Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-28

tired 5y tes;snng his scat in obedience. a. Inc decision
OF doubtful majority Of tie Virginia Legislature These
s are SOME oi te winch induce rae TO vote for
psPonencnt OF tins quolon, and refer again 20 the
people, whose VIII no man viii chcciuliy obey
than will They tho righiul judges and will set
caeh OF us right, who may now be wrong--and to this
Great corrective | wish 10 appeal The panic il now
over and has TAKEN hope, its tnal light from our land
Reason has icgaincd her rghtinl dominion. The poo
pie arc reused, and now in notion-and althonoh snw
TO act, they act dcciSivCly
In conclusion beg 20 the gentleman from Al.
bemarle Or CockeD that for one am willing 10 80
back, and pass in before my constituency do
not belong TO that class ofpoltcians of which ,w die
and none resign If this elections postponed ns i'm my
conscience believe ought be, Tor one will RESIGN
my seat TO those who gave me- and risk my clctiou
before them in the spring, submit 70 the instructions
oil a majority OF the votes polcd when was clicked
VIII make any personal sacrifice in my power rather
than cndangcr weaken the cardinal rishi of the con
stituent body TO instruct their homo
therefore, that my motives for the which ava abou,
to give, viii Ike understood and properly app. cated
wold respectfully invite gentlemen ON the other side
whose situations, Ito say the lrast of it, are even much
more doubtful than mine TO cooperate with me- send
ing this important question back 10 the people at their
sovereign will may not only be known, but done
shall, therefore, Dir. Speaker vote for The. resolution
in your hand, which viii be strictly in accortancc with
the vote which gave, Member of the House Of
Delegates two years AFRO in favor Of the motion In most,
pone indefinitely, the election OF Senator at tiat time
with 40 members Of the House Of Delegates then ,oiTt
iSr inc lndeinte pos'9oncmcat of the election Of 4
states Sena.orNc dcra The election of tie Hon Ios
Tyler who had soccnsy made speech In The 4: s,,i
Senate, in deinr Of Null fcaon. because. we icl;evc
.at majority n nc good peoPleef this Commonwealth
the indeiini pQfroeiDeat f ac ressgptlnn IN vonrI
hand % dcielt fhe vlec-sla ~ Mr. W. 5-rh leie.e
ccnseicn.oasy helcye thai ~ ,s b. elected a4.seS,
The WISHES ~ large nnloS 81 tle people II g.isS
spEECa OF Ma MCMAHON.
Mr. rfeaSgT--i 10 pAl rsc az iinA bate ioiir d, no
pfptrac,d ti'ed e hf sepete go lf isqocinni trn
" make speceA hni sisaF = ~ ts rra.ais "a.
pianatcry Of the vote about give. Tho deem,
due. both to myself and my immediate constituents
who have honorcd with their confidence by scndiu9
I ckHI sIrp I'll
those who are opposed 10 the resolution in your hand
wherefore postpone this election and the gentleman
from this city, in violent effort which he made the
other day To force this election upon us, dcnying TINT
there was any movement the part OF the people)
called loudly Senators for proof Of it, For said he
where are the petitions the memorials, &c. from The
people, iniavor ofposponing the Senatorial election Are
there any your table? No. Sir one Mr. Sneaker
win take this occasion TO tell that gentleman and no
Senate that if moi formally instructed by the writ.
ten instructions OF my constituents (Which seems now to
be IN such bad repute with certain party) by the
people IN public meetings by memorials and petitions
from them on your table to vote for postponing the
election of L. 5. Senator. And yet, SIR know that
1t is the wish of large majority of my constituents and
IL is que imnaterni to me by what means in what
way have asccralned their wishes whether BY bush
instructions, cornerng what not; it is equally obiga-
tory me- TO endcavor carry into effect their ascer
tanned will There many informal means sir by
which representative may ascertain the will of his con-
sttuents ON subject like the present, which exctes
much feeling For example, sir, have received large
number ct letters from honorable and intelligent ente
men residing in different parts of my dstric-fron zen.
ticmen who know have the means Of asccrllning the
WISHES OF The people on this subject and who would
scorn to deceive me. These gentlemen all unite in
declaring TO in their letters that it is the anxious de-
sire oi large majority my That thr
election OF T. y Senator should be postponed 20 the ne
session OF the Legislatures and urge cntreat nav sir
almost command me, 10 use my best exertons in favor
OF posponng the election this session For, they believe
That there arc gentlemen both in this and the other
branch OF the Legislature who are prepared To violate
thcr written instructions and disregard both the known
ana expressed wishes OF majority of their constituents
by voting for Mr. Leigh; and they say that il is to the
Senate alone we can look, to from having Mr.
Leigh forced upon against WILL and against the
known and expressed viii of large majority of the
people of this Commonwealth-M Sneaker mean 10
conne my remarks to the views and feelings on this
suhJeei oil The people OF my District 1t quite
unnecessary Tor me to Proclaim that Mr. Leigh is
popular IN my District; nay that there is u man
IN this Stt OF equal talents, whom my people would
not prefer ~ him Sir, the good olI Republican
counties of Rockingham and fcndlcton. nave never
considered Mr. Leiglfs principles, either orthodox or
sound Republican, hut he is considered by them high
toned arisocrat. Bank man. ofdevclopements acrna.
tAves, nc SIR, the people of my district have always
oeen Republican since the origin OF the government
ihey supported the Democratic of ccr-
son, Madison and Jackson--tiey have examined Mr.
Leigh course towards those Democratic Republican Ad-
ninistraiions and they find that he has been arraened
against them allthat he exered all of his talents and
his influence and weight of character to PROSTATE them
In The eyes OF foreign nations, and bring them dis
repute ana disgrace with people. In short sir
he was the rcver Of our Jeiferson-the unconpromis
ing and violent opponent of the measures of our Ma
dson,--and The yindctive opponent and dcfamer Of
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both here and elsewhere, about the instructions of
large and respectable portion of the people of this State
TO their representatives this floor in another
branch OF tins Legislature No have been spared
to bring them into rdicule and disgrace. They have
been stigmatized with all kinds Of names and chi
ulets such secret instructions bush instructions cor
nering, crossroads, tipping house. and tavern instruc
TONS and Van Buren, tactics which, presume means
that all those who had had any thing to do with getting
up those Instructions have acted under the influence oil
magic or ms S0tac majesty And what is this cxtraor
binary course Of conduct this mighty effort intended for
SIR 1t is to dcludc the Representatives. of the people
by appealing to their PRIDE and their party zeal 10 in
dnce them to forget their constituents and disregard
their wishesI will say to gentlemen on the other side
Pcndlcon, of the counties of my distract not for
me, SIR, but for gentleman in the other branch Of
the Legislature; and mean to say now, in my place
that they not secret, BUSH cToss-foad, corner
ing, tagern tpphng house Instructions; nor have
they been procured by The influence of Van Burcn tao
tlc but that they the bona Ede instructions Of $50
oil the honest and independent frcemen and voters of
lie meetings after The subject had been publicly discuss
cd on both sides in the open day in face O Mr. Lcighs
trends aud Of the whole world, and contain the debc
rate and honest opinions and wishes Of the sgners and
Instructions to their Delegate carry them
into effect by voting for VIM. c. Rvcs or such cand-
dase as the Administration party should select for the
senate Of the IT, States and his cndcayors 10
defeat the election Of b. w Leigh to that Office Sir
what regard has been paid those instructions by the
Delegate froni that county, ] learned from public
journal IN this cty that nc had received them on the
10th day Of December last lie did not degn TO give
to his constituents the slghtest intination the course
he intcnded to pursue, until the 9th Of this month";
few days Here Mr. McAlahon was called 10 order
By AlF Smith and on its being decided that he
,wI.- a. H. III.