Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-18


aGSy TAX. themselves be hpOphs
tor the dignity ote people no Knowledge of their place,
win ebske this presumption: tho coming, when professions
Virginia will Spoa v a % nsv & sapsS .s oi
FORTH to ~un'an and defend their ,gL,s
The charge OF arsoeraey against
discussions preceding tho meet.
.%a the a s s'' s &
ns MHu o , BY 70" $ saos
.dS Of any kind" ms sSs to the
who actually voted viii, both points, aud Who
these, least, expected prompt,
would Sras apo me- Ia Thu S""e Ses" ss n"%
ever in tho candid federation many of
"csoc@eo: sonalse hope and believe, ,a., tho hearts
IN my opeon they swase the dangers ,n
s s ss a% fsss
the cause ofcon tuonal Republican Government
"ia am se"emen' win y IT,. ,i hsLe., respect,
our '''SN' a as' ". II.Esicn.
We surpriacd indeed such letter even from
truth in the words of Pope, that
,l' iom high life high characters nrc dawn
might scarcely have expected that Senator of the IT,
States should have far forgotten the dignity of his
ton, TO pen such production.
Ii may breathe somewhat " the fumes of sanity" to
say despisc his denuncations The People of Virgil
mia will fairly judge between and ourselves
They will compare own political life with his-and
by their verdict shall most cheerfuly abide. If the
Enquirer has eyer bcen or Is "prostituted to the
worst purposes of faction, it will he for them decide,
and not for Mr. Leigh They will first be apt TO
qure, what has he done for the great of Virginia
principles, TO cnc him TO "a deal damnaton round the
land What has he done to arrest the encroachments of
the Federal Government upon the Rights of the
States What, to resist the power that for
many years usurpcd over Internal Improvement What
over the Tariff. What to resist the gigantic deci.
sons of the Supreme Court' The enemy was over and
again at the gates of the citade but found
centinel in MIR. Leigh. lie Indifferent to Federal
politics. He was rcposng in digni6ed retire mcnt -
Had Virgina found vgilant than him SELF
her great principles of SO and 80 would have been pros
trateG and even despsed.-Why MIR. Leigh abandoned
the political apathy in which he seemed to be buried
why he entered eagerly the lists in 1882 in which he
is engaged, scarcely escape the notice OF those
who are convcrsant with the events OF that period
opened TO himbut little of honor or
distinction likely to await him. in it, that shrewdly
suspect he is very sorry for having entered it,
! is this the politician who has a right denounce
others Where is his patent? is it his long service in
National politics Is il his active devotion To the Prin-
cples of Virginia. Is it the ability he has shown in the
Senate of the u States is it the fame he has ac-
qurcd' Not of them
From Mr. Leigh them fcarlessy appeal the People
They have had rs good opportunities of judging U.S.
he hasand they certainly fair and dispassionnte
judges They will best decide whether the Enquirer is
.notoriousy prosttuted to the worst purposes of fac
ton. His opinion is of no weight. The very
of his nvecve maniirsts the violence of his
We have unfortunately offended MIR. Leigh beyond the
reach of forgiveness What justice, therefore,
expect from him? FIVE have erred have
far offended him support even Mr. Van Buren, we
have leas; the consolation of recoecng we err
with Nathaniel Macon and William Smith-allhough
they unfortunate enoughto differ with the Honorable
Mr. L. has charged US with ranity and personal ma
| EgRiy But if we ram, what is MIR. Leigh? Ii it
be any proof of mans thinking highly of himself that
ne speaks owly OF others, then who Is more vain than
he? In what terms did he abuse Mr.. Van Buren, in his
speech at etersbuig-rhe very letter before shows
us the high opinion he has formed of himself Here is
Senator, who was last winter elected contrary the
instructions of the People, and who is now in open OPP
position TO the voice of Vrginia-and yet he has the
modeSty to express publicly the hope that the good pco
pie will come round TO his opinions! Does he there
by distinctly declare he will never swerve from his
| Du but w IN i'm defia eoff Tho
expressed will of majority of the Citizens of yginia'
If he will thus surrender the only federal feather he has
ever worn III his cap; and thus abandona principle of
which he was once the champion; will Virgina-ean
she, consistently with her sacred principle Of Instruc
TONS submitilonger TO such preensions'
Those who know us best, will best decide upon the
charge of personal matignity.-"Le the CALLED jade
'enee orr ,cahers are un'crung" We have never made
political difference OF opinion source OF personal diff
ference with any man, who did not make it with
We claim TO have as many, and friends among
the Opposition, as We have in party.-We
fer to the terms, in which spoke of Mr. Leigh, when
he was appointed Commissioners TO S. Carolina, show
the fcelngs we entertained towards him We refer TO the
pursued after the last Spring Election When
of our friends pressing call upon him for
the immediate resignation of his Office declined
the publication OF their pieces We declared that il
due to Mr. Leigh to wait for his decison-and we
did watt until the Developments had testified his
tempt of the voice of the Peope.-ln speaking of him
ourselves, have attempted to practise much ibcra
y possible, towards who has displayed SO little
towards his opponents We have only exercised the priv
ege OF every vlrgInian IN crticsng his public acts
We have religously respected his private character If
have been free upon his public course we
trust they have been liberal as they could well be-
We think he has grossly erred and in what terms could
we convey censure, without giving him offence p
We speak not ofour Correspondents They have spoken
according TO their prvileges.-We have all times
done ample justice to the abilities of Mr.. Leigh We
never thought him great Statesman The fact is he
had not qualified himself for the Office he fills His ta
Tents had taken another direction. There is no royal
road TO Mate the Philosopher told the Prince
and any impartial man might have told Mr. Leigh
that he had not duly qualified himself for the part he
was assuming to shine in the Senate.
! Let Mr. Leigh abuse much as he will, the Ed-
tor OF the Enquirer regard but little the good opinion
of one, who has spared the memory the great
Apostle OF Liberty of the most illustrous of
VrginIa.--He bear with some eauannity his
srctures who is sent to the Senate contrary 10 the
known wishes Of the Statc-and whilst there has con-
butcd little by his political atainens to raise her
IN the scale OF the Unon-one indeed who has been
unable to rise himself to than the Sd or 9TH rank Of
Senator'S and consequently has carried little weight and
consideration with him. The People Of Virginia have
shown the in which they hold his services He
has himself provoked the sticturcs he has deserved
The most bitter enemy Of MIR. Leigh could wish him
Is this then the man, whose character is too lofty for
criticism What right has he 10 expect impuniy for
his errors Is lac sacred, that it be touched,
without the i,nputation of ranity7 Syeophants may
hatter him--but the People cannot be deceived The
fress is free and il will expose his alterations at the
risk OF his calling it rain The fumes of his o1cn dicni
~ may tntozieatc himself but they cannot impose upon
the world They make him grcater or Others fcss
But enoughl-whom MIR. l.. means by our "Confeder-
aes, we know not!He must the great body Of the
People, with whom coincide in opinion; for we will not
suppose, that he pay poor respect to their good
TO suspect them pab being Influenced BY so
poor and prosutcd print he represents the Enquirer