Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-18
Richmond, 's'hursday, bee. 81.
REMiNISCENCES-No. II.
TIE Rf(;IIT or N.STJ.yl/s'yryD


Some gentlemen, who viii not venture to deny the
right OF The people t, instruct their Representatives yet
urhy the proprtety OF the D'0nKer in which present
instructions are got up word to the priac;pe, and
then as to the tact.
Tie PrinePle-The people have right to instruct
At is sarcreia right which flows from tie very nature
Of Republican Government The right is not rrs,n
lated by the Constitution Law IT follows clearly
that they have right to determine in what manner bcy
viii exercise ittlat;s TO say in what manner thew a
,,yorm their representative Of their wishes AS Judge
Tucker says, I'm popular Government the
tive bound to speak the of his constituents upon
every subject, 'chere he IS Informed of IT,"
The jdct-ls any mode more satisfactory than ,y sim
ca LcneT@ ~ instruction? Let suppose Mecfias of
The people OF amy county, called deliberate on Instruc
tois--and such may be advamtarcously clnpovcd for
useu:sal'-bu'' what is desired Gec;sio'to knoc
.hdt is The sense OF The majority q. the qualified Electors
we call meeting at the rthose--sny in county
with GOO Electors On the day, 2-3ds atiend-and YOU
can never get al nc county together. On taking the vote
those who wish to instruct their Delegate to vote gans
Mr. Leigh, go to the right and the others to the c sam
pose the former counted off at 200; the latter al
There is no majority of the county Now as the resi-
duary 200 voters do not go the Courthouse YOU must
go To them, to their own houses-o obtain their SIGMA
lures to Letters OF Instruction. Suppose them ali To
vote against Leigh--v these proceedings hc consider
ed conclusive by the Dccgutevz the go placed off
to the right at the Courthouse, and the 200 siancd
names; Notor the Delegate who is disposed TO qu.bh
on little grounds and To carry his wishes i'm opnos
ton to those OF his people, may say .ilow do know
tha the Oo signed were not part and parcel of the 80
on the Courtgrecn What follows; We should when.
ever county is closely up between contendin mar
ties, take down the of the voters who nr,. Ia, IL
instructionand their d-vriting is the Lesf
eridencc which the admits of appeal TO Thorn for
their own signatures to the Letters Of Instruction
Docs any doubt. whether is niodc Of ff,,,rf;o,
Is not in orni--and all rght-icn we appeal To one of
the highest authorities on the subjcct-in the following
Extract OF MIR ieigs own speech in the Senate of the
u. >. ON the Memorial from PETERSBURG:
Its language tcnperate; the ire
ted 10 ne esofaidioa " those hO Sd tancc mil
ca's deaera'o~ dSPa$Sionee aSd aOry T an an anx
wish TO avo"i whatever might produce excitement
We all know that Irregularities, disorder confusion do anna
times the merngs of bis kinl ma
yst no man can doubt that The Truth Of facts, public o
the resides neon
may with little and osonable their
collected aud
The ike disodcr and confusion in oIccions
sons and prejudice, mistake, sudden
cninmnos cunnngly devised, sometimes
but who, ioe that rcaSon undervaucs
VINO donbts that TIC INTERESTS the rights,
s,nsnt body are IN the general ad tho fairly represent
otherwise ,e,
OF petitions is essential part of the system of
tav1 government These memorials daily pouring i'm from o ,
ani such
that they will ultimately command respect, '