Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-12
For TIE EYQUsRER
EXPUNGE! .aue. EXPUNGEltis

TO Tho Republicans an the Virginia .8sSsnsblta
GENrLEMES--The preseLt session of the General hs-
scmbly of Virginia will constitute an epoch from which
wiil be dated, either the triumph the overthrow Of
that great Republican princpehe right Of fSs sOnsti-
tncnt 10 instruct tic Representatives. Upon the
the Republican members in the Legsaiure rests the
future stability of institutions Formidable the
Aristocraic array of yaunted wealth and ntesSpee'
-vigilant and active--clamorous and isgbod
and insulng-as is the arfnl and aroeiens spirit Of
Whggery true patriot will be decoyed deferred or
Jeeed by IT, from an inhexibe support Of DemOeTatie
principles Eternal namy (the traitors doonn) awaits
me man VINO hinches in crisis like this The people Of
virginia nave appointed you their honored agents
cue their dearest privileges from reprose put anon
them by desperate politicians wbo knowing they have
forfeited all claim TO the confidence Of the peopI by de
nying in Practice while they iypocTi,jcay profess to
venerae the right of have resolved by oud
Gown or force To cling to their places in deSa of the
popular will You have, far done well. Would Won
be greeted by your constituents With" Well done good
ana faithful servants go on and wipe that unjust
and yrannical edict of Henry Clay recorded by bis
omata on the Journals of Senate ntbst foul deed
he scrupled not 10 violate the bleeding CONSTRUCTION
10 uamPle on the rights of the House Of
and aim deadly blow nj the sovereignty of the people
to reach hated rival The People had
Hence TINS daring usurPationtbs insult TO the
reignty of this Nation All this CLAY and his Whip CO.
aon perpcated in the passage of that resolution which
falsely charged the you honoTcd with acting in de-
Iogauon Of Constitution and Law The people demand
OF you TO stamp that act with the ndeibje sealf their
sovereign reprobation Go oni They will support the
1rm and the faithful They love justice; and hate y-
ranny and iniquiiy, in high places.
The Resolution OF Instuelio DOR Senator's now
before YOU If not the very best that could be de- il
enuTely adequate 1t avoids the constitutional scTupes
OF the sotdisdHt defenders Of the Constitution and
leves the learned Wbig from Richmond (pieasanfs'
caucus nominee and bis assocute Wing critics from all
necessity OF displaying their genealogical acumen-
iouI Resolution very properly requires our Senators 10
DO SPECIFIC act ia such plain that il cannot be
misunderstood or eyadcd. To meet the objection that
ihe friends OF the Administration might not choose TO
adopt the mode pointed out by your resolution, you
might amend the resolution by addition 10 The FOL.
lowing ehect-OT an such oker mode as nav be a0reed
npon by majority IF the friends of The Administrations
." me senate Let our Senators do he Hiag required by
you, and u is Of Consequence what definition Lexioo-
gfaphers give to the word expunge. u matters not what
be its literal or its hgurativc meaning. You require
specific act The duty Of your Senators il TO obey
Inc act is what we want Let the fasdi0us defend
ers Of the Constitution call IL what they please
Excuse me- gentlemen. when tell you that YOU have
already permitted The Wings 10 take on advantage Of
you. Why suffer them TO set aside the order of tho ay
already agreed on for Monday the lOth-nnd take 1p
the abolition question: None Of the Iegsatores ~ the
Southern States, Georgia South or North Carolna)
acted or the abolition question TIL the close of their re-
specive sessions Why should you not also have taken
more time for ~ The Wings had already attempted n
Precpitate rash and dangerous upon you-which
the People have seen broughaDd Siimers resolution
has reacted against them strongly with the Peoples be-
cause was clearly 20 be design get 20 South.
ern Confederacy and therefore il calculated 10 strike
at the Union The Wings attempting 10 take sdvan.
tage Of you by giving the 4boonthe precedence over
the Ezpun0inQ Resolutions: Why Ist To take every
chsnos Of diciding you'd To waste the time and let
Mr. Leigh remain in his seat 10 do mischief to the Ad.
minisiration. The great thing you we're sent TO do,
this winter, was TO right the Peopleand 10 vindicaie