Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1835-07-11
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CANNOT represent the principles and wishes of
lhe PeopleF And has 1t come to lhiS7 Is thiS tb.
ooaStng republicaniSm of the Richmond Enoui-
frTf Is this pirginia DeH0eraey2 Are the.
The principles of The Ancient Doniinion7 What
declare that Virginia will probably follow The
lead 81 New Hampshire, aud pass the expupp
ing resolution asreesby TO The request Of Tho.
mas ID: BentUn7 recommend the Legislature
| OF virginia 10 instruct MIR. Leigh TO Iesien-fc
what! not surely because he is not colnpelrnt f.
MI The station, fer every one knows him iu be de-,
Iiueuiy 'he aoiest and most talented Statesman i'm
virginia, now on the political stage of sc,ionI
not because he is not man of the stricia.t int.l
griy, and al an anSpolted private character for
hisheT Souled, purer man breaiheS moi The NOM
ialn ar oil virginia, than Benjamin Watkins
Lelsh!-not because he is not a republican in III
SlriceSl sense of the term, a state rights man anI
pure disciple OF Vitgmia's dearest doctrines ~
no man has asserted more Cloquenily or defended
u i ANY ahh successfully ihoSe principles ana
'octrlneS!-not because he will not maintain A. =
principles OF Virginia IN the Senate and me-
readily obey The constitutional instrnrtinns 81
h'r Legislature, for his ability aud Willingness
10 90 So - admitted by ALL No, mol for ali
or any OF these; but simply because his nlore
Is wanted by political cabal for a subtle loo,
and eleciiOneerer of Martin Van Rurrp -
Yes, though Mr. Leigh was as pure as the Angel
III nedv'h--'hough ms principles were in every
particular IN The SiTicieSt conformity TO those ~
virginia, aud though he scrupulously carried
mem oui 10 the very letter so that no man e. mia
md loop-hole wherein TO lodge n aaw-vei he
hiuSi DC nunleu uOWn because he n not n Tar Ru-
rem man And this is what MIR Richie denomi.
naIsS pitginia ReIUbieanisn A devotion, moi 10
PRINCIPLES, but TO MEN PTiueipJ,s are
thrown to the wind, and man only i worshipped'
And the Richmond Enquirer exulis in the deer
ua'lohi AMI openly pfoclaimS its devotion Ia
and toPartyi Can II be thateven Mr.. Ritchie'sr
ty. or the party he acts with in Virginia.
sanction SuchidociTineS as are here thus openl,
vowed IN the Enquirer, and that bring upon then.
selves the pity OF all the worldi No no we will
They bsen
an attempt is now being made by The Enout
reT-and a bold attempt il is TOTO dIae
Them by party ties from the ancisnt eminence
of Vagina principieJ down, down, TO degra.
ding moH-porthip, and disgusting sVeop1aHevt-
Will the attempt succeed We shall see Yes
we shall see how far Virginia is prepared TO I'D.
low the lead oi The Richmond Enquirer in this
business. We shall see how Tar the yssyL aFs
prepared to carry ont that degrading doctrise
which hiss for its muilo--MEN vet PRINCE
PIES. The Enquirer holds on 10 the death for
Mr. Van Buten, who has been for the Bank, wild
supported he last Tariff who yO'ed for toll gata
ON the Cumberland Ruid, whoorpoSed MadiSost
election and who opposed the whole South on "a
Missouri Question and fiscsrdS Col JOhnSOa
who says hr Is from head to foot inside and uuf
thick and thin, dyed in the WOOL a thorough "a
ing Virginia principles mani Is not this rarryih-
out the doctrine Of MEN, not PRINCIPLES
Inc Enquirer Is ready 10 'gO TO the death" To get
Mr. Leigh uul of the u = Senate though he NAV
be nsver so able aud ready to maintain and carr,
ont all The principles Of Virginia and all the IN
SirucliOnS Of her Begi,ature And il not this
tsrrl lng out the doctrine Of MEN, R0i PRlN--
ClPLESl Can the EuQuiTeT anSwer1