Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-15

been failure they say in several instances get
majority TO sign Instructions, and being pretty well salts
fed that the dFedded success from the beginning the
real ground OF obcctiont being the practice and
IT, theory Of instructions which Wings oppose.
In answer to the declaration, that the right instruct
(Which, in the abstract gentlemen all Acknowledged
cessaTy implies the right To choose the He says:
But, Sir deny that the People of this Commonwealth
have ever adopted this mode OF instructions. deny
that the people Of any single county have adopted in
any case whatever MIR. Nj. says this with the full
knowledge suppose. that upwards of eleven hundred
OF the people ofFrederck have signed instruction papers,
and in other counties, full maiortes Now, call this
odopting tic iaodc-What MIR Maxwell calls il, | know
not and wherever there has been clear instruction. If
their representative do not obey the people will con
vince them next Spring, az they have any phioiogicdi
do1ets ON the sobect that heg hare adocd ho mode
aud "with vengeance. But MIR. Nj. says the people
nave not adopted the mode, because STOW scit-ccccd
agltlloss Gas lac chooses TO call them) first put the
ball in motion. Really, this sophisry is not worth
the trouble OF rcutation. But he says by way of
branding the seal oil reprobaon this mode, " Is
1t not notorious that signatures have been obtained
IN some instances, Il know not how many0 by the gross
est misrepresentation and alschoods? Have we not
unquesonabe certificates establishing these facts
beyond doubt think he is widely mistaken here,
as ever for if Gas suppose he docs) he aludes the
Frincc Edward certheatcs-it seems from subsequent
developements, that instead of the signatures the
instruction papers, being fraudulenty procured it
the certificates that were iraudulent-The boot happens
to be on the other leg.
As to the "a Panic which he sans existed 6lrng the
spring elections might safely let that pass for what
worth but as have this speech in hand will give
that part short notice before lay down my pen-Aer
ton, most uniaithiu and unjust he says There was
then say, Sir, panic all, part and but
there was panic agree, on the other side of the ques
tion--there was panic about the Bank-there was
cry SIR, loud long reiterave cry, which awoke and
alarmed all the echoes of forests, against Mon
scr, the horrd Monster the dreadful Monster that was
ravaging the land, and spreading desolation around
him. AndAso well this panic played Off by the
performers, that iceriiy beiiese that of good
people t parts anLo,cR, Were fully convinced that
there actually real monster with horns upon
ms head and murder in his mouth, who was de-
vouring ali things before him. IL would be worthy of
enquiry where these good people live that Mr. Maxwell
says, Il verify believe had taken up this impression
about the monster but he prevents the trouble of max
ing enquiry by telling they inhabt pdris unknoaca''
unknown, no doubt TO himself and every else. His
route seems TO me in all this speech has been through
Terra lncognita-I will undertake to Justify eyeTy
thing that may have been said of the Bank by its oppo-
sers--but this will say that "deveopements as TO its
character and conduct subsequent to the Spring Flee
tons, deserve the honest condemnation of every man
who is not more devoted to his party than his country
and will justify the war of opposition that was waged
aganstt at the last Elections say nothing of thou
sand SINS committed before that period. Let us
whether MIR. Nj. will be sustained by facts in saving
there was then no panic at all on part" We will
lay out OF view the many prophecies by the panic
speech nakers 10 matters of the limits of Vro
na-the dminuon of foreign cornmerce--and sales
of public lands making resort 10 direct taxes
to support the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT depression of all
kinds OF xaggerated in the money mar
kets only to be cured by the restoration ohe Deposes
and many other horrible forcbodngs all which are most
sIgnaiiy talshed and come to our domestic ''paic =
Did not the Opposition besides telling the people that
me old Iyrdnt tSPer, DeSpo NC about to ensave
them say, did they not assert that in auence of
the measures of the Administration our staple crops
would bring noting-wheGt 80 cents, tobacco 3 or
dollars, &c &c? That merchants would break-
that already in Richmond, every business was
ianguishing-tatt the town, wrapped in mourning was
ON the verge of ruin, &c &c? Have their predictions
been verified: Richmond imported than double as
many goods in "a as in 33-wheat sold for 81 30-to-
bacco higher than it has for years pastand instead
having chains around necks, are strange To- fU
enjoying all the blessings of freedom, and our whole
country in state of unexampled prosperity Then there
certainty 10as panic produced by the OppoSitOnand it
had powerful influence the elections according to
the estimate of my plain COMMON SENSE.