Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-22
TYLER IND LEIGH


Mr. Iyier meets with more kicks than coppers, from
the Northern Whigs--and Mr.. Leigh himself does mol
escape the lash of his friendsThe friends of the
Administration have said nothing harsher of either of
them than the following:
Tne v,na,NrA srNsToSs i in ton~ o"1I ns ill.,
Legislature, on The subject Of their instructions. M Leigh
MOI essn OF obey the instructions, aud therein w.
Ter viii not obey the cos nunles
~ asnano p1iqs but contains Justification
absulo the Senate would @1I0 he o G % such
serving eaISl In consequence ofNr rye's reag
H. fancy should be appointed Chief the Supreme
upon nation Who but john Tye Of IN wd
most ldeuo"s @ s .sS ossL gritty
weak head OF a silly polican?, " ~ ~
And now for his conpecr!
(Fe ns albany Fee Leading Harrison Aig organ
ago wsSe M Riye Virginia senator Instructed out q S
cent no % Hys sol IN motion has Just rebounded and by the
Tyler and Leigh have been s ne, present SENATORS" Mess
shalon That MI Leigh hositate obey men
Who sgody rsaeoss' should aoi eompan when thv
M Leigh ifnot father feast became tho sponsor Of the
ssre Which, e NV va s we os OF %s%ss Of that s
ana can no refuse under the osgo
aSd e y 'S OF so,n ' 'S by The principles which 10
man or such sell sbasero9nt a. stSSa ara d,sangsd
lie has too much , of pe,eyo 'iI leigh capable
700 much regard for hc cause in which o embarked eonpro
pse ssG seo" and osve The @ and chnc Statesman
MIR Leigls refusal TO resign
Mt Leigh letter BY re- rniog b 60
,on OF the Senefa Assembly February 1871 No bon snoks
upon inc ground that the General Assembly ha.
aphcu the the doctrne TO mind n,os ao and I'M
P eorcnstoa II the principle conceded the tener
~ Iu nor Us senator possesses the apply principle
ubcu2n ana AZ tho time himself the t A.,
aeeaIu those Instructions. yet this the esnrdv in
which the senator has himself Ills prprips and re-
PS"ce are IN dect conflict Starting erroneous promises
abofs 10 vain TO arrive conelnion T ,oo All &
ss h 20 DC ound N eoncedimg principle not in IL
nddss ' ~ ''e'''s 'Ou'"a'
Here triumphant exposition the danger AID sb.orv Of
and That too, ~ gntioinan in ibs
same ettef vOws his adherence docitnet We beye sJ
enough we tnk, TO show that Mr.. Leigh in refusing 10 o to
'@,,gstoRs, has s,gltfed hiuselfan bis doctrines.
No hoii THIS d0etrac IN utter coptempt n,
originated with who themselves with
aispttng, and Il now to cary out The gcst
tn Iqguss But Nh Leigh, after confessing the
Mr. Walsh, another Wing Of the Bank School Tins
puts The screws 10 Mr.. f,eieh;
we ventured TO intimate in commenting mon MIR
iegn letter, that he had not been successful i'm bis At
tempt az reconclng The course which we rejoice he bas
aooPted with an acknowledgment Of the ret of instfnc
o,' nis we ud, because cannot understand how,
tDat tght peng admitted the instructed representa-
can nave any counernctng rieh-and this single cir.
cnnstance, which has been brought into qnct stSo, -,
' ~ we proceedings Of the Virginia Legislature that
nc rs prevented by the doctrine from exsrcis;no he n
Judgment at all, or consulting his own conscience or be-
lng W uie case moral agent, only ii,noairs Tho
nght, IN the language Of NJ Leigh but furnishes con
hrnaton strong Of its utter preposierousness The limo
~ between the necessity Of obedience aud
o PVege OF dso0cdience, pointed by the senator
Is one we confess, which limited vision csnnoi
uescEy ~ the representative may decide when IL is or
- not incumbent upon him to comply with instructions;
y ~ Poeses 'ils Fetionary power, which makes bim
"Juoge IN ms own cascit appears US that the right