Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-16
THE RiGHT or Ll;sIN11. ron.


THE RIGHT or INSTRUCTION.
The cloud not yet dssipated- ystifcation is sill
the order OF the day We have yet with one man
who can undertake TO say whether the Governor has or
mas not communicated to MIR Leigh the Certificate his
Eiecton--lhc law says, % So any election shall
be made of Senators for this Commonwealth the Clerk
OF the H. of Delegates shall notify the same to the Go
vernon who shall cause crrdenal bc made out and
me seal oil the Commonwealth affixed thereto shall sipp
the same and it TO be delivered to each Senator
Why call upon the Clerk so soon to notify the fct 10
the Governor, II the Governor forthwith to notify
1t to the senator Has the Governor done II, or has he
not: III he has not. why has he not, At all events
how does happen, that in Republic so open and 80
removed from all secrecy aud diplomacy as ours is il
simple fact like this yelled from the public eve, How
comes 1t to pass that any thing like m s,iication should
the Virginions are?
We were asked the other day. how did it happen that
the wings were so anxious TO precpitac the election of
senator on the very first week of the last session-tlnt
ney assigned as reason for ill., that Virginia ought al.
ways to have Senator rcady-and vet when the Elnc
ton was made. the Crcdential was not communicated
the Office was not acccpedte Senator was not i'm fac,
who best understand it, ''''
we cannot yet believe, with of our Corrcspon.
dents that "Alr Leigh is not going rcsignor ra-
her, Is gong 10 accept Let the Wing the Compiler
take what ground they may we will not believe that
they speak the wishes of Mr.. Leigh We will NOT nor
mt ourselves to think that he will subscribe TO such
Compiler NOM '"e
due s; the m' sss seSS TOO Ss Mhat due
rom ms po5 by political harpics, until clearly demon
which Virginia has always con,cndcd Let tho Lesi.l,n
aud with h o% a,;onn Bank
tion TO rns, we, na DC Instructed TO nppropra-
poes 1' saS a e' the" instruct him
Spo" which sa ANY one OF the great constitutional
der ali ' ;e. a.IsE s ably a; when he
whose glory nu nS and The noble Old Dominion for
not oy When he sa be- mas soIea SO faithfully then he
set Of insst. and knayes to bow Van Iren
SSiS prostate her principle at the give
reckless Manifestations Instead OF
Not @" af EG a f fD a"s s of io% a
selves aSS , sIs"sno until ,gy have far es,od them
Is es o need they 9s ,- heat hi.
Let MN set himself up TO instruct his PRINCIPALS as 10
what points they may instruct him, and what points
ey may motto screen his violation of the principles
OIL Ms own report under such preexts and snbtcriges
as these-to act with the Southards and the Manuums
ana TO ritter away this great Va Right of Instruction
ne may indeed retain his seat but he will lose all the con-
hdence which can give il any sort of value He will
noiu II AND aii the storms of public Indignation He
may say 20 MS friends like the Mexican Chief who was
thrown upon pile of burning cindcrs Dost thou
'hihK that am lying upon u bed Of roses,
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
~ we have not had an opportunity of reading the last
NO WIN our usual attention-and therefore avail
ourselves of the following critical remarks of The Rail-
more hepubiican-Fhe compliments which il pays will
come 100, with better grace than they would flow from
Our own peias they mbued with the DersonnI
parilality which feel for the Publisher and the Editor
Inc ninth number of this Periodicals. received and
contains even more than its usual quantity of excellent
matter We are glad to also that this matter is in the
instance, entirely original There is select.
su allcie IN Tue h9ek The outward appearance and
typography IS unexceponobc and in respect has the
south occasion to regret the enthusiasm with which She
mas lent her aud to the support of the Messenger We
WI" eceaVor 10 IND room for running notice some
oil the principal articles in the present number The
sixth OF the irotton Sketches sustains the reputation
OF the preceding papers. The Letters of Sister are
aso very spirited vivacious, and wellwren The third
number OF the Fine 2Tts, Just applica of the
suoJec, ana IN many respects is excellent The Article
on hecenf Anericaa Noeels is crude and undigesed-
the writer is evidently unacquanted with his theme
iiis opinion of 1.-The Insurgents exaggerated and he
has forgotten the talented novels of Mr. Kennedy and
Dr. Bird in his wholesale denuncations 'rbe J;ssor,,
tion on the characteristic Drrenccs 5et.ceen te SsIes
is paper OF unusual value The subject is treated in a
manner really mastery and would be sufficient of itself
20 give character to any Periodical Li0aising tale
ny Edgar A. Poe, is an admirable piece of burlcsque,
wcn displays much reading, lively humor, and
ao"ty 10 afford amusement or instructions, according to
tie direction he may choose give TO his pen which
should not be suffered TO lie unenn love, ,nd IN 49,,
we trust, be neglected " '0
There are also some excellent sketches of Virginia
scenery viz: The House Mountain pisu to The YirSinir
Springs DaggerS Springs and The Red SiyLr Spf;oys
We refer readers confidently TO tI,e Cl;,;roI N,
IN the present Number We have read with interest the
remarks on the PromeSsi Sposi of Manzoni on Mrs
buucr s journal; and on townsman Mr. Kennedy |
new novel Horse Shoe RIbnson-of which latter The
pnbication although long anxously expected has been
ir what reason we know not, deferred The pocticai
pieces pieces, are all above mediocIity. The lines to M
Chad are admirable aud we have seldom seen any |
1lns OF the KIND more beautiful than MY Yatec Laad
The following is the Table QF ContcnLs
"ORfGISAL ARTICLES IS Observation-Disclosures notice. |
oRetches oil the History and present condition of Trpo-
~ win some account of the other Barbury States No
~ prodgious Nose, by DcInocrtus Junior; The |
Grave OF Forgotten Genius, by Under graduate The
House Mountain in Virginia; Visit to the virginia |
Springs, during the summer of 1884 No /; The Fine !
Arts, No Iii Recent American Novels; The Insur.
gents; Letters on the United States of America by a
ypuhB ocouchnlan, now Obser vations on the
IFationai Importance of Mineral Possessions and the
cultivation OF Geological inquiry Letters from Sister
"A continuation of the Partisan Correspondence: Dis
ssrauon on the characteristic differences between tle
Sexes and the position and influence of Woman IN So
eieiy; Dancing Waiting, &c by Anthony Absolute.
Llohizing-A Tale, by Edgar A. Poe Lionel Grauby
LirERARY NOrIcEs.--I Promcss Sposi or the Re-
trothed Lovers; Manese Story of The seyenfcenfb
century, as translated for the METROPOLITAN from the Ita
nun oi manzoni, by G Feathcrstoniaugh Horseshoe
IisoDihson Tale Of the Tory Ascendancy by the au
thor OF swallow Barn; Journal by Frances Butler
s ORAL ~ ARTICLES winning; Dagger Sulphur
springs, IN the county of Bofetourt Va The Red Sui
phuF Springs, Val Female Education: Young Ladies' !
seminary at Prince Edward Court House Va Editorial
Monuments on Contents of No TX; To Correspondents
Deferred Articles
'OsieisAl PogreY. To Marguerite; To Ann; NV ma /
i've ihane, by Lucy T. Johnson; To my Child by Peft
. aA iacd; -- Thou arch Magician" Lines writ
Yen IN an Album, on pages between which several leaves
had been cut out; Lines in recollection of rhos n I
White, who died at Richmond Va October = I,s}1
rom Saco h'aine; To Spring by Eliza TO H. b. |
eutlor OF trust Not, in the Messenger for Fcbrnarv
"pfing' by Roy Spring, by "a Prisoner"
TO THE MEMORY or MRS 1tlygORD
, ne oeath Of Mrs. LUcY s. MUSFORD the lovely and |
beloved wife Of Gee ~ Muajoyd has excited profound
sorrow IN our city She has been cut oil At an carly a
IN me midst OF happy famy dearlv valued nv al vino