afterwards seek to reverse
their decision by getting subscription restore him
to his seat but he wrapped hmsclfnp in his mantle ofrc
sgnaton and remained with real dignity in his retire
ment This case then properly considered, furnishes
precedent Tor the practice now pursued but just the
But sir, viii go further and say, that if il wcrea
precedent exactly in point nay. more il ten thousand
P,eeeoes should be found Tor IT. deny that they could
altogether sanction proceeding which is papably
wrong, but would still hold. even then that were
custom, like that of drunkncss in Denmark, 'noe ho
incurred in the breach than in the observance But sir
1T rs not custom in Virginia. but perncious novel
ty, lately introduced amongst us, know whence
norby whomperhaps by the whisper of the wizard al.
inded to by my friend from Wybe, but certainly
ny the inshgation of the author of all evil himself
Whilst therefore, duly respect the RIGHT of instruction.
and whilst if the people moving or likely to move
To instruct their representatives proper way their
public assemblies, should be for allowing reasonable
time for them to finish their proceedings would not al
low single day, AN hour instant for these
agtatorsthese blind leaders of the blind-to carry ON
Their dirty work No, sir, would not allow the moies
time TO finish their burrows but would break them up
at once, if could and nufy their operations which
can only cheat honest men out of their rights, without
the least remorse.
But it said, sir least strongly insinuaed that
we are unwilling to put off this election distant day,
because we are afraid that the people will send in
instructions against the whom determined TO
support But this sir, is great mistake. At least
Tor one can truly say that have such fear; for,
though know what unworthy efforts have been made,
and VIII yet be made, TO poison the minds of the pco
will prevail and now that the panic is over, and
the monster is dead, (goriousy killed by our mo.
derns Hero, who Stays one hydra to raise up
thousandD the people will through that false
and hypocrtca mask of agitators who have de-
nounced him as friend TO the Bank when they knew
me her apparent to whom they would be glad trans
Tor their interest and the people themselves fcy could
but no, sir,that cannot be. The people of Virginia
are not yet sold to- the Dutch They are not vet chained
To the cur OF that artiu and ambitious dcmagosue who
aspres 1t seems to fill what the first office in
me werd but Is hardly and be any more
II ne can wrgge hmsefinto it, and who his
utter want of all proper qualifications for yet hopes to
ootam by procaming abroad that the spos OF victory
belong TO the vctors and though lie has done much by
the charm of that single sentence suJSise the minds
omany who ought to have been arraycd aeans him vet
he cannot bride the people who will vet battle his arts
ana escape from his tolls and they will they cannot
for him. abandon that honest statesman that tr,n potot
who has noby sustained the honor our State and
rejected back upon her the lustre of his virtues and of
hs talents from tat eminent station which he adorns
AT any rate, sir, know what belongs the honor of
my constituents, and my own; and when the day comes
be 1t far or near, hough hope that motion of the
gentleman from Northumberland will prevail,) | shall
give my vote for one who sure will neither bend
TO power wink raud-and shall vote accoroinp-
~ as have said with great pleasure, for Mr.. Leigh
:, FOR TIE ENQUIRER
Mr. MAxwELLs SPEECH IA tic Senate, on fxtnga dan
joy The election Of Senator.
nave never seen more palpable effort perver the
PLAIN meaning of words and to mistify truth than we
nave IN thus speech, in three particulars, viz The real
cause OF Cen Taylors resignation his seat in the late
Virginia ConventionThe validity and character of the
instructions of the Administration Party-and the state
oil public feeling, at the last spring elections commonly
and justly styled ''the Panic striking illustration
of the allacy and inevitable delusion which s
always attend that hypercI sort of nyestigation of
subject which grasps the shadow and overlooks the
snnstance|am display ofphiloogy lately heard
distinguished gentleman say, in exposing similar error
tits = nothing but words, words-mcre wind "
1t had been said in debate this question addition
10 many opprobrous epithets applied the in
sructons, as distinguished from te uira soce
."'ae OF ascertaining the peoples wthatit was per-
tcctly newnever before heard of in OlG Virginia so
justly renowned for her sound Republican doctrines as
well as refined of honor-that it was anufac-
tured Tor this particular occasion In TO which,
at was asserted, that it only new but that il
had been resorted 10, with great effect and
sion which ought to have rendered the mode sacred at
least emitting 1T to be considered valid mode of
inuncamg the will of the constituent body, witt the
late virginia Conventon--on which occasion, the la
mentcd and distinguished Gen. TAYLOR resoned his
seat IN consequence ofwrten instructions being gotten
up and sent TO him, saying that he believed "the inca
sure he was Constructed 10 support is hostile 10 C i'm
sttutions, &c. Now, let examine MIR. -Maxwelrs
sopistry He says, the instructions sent to General
Taylor are not analogous to the present instructions and
therefore furnish authority because they did have
the solenity ola public meeting for their origin the
present case, but originated with gentleman of Nor
ioik ono Committeeman but acting c{firelv ON his
own responsibility beeve3 and farther 81 must re-
l'fii ssa F1per'was not instruction at ALL For
though 1t may have unin that form, yet point of
az was never signed by any thing like majority of the
voters of the District, OF the Borough And il
Will not be commended, that any thing short an actual
majority of the voters make instruction." Now
cannot conceive how this PLANTATION weakens the au-
thority OF that prccedent but me rather TO
strengthen it, Here instructions originating with and
prosecuted by, single individual, instead of a public
meeting and signed by very small minority instead of
majority OF the people. produced the resignation the
Representatives The question not, whether there
had ever been parallel in all the smallest nutim
but whether written instructions valid whether
they had ever been resoted before Speaking of the
letter OF instructions, Mr. Maxwell says lfAlthough the
member resigned his after receiving il was not
because he regarded it Instruction. but simply be-
cause he was brought TO bcie1e from that paper and in
formation he received from other Sources &c &c
Now, this is all that is wished i'm relation to the sub
Ject on which he people inslructin@ to bring
their Representative "io Joliece' that they do not
want Benjamin Watkins Leigh elected-Eut lei Gene
raj Taylor speak for himself, and we can judge for
ourselves whether he considered himself instructed In
his letter. which Will be found Journal OF the Con-
vention he says ''Many Of my constituents have in
sruced me to support the proposed plan of representa-
tlon with regard to white population and taxation com
Dlned and have reason to believe that large majority
OF the people o my district in the desire express
ed IN those t1Stractos What his reasons for be-
leying that majority concurred They are not stated
but we may fairly infer. Can any for moment
doubt but that Gen. TaJlor knowing there was com
muny and identity of interest throughout his district
as well the whole tde-water country the moment he
received authentic instructions from respectable Dor.
ton, although minority Of his constituents was at
no loss to know the wishes of the reminder IL was the
written instructions, then, shall de able TO shew
winch was the direct agent that caused dim to resign
rs le says himself and which man who will suffer
his rtaIn Common touet, doubt who will read
the letter he addressed to the Convention But SAYS
Mr. NJ, by way of proof that Cen Taylor did not sane
ton written Instructions tins OCCASION" IL is well
known thht he resorted TO another and better mode for
aseertainng the real minds ofhe people, 6 lcaitg po
Them en- their dssemJtcs. And finding iii his ,eay that
nj theru posl L.. r