Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-10

INSTRUCTIONS TO COL. RANDOLPH.
The Charlottesville Advocate, of Saturday
says:
sis, zeal which it has heretofore studiously concealed
undertakes to declare that upon careful investigator
OF the public opinion at last Court it is satis6ec
that majority OF the people approve Col Randolph's
course his Is surely avery and characteristic
CONCLUSION, when we remember, that large meeting al
our April Court, and large meetings at the Renimenta
musers had with moss remarkable unanimtv expressed
precisely opposite opinions. Col. Randolph and his
friends sheer at the famous meetings at the Regimen
tai musters, and the Jefiersonan, aided by "altenve
Observers, undertakes to depreciae the number of W.
tiers present. Now we do not pretend TO he able 10
give the exact number but have no hesitation in saw
ing that they were six times least as numerous Is
the Jetiersonian asserts them 10 have BEEN The ac
curacy OF the Jeffersonan's information on his suh
ect may be Judged by the fact that he says the Reg
mental muster OF the 47th Regiment was at A1aonetts
whereas it was at Sutherlands, several miles off,
We understand that paper approving Col Ran.
dolphs course was circulated pretty freely on Monday
ana ooalned ABOUT nifty signatures; it was also crcua.
Tea on tuesday, anc some twenty upwards addition
al names obtained
Togve an idea of the haste with which the names
were obtained, we will mention fact An inlei.
gent voer, Democrat, signed it not knowing its te-
nor; afterwards, learning its purporr he took his name
OIL and signed instructions, that Col. Randolph shonld
move reconsideration OF the Compromise or resign his
seat ~ ~
NiOQQaV
we would remark, that we have no doubt meeting ri
all the voers at Court, would have condemned Colonel
Randolphs course by majority OF five to one.
The jeff rsonan takes great courage from the fac,
that Amherst and Nelson have not moved tress
since Col Randolph's card was published. AS to Mel
son, we undertake TO say, there would have been a
meeting OF the people of that county at their last
Court had itnot been that Col. Randolph gave no.
tice to the Convention Thursday before their Court
OF his unconditional intention to reconsdera-
ton, which nonce published in the Richmond semi.
weekly papers OF the following Friday This notice
gave entire satisfaction at Nelson Court. Colonel
Randoph's card had not reached there and its exs-
tence was unknown. Ii therefore as the Jefiersonan
asserts, Nelson is opposed to reconsideration it is
singular that no meeting was held at her last Court to
instruct Col. Randolph not make his motion % re-
consider. The lefiersonians assertion, that Amherst
is IN 'avoi OF the white basis, may be made, 80 the
marines"
AS to written instructions to Col. Randolph, we
KNOW not now many signatures have been Obtained
thougn they are many times more numerous Than those
TO- papers approving his course. Ii Col R., or his
hlends, VIII put his obedience 10 the wishes OF his con-
ltuen!s upon that issue, his course will be fixed be
y0nd cavll or doubt. But if he requires majority
OF all the people OF the district why then we say again
what Col X. well knew and knows that the name.
which those who wish to instruct him can get added
to the lew that his friends get on the other side
b. lore the lth of June will fall lar short of majority
of the voters of the district.