Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-03

Is II So No. sir After the jealous and untiring
eSerons papers, purportng 10 be instructions have
sent mere aud after being thoroughly examined by those
W whom directed, have been asccrtained 10 contain
plain minority of the voters Of those counties from which
ney emanated The members, therefore, to whom these
papers have been forwarded will stan, fully justified in
their course Have they attempted to conceal apv th;nc3
Has there been any disposition their part 10 dsobev
ne people, or to act their representatives on this
moor, IN an way calculated TO deceive them No sir
Ch the contrary, have they not exhibited throug,
the public journals, most honorable and profnnd
iespc. Tor me rights OF the people, and publicly
presented the reasons which convinced them that they
were not instructed by majority of their mis-
bring thus soiled, the gentlemen take new ground
hey now wish this 1gating question 10 he sent T., the
people at The next Spring elections. They tell US that
the opinions OF the people known and that their
voice should be distinctly heard in this question Mr.
feared would be difficult get the opinions OF
me people, so as to be satisfactory the minority here
The very gentleman whom they intend 10 put in noni
nation, should this motion for indefinite postpouenent
sad expressly prior to the Sst Spring elections that
ne invoked the Judgment of the people upon his con-
duct at the ensuing clectionstILIt the issc ,yorI
mus be joined with his adversarcs in the most cnI-
Phauc manner, and in the way best calculated 10
calculated TO arouse the uigiancc Of the people in the
se,ceton OF their representatives.. And, after this most
socn appeel-aitcr every effort had been made the re-
sult was against the Administration party. And we are
AGAIN called upon TO submit the question TO the We
~ tribunal selected by themselves
IN ilis proposition for indefinite posponenent pre,t
injustice is done TO MIR Leigh S,,pposinr which NJ
T. did not believe would be the case that the jackson,
party should succeed in April md that they should have
nothing in saying that Mr. Leigh would resign should
the next Legislature be against him. or abide v The in
stucuons they may give him. He stands pledged 10 do
this by the whole history OF his past e-by his regard
Tor the right OF Internationally all those high aud no.
nouable and patriotic traits of character for which he
so distinguished There is no danger then in The rlec
ton of Mr. Leigh and all this anxiety 10 postnonc TIA,
ton, is prctext. - 49,
he rentlp H.,
not elect Senator, the Governor can supply the
cy lie rs totally mistaken in this position If yacan-
should occur by the expiration Of the term of service
oil Mr. Leigh during this session, and the Legislature
neglects TO supply it, the Governor cannot do SO Shall
we put at hazard then, the vital Importance of havn
this State at all times fully represented in the Sena, f
the United States: In support Of Mr. Ps views he re-
ierred to the decision of the Senate of the United States
In the case of Mr. Lannan, Senator from Connecticut
The gentleman from Buckingham has told us that The
9ecsion OF the last Spring elections the result of
deiuslon among the people produced by panic speeches
ana predictions of distress and ruin from the measures
OF the Federal Administration. This is rather an unkind
declaration towards the people IL that they are
SO ignorant MS to be incapable of comprchcndnr the
of their public servants and tat the or &
deiuded and msed-ln the early history of the discon
uns OF our ancestors, with the policy of the mother
country towards the colonies, it was said by British
Minister, upon the floor of the House of Commons ,t
the ScdtIous spirit ofhe Colonies owed its birth to the
factions in that House" And we have been deliberately
told, that the spirit Of discomfort and opposition to the
measures of General Jackson which manifested itscfa,
the last Spring elections was mere deusion prodnccJ
Dy Panlcfactions and speeches in the Senate Of the u
States, and elsewhere This is the course of the enemies
liberty and the rights of the people, and ofte advocates
oil power, in all nations. And, sir there is about a.
much truth iii the imputaton cast upon The pcon
by this House in that cast upon eur an
cestors in their resistance to British usurpaons and ao
gressions upon their rights aud liberties.
But said Mr. r., is it true that there was no distress,
no Just cause Tor alarm with the peopei lie then refer
req To report made by the Secretary of the Senate r
the United States by order of that body by which il an
peared that two hundred and seventy memorials
&C. had been presented to the Senate against the
measures OF the Administration, upon the removal ofthc
deposes, &c; that hundred and seventy seven of
these memorials signed by orc hundred and 6fv
thousand three hundred and sxy-6yc citizens ,d
that one hundred OF these memorials, &C. had not been
signed but If the number ofpersons by whom they had
been approved bore any proportion the number who
ad signed the ~ would appear that more than 900
oO0 citizens were opposed TO the Administration upon the
subject oil the removal of the dcppsites and
disrcsses, &c. Now, sir look at the other side and
you md but % memorials &c and IL 1927 memorialiss
in favor of the Administration What MIGHTY preuon
derance against the i"deo"s of the President
say lnJu1ic1us meaSuresshe language is much below
indulge in those st5png cpiihsgs'ef Gem
ms conduct would justify-east of all wiz 85Iisst,
Inn Cesar, as 1T might offend the delicate ear of Tho.
gentleman from Buckingham. Yes SIR it appears that
2OOO00 of the yeonanry of the country came forward
In condemnation of the wicked measures of this admins
tration-and yet the gentlemen from Buckinghnm and
his political associates III this House. tell us there was
no disress-thnt it false panic which had beer,
rascd-tha the people dcludcd Is ttruc sir that
so profoundly ignorant, the gentleman from Bucking
nam would make them not 10 be able To iud0e be- VICE.,
real and imaginary evils We had as well upon This
suppostion at once avow supremacy assert our own
inialibe wisdom, and deny all responsibility to those who
are so ignorant as to be thus easily dcudcd.
But sir, the gentleman from Buckingham does the
people gross injustice, when he says they were dcuded
There was no deuscn. They believed, and had rood
reason for so believing that power had been bv
the President which did not belong to the Executive de-
parmcnttat he had acted in violation of the Cous.i
tuition and Laws of the United States And if this
election takes place now and results in the election of
Mr. Leigh, the Wings ready to the conseouen
ccs All that Mr. Il. asked was that the election might
be PERMITTED to come on and that he and his friends
might be committed TO the chances of that onward wave
OF popular vengeance, with which they had been so
often threatened by the gentleman from Goochland
lie had no fear they should be overwhelmed by it, He
believed on the contrary, that just and generous and
Intelligent people would sustain him. and those with
whom he was acting in this House their exertions TO
preserve and defend the Constitution and liberty of the
country Bntftae Administration Party should sue :.
coed IN obtaining majority upon This floor in the No.
Legislature, he trusted they would exercise their
power, not for party purposes but SO as 10 ranan the
honor and dignity of the State and to advance the han
Pincss and prosperity, and the pcrpctuy of our
common Union.
(To Re continued IN our re1,.J
Saturday. January 81
Petitions presented and rcferred--Bv Mr.
Brown Of sundry citizens of Petersburg PRAYING for the
incorporation of Independent Bank At that pIacr with
capital o. 0O00 900 dollars and the privilege of ocat