Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-07

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honor to represent, desired its voe te given for him.
and would Instructive would without delay, rcs;2n
my scat. Perhaps you know, Of you do not will now
inform you that the delegation from the counties of my
District had rnccng in this place. The precise object
of that ing is yet known To me; but this do
know that they delegated one of their number TO de-,
mand OF Tor whom ! intended 10 vote United
States Senator. Al 6sst | thought it their OBJ
jet t. Instruct in what manner should dis
charge my representative duties. promptly denied
their right To- do 50; but upon being informed that
they only desired 10 ascertain for whom intended to
vote. answered that they, well most of my
siittcnts. knew that attended Ia vote for Mr.. Leigh
and that would do So unless should be- instructed To-
do otherwise; that If should be- instructed to vote fer
Mr.. Rivcs. would, upon the very first niC.cnt OBJ
tanned the knowledge of that fact resign my You
not presume ignorant that letters sent 10 my
District urging to instruct me TO vote against MIR L.
You know the attempt made to Instructive. Yen
also well aware that il failed Ioppeal 10 the good
ofmy ielliw-citizcns to say whether could nationally
rive at any other conclusion, than that all ofyou whohave
not under the circumstances instructed me To vote
against Mr.. Leigh perfectly willing To let me think
and act for myself! do you really believe it my
duty under the circumstances OBEY one-fourt of
constituents contrary my opinion while the other
thrcefourths remained perfectly SILENT To those of
constituents who have instructed me TO vote against Mr.
Leigh, will say, that have given 10 their conmunica
tCns calm and attentive considerations that, in coming
TO the conclusion in what should act upon the
election of Senator, have given to them the weight
TO which any request cmanating from such respectable
scarce, Is always entitled But am well convinced that
the leaders of the party had object in vicw and you
another Your desire was 10 have Jackson Senator
clccedno TO promote the interest of Martin Van Blu
rem. feel persuaded that those who have taken the
lead in getting mp instructions throughout the State
have IN vi,wnn object of far Importance than sim
ply clcctng Senator feel assured that the devoted
partizans OF Martin Van Burcn convinced that their
idol too weak tp obtain the vote of Virginia aud their
only hope of securing the vote of the Stale is, TO
vive the dying popularity of Mr.. Rives and put
his name us Vice President the Van Buren, ticket
As IT is now well asccrtancd that Judge White, of
Tennessee, will be candidate for the Presidency,
and believing do, fellow citizens, that majority
of you who have instructed me- prefer Judge White to
tlou0 tIshOu bptip
interest, and ecually advance your wishes in
lation TO that most important object the Presidency, by
defeating those who little for the destruction of Mr.
Leigh the promotion of Mr. Rivcs farther than the
interest of Martin Van Buren, is concerned. and whose
great and almost only object is to destroy Judge White
and every other man who may stand in the way of the
promotion Of their leader. Fcowcitizens Judge White
is not brought out by the Opposition. but by the earliest
aud best friends of General jackson. Judge White is
not my choice do know that shall for him
but believing that majority of you would prefer Judge
White, perhaps, to any man in the Union, only
the old friend of General Jackson, but the firm and
mild supporter of his administration felt myself bound
your representatives to do nothing which would d-
minish his chance of success.
know that Mr. Leigh, n man, is unpopular in the
district which represent, but know that il is in
qucncc of his in the Convention and not in
qaencc of his III the Senate of the u :. IL is
known TO you, fclOw-citizens, that in Western
Virginia was, yet is, decidedly opposed O the
principles advocated by Mr. Leigh in the late Convention
than am. Should that contest ever be renewed you
will find me- whether in private public life, fighting
der the Western banner. There time when no m n
MIR. Leigh than was but have always been ready and
willing To sacrifice all my local prcjudces the altar
my countrys @oodand upon the altar if it should
be necessary, i am willing To sacrifice myself You,
felowcZens have been told that Mr. Leigh is in favor
OF e-chartering the Bank of the United States He
has voted against ecartcr-he has declared in tho
Senate of the United States that he docs not believe
That Congress has any power TO incorporate such in
stitution. But you have been told that he is acrna
tive bank man is suppose, If he compcll-
cd to decide between the present Bank and danger
Gus institution le would choose the least of the two
evils And who would not? 1t seems to me, from
OF the instructions which have received, that you must
have been informed, that am Bank man avail my
self OF this occasion to say, that in the United
states IS more decidedly opposed to an United States
information has been received by me that my cncies
are endeayoTng to PersnadSs s;ny , hry denid to
1t is %hiclYi have never denied len.aey ,n,
which have always held sacred Bt Il said a. git
by the Coz ~ 1tionand the representative is under
the most solemn obligation to support the Constitution
the constituent ought not TO request him to violate
it. have been told, that many contend that my re-
marks on the motion to fix day for the election of u
States Senator, are Anti Republican. l do not think
So But II 1T be true that they are, the fault is in
your Constitution, and not in The Constitution
is the law given by ,he people to the government.
am sworn to support it. dare not violate it,
will avail myself of this OCCASION to protest against the
manner in which the friends of Mr. Van Buren, have
attempted to get up instructions because it liable
thousand frauds and impC sonsit will hereafter used
as part of the machinery by which the dishonest the
ambitious and The aspiring will cndeavor rule the peo
III VIII DC used OF
tanning the public WILL 1t WILL if resorcd to- in consc
quencc OF the many frauds which will be committed
bring the sacred right of instruction itself dsreputc
have not denied neither do deny the right of the
people TO resort TO this mode of nsructing their re-
presenahvcs All have said is, that the great body Of
the people, the real people, tho honest and industrious
farmers and mechanics Of the country have selected
1t for thcmselvcs-and pray God they never may
have, fellow citizens hccn represented you de-
nying the intelligence OF the people, having declared
that my constituents demagogucs and office hun
ters. have always been of those politicians who
have conended that the people are capable of sclEgo
vernnent, which could not do did not believe in their
honesty and intelligence To you, who have known me
long, appeal with confidence, and ask you TO say whe
ther i'll my intercourse with you have addressed
myself to your passions JUDGES. whether have
not always addressed myself TO your understanding
Whether have not uniformly treated you as men intel
Hgent men?-Havc those who wish o destroy your con
hdcnce IN treated you in the manner Do they
not address themselves to your passions and prtudces
is not their object to misead you? Did they not last
Spring, tell you that The true issue Bank no Bank
when they well knew that the true issue was whether
The President had the right TO control the the
IT, Siatcs' They not yet willing that you shall see
and decide the true question-thcy tell you now that
the true issue is, liave the people right to instruct
their representatives. when human beng has denied
the right They tell you there is another true issue
whichis, "Lcigh or Leigh" They are well award
that, from local causes Mr.. Leigh is unpopular in one
part OF the Staten this way they hope TO be able to
keep from your view, the great constitutional question
which divides the parcshcy think i'm this way 90 be
able to cheat you into the support Of Martin Van buren,
have never, for moment denied the intelligence of
their Intelligence and honesty My saying fellow
m for lnd b., Al