Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-10

ton TO which the Deliberate wishes of their
na,e NO. oeen iuiiy made known. That however,
matter tor the Legislature and their immediate consiil
| ents."
Now, hear Mr. Ieighs comments on the above.
Extract 81 Mr. Leghs Speech in the Senate of the Inn
ted States, March, 1884.
81 am, indissolubly bound Sirginia--l must ab;e
her determination. must partakc with her of veal r
wo and, If she consen; to evil bear my .ha,r OF
her destiny with resignation. One part of the effort To-
wnicn nave alluded consists IN the stale trick of boldly
Claiming majority in anticipation, the means of mr.
curing one II geaueman, no, holding the relation to,h
STATE that do, nowise bound by inslruciions rpm s
o"fe Legislature has thought proper lind make an
occasion 10 tell the members the General Assembly
that in their late resolutions concerning the casu,cs OF
The Executive OF the u. States, they have not
the sentiments of their constituents. do not me nton
IT in hostility or have hostility towards anv mau1
but with real Of pain II that gentleman had
only reflected, that the subject vi these rcsoIutons
was under discussion for many weeks, and if he
MAJ. mad reflected, also on what he must have known
the sensi5hty of the members OF that body to the will
oil ther constituents, and the intimacy of the relation
existing there between the and
oody mink he would hardly have presumed suppose
hnseif better acquainted Than they the sentiments
OF their constituents and put his differences in OPPOSE
Ton TO their evidence and it is wonderful TO me- that
school, protesting devotion the State Rights princi-
pies which she has long and steadily maintained
should so far have forgotten himself con-
tumeiy on her Legislature, and that too without provo
cation OCCASION even object, unless he supposes his
opinions TO possess mightier influence home Than any
other person there apprehcnded If he does not
know that the dignity of Government essential TO the
maintenance OF Its authority he has the heart
OF man say, confidently that achoerer suceeed in
bringing Legislature general contempt will do
more 10 impair It's just authority than any sIngle n,co
ofths Government possibly can neither are the neo
Of virginia OF temper to accept professions respect
IN lieu of reality
| aguin-"Wiat the sentiment of yiryi,;o i a, his
moment, have not taken upon say. But do
say no man representing portion of her people ought
10 venture TO set his opinion IF the sentiment of State
IN opposition to the expression Of by her Legiature-
Tie sp gf oar Fathers get turns in tOsors, ,c
And yet this is the gentleman, who now tnunts the
acts and asPerscs the motives of the Legislatures What
has become of all his protested respect Tor the dignity az
the Legislature, and the spirit of our Fathers?
How could our worthy and accom- plished friend the
Delega,e OF The Isle Of Wight, think this Letter
10 be IN any degree dgnifed and respectfu. lie had
not read and weighed and scanned its contents with his
usual sagacity.
And why all hs' Why such he rcses pronopnc.
ed and such spirit displayed by Mr. Leigh? WHY seal
the political fate, which he has provoked We are com.
pelcd TO believe that it give To his passions
and above all TO redeem his pledges Mansu-to act
him selfupon the advice which he to hay admni
tered TO the North Carolina Senator-and 10 stand Inv
him in mas reckless course. But the past must warn
them OF the future The which has been exhibit
ed in the Senate will remind them of the that arc
in preparation What has become of Sprugue and Bell
and Pondexter and Frelinghuysen? What will now
become OF their compeeIs' OF Moore and Ewing and
Black, OF Mangum and Leigh'
But we leave 10 other States the Office of administer.
ing reributive justice to their Senator's Virginia
has a solemn duty TO discharge to herself and to her
principles II she silently submits TO the outrage which
has been offered to herr if her contumacous Senator be
permitted 10 contemn her Instructions with mpunity
then she bid adieu the great principles which she
has maintained al all seasons Through good and through
evil report Then indeed may her Enemies trulv $40
she is fallen and disgraced.
Her Legislature their dignity 10 yindcate
their rights As MIR said, in 1872 they yer "bc
so devoid of selfrcspect into an aiiercato
ioih (etr) o,Dn SERVANTS but they selvcsto
assert The rights OF sovereign State the "Servans
which they had selected We should prefer for own
parts, that there should be parley nor delay Thy
will find their full justification the ze of The Con.
stituton, and in the rights of the People Mr. Leiehs
md nfrart Ii
LESSONS OF lol2But If the present Legislature should
consider that there is no lime to carry resou
lions, and that would with additions au-
hority from their charged
as they will be with the wishes of the People let the world
al least distinctly understand the this DELAY
Lei en hand over to their successors the solemn duty
OF vindcang the principles of the State. Do not leave
nm even any shadow Tor saying Of u.s. Gas he has done of
some OF the other States) that Though their instruc
tons have been dIsregarded, they have at their last
Session, declined to repeat and enforce them
we must be up and ADDING The great battle of the
hIght OF instruction is again to be fought Virginia
fought it nobly in 1912, and she conquered. She esta
pushed H. as she supposed, beyond the reach fate
The amlable and admirable Brent suffered and sunk
beneath his errors His distinguished colleague was os
racsed for years from the public service But aoain
The principle is contested; again il is in ieopardv And
what is more extraordinary, her champi in 1912 has
become deserter from her ranks tountenanccd 40 he
now by the examples of other Senator's he those
very principles for the deserlon from which, he directed
his vengeance against Giles and Brent Again it be-
comes more than important for Virginia to raise her
unterriied flag ond redeem the great PRINCIPLES which
she has been the first and foremost sustaining Our
he People should meet every where in their primary
character, and assert their rights The county OF Hen.
rico has already set them the example within the view
<oi their own Capitol They have spoken a language
(which ought To resound tn the remotest corners of l6o
Common wealth. Meet-Iesove-r emonsirnte-Instruct
your Delegates 10 their rights Trust no man
who is not true and loyal your cause Cothe no one
with your delegated power who will hold parley with
your Senator. Call upon every Wing Delegate, hose
vote contributed TO saddle you with Mr. Leigh 10 adj
dress him by name and demand his resignaton.-To
the Foils Let the battlecry again be, The Right
instruction. Let the issue be again made aud with
more ygor than ever "Leigh Leigh Ilstrucfiops
or no InStruetionSP BeIrdre Of the Uhies! A Wbur
Legislature may xpunge the Resolutions the present
session-comPel kves 10 rcsign-overcome ell MIR
Legh's bashul scruples-pi prevail upon hin, TO retain
his seat-gve him Colleague, who may participate in
his principles, and thus PROSTATE the Right of In
struction Nows the day, and nows the hour say
ing IT, 1t ever. " To arms, then! To
THE BGTTLE-CRY!
The Petersburg Consle sfion of Tuesday last qirds
its Of stecland calls upon every friend of
RcreSenfotSe well as Federdre Government to come
forth and avenge the vUlaed majesty of their priuci
pies Instructions are doubtless binding the Senator
-Ist Because being RepreseaOtiJe, he is bound 10
respect the will OF his COnsttuents-and Cd Because
being charged in his ee1a capacity TO represent the So.
TONS otherwise, he would be e organ of his o,o 1oiH
alone and not the duciary Of the sovereignty Of yir-
GINA.
gives pleasure 10 hear tie animated strains of the
constellation; the pungent commentaries with which il
accompanies Mr. Lelghs long wire. drawn Letter the
powerful battle cry which pours forth the whole De-
mocracy OF NirgniaWe give the following extracts: