Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-03
NORTH cqROLLyg BES0IUr,oyc

The Instructions to Mr.. Mangum have passed the Go,
nate by majority of five The vote was RI and ~
By majority of IL ~
The following gentlemen, all friends of the Admins
uaton, nave been elected Councillors Of State for the
ensuing year The whole ticket was am oririnul ono
WIN the exception of MIR. skinner, viz Peter IL Dill.
Hard, OF Rockingham George Williamson of (as,vell
henry SKINNER, OF Ferqrmons Daniel Turner of War
ron; Allen Rogers, sen, of Wake Louis ID Henry or
Fayetteville; and William S. Asic, Of Ncw.IIanoyer
Every attempt is making to shake the efficacy NJ
inc Instructions and to persuade Mr.. Mangum to DISC
hey them. The Fayetteville Observer homes tLat he
VIII have the good disregard ME resoi1;ous
Tor we do believe that the prarfce of instruct;,g
oenGto's oaf 81 tier Seats eo1dd Lyeak do,ru one
~ nc JTSt PTiHctes pon scheh tie General fiorera-
mem ,e0S j0"ndea, and render the Senate even less
OF a barrier against nasty, imprisoned and parznn
me CpserVrr also publishes long Letter from Mr.
James Scawell probably member of the senate The
gnect oil winch IS to impugn the validity of any such
instructions The writer maintains '1st That the Ie
gsiature has right instruct without beng frs, IN
sr~cted w ne People. 2dly, That in exercising tat nm
quaihcd right, without being previously v ,
people, the Representatives in assumng that r,lt bao
1Reh upon themselves the exercise OF "a power which
solely rcScrred 10 McmSeircs" y w
These are indeed the days of Revolution! Ucre ia
prncPle on which Virginia, North Carolina and indeed
we bcevc, all the Southern States have acted sncc
the foundation of the Conimonwentl-tbe ,rinc;,,Io
nat the constituent body, (e State Legislature has
gt TO instruct their representatives (te Senators of o
Is now TO be prostratcd for the convenience
ct MIR hlangum ~ Carolina is 70 be flooded with snI
Arguments as those which Mr. ScawcIl cn,plovanye
cisey as Virginia was, in SI when Mr. Giles l1cl!d
TO recognise the right of the Legislature onsrnct III;
brought on the great question: during the session Of 1919
whe MT Leigh submitted ls memorable Report assert
ing IN the strongest terms the right of the g.
instruct, and the duty ofthc Senator to obey hs Reno,
was then adopted by the Legislature and the nrincplc
II processes nave since been received as the creed Of var
ei"' me right OF instruction in both its branches
VIZ; OF the People to instruct their Rcprescnlatvc,
IN lhe State Legislature, md of the State Lcgisa
lure TO instruct their Senator's has never seriousl hc
called IN questionuntil Tic modern Jpbfos vhoac ;
clpcs ana practices are feal too well colcuioted
to bring tat yenerated title into odinn have sLeas "
most awful squintin2 towards the opposite system,
Leave IT to thcn and should soon nave the neoro
saeeS ana their Representatives m0sfers-a dependrDt
SP'o"nu an t""fPc"dtm TpTcsentotio7 Even If the
wings dare not openly assail the principle tIev arc
saPpng ITS efficacy by every Of device They cant
SoJul te ma"Sr OF exercising the right if the people
hau NOT inc perfect right Of exercising their unqualified
privilege IN any manner which scclns best unto thp,u
serves. Oucrwise, how the right he perIectP Iflhc
delegate can set IT at naught by yolous obiocfions
he can swell the votes alactlious rnaoriiv which ,b
actual polls OF his county did exhibit or cou nv a
sort of probability ever attan--ifIo co,1nis cy ,y
iSr hn' who has not actually signed against ir,vl,e
thcr he resides in the county or has settled in distant
county-if he strike off from his Letters of In
suuciion upon the slightest color Of consent from te
party or his rchds-if he says that thouoh bo
the rgbt itself yet he objects 20 the ,psney in g;i
as pIase1 INC Feopie to exercise IT, we may indeed
lament tho effects ofa Revolution which has syent Of
the ancient creed Of the Old Dominion - ="
hut word to Mr.. Scawcl. aud TO Mr. Monour, or
a. ~ oin~n oi AZ carolina, who is disposed 60 nuiIify
OF the PeoPie themselycsi We had hoped thaf sncb n
PeuXt would have been confined 90 Mcssrs Spraquc
ana outhad and Freinghuyscn; but as tcir epmrions
com Is getting into circulation in North Carolina We
peg leave TO lay before them The following extract fro
INC Virginia Report Of 1872 which may not prove the less
OF MIR. Leigh himscf: 1'' ''0 pm
Bn athctg The position be admitted which sdced Il cc,,
20 deny that tho people have RIGHT 10 iasftf their inn
tesehaivts OF ilut the people composing each state In
capacity, may instruct their Scnnfors in (onrces. Il
pr ueacd that Che state legsaafcs have any such rig Of
obvious to remark, IN The first place. at tfose WHO ALLOW
Wy F'P ~ ran Hbncs The exercise
ZION o. thc Senators, and dcny power 10 he
t.f"Hfs give us the cnpiy theory, the benc a.
"ciico o sue nsifue lions. Ii dii8cl how tic
ee such instructions, ciicf~isc iau through the STATE
The several state Consions 90 tic nco L. ,o col,
Ish 20 a y, ancnd abolish thr govonfnrn
otof great natural rgis, which The Legislatures ar, s
h tv yuc hni tNrtptiuH clfinin tfs,
e Sief iinn She state Goycnmcnts c gone rl
90 certainly ftst n The state legl lures ov. r. rr
o sofcci2nY Which The people Themselves otle,
eee n person. ihoic Itai-laiufos are in fact h. t 49,,
% m power conang 70 the State fsaiy orecot G 80,
y" tht. now The power instruct tho so,tc. m ~
~ has not been forbidden tho State Conoti,,tioos
% eei.aturi, and retained te ID op In fe own
apas therefore The ftate Legislatures ns, r.ese az 49, 80
% fght Of insruciiug their sennior as propcrig es
nay ec any % those powers which rtcfa d.itv
any nouDt about thor gr an1 which yot arc Tot srtod 10
.n The Whole history Of American CoYos
,l. proves the instncss Tho State Iaiaosaes eot sea -
,tc ft tongcsss ficV formod All, cs
~ '' "ey sent deputies 10 The Federal Contoaiion that