Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-31

Rights and State Sovereignty if too men shall be permit
Ted with IMMUNITY TO deprive the State her roice in the
Senate tor SIX ycarsto cling their seats in spite of
The people, ana transfer the weight Of the State to he.
lasting, blasting, warning mark ought to be
put upon the Resulntion-no only Clay Resolution on
the Journals Of the Senate but its twin brother on the
Journals OF our own Legislature. But that alone will
not cure the sin Of Mr. Leighs re-cecpn-tbat alone
VIII not prevent him from representing his coalition par
zans, and nssrprrscnting the ority of the people
for six years Many Of his friends would have him to
vote for placing Stigma upon his vote and hcr,y
make show OF implicit Obedience to Instructions Wills,
they Know that in all other matters, upnn which he IS
not specially instructed hr will uough, the she's
OIL the majority of his constituents WAY u the Wnir
wish Mr. Leigh to cling to his scat: Why, simply he.
cause they know ta, he ,rH represent the State.
they know: that if Mr. Leigh should resign, a man
would be elected, who disagrces with them, and
cords IN sentiment with majority of the people
But II Is argued that the proposed instructions would
De inconsistent with those given 10 Mr. Rves Consist
en-; or inconsistent, the fault is not with the people.
hose who instructed Mr. Rivcs ahead of the poo
pic The instructions were unauthorized by them-The
people have since disapproYcd then-so far they
cnded 10 sustain the Senate in cooperating with the
Bank, IN their efforts to disgrace the President and
orce restoration Of the Depesites to the Bank But why
Talk about consistency with those who have boxed the
compass themscvcs To-day dcnouncing the Proc!ama-
!on and osce Bii-tomorrow forming league with the
1asl trends OF the Proclamation and Force Bill To-day,
denouncng the Removal of the Deposits usupalpn
power tending to impovcrish and enslavc the people
and denouncing Caucuses the hotbcdS Of all that
rupt and corrup,;ng in po,cs--To-moro w, going into
caucus themselves, bringing out candidate for the Pre-
sldency-and that candidate thorough going friend Of
tho Proclamation, Force Bill Of the Removal of the De-
pos:ics, and Of every which they peadas pre-
te3's Tor deserving and dcnuuncng Andrew JACKSON
C"nsislcncy DO they to kill the word? IL they
do not lel them give the world practical proof Of their
consistency in protesting be true tho Right of In
struction.
But dignity! Senatorial dignity must not be offended.
Agreed. But shall faction be honored shall reprcsen
tave obligations be disrcgardcd; shall States and peu
pie be degraded IN order TO sustain the dignity OF Two
Anl!RcpublicSn Senators: Is that the way preserve
tive dignity ofihc:AScna,e: Where tile dignity Of
the Senate during the late ver-Lobe forgotten Bank
eanic' Shall. snch dignity displayed, in panic
e!ectioneerns arangues and in the other
efforts to alarm the people disgrace their President and
their immediate in Congress, and 10
humble them at the tcotstool of the Bank?-Sha such
dignity displayed in all these factions and rcvolu
tionary proceedings awe the Legislature Of Virginia out
Of their fidelity to the people:
1t seems that OF the parZans Of Mr.. Leigh have
all al become wonderfully sensitive TO the oblSa
tons Of oahs and awfully afraid that the friends of
instructions, by holding caucus without waiting hear
ray and upon the parliamentary meaning Of the word
Erpungc, in danger Of committing perjury. They will
have IT, that TO c1punge means to obilerae, to destroy,
NC. Let them have 1t as they prase-Let the friends Of
instructions do their duty, pass tho instructions to
Punge, according to its parliamentary meaning specify
ing If they deem it worth while, what they mean by
expunging and il Nh Leigh should consider himself
bound to ho the condemned Resolution, why let him
do so-Even if he s;cud consider unconsutonal, he
find in his creed as developed in some OF his
panic harangues. precedent two TO save his
science. Ii his friends wish calm their sensibics
as to the obligations CT oa.hs-and if The friends Of In
strua;;ens doubt to the extent which their duty 10
the people, and the ancient principles Of the State
quires them to go, would respectfully ask boil, parties
to read the "derctopemcats and
LOOK TO THE "ALTERNATiVES."