Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-01
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From de Globe.
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

IN TINS country the authority oil the will the people
or, what rs precisely the thing, sorereiY, If
rnlurml brough, into question: and opposed by
those seeking TO build up aristocracy of wealth and
privilege among The first great attempt To
uie doctrine OF instruction, made b. the FedeTaiss,
when they had brought The nation 10 the verge of
WIN England and A. hen the Bank and its British stock
holders were laundering at the doors OF Congress for
new ehafer aud the orators OF the British party, in both
branches, were shaking tic very foundations of the
pNo anu all the piias of The Government to open the
way 10 Inc asce ndcncy OF the Ogarchy, and the estab
shncnt of "a splendid Gorers1ten, the rubbish of
the Republic. IL was then that Mr.. Clay distinguished
himself as The champion of popular rights and Aneri-
can principles. IL then he came forth as patriot
and crushed the infant Brarcus, the first Bank which he
justly described giant East ludia Company in en-
oryo-a company which has Subjected millions in Asia
TO lis sway. and defed by its powers of corruption
nome, the Government 10 which il owed its BIRTH 1t was
then That Mr. Clay rallied his colnrymen upon the right
oil instructions aud overwhela'cd the predominant inu
ence OF the Bank in Congress, by bringing the
authority of the public will In the several instances
wherein positive Instructions dsobcy the case
oi Mr. Clay colleague MIR Pope OF kentucky, and the
Virginia Senators, The eminent suffered ostracism
u'ucr INC Judgment OF their fellow citizens. They
discarded from public confidence and public employ
ana never again. even after pcnance, acquired che stand
ing they had before aained-much less that TO which
they aspirrd
1t this occasion of the violation of instructions
on the part of NIRGINiA'S SENATOR'S, that Mir.
LEIGH indicated the great Fundamental principle OF
American institutions the report which we give our
columns to-day. lie then acted in unison with Mr. Clov
ana 'he Republicans in maintaining the popular sove
cigny Blu; both these men, scduced by an ambition
which spurns equality with the of their country
men have long since given their hearts another cause
Mr. Leigh is true, when MIR. Rves, in obedience TO
the call of the Legislature of Virginia resigned his sta
ton the State Represc NATIVE in the senate 10 OBJ
tain the honor proessed still 10 adhere To tho nrin
cpes ot has own report upon which MIR Rives had act
cd and when afterwards the expiration of the term
ne sought reelection and majority of the General
Assembly were instructed to vote against him. he auho-
rizru pledge through friend, that lie would hold by
The principles OF his report aud resign If the
elections did not show that the instructions against him
were not true cNPonents OF the will of the Pcope-and
la he was The real representative of his State in the hos
Tue attitude he had assumed towards the President and
his Administration Mf Leigh has already vriunllv FIR
FITTED his pledge He, like those who elected hin, has
set the known will of the of Virginia at defiance:
and we have no doubt it the General Assembly attempt
to vndicale tie rights OF their constituents at the a
p'oachng sessin by positive instructions, requiring Mr.
Leigh to reverse his course, and represent truly the will
OF virginia, the grounds taken by the Opposition
against the Administration, that he viii insiruc
lions with contcmpt-iullow his nclinations- and
support as he has heretofore done the malignant coal
tor
The next great crisis in which the Federal party saked
seli against the Will of the people was the election
of Mr. Adams by House OF Representatives oyer
'eneFf! JasKsoD, by the votes of States
ierriDg Inc latter to The former. The scheme Of the co.
aon IN Congress could not be elected without a total
disregard OF the will Of their respective constituents On
inc part OF many members OF the Representative boay
Inc question o the right of instruction was therc re
distinctly made in the debate preceding the erctox,--
r. manguni, VINO appears from the debate, hos
lille to Gen jackson, and who the occasion made a
speech iu OF warnings against military despotisn and
s"ecfed al tr people candidate and the peoples rights
as so much JacobinisIn held this distinct angnage upon
the principle involved in ;hc right of ins,ru'tiui:
'H IS sad, thdi an naittTS of e0siation IN is rer,d
question: 'rhther The representative bound to oLeg The
,r'G Of hes constituents and tint MANI great and oise
mare hed ne gDtradt're SIR, ircuid eire button
J0r e doctr"e either c O'ie 'UGy the other so far as
regnrds ats proccGi utity rs to HE mere taeoyv CON
eese 1t to gennenieRhey may detighi themselves aeub
Heo'tes ueyptGss eheMr tnge"feusy ina,t-
eay constructed But, though the question to gs-
at'on may be vcxed, gentlemen tell us that in the bust
ness oil eiechng President by the ouse Of
uyes, there can be no doubt the is a plain one
Sir argue directly the In he business of egis.
t0on me Feopte IN primary assemblies act IS
eoaStUti0hah IL IS Ghyslclv i,aDnssie There 10 there
fore,a propre,y IN representative like ours
that the legislative body should respond TO The voice of
the People that as reflector, it should give back the
true image OF the peoples wishes. But in the election
q" Ch.ct Magistrate, the People can i'm the primary as-
senbies hose assemblies present the proper aud best
mode, ana having failed OF success the Constitution
brings me election TO tho House this House is The uis-
pre- ne J"age on 'ehon drOtreS Me SeHemn of Lot mo-
mentous QUESTION, ~c tic PeoPe hare beoa unable 10
setae hemsetees,tOT rant If greater Wnanimau
"Sr, hope have succeeded in showing The fal
lacy OF the gentleman pardon nethe Peoples doc
ff"e OF instruction. What, then, is duty, in the
present crss and on the approaching occasOn Is o.
ia into the ranks OF the candidate who may happen TO
De Tue strongest "a very comfortable doctrine indeed
particularly to those who hapItn TO be in The minority
our understandings and conscience approving should
IKE TO be waied with you, gentlemen on the strong
eurrcns) Is II to obey The Of our States p
or Is IL 10 obey the voice OF oGT districts? 1t is, in my
judgment, neither more nor less than thistle do what
is right according the dictates of our own nm.
drrsld ngs and leave the consequence To God and to
we have heard, further, and much my astons-
mcnl That The doctrine Of the gentleman from Delaware
w"nid Mt flourish 10 Old gland nay that il is too
strong even for the military despolism OF Napoleon
scorn To Halter any man, aud sure that on ibis oc
casion shall be exempt from the imputalon Of such de
sgh, when say caS GeNfjec hsfcnfr Ia tLc 0saue
man from Dciarare 0Hd dit think 0nd ain fkiDk fba
s0Hnatr dOclrfHcs or aocirgcs dcfreJfd fk poye nL
i"e'a e'earncss @ofcr IN Om Me hS of mn man. h0A
tr0ia uOse of tut dsiiBgnixaed member: and AID cou
sder Hc demonstration ~ Hkich c eerc nosfsiued nrt
/ e'ndfa toF'g' and am happy To rad my own opinion
0osortd aud cOrr,boratcd by opinion thai comes Il
i me with 50 much weight add autbofity"
/ lie pellucid' ductrne thus advanced by Dir Me
Lane and 50 much lauded by Mr. Manguin, we give in
! Mr. NJ Lanes own language:
"Mr NJ Lane, Of Delaware said % conis nd that ia.
immediate constituents OF member Of the House of Re
Pre'ebia'es have no right 10 instruct hn in bis volt
ior frcsident and that, though the opinion of the pco
PIE oi ths Union WHEN Iirly ascertaned would be- N
.su TO great wright IT would not be absolutely iinpe
Ta1vc but that iii Representative should in ali cases
exercise sound aod honest judgment, Acknowledging
/ only his ulief"r responsibility"
The doeifne Of brsc gentlemen is nobly conlraste,
WIN TIE true Doctrine set forth ~ the bfief passaae
we select from tc speech made by Mr.. Barbour OF Viz
/ glnia, on the occasion:
IL whose hands sovcregnty Of this Union de
posited The Constitution supplies the answer. Il
those o tic People And what - the legislative rover
IL is bnt scnina principle which fsuctifcs i'm those
cnactnpnts, deDonnatcd ie1c Sir the writer's upon ia
iisprudcncc inform 0s, that Law rule of action caa
nating from sovereign power, commanding what d
right and mfbdding what wrong IT, then. the pee
pie who make the constituent body ore admitted 10 b
sovereign, and each Representative expresses the sens
Of ms constituents upon every vote lee may rive in III
passage 81 any law do you not obtain role Of aotio
cnahnihg from thr sovereign power Of the mite
states, and filling up the measure Of the definition
"lg ad0ptny the principle Of tho gentleman fo,o c