Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-30

ran Va n"no' una auty Is very PLAIN you must either
forego the resistance Of the gross evil you deem those
measures to be, resist the peoples will have miscon-
ceved your character most grossly you had
deepestobscury, feeding your (grea mind With the
visions and vain imaginaons of doing good
ing evil than to be placed ON the most Splendid throne
of the univcrsc tantalizcd with denial of the nr,c,cc
OF all winch can make the greatest situation any other
than the 2 cacst To resume your scat in the
senate oil these august States under such
would be an act OF rebellion against the dominion, of
son and Justice AZ regards yourself exclusively the
sc' would be aggravated greatly in another respect
would DC arrcidsl to the just fame you enjoy derived
from your luminous exposition of arguments in defence
OF the great right of Instruction which has forced
oil late 10 wade through the shades an eclipse chat you
might shine in another sphere.
In connection, will bring forth from the past TO your
view P'edse IN the terms Gas Ieporcd) in which it
was made by General Severn f.. Parker in the House
OF Delegates the 9th of January last in the debate
with reference to the election of United States Sena-
TOT; surprising, said Gen T.. 'swhch he did not be
heve would be the case, that the Jackson party should
succeed IN April (no,c past and that they should hav
majority IN the next General Assembly las IL is po,c
HhoTm Mey ,cH hare) Gen Z. risLed nothing in saying
that MIR Leigh would resign abide by the instructions
they may give him. He sta nds pledged said Cen p
to do this by the whole history of his past liiby his re-
gard for the right of instructio-by all those hub and
honorable, and patriotic of character for which he
Is so dsting uiscd Resign, otey Instructions In
sructons oil what character! Your aud the re-
suit oil the elections clearly indicate what must be the
character of the instructions. Then according Ia the
people decree, You must resign, abide instructions
support measures oil the General Government in re-
lation to which. you have said, i'm substance the
Chief OF the Administration, from which the mca-
sures have emanated, speaks to the Senate of IA.
United States in the imperial STYLE Of the Cs,,s m
the degraded Senate of Rome " instructions 10 suppor,
measures the extent of the power claimed by the rrs
aeht 10 ciectnae which, If approved by the people, you
have said is sweeping and CONSULTATIVE thai the
Cohst,tunon that piece OF parchment, had well be
committed to The hancs All those high, and homo
rab and pltrioc traits of character which You are
so distinguished conspirc mpcriousy forbid YOU 10
abide such instructions Ifyou your seat with
the expectation OF retaining it car only be with the nj,
tendant belief that the delegates to the ne AZ
sembly will fail to carry into effect the declared Of
Their constituents think you will concur with me in
the OPINION that seat in the Senate expected TO be re-
tanned through the inhdey of your immediate constu
ents, would not be in unison with 'the high and homo.
distinguished" 80
by these expressions of the sentiments that you are
man o pure sense of honor. would have You sup.
pose design to abae that of yonr senatorial
reer calmly judged to have been at variance with the
VIII o the people of Virginia which have heretofore
ln ,he freedom and yet, trust with the
ten that ccnsurc tor all the honors the world could be-
stow: No. not for the power of itself i the
thought be not ievercnt to into eternal bliss
the circumambicnt air breathe in
nave thus spread before you, what, am satisfied is
the wish Ies Just expectation, of the people of Virgil
ma; nut you resign jO1thesuh. Were / your enrny
might not desire TO dvcst yourself of the senate
rial dignity. Were i your enemy with S,,nnino
which ennity lis apt engender i'm man mn
ture, might prefer that you await an order 10 dotf
the senatorial dignity equally satisfied that 1
am not insisting on vain punctilio In obedience
MI
an order TO lay aside your trust you may determine TO
support the measures of man. who Won have said and
not trust, with lcvity, " is possessed with degree of
presumption that never mortal beside was cursed
wthal presumption, which, whether it proceed from
naive vanity or the favors of fortune the poison of
haery, must be to himself copons source of error nc
wei as OF bitterness, and of evil TO his country You
may be thus determined to support in the Senate the
measures OF man, whose " love OF contest and passion
OF conquest have impecd him, you LA We said TO aim
al conquest over that very Scnatcthc very
100, which you regard the active weapons of his me-
dtated conquest over the Senate obedience TO ns,ruc
tons, you may determine support these measures
winch you have repeatedly averred had reduced the af
lars OF your country TO st deplo5ablc condition. Won
may be thus constrained to give these measures cold
ana langud and sluggish support when they have bee
sustained by the people with holy enthusiasm and
with sober exultation in their triumph YOU may net
tuS out be assured that such would be
generally declared to be understandable odous and
Ny the moderate men Of your party, it would be
thought to be unjust and mprudent Such conduc, in
seat In the Senate, bestowed in defiance of Tie peopl
VIII, and maintained in defiance of public shame would
bcspeak degree of zeal of depravty utterly incon
traits of character for which you have long been On dis
tingnishcd. Your clear unbemshe5 character in the
past would but make the dcprayed zeal the net moro
conspicuous II your ambition upon a level with
your understanding If you shall Judge of what is truv
honorable for yourself, with the superior genius
which anlmaes and directs you cloqucnce in debate
there will be justice and wisdom, and representa-
integrity, in your decision; if not your eloaucnce will
aggravac your default and give il fame while the re-
nown OF your genius shall endure. PUBLIUS