Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-14
FOR THE I.SQUIRER
- IN lMPERIOUS' SENATOR

- f~J >''''5'i VI wan.
GAN IMPERIOUs. sENAToR,f
IL seems, Messrs. Editors that our rood mas,cr has nj
last declared To the whole world that i, is his
to take his in the Senate unless an imprr,ous ne
cessty arising out of the of his own private at
" iairs, shall prevent him from doing So A very pari.
ouc aud kind master lie wishes IL also 10 be under
$1,000, " that whatever ccnsurcs he may incur, he will
never expose himself the charge Of and
'hat In has conduct in the Senate he shall take coun
sci only from ms own of duty nts
ana country, taking to do nothing but upon the
" naturesi and most dispassionate delibcraton'
fray, gentlemen, could Nicholas, Emperor of all the
Kussias, or any monarch of Europe, assume a higher
tone under the Dirne right Of Kings in his determine
ion to maintain the dignity and independence of
ms Throne, or the prowcss of his person: IL is his
purpose TO iahe his seat, and rule the People whe.
ther he be their choice not unless an i,nDcrious
necessity arising o1t Of the Of his opn pyiratc
lMPERloUS NECESSITY IN his OWN PRiTATE
AFFAIRS CAN PREVENT HIM from se;ying nnon
TINS power to control The State and this too by virtue OF
an election, which every human being the Old unterri.
he'd Dominion, knorS made by violation of instruc
tons and has since been epudiaied and reversed so ia
as the People nave power to do itNade too it is be-
evcd under solemn declarations that he would not take
his seat in the elections by the people were cast
against HIM Have they not been cas5 Yet are we
not told by his organ that he will not be bued ont of
his seat by majority of the Legislature. And this
rcketty organ, with all the colors of the csueron
iesses to advocate the Right OF Instruction. by bullying
the people out OF their Will and wishes, with his TYLER
and Leigh IT, them nperious nccss;tg IN his our, pri
rate cDarS aOne can prevent him from exercising. this
eNuaoi1hary power, and control the State, we
nave MT Leighs own authority for saying, that he
views the popular will, not Only with entire ndit.
ference but with such marked contempt that il can
form M part OF the for chantily his deter.
mined purpose, should change be possible. What
Is the mpctuous design which ipels him with 40 much,
force to take his scat' Is il desire to serve in spirit
ana IN TRUTH those very people whom he has misreprc
sented, ana who have opposed him, and rcpudatcd s
election at the polls? Mo- This cannot be the dcsirn.
lie has not even limited at such thing. On the contra
ry, he has declared H0t haecr ccHsure he ,nay incur
ne ioW erp0se himself tie tharye Of ycrauc
Mark him well! Weigh these words Who has censu9ed
hin and from whom does his organ affect TO believe he
Will bear censuIe with perfect indifference The friends
OF the Administration IL is therefore, their censure
which he has incurred, and will incur with immunity
This IL the quintessence of his determined purpose BH
10 whom can he prove recreant Not TO them for the
have never reposed any confidence in him. He means
therefore to be understood distinctly that he will not
Pose himself % the charge of recreancy from
and those that elected him against the popular viii ~
can mean nothing else And we may not be surprised
to sec him carry out the doctrines of the old Federal
farty OF resistance to Instruction. In this he ,vould
follow the example OF his election. But To confirm
and make it 'strong proof of Holy Writ" IIe Shall
tahc counsel only from us oacn If duty las const-
tucnts AMI country tic has not conceived possible
that his constituents have sufficient sense of dutvt,
MeScirfs, anil country, to give him counsel i'm the dis
charge OF his high functions This is the substratum of
the old Federal arguments against the Right of nstruc
ton The Representative is To according to his orn
sense OF duy But can any friend of the Adminstra
ton OF Gen Jackson, of the election Of MIR Van In
rem, be gulied or hunbugged into the belief that Mr. L.
,oH erer feel his Of duty sanction much ess to
advocate, the measures of these dsting ushcd
Doeshe that majority of the people this State
approve the measures likely TO be acted on that the Ina
so declared at the polls, although fifteen thousands f
his spt ches, to convince them otherwise were before
them that majority of the Senate, majority Of the
House OF Delegates, and majority of the lower HOUSE,
OF Congress concur with the people Yet knowing this
is it possible that he has the head to conriyc or the
heart to execute plan of successful resistance If So
then indeed will believe, that arc the unworthy
offspring of those gallant Saxon ancestors 10 whom he
referred two winters ago. when he told us so much about
beheading kings and ministers of Stale Where will
State S0rTcigy anil Sate RghtS have an abiding place
IT couple OF Senqtors both the legitimate
preIogatyc OF their Breasts Who is sovereign the
Legislature and the People, the Senator'S if the latter
are to govern and control the State according 10 their
o'on sense I dutyY But Senators strictly bound
to the will Of their States the ederativc principle in tie
Senate exists only in name and each State ought To be-
represented according to numbers and not equally II
The Senators are to do they please body national
and not federative. 1t is Chamber of Pccfs and not
OF Representatives yIRGINIAN