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

right " Instruction MIR king and MIR Jaw agreed on,
a as a powerful check by the State Legislature over
her Scnatorsand who doubt, after this right has
been sxcrcsedand consunated that il is ao,c openly
sailed, 10 cover the receancy and misconduct of such
men Souilard, Mang and Ewing and them To
continue in tho Senate we invite ular attention 10
The speech oil Mr. Rufus King, in the Convention Of
~ YORK, where the OPP sition very strony against
The term ot six years. II said by nLcr that
the Senate was grcvancetlt six years was too long
totrust any body OF men with powers tina they would
be tenacious Of them, and when raised to $, LOFTY an
emnencr, they would be 10th To come down. &c.-Ano.
Their member Colonel Jones) said, his objections still
remained, that Senators chosen for 80 long time will
forget their duty to their constituents.
Mr. krrus King in reply said, As the Senate pre-
served The equality Of the States, their appointment is
equal To the objection To this branch. that il is cho.
sen tor Too long periodhe observed If the principle Of
CHASING them is considered, although it appears long it
will not be found long il class s TO
serve two years. another four, and another six
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 ehaviour-And, the State Legislatures if
,hey lind their Delegates ering, and ,oW instruct
them WIZ not this be check? When they (the
Senators) hear the voice of the People, solemnly
rAriSc 10 them THEIR duty, they will be bold
men, indeed, to act contrary to it. These will not
be instructions sent to them in pirate letter, which
can be put in their pockets They will be public inslruc
uons, which all tho country will sec-and they will be
hardy men, indeed, to violate them" Here then the
people were told that this greaisght instruction was
secured TO them important check their Senators
and that when the Legislature Dictated (nark the worldly
they would be daring and bold who could disobey
10 dictate is TO prescribe ,cith authority.
In the Conrenton Of Neio YORK., too, the same obcc-
tons were made to the Senatorial term; and an amend
ment was offered by Mr. Lansing, (who had been in the
General Copventon,) limiting the time to years in
every IL, and authorsing the Legislature recall them
&c. Ia that Convention Messrs Jay and Hamilton we've
members. Mr. Jay, among other things said" The Sc
nate Is to be composed of men appointed by the
gislatures They will certainly choose those who arc
most distinguished for their general knowledge pre.
sumo they will also instruct them.
ar Hamilton after defining the general principles of
the Constitution &c. said: at will bc the inter es of
The large States TO increase the representation This
VIII be the standing INSTRUCTION to their delegates &c
Agan-"Al governments, the depotic, depend
IN great opinion In free Republics is most
peculiarly the Here cxcct the laws to be pro-
poronaby agreeable to the standard of perfect policy
and the wisdom of public connect with the
most intimate uniformity between the views of the Re-
preventative and his constituents. They Tthe peope1
hayet IN their power TO instruct their Representative
and the State Legislatures which appoint the Senators
may enjoin it also them" What is this but TO
instruct Indeed, eon is the strongest term 1t means
'to order and direct with authorty-to instruct with ~,
thory-to command" Thus is the right admitted and
admitted by such men King Jay, and Alexander Ha-
mon-which press at the seat of the General Go
vernment in these days declares be only uncon
sitntional, but rdicues disorganzing, &c.
we pass over the sayings and doings of own Re-
pnbicans OF Virginia. for their views of the doctrine
we say nothing OF the instructions early perod of
the administration of the governmentor of the nstruc
tons of MIR Madison in $50 But here is even rank
Federal authority on our side Here are the bigbesi
names 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
tious days of the Federal Party
Let the People of Virginia look to the game that il
playing There has been nothing like this attack on
the great right he foundationstone of free insti.
tutons 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 Whos
we take for granted there the usual proportion of
slang 'mmery lille rumOrs and shameless contradictions
exravagant puts upon its friends and us xravagant aJ
Ses ITS the Wing 10 breeds
French war? Or at least downright breach bei,yean
the President and Vice President Ohcllos Occun,,;on
is almost gone The abolition Panic nearly taken out
OF his hands-the manyheaded monster of Whggery is
dlhcu 10 weid-the ringed, streaked and specified Goa.
luton has three candidates run-and the Wbig
will ere long be compelled to vindicate and suns
port an election by the House of Representatives
mas complexion AZ must come al last 1t cannot much
longer Disguise the issue before the PeopeThe facts
are bringing us directly to that pont-and then if we
are not grossly Mistaken the People will expunye the
whole batch and take the election into their own hands
The virginia Statesman" "a Whig) may say ON no.
tcng the Wing Caucus of the llh December that ssibe
Struggle in Yngnia will be between White and Van
Buren, But is this ALL Whom is il between in
rennsy ivanla Harrison and Van Burcn-In Massa.
chusetts !-WebSter and Van Buren-wherever thew oo
the Whigs change their drdmdts persona 10 he
shifting scenes-whie the Republicans have but one
candidate to presentto the People. Can the Wing ex-
pect to succeed against the of the People the best
interests OF Virgna-the purity of the popular sua ge
ITSELF Never-never.
bS. ylslniasbe who lead where now even
s'hu 20 proved recean to the South
that the question Of one which they
e.do on Tor themselves, and which ey ali not ne m
aud thereby subjected tho charge OF having in liz i
sture majority so lost to every other consideration dcyo
10 IaYso fearful That object tho
public attention. until they the spells of
refuse rally under the waving south on whose anal
UNION
OF oUE Rrcnr,; '-Rlegh Register, jan i2
Such are the strains which this uncandd ,vbig rs,
per pours out It's venom upon the Republicans Of the
virginia Legislature. It's statements are false What
Because the rash and indscreet of Mr. lmer
was rejected as it ought to have been did il follow t,
Tie Republicans were unwilling TO do any thing, Mo
Come the issue when may they will be found as ready
10 sahd oy the rights OF the South the Nuicrs who
make such merit of themselves-and some of whom
are wiling to dissolve the Union rather than elect MAJ
tn Van Buren,. Have not the Republicans of tbe VII,
gina Legislature uniformly expressed a detcrminat;on
to meet the crisis? Look at the Resolutions now before
the House OF Delegates Do they go further than
na-nay, rs far as those of s. Carolina We beg tho
Raleigh Register TO look the facts and not run ahead
Of the truth. 0""
Governor Marcys Message has posed the Wbios
One Delegate doubts the accuracy of the prnted Cow
and suspects the truth of what he sees i'm the
paper Excellent lit is indeed bitter pill-but s,vaI
10" 'hey must-Some however affect to find fault with
-becausc 1t says nothing of the District of Columbia
Wait, my good Sirs, and see how vour NoTihsrn
wing Friends viii stand by the South on that ouesiien
and how the Van Bbten men will stand-Tbe Me-
sage OF the Governor of New York is M To the mari
ior me south y will require such Critic as Momus
Ia find fault with tfle could see nothing In csnsur i;
Fenus-but the ereaking Of her slipper.
The Baltimore Patriot says one day "the members
most part MUhlcnbergers and il is therefore some
"nat doubtful, whether Convention SO constituted
VIII 90 able TO accomplish much union and harmonv en-
r5 as the YOU party IS concerned But Presto change