Senator Leigh intended to ignore the order, and Whig leaders argued that the expunction would make a good campaign issue if both Virginia senators took the same course.

参议员利打算无视该, 辉格党领导人则认为, 如果弗吉亚州两位参议员都采取同样的法, 么该禁将成为一个很好的竞选问题。