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

seem good and when she shall disnc ly thorough,
understand them, and calmly, deliberately, consid,r
them her reSost0n 'eiH b ,coSuy of consideration,
and hdIonye ,tsiicnoe And, lastly, Mr. Speaker,
H. says: " have only 10 add, for my own part
that, while continue n representative Of the soyc-
rcignty Of this State, in the Senate of the United
states, ShaH Hfrer nhdcrG If the impe-
runs Necessity. gre y rcfe for any National Bank, con-
TONS OF (w'at IN my opinion antamounD dc declared
sense Of arg oonSiitvsnfS
Now, Mr.. Speaker what does all this mean Do VIC
hear IN all this uic aniadvcrsions Of uncompromis-
Ing opponent of the Bank Or do we hear the cheering
voice OF some well-known friend? The Bank thinks the
Icr Tor she has published fifteen Thousand copies of
Mr. Leigh speeches. And do not how there
be entertained but opinion in relation this matter
for 1t is manifest from the extracts have lust read that
all of MIR Lcigs efforts with untiring zeal have been
used, and with anxious solcitudc the current
If public opinion in Virginia and to give it new and
dicrcnt tcndencya tendency, favorable the Bank.
lake tic proposition laid down in his Mccklenburq
Letter, and This view Of the subject is conclusive
So interviewer with the government as TO cndanger
The peace and prosperity of the country, ty sudden
~ reversing it, you should temporise with the mis-
chiei But, according TO his March 18th and Peters
burg speeches, the Bank is system interviewer with
the government as to endangcr the peace and prosperity
OF the country by suddenly reversing tthercfore you
must tcrnporisc with the mischief Virginia, he says,
can do 50 with perfect consistency and if it be the de-
stl MT L. Is pressed upon Us an uncompromising OPP
ponent Of the Bank
MIR. Speaker. demand to know for what was MIR. l..
elected TIC the Senate of the United States. To resist
readily admit. the usurpaon of Gen Jackson in the
removal OF the Deposesand this portion of his duty,
| acknowledge hc performed 20 the very letter.
But nc was elected too, Mr. Speaker, the ut
most of has abilities, to prevent the establishment of Ma
tiona Bank this part of his duty regret say, he
was utterly iatiess-lis eNcrons have had the
~ tendency, as hive ondeavore shew in the pre-
ceding part ofmy remarks Nay, Mr.. Speaker Mr.. L.,
seeming to forget the noble and snter attitude Of
Va in relation to this Bank has thrown the anchor of
hgpc to the ccward, induce the pursuit of her enc
Ihcs under the belief that Virginia could be made to
V,l,ic
were essential TO the vitality of this Republic and fast
en- herself 10 tic car Of this other Bank like it,
In thus creating hopes of success in the Bank party
and in failing to exert his utmost against the Bank all
It's qualifications lie false to himself he false to
her Legislature, and he false to this Old Dominion;
and is unworthy of her further confidence
MIR. Booker of rose to reply to the call made OPP
on him by the ger oman from Goochland, to shcw how
he, Mr. b. could reconcile his d:sobcdience to nstruc
ton papers signed 10y 30 of his constituents, with the
fact tim; lie received only 2l0 in the Spring Mr.
Booker had stated his former remarks that this oues
ton was fully disguised before the people, the merits
of the two candidates nominal 20 the Housc-hs
opponent declaring that he should for Mr. Rves.
SAID that would not, under any circumstances, for
him. and that should vote for Mr. Leigh or some one of
his political sentiments. The 800 persons who have
signed the letter OF nbtructions comprise majority of
eleven OF the CONSTITUTIONAL voters of the county But
have authority sufficient number of the signers by
letter aad by Y Is, to reduce the signatures to the
instructions lnority ofthe voters of the county
leaving n:e 10 vote en- this subject plesse.
And, shall cr these circumstances, throw myself
itto thc ar e who have always opposed me, and
- gentleman from Goochand, if
Mr.. WArkIxs. ] ain s5FfY 10 I5iorIn INC xcnter.n
that my grandmother is dead.
Mr. BooeER, do not wish disturb the rcpcs:ts Of
the good lady; but perhaps, the female relations of the
gentleman, have fancy rag-carpets and f so Mr. n
would recommend to the next ncal descendant of the
gentleman grandmother The materials for one mite as
good as that Of which he had made mention Mr. r
would advise The lady take the speech of the gentleman
just now uttered the colorng of which all must admit
NJ CIt nnfl p hrlau audi e
gentleman, delivered here years since when he no.
minated Mr. Leigh for the Office. So far as oon-
trast requisite the speeches would furnish mate
rails for rag carpet fully equal that ofthe gencmans
grNndmrlhcrhlr b. would read the speech of the gen.
ueman in '''2-3J ii it not that his health was
poor and his voice feeble 1t was admirable eulogi-
um upon Mr. leigh, and set forth in the most imposing
terms, his IN 7eat and useful characteristics And
P @s asp3 q e Sa stronger lungs would
Mr. PARHER said. that when lac to the House.
he had intended TO take part in the debate on
Mr. Leigh. Wishing to exhibit Mr. LIS distinguished
qualifications in the most favorable point of view he
would now read speech delivered by the gentleman
from Goocland in the ssion of 1923 with the inten.
ton Of adopting it, as his Mr. P.s, first Speech on the
subject.
Mi Parker then read as follows
Mr. Watkins Of G., said that he could not vote
or Mr. Tyler he rose with the deepest scnsbility 10
: Leigh lie you'd not insult name with which every
attribute of honor and devotion country was assocaf-
cd by attempting detail of mertorous services so
said Mr. p the gentleman would now enumerate them
as he s capable Of doing it ale knew that letters
would he quoted TO shew, that in of Mr. Leigis
Ns>eciion, he would not consent serve Perhaps il
% I'D DC asking too much insist upon his serving the
~ Frm OF six years But Inc thought Mr. H. would not
rene MS services IN the present emergency should
he csgnaitcI The next session of Congress- lie was true
patriot This printing, said Mr. p, lis unfortunate
art for some gentlemen, "and MIR. w believed would
not refuse his excrtions at The call Of his country i'm
times like these; Worse times now MIR Speaker snid
DIR. and he trusted that before that period arrived
MIR Lciehs cxcrtions would have made glorious sum
mcr' Of the winter of our discomfort" fThe winter
IS more gloomy now, said MIR, r, but if we elect Mr.
Leigh be viii turn IL TO glorious summer. have the
gentleman from Goochand authority for the assertion
Ile should vote ,r Mr. Leigh whether he was sustain.
ID by the House not"
This, said Mr. PAKER, is my first speech on this sub
Jet
Mr.. WArRISs said, that if the same circumstances
now existed every word that he then said in regard 10
MI Leigh, could be said with propriety now so far as
his tilcns and patriotism concerned Reference
should be bad 20 the circumstances of that period Tho
country involved in peculiar struggle virginia
deeply interested and solcitous calm the angry
feelings Of the conicndng parties She had shewn
herself opposed TO Notification MIR Leigh yvaa be-
Ecyed not 20 be Nulifer, while Mr. TYLER was
supposed TO have sIewn The cloven foot on that sub
jccl Mr.. Leigh had not been known i'm pcnoral no.
liucf, and his political sentiments were not called
III question further than they related the cxeencics &c
that period Mr. w thought him patriot, and above
he thought him peculiarly capable Of quoting the
Of .ir times Ills opinions Of Rlr Leigh at the
wcrc,E undcd upon far different facts and
tag-car 1ts o. they seemed 10 be
~Ey valuable one might be
clQso F tIr ontfo