Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-03
FOX TIE ENQUIRER

On Inc principle that the rogue with tive se =, bee
under ms cloak shonts stop thief the oudest Tsce
hf6h@io"d Uht SO the Wing shouts for the Right of In
sirucuon; throws IT'S nlantc Mr. Leigh; declares
" he viii obey; and in the next breath turns to its
friends and says Mir Leigh has not resigned aud il is
not probable he will abandon the post that Iesolu
tons demanding his resignation is dangerous G xpcr
mcnt that He cannot be reached 10y Legislative In
sTuction-such, we mean, do require him to vio
late the COnsti,utonfor he will obey and carry into
execution all such Instructions with mere sac.v tina
thcy VIII be gven; but if the Legislature should in
srGct MIR Leigh To vote to crpunge a certain resolu
ton oil censure against the Presdcnt-paft of the Sc
nate Journat declares hlr Leigh will ncser oLeg
such sTuctions Mr.. Leigh j. to obey legitimate
isuuet'Onssuch as do not require him ViOais the
Constitution but it, in MS opinion the instructions
DO not come within the rule lac intends 10 lay down
atr i INSTRUCTIONS are given, he will neither obey nor
resign, suppose For, says the Wing chat you'd re-
cct on his irnncss and be tananiount 10 permitting
few Van Buren, partzans the Senatorial term
from ak years Ia year months and throwing
the Constitution into the brush fire Of faction Would
y not be well for MIR. Leigh aud the Why, to read the
virginia Resolutions presented To the Senate of the Uni
eu states by one OF our Senator'S asking amendment
oi tie Constitution to authorize tile Ia,
wiihdaw ucr Senators at discretion; witch resolutions
Wheh referred To 10y MIR Benton, during the panic laSs
summer Mi Leigh declared in his place. he lad ne yer
read, or II 80, they had escaped his meinory!g
Thus we have laid before US, a scheme OF tyranny
winch IN the hands OF wicked or arbitrary men ma
soon bc the OF laying low the sovereignty Of h.
STATES Dy an entire desructUD othe Fedrratige principle
III the SENATE u Senators have q rie to make rules Tor
hcu own government on the subject of a
TIE instructions are given and have right Ia determine
'nst uc INSTRUCTIONS arc not 'Icgtnatc, then refuse
tlther 10 obey or resign and require aud enforce their
states into obedience should like TO knogs in VIA. bet.
ter situation State Of this Union qaoad thc question
al Issue, than Shire of England which may chance TO
DC htssed with couple OF Peers ~ thc House Of rdsS
IL Senators have right bind their States for six wears
It's perfectly arccal TO talk Of their being Reprcrnta.
tves OF the Siaicsfhcy are, 10 al iuents aud pur.
poses, Borons for that time reprcsen,iav their own noble
persons, ianiiirsi estates, and parties.
Gould more eficctua scheme be invented by The
wit OF man, Tor totnl subvefsoa OF rrprcsen
principles IN thc Senate, for a complete sup
preston OF State sovereignty aud powrrs Can the
wing Imagine a State move hambls and de-.
graded situation, than that Of having tsO Senators
80 tie Senate Of the United States maintaining
the dgHg Of their o6ieeg and the frniness OF theig
ehar1eeys by this article in the Mig creed Of poll.
teal fifth,
And what likely tobc the situaon Of Virginia The
People, the Legislature, and The lower House in Con-
gress, concur ia political sentiment bot our two Sena-
tors we nave every to bsicve have determined
to VETO the politics of She Stotc. and 10 bully every
body into their selfish schemes Could Pachs over 4
town ~ Turkey exercise arbitrary aulhortv5 OF
eoalda Peer Of England Vance, clam higher right
OF greater authority 20 sesst tepopuar wiiR The onl,
real question for the people Of Virginia now 10 deter
mine, is, whether John Tyler and BcJdsmin Watkins