Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-23

next Spring Elections
Alter fighting CALAMITY they cry the People the Pco-
ple We say the people arethe Judges and appeal 10
them decide between But say the people have
decided the matter already. Have not the people
tanned the President against the denuncldons OF the
Senate Of the u. States?
Then came MIR. Murdaugh, the champion of the peo-
ple with long amendment referring the matter to the
people be voted at the spring elections, and that the
result of the should be communicated to the Sena-
the of the people, and OF the General AS
sembly. Here was grand flourish! The General As.
senby is the constituent body that elect the Senator's
and of right ought to instruct them but this resolution
refers it 10 the people, and ii the people adopt it, then it
the of the people and the General Assembly Is
this the heretofore pursued in Virginia: When
Giles and Brent instructed TO vote against the
Bank of the u. States the resolutions referred TO
the people? Is not this the cry Of Southland, who APP
pealed the people of New Jersey against the Legis
turc? The people elected members another Leglsa-
ture, who renewed his instructions and To- he now sets
in the Senate of the u States in defiance of the people
and the Legislature. What right have the people to
presume Mr. Leigh will pay any more respect 10 their
Instructions than to those Of their immediate representa-
tves. What was said when he elected If here
after it shall turn out in the spring elections that mao-
ry shall be returned against MIR. Leigh, he will sur
render the trust conided him. The elections take
placehe honest yeomanry Of Virginia, interrupted,
and believe yet ncoruplible, and there is an ascer-
tanned majority against him Of at least twenty
What language does he hold: He is he bulled not
TO be driven from his scat nvcghs against the press and
the pensoned scrbbers &c, &c. Will not the people
that these mere subtcrluges to defeat what is already
ascertained to be the public wll' Will they quietly SUBJ
init to be thus trled with, TO be tainted with charges
such as being unable 10 know their rights interests,
or TOP servile, when knowing them to appreciate and
sustain thein'
1t twas in this way that the resolutions resisted.
But they finally passed by majority of fourteen.
The resolution Of instruction demands without quahca.
ton either obedience resignation Mr. Leigh has come
to alternative at last forced upon him by the House
OF Delegates He has been ,ratng for devclopemens-
and he has them. If he regards the good will and es-
TEEN of the people Of his native State he will not pur-
sue The course of Southland and Mangum.
look with awful apprehension when | see the agents
Of the people, OF Of Stale Legislatures, setting the
constituent bodies at defiance. Something rotten in
Denmark and it behoves the people to rise in the majes-
y of their strength and by decisive marks of dlsappro.
baton, hur these nallble innovators the usages
Of our government from their seats
have been thus lengthy and precise in my account,
that you may be enabled judge Of matters here as they
exist. Yours, eSc.
uT The Democratic Republicans Of the Legislature
are requested meet in the Senate Chamber al clock,
THIS EVENING.