Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-13
NEW Observation-Disclosures.

New Jersey again asserts the rAt Of the Peopc to in
ruct their pubiic scIronts, and directs her Senators
for crPunging from the Jonrnu Of the United States
Senate the resolution OF the 2olh of March, 1884, cen.
surfing the President for the removal of the deposlcs
We sukion the resolutions to that effect, passed few
days since By the New Jersey House Of Assembly,
In introducing these resolutions to its readers, the
Trenton Emporium Justly remarks, that the people of
New Jersey Go not rcgald the ght Of nsrucling their
public servants as an unmpnan, doctrine. For two
ccssve years they have reiterated their determination TO
insist on this right by commanding their constitutional
agents 10 conform their official acts the will Of their
constituents II is true, that of those agents look
ing at the doctrine through tho medium of personal
pride, and by the light Of Federal precepts have
fused t" receive or obey popular instructions. But
their refusal sub,racs nothing from the Importance
of The great question invoved-nav it increases its
vitality. Nor docs il in the least subtract from the
necessity Of Keeping the dnclrnc before the nation
II cnhnnc"S that very Necessity. The people Of New
Jersey feel that the General Government, far as
they recognised in lis organization, was formed
for Mem-not Tor their ngcntS mcrey-not fer any ono
whom yanlting ambition aud accidental MA oritics nav
at proptouS moment thrust into the Senatorial chair
but for Mem the pEorLE-and tor others They are
determined asscr. this belief nay more they arc deter
mined to make the nalrnable right Of Instruction"
their battle cry, until there be found amonst their agents
adventurous resist it, One of the disobcv
ing Senators has already been dismissed from the
public servicc-a necessary sacrifice to the triumph of
important principle. We shall whether his DISC.
bcying colleague will have wisdom enough to profit by
lhr example. vast majority OF the frccmen OF the
State looking To the Senate, cry erpunge! OBEY The
first involves the rights Of Andrew Jack:on-a man dear
L" them all The second involves their own rights,
which, as ircrmcn they yield. There can be
no compromise in such Nothing short of okrdi-
encc can restore erroris popular avor-nothing
short of resignation, can hope TO popular forgiveness
[Pennsyraninn
Hherc"s, in all representative Governments the
sovereignty Of the people is ndispuabe TRUTH they
have right and is their duty, upon all proper
SONS, to instruct their Representatives in the duties
which they require them to pcrform-Thcrcfo,c,
BE ResDrcd by the Council and General assembly Of
TIC STATE o. .Hso Jersey, That Senators in Congress
be- and ey are hereby instructed for and Use
their influence to have ExFrXGEn from the Journal Of
tie United states Senate the resolution passed on the
18th day OF March, 1871 declaring ':7at the President
In the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public
revenue had assumed upon himself authority and power
not conferred by the Constitution and Laws but in dsro
CATION Of both the same having passed that body with
out warrant flaw.
fhsoeed, That our Senators in Congress be- and they
are hereby instructed, and Representatives in Con-
gross requested to vote against the ccarter the Bank
of the United States, aud agains. the charlerne any
other Bank or similar institution.
"Rcso1ca, That the particular attention Of our Sena.
tors be called to the foregoing resolutions and that they