Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE rNoU,arR

I. ~
In your paper of the - of December last is the pub
eahon OF letter of instruction, said to be signed by
large majority OF the voters of this county. With this
paper, and the manner in which it gotten up have
at present. nothing to say do My object at present
10 merely to show TO you and the public that the real
instructions were given at the polls last Spring. and with
his Vew request you to publish paper and certif-
Gates herewith sent, together with that part of Mr.
Leigh speech of which it gross msrepresenta-
ton Your correspondent here, speaks of a committee
IN whose hands the letters of instructions may
lhs Sir is the first intmation of the existence of such
BODY nave seen or heard OF whom pray does it
answered by your correspondent himself in which he
styles himself We" believe il is the proctice Of
monarchs and editors to speak and write in the pura
but had not learned that we (the people of PendIc
TOM had either amongst
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Sin our free and happy country, il is privilege and
right we all enjoy of examining the conduct of our
public agents and freely expressing opinions there
on With this view, propose TO consider the votes given
by Thomas Jones, during the late Session of the Iegs
laure and TO prove clearly TO YOU that he las
sened the opinions Of large majority of the people of
rcndieton county, and IS unfit to be entrusted with the
power of making laws IL is not however for the want
OF talents but his judgment has led him far astray
Much credit claimed for him by his friends because he
has aided in getting $4,000 appropriated to make
roads in this county They forget to tell YOU however
that where Mr. Jones has got dollar for his counfy
he has voted away thousands make roads that the co
pie of Pcndeton will see And the worst of Il is
that the money IS 10 be 6orTOlced If the money voted
away by the last Legislature now TO be paid our
not bear. But Mr. Jones is willing 20 borrow mil.
lions for road-Inaking, and incur an overwhelming
public debt, which never be paid without rails.
ing our taxes. am IN favor Of making roads, SO far
as our money viii go but utterly opposed the scheme
OF borrowings and leaving debt to be saddlcd on our
children IL is a system calculated TO min the Sfato
Another great objection is hat the money for this coun-
~ is to be laid out in making roads that viii benefit very
few of the people Ono thousand dollars TO make road
the Shenandoah mountain Ak the Dry River Gan
To nnctenths Of the people Of Pendeton this road viii
be OF no use Nobody goes to market across Dry River
Gap. Brooks Gap tho place where the road ought IN
have been made. That's the road by which most Of our
produce goes TO market, and by which nearly all the
goods consumed in the county are brought t ne Pc,
Mr.. Jones can think Of nothing but Dry River and the
head Of Grcenhrier.-Anothcr very great objection IN
Mr. Jones is that he has invariably voted with the South
Carolina Nuliers, during the whole Session. Last
year, HARMON Hiner gave one HHo xofe through mis-
take, ia favor Of @ae Nul6crs This year Jones has
went with them, through thick and thin What arc vo
to think OF lis MIR. Jones mas aided and assisted the
Nulers TO drive from the nate of the United States
VIM G. ves, ono Of the purcst and best men ever sent
there; and IN his place, they have elected Bcaasia w
Lfigh, downright NVfcr, an 3risi0cTut and man so
bitterly opposed to the rights and liberties Of the people
Of Western Virginia that he las publicly compared The
labOurug people Of this part Of the State to c SHARES
Of old Virginia To show what sort of man this Mr.
Leigh is will give you extracts from his Speeches
in the Virginia Convention ia lS2J-3O Mr. ounony
other things, said that the great mass Of mankind bo
their bread by The Of their brow arc unfit
not only 10 take part in making the laws but unfit TO vote
for those who arc to be entrusted with making them
lie insists that the aborng class IN every country and
particularly in this part ofthc State Of Virginaa who
their daily bread by the sweat Of the MI who
tend the locks and dig the ground no better than
the Shares Of Nd Virginia, and unfit even to choose
the persons to whom he would cntrust the power If max
ing The laws He says, "tbc true the peculiar advar-
tage Of kepcsentatTe Government IS that il holds
government absolutely dependent wealth. that it puts
Tie purse strings in Che hands 9th owners properly
Mr. Leigh said, that Gin every civilized country under
I've sun, some thcic must be- who labor ~ tcir daily