Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-21
For THE enquirer.
No. HI
RIo,Ir oF Decentralization ouAnrrpn,

RIotIr OF oN--AAIERIcAN OUApTrptY
RvEIEw.
The Reviewer, az we have seen, relies uuon MIR
Burkes argument against the right OF instructions and
Mr. b. acknowledges that, if government were mat
ter oil UuI on any side" the will OF the Constituent
ought TO govern that OF the Repre- sentative I'm the
beautiful notice of Darbys view of the u States from
which have already made copious extract the Re.
viewer points out the improvements OF the age in the
arts and sciences l. it not remarkable that writer Of
such unqueslionahle research and ability should ,un
counter TO the political sentiments and feelings of that
" age which he Describes being the prouiest in Tho
annals OF our That he should in The same NUN
oer contradict himself and permit his aristocratc
ngs and prejudices TO midew The bright picture he
gives OF our times! That lie has done this will be
in the sequel
After citing his authorities against tho existence Of
The Rghf oil instruction, no anpliie, and adds to the
artocrac opinions he GALE TO his aid Yet in his ar
,cie ON Darbys view he is constrained Ivy sense o,
Justice and, perhaps in Of honest e,,hysi.
dstn, 10 make the following conf ssions:
hc this ngo no, confined to tho or and
they consi., not alone chemical dovopenons
po sas s1 Of G x" SaSos , leach die
among die people The d bones quckcnod;
spirit the schools and tho cabno cutters ,ho STS Of
voice Of popular rights heard IN eyery ISoyo h
10 EoIope and when under tho influence pubic
thing Call head government PcsidoSi King Die
franchises family prescriptions they Of ne ptcp
them al" and 20 @ al @ 5 % ' Ss S .o Grg " which reaches
upon their thrones because sceesy the good onep Of 70
body polite PSs lights Sro S III et eo@uS ye
This then, Is the noble controlling spirit Of the cage"
In which we live! With the exception Of the two Ia.t
sentences but one quoted above, what be more
Just and descriptive Whether not considering this
" spirit OF the age, the good order Of society" de-
nonds that Kings should be left upon their thrones
and that priciiege" should be compromised NTH be-
cause it, eradication would conyuIse The body polite
are questions, touching European politics. not involved
IN my present enquiry.
But Is II not to be regretted that Journal which is
characterized by such uneq0iyoca indications Of ability
should be so inconsistent with ITSELF That Presi.
dent, King or Dictator" (nuch less humber public
mcn) are but Representatives. Of that public orinion
which reaches them all, aud 90 which oil must botD
aud that yet, in such government ours professedly
based popular rights and public opinion the rep.
resenaiive ought 10 pursue his opinions in defiance
OF the will even the Instructions Of his constituents
that unless he does he "betrays" instead Of sctv.
Jog his constituents, add degrados" himself Such arc
tie inconsisten, opinions Of learned Thehan
But, since the subject is Of grave import in OH,
country, II is but fair that the Reviewer should have The
ia benefit Of all the authorities on which lie rees and
OF bis sophislical reasoning. lie next refers Ia
Judge breckenridge Mscelanies, page 9S in ,YbicI,
the right is denied. have never seen that gentle.
mans view Of this question.
We next have quotation from Dr. Cooper pam
pbiet OF 1923, onihe subject OF the Tariff lie thinks
mat no member Of Congress "cqa Ear prostitute his