The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25
FROM THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC,

! " Edited by Humphrey Marshall! tx
/ Now chat the election is over, 1t is -xpec
led that Cool. disnassonate discussion of
thi, highly interesting ,ubject may be had
with this view the writer of the pre-.
sens essay would address his fe!low-citi-
! Zens
/ In this discussion. without reference to for
ner violence of dispute on this subject,
which would be rs useless as improper
fhe genius Of the goUernmf Mt snail be taken
SIS our guide, regar, iess of other considera
ions.
Inc satest objection to REPUBLICAN gop
e7nD1cnt ever offered by polite writer's is
that Il IS ncs suited to a large extent of Ter
rl.ory that ne representatives OF such a
republic, Tar REMOVED tr- thsir constitu-
snts' would IN snort time usuro their
rights and ensiaye their Liberties Such
were the arguments of koUssEAu &HUms
In which they wee supported by many res,
pectaole poiiicaF writer's of their times. and
py past history. The American people ,ul.
| ~ aware OF the correctness Of this objection
made an attempt, theoreae,' but oucce.s.
Hn, to remedy an evil attendant on SO many
republics Of former times This wa. effec-
ted oy forming constitution which united
seventeen smsil REPUBLICS. he zuhole Great
ing general SoUe,nment----one great re
puolic. Each republic of the union retain
ing to Itself all sovereignty as free and in
dependent state, beside that which vas.he.
e,aNy granted to he general government.
considered itself as a sufficient check on
such improper designs as the general GOV
eminent might attempt. Thus the error Of
former times was completely remedied !.
| and the u 5. present in the history of noli .
TICS phenomenon
1t the preceding view of the suffice, be
correct, it follows that the States icing par.
ties totne constitution have as much RIGHT
toJudge OF ITS violation as the general gov
ernipent havc for whenever the CONSTITUTE.
ON is lntringed. Safe rights are incroachsd
on Because the powers no, granted 10 the
general government nor prohibited to the
states are reserUed to the States respective
or 70 the feohIe - & all the powers ale.
s'siaiion which are not possessed by Con-
sfess' belong 20 the State legislatures
In order the more certainly to preserve
state rights and to guard against consolida
son, At or the trainers of the CONSTITUTIONS
nad chaiked out as clearly as possible tina
respective powers of the states and general
government, special Representation wa,
gwen to the states III the persons Of sENA.
TORS ms representation is not accord.
| ing to ne population Of the states but ~.
cosnizing the small sfole as SOVEREIGN as
the large one, the representation is equal
IAe"Ce !. u Iwo senator's and no more repre
lent eacn state. Win these remarks +,
will not be deemed difficult to answer the
80 much agitated question. have the state
legislatures right to in,truc, senator's In
CongressP ---I now go TO the answer.
The state legislatures have a right to in.
struct senators in Congress.
because 1t - af~HdaHeHtat frincifle OF
Representative government which cannot be
aisregarded any length Of time without total
destruction OF such government, tSat the re
preventative is the agent of the represented
ana tue INSTRUCTIONS OF the represented to the
representative are binding; and
! Because in the present case tie senator is
me 'ehreaenfatiyc, and the ssate IN ia cor
borate cohncity (Which is the legislator,
us the refreSenfed.
! These reasons secm conciasivc-and 1
would be willing to rest the question ON ,hen
ad | not reco'iect that Il vas IN former
occasion Admitted that the states nave 4.
risat 10 iassrsss sesators IA Congress bat no.