Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16

strongest Government admitted in its fullest latitude this
right Of instruction Mr.. King aud MIR. Jay agreed
it, for the long term Of years. and relied OH
it as powerful check by the State Legislature over
her Scnators-and who can doubt, after this right has
been exercised and consummated that openly
sailed, TO the recreancy and misconduct OF such
Soulhurd Mangumand EWING and enable them to
continue in the Senate We invite attention
the Speech of MIR. Rufus King in the Convention Of
n. York, where the opposition was very strong against
the Of six years. II said by member that
thu Senate grrvanc"-that six years 100 long
to trust any body otcn with such powers that they would
be tenacious Of thcm and wlrn raised to So lofty
cniincnce they would be 10th 10 come down. &c-Ano
thcr member, Colonel Jones) said, his objections still
remained, that Senators chosen for SO long time, will
forget their duty to their constituents.
MIR. RUFUS KING an reply said, As the Senate pre-
we'd the equality of the States, their appointment IS
equal To the objection TO this branch, that is cho
sen for TOO long periodhe observed if the principle OF
chasing them considered although appears long, II
will not be found long it appears-One class Is to
serve two years, another four and another six years
the average, therefore, is four years The Senators,
sad he) will have powerful check in those who wish
Tor their seats. who will watch their whole conduct In
the General Government and will give the alarm in
case Of msbrha viour-And the State Legislatures, II
they find their Delegates erting can and 'ch Instruct
them. Will not this be a check When they Qhe
Scnators hear the voice Of the People, solemnly
rATISG to them duty, they will be bold
men, INDEED, to act contrary to it. These will not
be instructions sent TO them in Yrir0te letter, which
he pockets. Will De puOC lnStruc-
items, which all the country will seeand they will be
hardy men, indeed TO violate them. Here, then, the
people told. that this gcasright ofinstruction
secured to them important check on their Senators,
aud that when tho Legislature dciated mark the worldly
they would be daring and bold incn who could disobcy
TO dictate is TO prescribe acah authority.
IN the Contention Of hcic YorE, too the obcc-
tons made to the Senatorial term; and an amend
offered by Mr. Lansing, (whO had been in the
General Cunvention.) limiting the time to years in
every l2 and auhorising the Legislature TO recall em
&C. In that Convention Messrs Jay and Hamilton were
members Mr. Jay, among other things. said" The Sc
is to be composed Of men appointed ny the State Le
gislaturrs They will certainly choose those who
sumo they will also instruc; them.
M Hamilton, after defining the general principles Of
the Constitution, &c, said sit will be the interest of
the large States to increase the representation This
will be the standing INSTRUCTION to their Delegates &c
Again"All governments, even the most dcpoc. depend
in degree upon opinion free Republics,
peculiarly the Here expect the laws to be pro-
poonably agreeable to the standard of perfect policy
and the wisdom of public measures to connect with the
most intimate uniformity between the views Of the Re-
preventative and his constituents They the pcoplc
have ia their power to instruct their Representatives.
and the State Legislatures which appoint the Senators,
may enion it also them What is this but TO
struc' Indeed enoin the strongest term. 1t means
'to order and direct with authortyto instruct with
thority--to command. Thus is the right admitted, and
admitted by such men King. Jay, and Alexander Ha-
mi!ton-whch press at the seat of the General Go
vernent in these days declares to be not only uncon-
slitutoua but ridicules rs designating, &c.
We pass the sayings and dongs Of our own Re-
pubcans of Virginia. for their views Of the doctrine
We nothing of the Instructions a! an early period OF
the administration of the governmentor OF the lnstruc-
tons Of MIR. Madison in $50 But here is rank,
Federal authority our side. Here are the highest
nanes they afterwards proved in the Federal school
We look to what they said in the palmy days OF the Re-
public in laying the corner stone OF the Constitution not
to the protest of Gouverneur Morris, in 1913 the fac.
tious days OF the Federal Party.
Let the People of Firgniaeook to the game that is
playing! There has been nothing like this attack on
the great right he foundation of free nst-
,uons since the dark and memorable days of the Alien
and Sedition Laws, and the Reign OF Terror.
We have not had time to look up the two last Wings,
We take for granted there is the usual proportion of
slang Gummry, idle rumors and shameless contradictions
extravagant puts It's friends md asexlavagant abu-
es of its the Wing con,rve breed
French war; Or at least, downright breach between
the President and Vice President. Oheilos Occupation
is almost gone The .7hOon Panic is nearly taken out
Of his hands-the headed monster Of Wiggery is
difficult to weld-the riRged Sreaked and Speckied
lition has three candidates to run-and the Wing
will ere long be compelled to vindcae and sup
port an election by the House Of Representatives.-lo
tbs compilation IL mast at last. IL cannot much
longer disguise the issue before the People-Te facts
bringing directly to that point-and then, if we
not grossly mistaken, the People will szpunge the
whole batch and take the election into their hands.
line 'PirTnla statesman IA HniE) may say, on no
,cing the Wing Caucus Of the lh December, that tIe
struggle in FirginiG will be between White and Van
Buren,. But is this all; Whom is it between in
Pennsylvania ?-HarriSon and Van Buren-ln Massa-
chuscts ?-Hcbster and Van Burcn-wherever they go,
the Whigs change their dramas persone according the
shifting scenes-whe the Republicans have but one
candidate TO present 10 the People. Can the Wing ex
pect succeed against the voice OF the People, the best
interests of Vrgna-lhe purity of the popuur suffrage
itself; Ncver-never.
"But Vgniusc who lead where she
afraid uowhas proved the South nceiShe
hus with the other Southern Sues the
that question of Slavery which they
eide or themselves, aud with which they will permit
interfere. Frsnn has nsoriou runk from the crisis,
thereby subjected the State 10 the cugc having it's Lcss
lost other consideration their
nayso irarin that object should tho
public attention. until they have seized the spells Of rcoras
rally under the waving banner oe South whose ample
folds inscribed orRsELvEI THE rEEsERAToS
RiGiirs."-Kategh Register, .jaa IL.
Such arc the strains in which this uncandid wing pa
per pours out its upon the Republicans Of the
Virginia Legislature. Its statements jalSe. What
Because the rash and indscreet resolution Of Mr.. Gmer
rejected it ought to have bcen did it follow that
the Republicans unwilling TO do any thing No.
Come the issue when it may they will be found ready
stand by the rights Of the South the Nullifers who
nf jhop,S oF u,bo,