Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29

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tcF - }, throws ov,4 car eyes; whatever be Tie
1854 Lc n,ea.cs 70 ran tpo,, the Rg of lastruc
-" M =, maintained, in It's free and most unquai
- .-Ir.. from all the passions Of the Senator
'I ~, Is CT 20 his '. yn.ent. Tic must ojcu ar
az ~ This y the -'aia s>ac Of our free and Federal
>-.,n>--a5s1 tuu=-h MHs-un, and SoutharL. and
'r,v srch 20 sr:t:isE1se ami triitcr it awav We,
.., must s,a..I br 4.cr banners, or We arc
- =, she rur.ny. Nv trust then. that the next
.'u.I,nr. Wi; ,rSe ea Mr.. Wakus'$, or stint
-,.l.i,va> .nt t!as every member, be he Re-
ID. ".., cr be lac Wig, will have 10 say aYc
.1.. r.,y can The Eight be rc.sssertrd, aud the
,es 81 the Wings &c exploded, in the most ei-
..,g pannrr--Wc s,1c this opportunity to lay before
',. ,.rs the i!lu,v:ag communication from Nir.l-
' '. ,,.s .rsirrr 5" Tennessee. OF hun II may be
ga. tsat --Aowc"cr he may change his sky, yet he
go. cLaIrrs his zTr"cp pies.
TO mHE EDITORS 0E TIE ENQUIRER
.A-,.. :-Isecc again otter you few scui;mcn;s
~. r,,;-sn 'sonihs sincc, | had The honou. of re-
80. .cuS, na!h q! rotame"tat:oR from Of the
.' i.r,n.!S in yGur CITY, when some structures
" ;sL: H:nk notwithstanding from me, were at
....t e YOUR pen. | say commemorative, for BE- it
r, Scu gcni!cia7n, ;ha; am just tree and Cor
,. 20 nave old bead placed lat l-as. pro tcn,.}
- H.. .,auIdrrs is distinction which is truly Hat.
-. - my vanity. aud which perhaps prompts lie
"I' ,,,ar rs critic. have selected for my theme
- ,,>. wHcE il 50 very important, and which has
'S' ,iir sustained BY many, that sometimes fta.
49, accused oi plagiarism, IN setting tuSt!i some of
''' r< 81 TIA, shall not dress the matter in its
- .,re However, what few observations may
g.. ,as. pass for what they are WORTH and the iRtcn
ia ,.uoi aust I've regarded in measure, the
.s.i Mr.. Leigh stands before us IN rather sim
r n,::,,nn; a position d,anstricay at points with
~'..,n,s cxp.rss,d nv him in 1872 The inference
y, mas say unrrrSai!y drawn, from his Report Of
Is tn., tn Ssaator the agent OF the Lryts.
... and ms. DO is bidding agent, iii all in
r3 points or 7rSIn his isuSt that some other agent
nay &C! f.. :lr Legislature
w. VIII l.s, s.; out, Mcss,s. Editors with this propo-
.,,. T:4, ours IS / REPRESENTATIVE Governmental
r .nu!. 10 the Geaerat Government) The same
,s -. q COURSE sad oil the State Government. Poo
r,rnc<nr a certain County or District, send an
.sn, l., the LEGISLATURE 10 enact laws tor them. This
~ .,c, 5 the rr0uaa ,cork OF Representations The
M ti,ct CT rh01$c any they may prefer, and The
e.; ioi.e implies obligation OH the elected, to act
be-. ,,y We desired Bat why do the People elect Repre-
yrs: r. da 1choi itsy, their aggregate capuciiY
.sas. tprr;n,.n.iYlg. W!a.a moss sroui We have,
,,,ycrv man % 20 The Legislature, and shy what he
md done !, would take three years al least sor all
hem :, s.r4h, and longer time t" get through
,o:,.at question. II would be folly tu enuuierate
.. difficulties attendant such Il course. To o5rate
ms E,plcus,Gr,S are chosen, who will for the good
o lie kois oI the gUcc ui The majority of their
.!asai: C,a this he Representative, when he
s 10 act n accord with what he knolcs BE- the
SIZES his constituents: especially 'tcn those iShes
scrn7t.std rn:fe form, for hlS See,ai attention.
cat~aG ,hr representative the serrant, the aren't,
! a-.a- the rocc OF the People. Can any ofthcse
!' !;ny til. rl.lElo Set ASIDE the will gifts SUPERIOR
il- Representative is thea the voice ottais that
this OK list D;s'T!c-Fhcn. not the Represent
;..yCS % Ill the counties and districts Composing
81 r!a:r. the ru!ces Of the said counties and dis
= ,:s,>: II that te the fact. (and general
fee cJaaCi Dc denied, though the Representative
= !y sometimes abuse his trust; and then he mere
Il " 2anS the "amc aud not The essential qua'yfca
say. II Ia Ike Fact is not the Legislature,
coapos,G Of these representatives, the bes, pre-
1e crasacc wc cTH hare 1 Tic ,oisaeS or The 'r!t ~
NH:; Are not the representatives anlenabe 10 the
|'.' Tha, doctrine c4!no, BE- denied by advocate
- sGcA Government as ours II is daily carried into
:'c:.--Ne pass 20" u more important topics sub
Us oi hti=! .:adc. though, Perhaps Of the sane
". Ill: Legislature: which, sy my Argument, repre-
- ~" W.! u Ii" people. elects u ScnltHr. Why
~. 4 eject !rn: Because the Constitution says 50,
cl2se Il IS al easier matter than Tor tic people to
- HEIR agents are theirs; they Cunide IN their
"&;G'ra, end The Scnat,. is electrd-ior what: TO
aSlci business winch the Legislature in lis GgcreWGte
q 'a'Ag eaHH9; conveniently do The reasoning
" a?T2 here, applied 10 the election and duty Of
3rla:;rcS IN the Severa! States. We should have
e elHe cun:u,on al Washington, were every State
'"''ita5c 10 assemble there, have seen would
III; "rtc te rGptc OF every State all TO assemble TO-
-'iH.' Then The legislature finds it necessary to
9Hse U,,"r transact It's business at the of
~ General iiovc:nmcmt--to utter its coicc upon all
q :*lons winch IT,: concern it, Is not this agen,
; servant: Is lie no, he rvicc OF the LegIsa-
81 -; Is nc not acting IL It's SicadP Does he not
"a 9Py the SAM" ground thai the county Represent
81 ~: docs: ;los: ;ru y-ami wEsn lie fails
90 to 7rp-cScn lis Constituent BODY, lie loses Tie
Letter ":'cI ms name gives hun. He no longer
."<'?!$ The viii u IL" si;c, but hEsSc'j. Il is Oh
- laI ms VII! ca:ao; De ascer,nined, but directly
Ugh tie pe1yic themselves. | contend that the Lee
'iie Is the r9:rc nt The reupIr; and. before said
'1S FTsS"rsstrc ertclc, IF IRE ,eN Of the pe0Pts -
r., c"H;end that the very lac! Of the Senator's be-
s'E;i py The Legislature. goes 10 show that he must
&"'*''e t" the Legislature; nasmuch as tie repro.
III ''''t 0! "yr" Is answcraoie the constituent.-
-" surely Is certain degree Of trust given TO the
n :h:' all matters which Il is presumed the Lc-
'lc c1ics not 50 give It's vlc%5, believing the Sena
u '"n! u cclncitc in opinion. Blu: important
'''tfE' or When Ii- Stale LegSlliurc) may deem it
say "rIprcss lis aud Instruct its agent how
- 'e agent DOES or does nat represent the State
IT, '', WFn lie should resign, he not sent to
a>ains"n 10 rrp:'scn: himself
i'$9'?cct:t: Ina! The resignation Of Senator would
''':c M ms term OF o.rc The same OILS ccon may
geo "HhF regard 10 county Delegale-und yet he,
pose cana"; be i,Hc!ed u. must not 7exrn be-
> Il "oG!c infringe his tyn IF rG;er; year :.
eh'1s TIA! aipiics 10 one will apply to both
'et7 agan: tia! the Senator mus. not, or is not
''1 ID o3ry Az unconstitutional command. Then he,
q Sh'' IS ST, himself up judge Of the Const
II opposition 10 the body which elected him -
r. -: "lcsss hd'i"Ts, they say mems conscicncss sit
sa IN ':!"se DOR days; aud we might possibly elect
WHO would, in every case, controvert the will
81 "E s'1':; nay. who might contend, that he was not
# Fq 10 resign al The end IF his term: and give as
sa'"ns that according to his rie,cs Of the Coastt-
IA ', " vas not intended that his time should ex-
T. IA LIE end Of six years. Some will say this is
: 10 TIE face Of tcords-but say " your Senator
Is " ''gh' 10 ;nk fox himself; he thinks differently
YOU; ana you must submit" We would have
Ia " On "'StpeaI'ai delegation at Washington; indie
s"ce rather stranger Than Jefferson, Hancock or
M md any idea Of. Mr. Leigh, as usual, looks to
q licences and deycopcments;' saying this impli-
"ts c Senator's would PROSTATE the State at The
49, ne GENERAL Government Let us look into this
"s We will merely sn upon supposi,i0n, which will
a'e'. IN Congress, and Vice President who cannot
u ."'ess there be TIC Suppose there should be
before the Senate !; TO lay high tariff on all
:, nc, imported into this country" Twenty:iour
IA w. anu 'wcn,y-f'ur against it. Even. The Vice
~" " can now vo!e-iic votes against 1.-THE South
~' Me day But suppose Nh Leigh were for it;
IA 1'ie would be no necessity for the Vice Presi.