Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-10

IN the place Of the yc.u,a,ry or ay labourers of the
West Then, you will perceive. that you and our
slaves AL the slr. place in this ,ury that the peasant.
ry of Euyep do in Engand; and MS two things ayrcc
wha p'nd, 90 they must agree aud be equal with each
other and - you and slaves agree in this respect
so you ought 10 have equal justice measured out to YOU
and twhat.is prohibited from the one, ought not to
be asked for by the othef-An,l our slaves not be,
lous to ask of us, the Nolality, what we have re.
FUSED TO your equals Such is in effect the language
OF that hghlnndcd and magnanimous patriot Mr.
l.cigh-used towards the Western citizens OF This
C?mmonwealth, in the Virginia Convention. But
Mr. Leigh does not stop here prove that no moor
man ought TO be allowed the right of suffrage and aocs
on IN his usual arstocratc manner to prove that fact
which he does in the following language (atcr maxine
some sarcastic eulogies upon the people between the
last quotation and the foowingJ he says But ask
gentlemen to whether they believe that those who
are Obliged to depend upon their daily labor for their daily
subsistence, can, do enter political affairs
they never do will, Educated myself
TO profession which in this country has been
TO ut the mind for Me duties of tho statesman have
yet never had occasion to turn my mind to any general
OF p"hucs, without finding the effect of profess
sional habits TO narrow and the mind If others
are more Fortunate, congratulate them Now what
real share so far as the mind concerned any man
suppose the Peasantry of the West-that peasantry
Wnich must have when the country is as completely
filled up with doy-labourcrs as ours is with slaves
can or viii take in the affairs of State"
Such is Mr.. Legh's language to prove that an irno
rant man ought not to be allowed TO vote Now ar
mao never supposed, that in order to entse man
10 vote, he should understand the whole machi-
merry Of governmcnt-its various ramifcatons--iis an.
parent conflicting intricaces, and IFS refined subtle
majority OF the people of this Common from The
night OF voting; and | doubt very much whether MIR
Mg1 nlhseii would have been found in the minority.
Sir Leigh might as well have said that man should
have any thing to do either directly or indirectly with
any ng sch"terer, whether tending government laws
or reigion unless he could comprehend not only the
grand and fundamental principles of each but each of
the hne, hair-spun theories of a-and particularly un.
less he was well vcrsed in all the arts and r;ci,
cry of modern Whiggsm and potenl intr;g,;n,r :
But, sur had MIR. Leigh been as well acquant,d With
the labourng class of our Western citizens as mv.lr
would lay do isch,r,
ior though they are poor and have get their slog
ana homny by the sweat of their brow yet they arc
noble, generous, minded, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
patriotic people, sensible of their duties and tenacious
oil their rghts-though instead of being u,lc 20 dress
WIN that costly, gaudy pnmage Of foreign merehan-
ule when we see decorating the person of Mr. Leigh
they have TO resort TO the Western mountainous willis
anu their home-spun domestcs for their raimcnt; instead
oil good pair of boots them with tanned sheen
skin moccasins instead of a fine pair of cloth nans
looms pair OF dressed buckskn brcechcs instead of
SIX Ves striped hnsey jdckct; instead of a broad
cloth coat lnscy -woolscy hunting shirt instead Of
beaver old wool hat with RIM cut off TO patch the
body or crown, yarn cap knit upon two L;cLor,,
SUCKS lhickory, what cheering name -and these con-
situte their principal Dress and yet shall MIR LEIGH say
na, they are dressed ia humble garb than
ne himself is that they ceptbe of
ing and therefore ought not to be allowed TO yocs Mr.
Leigh should not judge of men intellectual powers bv
external appearances; for he docs might be led into
the vain delusion that he himself was superior in intI
iectuai attainments 10 the Western peasanry ofis Com
nowealth-ior though we have not the facilities for
acquiring Classical education that the Eastern peonle
have for instead of having a large splendid and mac
innocent college, grooming beneath the burhens of yo
hous literary authors, with wcll-skilled nro,ssors
IN adj the different branches of classical literature
TO explain and cxpound them, we have old srnok =
and anhquated cabins, made of round ogs or 49,
scarcely OF sufficient height admit a man to
stand perpendicular, and of sufficient dimensions TO
,s eve wentyLhve or thirty young mountanccrs,
Win a rev Old rusty books, which they inherited
as ue only patrimony from long and a remote apces
,ry; yet notwithstanding this poor facility of acquiring
h~rary aalnIents, we boast saw that our cit
zens poor as they may be- stand pre- men tly superior
IN point OF literary requirements to Mr. Icph's eastern
czens without intending any disparagement to thcm)
VOW, cal upon western members to know how they
can vote 'or who places their constftuents no1
an equality with his slayeswho says that no poor man
ought to be allowed TO vote because he has 10 sUoT For
his liyingthat laborn snan pSt 10 he al,o,yed -
vote, because lie must Go f tIprs, BIO - -
nofnnt Ii thew are x:llini, ~ 80 ,rribio ory =
tocratc, and monarcbia doctrine as is more tan
can or VIII do, so long have the honor of repre-
SEEMING the honest Peasanty of the West. Then, sir
for The reasons have stated, feel my boundcn duty
to vote against Mr. Leigh, not a man. but as a pof
cian-snd for Mr.. Rves of my political views
ana those OF majority of the people rep escn Now
SIR # have said any thing that would tend to wound
the feelings of Mr. Leigh private cizcn-ir have
sad any thing that is likely to mar the feelings of his
most warm and Jealous supporters-if have said any
thing inconsistent with the principles of democracy and
Iepubcanisn ask pardon for certainly was not my
intention: and the only apology offer land hope
1t Will be received is my youth and my inexperienced
The House then agreed proceed 10 the execution of
the JOINT order, and the Senate informed thereof
az ABOUT SIX o clock, p m, message was received
from the Senate stating that they had agreed TO most
pone the execution OF the order of the day until
iOmJ aAu asking the concurrence Of the House.
MT boTTs rose TO state TO Tie House piece of infor
nation which he thought would have an important in
huence on Its decision Of the question of concurrence
WIN the motion which had been sent down from the Sc
nate Since the message from this House TO that
body motion had been warmly discussed there for The
indefinite postponcment of the ionrt order And tlc
proposition now before The House to post pone until To-
morrow, was made in order to allow the me bcr of that
body TO continue the discussion Of that question To-
morrow, which had already been rejected i'm this Iosc
by most decisive vote. Mr. H. hoped under tbesc
circumstances the House would not concllr in the mn
ton which had come from the Senate
NIT EPEs rose to state additional reason for tho re-
Jection Oh tins motion. There were two members nre-
sent who had attended during the whnle day moi with
standing the indsposition under which thcv were
iaocrng, and which would probably prevent their at
tendance tomorrow.
DIR GREoonY said, that had this motion come hero
accompanied by the agreement of the Senate 10
proceed tomorrow to the election he should have had
no Objection to the concurrence of the House But com
ing mere during the pendency of question for 1he indie
hhe PostPonement Of tie subject and intended as il
evidently was TO give opportunity for further debate
tomorrow, wbie, so far this House was concerned
tns Gay would be lost, he felt bound TO oppose The ro
Posinon, NneD the indefinite posponemcnt was moved
ID nus ficse IA the morning f he had been forced 10 snb
nit he should have done SO with as rood n grace a.
possible this body being composed of the direct re-
presenatves OF the people If the Senate choose how
eyer, to make this posponcment after the decision Of the
House against II, let them do il their own respons;
Dhty H. as has been said in the Senate we are abont
70 dso6cy The viii of the people, let that body take upon
themselves the task Of rcbuking but let us not aid
thcIn IN their course, allow ourselves Ia crinoc 10
their mandate live about 10 msrcpresent tlc NO