Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-25

be the resu,H These United States would semi rcpIe
sena'ives elected by portions of the people in each
state by the State Legislatures. by Congress. or by
nominations Of the President OF the Senate acc ordng
TO the provisions Of this Panama constitution win Dr.
Cooper and the editor Of the Review insist, that repre-
sentaves thus by the people Of such distant dis
tnc separate and ndepe overeignues, when they
meet are only members of the Congress Of both IL
me1cds,-that the interests OF their own particular
country and even the instructions of their fellow
cz.hs anu constituents are, "as dust in the balance,
compared with what, in their ris,k,Di /afley discxs-
sion.) fhey may think Is the interest OF ma iory of
that confederation - Let a question arise in that
assembly involving trail rights, IN. npressment
Of seamcn, the search of vessels the hb seas. In
short, any pont Of international law even OF COME
dera,ive policy tariff. of duty, bounes premiums
will be contended that our representatives must look
10 the interests Of Mexico, Colombia, SC. Sc and be
governed accordngly-pcrhaps sacrificing the dearest,
Interests of Our own county, Let il not be said
that This supposed is areiched aud irrelevant Is
not Georgia associated in federal compact and union
with Vermont; l.oui siana with Manc? Are not these
States as sovereign and independent as Mexico or CO.
lomba! Putting out OF the question the differences of
origin education and language may not less simude
exist between the pursuits and interests of these two
southern states and their northern sisters, than
them and their still more southern neiyhbors? Ii their
representatives are TO abandon them the moment they
touch the floor Of Congress HALT surn their instruc-
tons ami sacrifice their rights and their prosperi-
" TO the majority of the other States they have indeed
like the hewildered candlely rushed upon their own
destruction in search OF protection aud safety And the
greater the power of the confederate government, the
more hopeless IL i!ieir condition. l hazard nothing
Cong ess and the almost unlimited powers now claimed
by Congress. had been acknowledged at the formation
of the constitution, scarcely State would have ratified
H. Before they would have entered into such union
a majority of the States would have preferred 10 re-
main in "single bessedness depending upon the chan
for alliances when necessary, among their neigh
bors. 10 resist common enemy.
The appointing pJIceT, in class Of numerous cases,
has been supposed 10 include the dismising potc
In the Of delegates 10 the legislature OF re
preventative democracy, the appointing power,
necessarily, he periodically exercised. They cannot,
like foreign minister's be recalled at will. Hence, the
greater the necessity that they should while in service,
he under the control in form other, OF the ap.
pointing powero those In whose shoes they stand, and
whose nercs, they are cputed to serve There il no
other form, in which this control be well excr.
cised, by way of instructions. When the term OF
service is ended the test OF appreciation disapproba
ton, il applied at the polls BIT, would II not he SOL
icsn, TO say that the people OF district have the CON
s;tuto tigh, 10 elect man 10 perSOnGtc represent
them in Congress- to turn him out al the end of two
years. and chase from the remo,est of the
state That according TO dictionaries, hooks, and cOal-
mon sense. representative means who is but the
reelected image OF what i represented, though the
original present. that he bears the character and
power OF nose VINO cannot ED IN person, but zen,
him IL dci for Mcm-and that yet notwiths anding al
ibis, during the period for which he is elected he
obedience 10 the will OF those whose opinions and in
teresis he is appointed 20 reflect represent II il be
true, as Or. Cooper contends that by appointing
representatives. the constituents give up the right OF
deciding, because they cannot hear the ''drgitnIents
"arc no, acquainted with the facsand are .''thoref0Te
not competent, Constitulionaiy, 10 decide"that tn,
representative "DeongS 10 The nal0n, anu not to those
whose breath created him-lhen indeed. instead of
representative government, have elective deSpO
| fisH Those who hold the mons;rous doctrines of
O. Adams and the Autocrats OF Europe, may hail the
pregnant annunciation OF such principles with sine IA
hle pleasure. They may hope for the approach
the time when she timetable stupidity" OF the turbu-
lent and ''hanlormed" multitude, will no longer sway
the desiinies OF this fair AM favored land: That the
little remnant of agency cc":-s- IN the people in
the management OF their affairs, will soon he su;s
pressedand that the rights Of man, proclaimed by
the patriots Of Revolution, mischievous delu
sons, tending but TO disturb the uniformity consistency
and dignity oil government But hope and trust tina
there is redeeming spirit among u.s. that will irowI
into the shade all who entertain these subversve AM
abominahle opinions. DEMOCRAT