Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-08
MR.. LEIGH.

Mr.. Leigh has resigned his seat in the Senate, and
we presume the present General Assembly will pro-
coed III few days 10 supply the vacancy.
We had hoprd-and in fact we had cxpcctcd-that
Mr. Leigh would have resigned his Office different
spirit from that which he hreahcs i'll his letter. We night
thus have been spared the necessity Of saying another
word upon his resignationhut his letter is of That Tone
which demands Tie notice of the ircs., and will receive
the attention Of the General Assembly. They have
ken up the subject they ought to have done. They
will assert the true principles of our Government
and vindcac again the great and inestmable right OF
instruction. Ii is lamenabe the great Champ iun
u! The R" lSl2 going forth to suspcIsete and destroy
in 1850 the very spirit Of the report which lie formerly
producrd. We hod it indeed, be clear the
in Tie Heavens. that if the agent hr bound either
ntay r'Sign-t he be left the discretion Of judging
for hi:lsc whether his Instructions hr binding M"
the right Itself is than 'cmpty brass and tnk-
Ing cymhaI" How little did dream in lS2 that the
language which Mr.. Leigh then used towards Mcssrs
Brent and Giles should come back with such justice up
on himself
Mr. Leigls former letter, during the last winerD
would have called forth the protcstaun It deserved, II
time had hcen left 10 The last General Assembly to ACT
upon it, The following resolutions were then submit.
ted By Mr.. WakinS-and we understood, he pledged
himself 10 revive them at the present session Mr. Leigh
has refreshed his menory-amd now we hope we shall
have the great Right Of instruction again illustrated and
enforced Some OF the expressions in the following rrsn
luons are extracted from MIR. Lcighs own Report OF
1872:
::Hhcrtcs, Brnjan,in Watkins Leigh one Of the said
Srnaurs, did address TO the General Assembly on the
2nd instant letter, declaring his determination neither
ia obey the said Instructions To resign ElS olct as
Senator. . .
And whilst this Assembly never be so devoid Of
self respect enter into alteration with It's own
servants ii get believes That there may be occasions when
it would only be proper but incumbent On them, |"
cxprcss their dSlppobalun of tho conduct oil their ser
wants and that the present is Of those occasions
"YherrEre ResOiucd by the General .1sScmHyoi lr.
guia That the letter Of Benjamin Watkins Leigh, one
9 II, Iutn arid In
bv ON tie second Of March, 1856, is snphstca and un'
satisfactory; and that this Assembly doth highly dlsaP-
,ruyc of the conduct Of The said Ben amin Watkins
enh in relation to the Expung ing Resolution, and 10
the Instructions the same, gwen TO lhe sao
senator by the General Assembly, during the present
session thereof: 49,. ,
Ecsoired, he letter Of the said Senator 10 The contra
~ Notwithstanding That THIS Assembly doth soenn'y
nr,, their regard Tor the Right of instruction, as resting
ON the broad basis of the nature OF representations ana
onr Of the vital principles OF our Tree institutions; ana
that it is The duty Of the Representative to obey lie IN
strucus of his constituents or resign le trust WIN
which they have clothed him. IN order lhnt II may oe
transferred into the hands Of those who VIII carry ihlo
,;nn I'm. wishes and instructions Of the constituent
body. -o.;, f 1.-Two mi;
MON of the General Assembly on Tie ltghl Z" ls'ur
,iu and The duty Of obedience thereto, no man nu9h'
IreIrh n ACCEPT or retain the appointment OF Sena-
n If ,b, United States from Virginia. who dom not
hold himself bound to obey such instructions, or 20 IT,
sinn the trust with which he is cs"llied'
II appears that to fill the vacancy occas'oned 0y 'e
,rs,nairn Of Mr. Mangum, in North Carolina, Robert
Sr1nre one of the Judges of her Superior Courts oil
~ nd Family has been elected for the present session
",s Srnnrr rsceyedS5 voles-Judge Little (Whig) 81
,ud ~ M6selv 1.-The Senate of n. {. (beng "hIg)
will prevent an election for the next term Of s?ES'9s u'l-
Ill The Legislature of n G. is uiI-ihe EasIsn regis,
WIG. resigned his seat account OF Ill health ilaI
his successor been present. or doubt is entertained
liza, Whir will be chosen) there would have been
TIE OIL ininl ballot -, ,,...,hors or t,o,rrsss
from Gcorgin has resigncd-and the Governor has or
l.red Il new Eleclion.