Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-27


tho decision of this Election The next
consult the People at the polIs-and 10 avoid
even the suspicion of ansgressing the Virginia doctrine
oil Instruction
Mr.. H.3LkER IL4WES
we receivcda Communication through the Post Office
yesterday ia, %0tnng enclosing piece from federics
nous Correspondent that it the first time have
ever seen the article The following extract is all that
ton:
rasio a'sIs" has just ssSa dssS editorial article
hon King William" wit, certain charges alleged
M Have. Rs"d si, ds,s" sS
he did not "sSaa s To l i me sSs ss sS's
,s Ss Si have never
as Sy the uanpo.i,ao and doa'oa Of his language Wa
i Ss aase ns~ ss.s s1dss not "%. TO become candidate.
violate The Wishes Of ii, constituents much, perhaps
than other and heard his large ON the subjects
ha, he Would vote oS Mr. s no" bear n srsI pc
said so ss he declared t,enn ne Hastings
sincerely l a, the circumstances which control
sool present have recorded his assia! isSic, not
hiss acouoabi, Which Ito
good people Fl King Wia ail .pIssia,s and applaud
nishcd the query touching Mr. Hawcs declaration to
notice the above Alr Ii. could have been furnished
with the nancs. &e by calling at this office. As the
''concert which the fredericksburg writer supposcs to
exist between " certain venerable gentleman Of King
William and the Editor of the Enquirer a noble pair
OF brothers, lac calls them in place and sscousn
germans in another, the aforesaid is altogether
mistaken W. nave had no communication, direct
indirect with John Roane of King Williams for more
than wclvemonh past.Thc other uations of the
author are really too contemplate for notice.
We seize this opportunity Inform Correspond
cnt Cnsf"s that we wonld publish his Letter .sWal-
ker liawes of lighthouse of Delegates if we thought
there was the slightest chance of lis having any effect
But he may rest assured that the game worth the
powder that will be wasted upon it. He must cxcus. us
for combining ourselves the following extract from the
close OF his letter
"Why pretend to be a friend to the rights of the peo
ple' when your practice is at war with those rights
All the boosted ta-
Tents of your leaders, change that desperation
which the voice of ambition calls into action.
You viii bear in
mind, that you stated in your public address to the people
at King William Court House, that you would ali
times obey the instructions of your constituents At
te time yon made this declaration, many ingenious
minds gave credit to il also regarded open
and frank declaration, in favor of the the
right OF your constituents in reference of the con
tovered questions then pending Ii is also well known
that the instructions generally signed by yonr const-
tuents, were carried by the most public course Of
proceeding. Your party made a eotcmporane-
Gus effort to protect you from the power of the people
err but soon became convinced of te folly of their labors
they Then abandoned the contest before the public. and
protested Je secure of their object in vos,r o,yn
na resistance to the acknowledged gs of your const
tucnts. And, Sir, the sagacty which prompted
their first confidence in your resistance the sovereign
powers OF tho people, sustans them the opinion
that the she'll of your Constituents will reach Mr.
Leigh But Sir. the election of Ar Leigh by trcachcr-
Gus public servants will oaiy seal his and their own
atcs, as to all public and general objects Connected
with the Administration, hs election become am
event The people OF Virginia p;ill 10
administer their Government in defiance ofz cgsative,
Judicial, and Legal Arstoeracy, combined; and the
durable records of history, Will convey postcry the
riumpns OF the people, ia was waged against their
hcrcnt rights
We shall publish in nert, the Correspondence Of
Mr. j. r. Brown with the Committee of Petersburg He
declares his belief that he is instructed and his de-
termination 10 vote for Mr. Leigh The rsburo Con-
stcllaon, declares in its - under advisenent anda
thorough investigation of the list of votes that Mr. b. is
nsruetedby majority of the efficient constituency Of
| TO rOfoa fbf.r olo.
OF Mr. Leigh In support of this declaration VIC appeal
to the pril election for the borough bIueh sincere
~ respect delegate, and good will should
not be the less valued because on his part
the lne; nonr has arrived for company and for
OF his political lpersonal, he can haze none) enemies
Certificates have been obtaiacd 10 show the means
whcn were employed to prevail of the sgncrs
TO sign et their names from the Instruction lists of
Chesterfield county---iorc anon
The Lynchburg Virginian is still trnc to Mr. Clav
1t expresses the belief .:should tho nomination of
the Wing members of the Virginia Legislature fall on
Henry Gethe natiSe of ker soil, and the adopted
and cherished child of her daughter-and should that
nomination be responded to by Kentacky as il doubtless
will be- and by other States al of which he has troops
OF friends bound to him by The yyarmest ties OF per-
soha love and patriotic admration-we believe that if
any thing could, that course would cfftetoay close The
breach in our ranks We cannot doubt uat the great
wing party losing sight of theiE differences of opinion
wo0d rally upon nsis nomination. least with tenfold
greater unanimiy than upon tia ofony other man--and
1 nomination successful
The Vrgnian adds. that Mr. Galaller editor of the
Virginia Free Press and member of he Hone If NJ
cgates from Jefferson county enry Clay as
next President, and John Tyler, Vice President
of the United States R1r e. is somcwhaf of - Mil,
flyer, and styles this compromise ticket. lie says that
more than fifty of the members Of the Legislature now
agree with as in THIS matter, we have not doubt"
THE DUEL
We haze received n letter from Wasiiagton which,
states that on Thursday last the Duel between Messs
Coke and Wise took plaee.-Mr. Coke was shot in tho
right arm, not dangcrousy-and Mr. Wise escaped Our
correspondent adds, that after the Dae they rcconcied
their differences, on Mr. w. tending has hand 10 Mr.
C3te' The following is the aecoant Of the affair in the
Alexandria Gazette
! 10 Ae EditOr Of lie .9icraadyia Gazette
''WAsHIScToS Cry, Jan % 1886
-SsN:--Nlilst al the Capitol to-day discovered an
unusual buzzlng about Of the members of both Houses of
Congress, which led TO Inquire what had occurred
! ! soon ascerained that affair of bcgerent and
bloody character had taken place this morning. over the
Eastern Branch Bridge, just the District line.