Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-08

honestly supporting Judge White these eroceed;na
mus. nave been norm,cood and CAL When they look
III VAN 10 the multitude of Toasts drank of this Wbig
Dinner, for the bursts of enthusiasm in favor of thes
cneiI they can find none--no, one SO poor
$40 40 HIM reverence Mot humble voice raised
TO remind The vast assemblage of his friends that such
person exsied-how they account for this most
did not break the silences - =
(Ihe only reference made TO the Judge was in u cold
milk and water Toast brought in by the Committee)
Not single demonstration of individual feeling was
elected during the whole affair for HuoH LAwsoS
WHITE. we ask his friends then, if they not now
convinced, that he is already laid the shelf by the
leaders OF the Harrison partyi Look at the late move
'nent In Augusta, calling the friends of Harrison To
elect at the polls in April members to Harrison Com
vention to be held in saunion on the 7t day of June
next, to form new Ticket in his avor-Then look at
.n n criminal neglect which attended his at the
,t"y dinner IN richmond put these facts toge-
tner, and then judge for yourselves what is TO take
place directly after the April Elections are over--Aye
only SEVEN days! Why It is as clear day light
The fact scarcely denied by the Harrison partv no,c
that THIS CONVENTION will drop the Richmond
Ticket made for Whe-or rather DROP WHITE from
IT, and put Harrison in his place Then YOU will be
called on TO support it, Your at the April Polls
VII, DE quoted against youyour pride of consistency
VIII De attacked, and every taken to keep you
whipped into trackThey will sophisticate and assert
VIII tell you is the Ticket ever and endeayor
TO carry tby your support? In Western Virginia the
Ticket will be run for HARRIsoSIn Eastern for WHIrr
LII elected is to all rtents and purposes HARRIsox
TICKET, and he gets the vote of the Electors by large
majority
Friends of WHITE! LOOK at this Electoral Ticket
formed at observation-disclosures it carefully and cautious
|
ed and a majority about to decide to which indyi-
dual the vote OF Virginia should be given Harrison or
White! Is there any doubt the SUBJECT WHY the Hair
rison men would leave you in pitu minority, curse
their duplcity when ialethe Election CARR
ed where Is your remedy! They would laugh at your
simplicity and tell you that " every Thing fair in
polucs Set yon ut defiance, their leader Leigh
has already done the Right of observation-disclosures
tonne and overthrow the temple of Democracy in
The Old Dominion, and its foundation YOU would
soon see erected splendid FEDERAL edifice, dedi-
caleu 10 the unknown God OF Aris.ocracy. Will you
% such uni p,u
we bescech YOU before il is lae-pause and reflect
II you do not you will bitterly repent hereafter that YOU
have not done soYou will that you have been vii.
fully blind to the light of circumstances, which YOU
could not otherwise have avoided seengthat you have
thus been made assist in establishing principles which
abhor IN place OF those you have always
We ask you TO look at the of the leading
Wings carefully, without prejudice or partality-See
What Is thoughtoi III oy both parties IN other States.
tLynehGwg Democrat.
Senator Leigh in long and argumenaiive Letter to
The Legislature of Virginia. has not only refused obey
the instructions of that body but has sgned his inen-
ucn OF remaining In Congress, against the expressed
will % bis constituents, and to vote in defiance of their
instructions, as he thinks propertlow does this
gard for the oath which he took and fear of perjury
IN his conscience, noby resigned his seat rather than
disobey his constituents thereby acknowledging the
Right OF lnstruction.-And how will the political
friends of Mr.. Leigh reconcile his course with
The bold and open manner in which he acknowledg-
cd the Right of Instruction two years ago-wlien
he took his seat after Mr.. Rives was Instructed
out of Congress? Does he not belle himsef-has
political consistency and honesty departed their
ranks We sadly fear That it has. The democratic
purgng that is going in the National Councils
OF our country, viii yet reach this defer of public WILL
and letrayer Of his States trust. The political eprosy
that niecss tho Wing ranks will not much longer shield
sneh Leigh, fazewell and Others from the in
dgnaiion OF the People-iontgomery (aia) Advertiser.
rnE CoAHTIoS.-The Wings and AboItionisis are
at work even handed, and play into anothers hands
most admirably Their desperate determination to rob
the people Of the right of electing their own President
10 be effected by coalition formed between the
leaders OF these two Opposition powers. While the
Wings of the South ADHERE for the time being to the
consistent Judge, for the purpose Of securing the South
the AboonGts of Vermont send for the ratification
OF The West, the nomination of Harrison and Gran
ger, the first poor and miserable tool and the other
an open and avowed Aboitionst Of New York The
Wings OF Ohio and Kentucky hail with pride the as-
socat1n of Cen Harrison with Granger and shout Tint
IL IS The strongest ticket that can he given the North
aad West The coalition is complete the good and up
right Judge To- be made martyr TO his party on the
eve of the election. lie will be Withdrawn from the
contest and the issue will be between Harrison and
Granger-Van Buuen and Johnson, and ere reason can
return TO the benghle eyes of the Nufers and Whgs
oil the South they will be caught voting in conjunction
with the Wings of the North for open and avowed
Aboonst of New York.
WIZ the Democracy of the Union longer remain si-
lent when the incendary in the field preparing for
the onset We trust not. Let every hill and valley
echo with the requiem of their defeat Let moi The
consciousness of security triumph luIl YOU into
earelessness or neglect In the dead hour of night
the ncendary will ply his torch, and the fanatic will
| rtnd the air with shouts Of misery and yranuy-Po-
ical honesty and integrity alone will he able to save
the country from the grasp of the opponents of civil
me South, Union and The protection ofprOperty.-B,
The Right of Instrilction.--yu. Leigh
We mentioned in our last number that the Virginia
Legislature had instructed the Senators of that State
10 in favor of MIR. Benon's Expungine Resoln.
ton, and that Mr.. Leigh had refused to obey his in
structions and would not resign. Since that time we
Uve received his letter To Virginia Legislature in
relation 10 this subject 1t is miserable sbufl eva
sse, JesuiIical production, from the pen Of proud
naughty aTisocra in justification of a crooked serpen-
tine course shaped 10 subseTve his own interests and
feelings, and taken in conformity to circumstances con
neced with his ambitious projects. We will not deny
that is written with tact and aby-but il is en-
tirely unsOund in doctrine. 1t takes ground diamctr
cay opposed to Vrginia principles upon this subject
She will repudiae bis sentiments.
MIR. Leigh thinks that he should act in accordance
with instructions given him in the following instances
IL he was instructed upon constitutional question Of
aidoubunl character in relation to which the country
should be divided, be would then obey g. If he were
instructed MT to vote upon question: the success of
which would establish constitutional principles which
he believed sound, bot his constituents deemed other
wise, he would obey far not TO roie 3 Upon all
questions Of policy lac would yield his own opinion 20
that Of his constituents.
The in which Senator would be justified in dis
regarding his instructions, according MIR Leigh &c
whenever those instructions require him to do an act
involving moral turPude in violation Of the Constiiu
ton The Senator - himself to Judge when those cases
occur-nor - he bound TO resign when he will obey
resignation being privilege aud rot GufJ.
Ia opposition TO such opinions Virginia advances tho
doctrine, and tho whole Democracy Of the country en-.
braces it, that the Representative from the very nature
fulfil their wishes and carry their opinions-that
whenever those wishes and opinions made known
him IL bis duty to act in accordance with them al
low those whom o represents TO substitute for him