Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-05
FOR TIE E.NQUIRER.
.Mr. LEIGII-onA INSTRUCTIONS

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FELLow CIrIzESs-As a Freeman and Virqini,n
would address you - have watched the strug, which
has been lately carried on with much zeal warmth
between Inc Two conicnding political parties of the pre-
sent day, with the same painful solcitude which il was
my fortune to experience during the gloomy days of John
Adams the tirstand thank God! there s so cbcsrn,
prospect of my witnessing the same result The re-
cent triumph in State, of principles which
rom time of MIR. Jefferson the present moment
have looked on as the very and vitality of
Demz4 ~ itself affords ample cause of conrratula
ton and delight to the Republican party throughout The
Union We have been taught to regard tile laws ami
CONSTITUTION OF our country, its dearest and most in
vlolabe interests; and the bare maintenance of doc
tne which was calculated TO impair the force OF either
was considered by our foeiathers summons to their
defence Our recent contest proves their descendants
not unmndiul OF their precepts and the result shows
the Justice of cause That cause was n war NJ ,;
epie, against the combined efforts of asehood Rnitcrn
and monied driStOcraoy. Reused to resistance the
sovereignty of the People has been asserted with an
aacrity and warmth proportioned only to the wronps
ana contempt with which misguided and party agents
would have treated it; and those agents have been
taugti IN language never to be mistaken tie Sacred-
ness ~ nc People pW, and the necessity of its obserra
non Let this judgment prove landmark in all fntre
Time to any and all who shall be TEMPTED by tbc nnion
OF party zeal and scpstry, 10 trampc disregard
this lhesumabe birthright of FREEMES! ( am well
aware OF the camors aud protesations OF the ujebad
party IN regard to the Right of Instruction at this dav
am but too well aware Of the numberess rcpr,s viii,
wch eaeh paper noe teens that their views on this
subject should ever have been mistaken Our country
rs n0'o Hooded with these dcah-bcd renunciaons and
IL ad possibly been bet for the party if their practc
and professions had concided on this pojnt R,fr IN
the discussions the election Of tho u 5 Senator dur
ing Tie past winter read their ideas this sacred right
as there promulgated, and compare them with tho FRO.
LESSONS which they are making Did they NOT tell
us that Instructions, unless obtained at public meet
ing, were na"ght-and as SUCH would be- treated -
pa thcy not Ooasiingly appeal TO the people? Did
they not assure that they would be governed bv the
result oi the April elections? Did the ",romd-Ls"
Speaker publicly guarantee Mr. Leigh : ,ns
u not sanctioned at the pols Where are now the au
pals which were promised tests of their sincerity
Where now are the expected hosaunas of the pcopic
M ION TtF9l frg.4
Whcic now are The guarantees Of Mr.. LIS resignation
Echo answefs-whefe' April has comc-N Higisn is
routec-but Mr.. Leigh is still Senator Nor is this
an. scarcely las the triumph of the people been fair.
~ proclaimed leiore startled by The annunciao,,
OF doctrine, which, though secretly maintained lv q,
t'erass, "e HAD hoped never to have openly pro-
Hugattu IN virginia. lmpudcncc LAS taken the seat of
reason ~ Tie wing party, aud il is openly asserted
that 'Mr. Leigh cannot constuGonally resign" that
Use staDihy OF Tie Senate requires that its members
Snouo DC independent ofevery p0pular breeze. From
whence can so monsirous doctrine be- dcduccd Sure.
" not from Mr. Madison who is ilc author If the no m.
befs OF the Fedcrast c constitution Of the Senate
and Use tenure Of Office Of its members This piece
party would not 90 to him for the maintenance Of doc.
irHcy which would forever destroy at sovereignty o.
the states, which he zeaously aud ably maintained BY
having the representation Of all the States equal in thu
senate. Surely these paragons Of consistency wouo
not 20 70 lm Tor the support Of doctrine which is AT
war win the honor interests and principles OF Vgnia
They would scarcely have the hardhood 10 30 o np,
Madison for doctrine which would render the ueopl
Use paylhngs oithe Senators; my which would 10 use
feasans angagcD mot render them merely the tool,
Of kchc &c, but which would render them tie tools
Of every faction which Clay, Leigh, or Webster might
I excite IN the senate. Would they go for the sup.
port OF this doctrine to The conssieat and disintees
/ ed Editor Of Tie New York Star Or wonld thsv
come 70 the pure and spotless Editor Of the Richmond
wing who asserts that Mr. Leigh ought only 10 obey
legitimate Instructions 10 Wit such instructions as arc
10 unison with bis views All others he is 20 dsrc
gard And such course, the Wing thinks onqht "a
satsfy Richie, Ricss g. Cor Unheard-of impcrttnenc
The Legislature either have the light TO instruct. o,
th l}ge u not lfthcy have it, It is untrammclled by