Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-08

And this would seem the reasonable if it should
be considered that OF the State Legislatures have
at their sessions of lcJ instructed their Senators to
for eXpunging the resolution OF the Senate III ques-
ton and though their instructions have been Disregard
ed have their last sessions declined 10 repeat and
force them But choose to place myself at once upon
different and higher ground, and to act up 10 the prncl
pies and motives, which III reality dictate the
conduct | am going To pursue.
1t cannot escape observation that while the General
Assembly nsructs to cLpugc the resolutions Of the
Senate, which voted for in conformity with the nsruc.
TONS of the Assembly OF lcE}-l the present Assembly
has not cxyunDed the resolutions OF the former Assembly,
And though Of am rightly lniorncd) proposition has
been made to rescnd the torhcr resolutions that
proposition had moi yet been acted Oh! 81 that am 10
understand that the General Assembly is nstructng
10 do in respect former resolution ofe Senate, that
which it will do itself respect to resolutions pass
ed at Il former session Of its body must hespcak
pardon for remarkng further, that though proceedings
have been had in Congress- and some laws have been
passed. violating in the opinion OF the General Assem-
bly, the dearest rights Of the People-taAe for example,
the scdton law and though TOO many laws have been
passed by the Federal Legislature winch IN the OPP.
MON Of the General Assembly. transcribed It's constr
tutona powers, and encroached on the EtghtS " Me
SatcS-yet it has never heretofore occurred ~ the
General Assembly in any or at any tIne to assert
and vndica,e the rights Of The peC!eor Tie r@hts 81 The
Satcs against such assumptions OF power ty Congress-
by an expuncton (iLcral Or ypEca) OF the obnoxious
proceedings from the journals Of the two houses And
now for The first time, when simple resolution OF the
Senate is supposed by some unaecountable msconcep'
ton of its import and nenton) to encrooch upon the
rights oil the national branch Of the federal legislature
which, probably, has not perceived, and certainly has
not complained Of the rncroachmcnt-or Ito speak PLAIN
y when the Senate has presumed to question the rights
and powers claimed for the executive department. y Tue
President, who alone has complained and protested
against its proceedings-l see the General Assembly o!
Virginia coming forward to vIndcae the rights aho
powers claimed by the President, by This process OF e1
junction. which has thought OF rcsortlng 10, Tor
the rndcaton either Of the rights of the people, or the
rights Of the States mention these strange contrasts,
because they have raised the gloonest appFehensons'
in my mind Of approaching danger TO our republican
Institutions ard because those appehensons have hau
IN impor,an, influence in determining my. Judgment
and nv conduct under the extraordinary instructions
which the Gen Assembly has thought proper TO give me
The General Assembly have NO reason to doubt
and am quite sure does not doubt that voted for the
resolution of the Senate, which itcondemns as uncon,
,u,iona and Dschievous under sincere conviction, tina
it was CONSTITUTIONAL wise, and necessary to asser
and yndicate the authority of the laws neither can II
doubt that this still my opinion. Yet without degnng
suggest any to enlghen and convince my un
dcrstandng the General Assembly yes me peremPlory
instruction propose and vote for The expuncoH OF '