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The Legislature of Virginia recently in strncted the Senators in Congress from that State, to vote for Benton's Expunging Resolution--as the same time declaring 1t tc be the duty of the Senators to resign, in case of their refusal so 10 vote. In eonse- quence of these instructions, Mr. TYLER resigned on the 25th of Febraary--but Mir. LEIGH, in a long letter to the Virginia Le- gislature, dated the 2d tlit. refuses either to vote as instructed or to give mp his seat at present. He says--s.i shall hold my. seat only long enough 10 signalize my resistance 10 what honestly believe to be unconsfitu- tional instructions. say now, that l shall, in all events, resign it at the commence ment of the next session of the General Assembly"

 On the 3d ut. WILLIAM c. RIvEs was elected to fill inc vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. TYLER. The vote stood, for RIvEs, 95--scattering, II. A number of the members were absent, or declined voting. Mir. RtvEs has only three years i'd serve--as the term for which he was originally elected commenced on the 4tb of March, 1883. He afterwards resigned, ia consequence of instructions oil the Deposites question-and Mr. TYLER took his place. TYLER is now turned out, and RIvEs reinstated--all within the short space of year. If this is not the veriest degradation of the Senate, We know not what else to call 1t.