South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-05
From the Kanawha Banner.

From the Kanawha Banner.
SENATOR LEIen.-Is it the reckless.
ness oftriumphant vice, or Of utter des-
peration, which prompts the following
insane address to MIR. Senator Leigh,
from the editor Of the Enquirer, under
the mask of one of his own correspon.
dentsf
'Your path was plain straightfor-
ward. mean there is plain
Straightforward path for You to pur.
sue, and none other can save you from
the wreck Of degradation. Utter con.
tempt, scorn and indignation from
free and sovereign people, await, and
are half visited on you now, even for
one moment doubling of that plain,
straightforward course. That course,
sir, is to throw up your commission Of
Senator--if you have for one moment
been so lost to honor and duty, your
duty 10 high-minded, generous, chiv.
arous people, as you know the people
Of Virginia to be-"
Good heavens what can the matter
bef What terrible offence has this
gentleman committed, who, bot lately
was the pride and ornament of bis
State2 Has he been found in ,reasona-
BILE correspondence with the enemies Of
his counlrys Has he been guilty Of
criminal apostacy from the principles
which have governed his past life and
which illustrate the character Of the
State he represents Or is his offence
of private rather than of political
character Has he brought foul dis
grace upon his name, his country, and
his race, by the recent commission Of
some such uncomfortable defiance Of
public decency and morality, as dis
tinguishes the pas. life and present con-
duct ofthe Vice Presidential nominee
Of the Baltimore Conventionf No
reader: none ofthese things have hap
pened. Mr.. Leigh is now, as ever, 10
his public character, the incotruptibIe
patriot, the firm, enlightened, and con.
sistant republican statesman: in his
private life, the perfect gentleman,
without fear aud without reproach.-
Then, what is the matlers Reader,
we will tell you. There is yet a major
ity of honest men and true patriots 10
the Senate ofthe United States. Tha,
department of the Government is 10
the it yet stands in the breach
between the constitutional liberties Of
the people, and the affiliated Jacobius
who have conspired TO erect lawless
despotism upon the ruins of the public
liberty. This barrier must be remov.
ed, and the Senate converted into ano.
Their potent engine, to assist the designs
Of the conspirators. Those sturdy
Senators who cannot be bought tn their
seats, must be bullied out of them
"Hence these tears" Hence the con
ceried note OF frantic rage, and furious
denunciation, with which our true hear
ted Senator has been assailed by The
Tory press from Maine TO Louisiana.
Generous Virginians will you coun.
tenance such proceedingss Will you
suffer yourselves to be made, at first
the intruments, and, in the issue, the
Osctims, Of SO delestable plota
u We do hope that this prosecuted
man, will show to the world, that he is
not to be driven from the post assigned
him by the clamor of all the Van Buren,
men on earth--let him continually recol-
lect that he is Virginian, and that he is
now assailed by Van Burenism only.
There is indeed "PLAIN STRAIGHT FOR.
WARD PATH FOR HIM TO PURSUE" and
which alone can save him from s'THE
WRECK OF DEGRADATION" but it is not
through submissive obedience to the
dictation of Van Buren,, or Van Buren's
partizans. Stevenson, Rives and Mason.
appear to have been provided for by the
Baltimore convention; and we do not
now al all wonder that Rives was willing
to'wArT."