Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-05
sefc.aIlaond, saturday, !7zarcBl 3.
,itr. LEIGH.

HaECalEEaSfsu, ''s<N>'- $500 AN ~
Hr. LEIGH.
The public curiosity only increases with III" delay.
Ie,two politicians meet where they may, the first enqu
nv is " hat about Mr. Leigh: fas he resigned, or docs
he cling 10 his seal?
We have world Of rWmorS and spccu!ati0nSbut very
few ucts to 90 upon. As lar back as Sunday mnrning,
il is notorious that there great cornrnntinn in The
hg camp, in consequence OF letter received from
WASHINGTON, which stated that Mr.. Leigh would hold
an. Two Caucusps were held and u schisn broke the
irhald Coalition INTO t%o sects One insisted upon Mr..
Lrigls immediate reslgnation-and the other, upon his
ralanlIy hnld. oct, boarding his political opponents,
And throwing himself upon the People at the Spring
EIrcl:ols-Wc hOpc dD not intrHGc Wien state
that both parties sent several Letters to MIR. Leigh by
the Sundays mal-ilat two MSslvrs were got up by
them and circulated for iglaturcs--ad sent pei ps
by the Mondays maitland that the which recon-
rIcnGed it to him 'prOmply TO resi- On, obtained the
greatest number of sgners. Both parties are attempting
to put the screws upon him; and time must shew, what
impression they will produce upon the iron nerve Of tie
Senator. Al all events one thing evident-tla let him
resign when he may, lie will not have the
dit which Mr.. Tyler has received. His resi- gnaon
should have been free and spontaneous act of grace
as prompt rs Mr. Rvcss MIR. Tylers-the voluntary
dr.cienlia offering OF his own mind at the shrine of In
slruc;on; and nut the impulse OF his friends. II MIR.
L. dnrs not resign before he has received their dispatches
it will be attributed to their remonslrances than to
the suggestions of his understanding
OF all his friends, our whtlglg contemporary OF the
Wing stands in tn. most remarkable predicament If
Mr. l.. does not en- what right will he have I" conf
plain? Who has done more in Virginia 10 preach up
rebellion against the Right Of Instruction, and to per-
suade him not 10 resign? not TO weaken the Senatorial
Of six years; and not 10 submit to what he
sidcrs all unconstitutional instruction: For example,
what said the Wing in May, June and July last:
In due sir Leigh will for himself the ront
Of tessnis , seat ~ tn" SENATE IL would be- ~ ls
another quurtc 10 him. the line of h' duty and The pro-
per deductions II he think rgst upon
he hrs done his friends will not prevail to divert him n
II he think ee enabling lcOn 10 rtsnge The
Constitutional c Jro gears and thus dtsr0g
NJ stability wh The Constitution t.s"dd 10 rmpGr;
~ Ii. Senate Of The United States; moreover Mr. Leigh
dominant faction year. rendered tie sheer ro:enac The
peop may Frustrated ction the "eAt and should hi
81, ue ia Ln, case Mr Lcrs ncms will mor prevail 10 bully
him resignation III his seat in tho Senate. They hal well
therefore puny erc; what il pass,
viii be the ut reflections, unnlurnr"a c by
ie" aud e and which, if it do not como 10 pass The saerise u
remaining public in-c sacrifice OF his pror." IN, taste and
perence-w DO pure und patriotic oIet!ns On the altar the
CONSTITUTIONS" lHhig g .Hny !aEi
The Star has already have anticipated! part
argument. We have alrcud! sad TINT the pr"c which
Mr. Leigh. alium clmcL i'll effect overthrow, the Constiu
,ion and reduces the Senatorial term from usSi=Hr ~
the CONSTITUTIONS 10 and that il therefore nuos aud ies-
~ Mr. Leigh he nu thcf"iorc argue RrN aid h Va" sn-
colleagues, resign Very we-llc The ncn Smns,
al the elections. Rivrs They foot, raOus
lc,c US Rive. Legislature Sir Rivps therefore,
years. We csrcc OF all pac recall their
LOOK with Of the rH"O4 and designating tell
u this nrtrIuu We cscec them shat their against
the ao interested azaashp and The din Of Wild and de"u.
is r,:G hey y @ o'9 t s% "a' ty c o" sT S
Of ur the wise purposes Of balancing the power oil the
Executive aI correcting the excuses OF tho popular 1ac OF tho
Lrsnuco the OF tho Senator and the
councils OF tho Ii wisely done,
.:l u Undo it by inreclon BIT riciy done
M Leigh will these alternatives, the roau-
dIsr!ay umpecr faction who places them before
.e wI obey Instructions. VIII that cncnt the E"lulrcr
Editor of the Enquirer, counsel the
Legislature To svr9H distractions that the legislature dare gre
that sasf the act1aists II will ho'" Uc nI not
re:gnet Thomas Rirhr that comfortable news TO Martin
Eu r ai obey utrHctiOasel him that intelligence
10 the h:kh"qi. whom he has Guped-ls more than cbdt" re-
iufci sir Leigh Can Senator cndcr constituency usk
nre: lf, what Is: What moro must Mr. LciShio, to satisfy
Van lu.rn ;Grtun Z"
tons :ha, ci"t; terms Gc fundamental tar and hereue uras
the Legislature" give So the s"a'e the United
Sacs, permanent boly wond be the
in the country, who could always, by d'"sariins
themselves the o tho Constitution Remove an o1aoHou
ruIe of thu C"asImon we have ecafrd to BE- our opinion NJ
he m That it, be sven
,cnI i, being gwen the Senator bound to uey Viii he be
pleased give his caterim the Right Of ln uttioa Hath it
Docs Constitution impose barricr Do the
Legislature ITSELF furnish measure Must the Senator
obey wer Legislature to Instruct Inn to establish mo-
ar! Our c"slfucioa Is different The ne>uta q; the Sena-
ur o-"mce nu.. be- regulated by the CONSTITUTIONS which III
Turlo aud instructed are alike ou" I" reverence Instructions
plainly ihUt the Senate bound orr than the
ns Re- .uu III point violates the Constitution
IL Requires the Senator do what the Constitution
y Hi Senator u" s.r S OBEY oD
nc b. correct or iacoHcct Whatever II be- sOHrS-nos did
mraa tt" kmoa ms his opnOns except nftrenny All
is will hu will Obey uS'rucunsor, f'hcy he
rh, my be pleasing the muckwoms OF
as'on, L", will be t." the undergraduates and patriotism OF tho
dass tie t""tutOn 80 Mr. Leigh consider. H. aud he will
he LuIiea." Jtaiy @Ju!u lest.
The Wings Oun opinion. then, in July last, seems
clearly to be- that the Legislature had right to give
the Expungiug Instrucon-und therefore, if they
do So the Senator is not "bound either TO obey to
resign that his "seat belongs to the Constitution -
that is tn say, 10 the six years tenure of oitce-But
why talk of the opinion Of the Wing? 1t varies, not
only from year 10 year, but from month 10 month, and
week 10 week Fle is Il man of impnlsesiirst giving
forth his opinions without reeconand then. willing
be whipped into the ranks by the lash of his leaders.
The fact seems to be, that when the Legislature took
up the Expungng Resolutions, the Wing stood, like
greyhound upon the slip. He was ready TO take any
part which his Party would mark ont. lie was nose
OF in their hands lfMcy had rallied in great force
against the resolution, declaring that the Senator
bound 10 curry ar TO gn, why the Wing would have
gone the Whole figure against his resignation. But,
when he found decided majority Of the Wings going
the other way. why The wcatercock turned 10 the
point of the compass. From that moment, he insisted
upon that the Senators owed it 10 themselves to with
draw. No man more anxious now than he Is, TO obtain
the resignation of hr lrgh-noone busy than he,
in getting up the BUSH instructions of Sunday last
really twill be most amusing problem to what he
will dn in MIR. Leigh taxi course and MIR.
Tyler another. The only he has, is, to throw
lsr!t upon his doctrine Of c0nScicnce-and he
excused tine Governor for sighting the resolutions Of the
Legislature, because he had conscientious scruplcs,
also may he attempt TO cover Mr. Legs position. But
rtrr0nS!
that Mr. Leigh means TO do however, is yet very
unce7tun. We have run,orS and specualions enough
but II" authenticated facts. The general impression
to he, among friends well foes. that he will
hold OH for Srason-uneSs the advcrs Of his friends
Richmond should change his determinaton.-Ihe fol-
lowing are all the letters have received upon the
suljrcl-but cannot vouca for the which they
relate, for the accompanying article which attach
from the Tuesdays Globe. I'VE have received no pa
per Of later dac-The National lnrlligencer of That
morning is still due; and the Globe does give
the Proceedings in the Senate Of Honddy. All iscnuLs
and darkness upon Mr. Leighs course. Our own