Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-24
Es5cBssssolnai, Tlaurseaay, March "a
Observation-Disclosures Of Instruction.


REHiNIsCENCEs-Righ Of instr"etoH
In the early part of 1911 MIR. Brent dsobeyed the In
s,rncons of the Legislature; and MIR. Giles though he
yo AGAINST the Bank of the U. States, protested against
r rirht of Che Legislature to give him mandatory In
sirucons This conduct Of the two Virginia Senators
forthwith produced great excitement, and threw the
State into fame The public press TOOK uhihe SUBJECT
, iir, prrsoIl who struck the bail in this paper, was
"ITr0;uius' distinguished JuIls-and IN his po-
lcs a Wing. Hear him tTSt!
g had always understood that, although the Delegate
is n liberty to vote according TO his best Judgment, when
viustrurrd vet that the people have right to express
their opinions whenever they shall choose, Oh any part
cuIa to do So and such case, the delegate
ualy bound press not his own but his constituents
Unions had supposed that this position had become
hllxm and that if it correct IN the case OF III
structons from county district it would hold good
EDrtori in the of instructions from Legislative
body its immediate Representatives. Inc ORDER winch
prevails in our State Legislatures the discussion which
prevails whenever constitutional and important qucs-
ton is brought before them ought to give to Legsa-
tive instructions wrig than Popular instructions
can readily suppose, that where the constituent body
directs its representative to give vote winch he consci
entously believes will violate the Cohsl'utoh OF MS
country scrupuuus and upright man r0uid rGter re-
sim his 0dicc than sacegously inlet wound on the
sacred charter -" He (Alr. Brenp and his consutu-
ens are therefore completely at issue ne Legs
Brent saws, You Virginia Legislators know nothing
about banking You incapable OF forming correct
opinion on constitutional point will not listen TO your
Instructions. ! will act rs if received them mol;
What will the Legislature say 10 conduct OF this kind
when they next meet? VW they not tell Mr. Brent that
he has lost tier confidence; that he is not their Rpescn
taiicc that he has mirepresented the Jes'hs, M' sA
cs, and their opin'ons2 The Legislature rare t0GGH
orouud from arkich they cannot reccde 1cM honor lhcy
mus, tell Mr.. Brent, that ahough they cannot rc';"re
him for four years. yet he is not the proper organ OF their
sentiments u they ito not act in this 'eay, they must re-
luquish their right Of gietng 'nstruci'0"s J0r' eoa'a
be FooLIsiI AND FUTILE Is THE EXTREME 10 say (hah
the emphasis thai it is prOper to instruct and yet that
tile REPRESENTATIVES may depart at pleasure Jr"m MSe ~"
StrucitoHS $500 , !,
About the same time the Editor of the Enquirer took
up the subject-and attempted 10 SHOW mat tit WY
scope and 0rigin of Government give TINS doctrine
(of the obligation Of nsrnctions) additional strength
it not only repuJc but cohcde'atsd onc-sn nlher
words not consolidated representative system oui
ccru! representatives systcm his doctrine springs al
most as strongly from the conledcratcd feature, as from
the representative TO the objection that the Sc
nalor was bound by his OATH o preserve the Costllu-
ton this reply is made Well, he has his resource
We do not wish him ~ 10 that which his c0"Sc'cne ds
approvcs-hc may RESIGN.
The state of public opinion may be gathered from the
toasts which were given by the Republican Party; soon
after these events For Instance the following were two
of the standing Tuasts drank at dinner on the 5st OF
Nav uiven IN this City by the Officers of the 18TH irgI.
mcnt to Col George WIN. Smith, his resi- gnin5 the
command o! the Regiment:
Ii<;rucn. to the ARK Of the Cove
sacred o the PcuPr, deserve: ihrir
The !"sy By nAifA ms brfaeA q d@y @G' 0ta
d-:a consolidation II Gsrcrnmcnt-te JO0'J' aPot-
sou: Senators in ConssssAo Creatures paramount 10 hei'
Ctcatot,: But ttere Is d time .t'rda things.
ToAsrs drank on the IM Jly, ISL at the Eagle, by tho
Friends Of the RcrO'at0n.
Gu, Senators in CousrcsThcy forgotten bu the
rrmcnc that The OF the Federal re-
any lacplp constellation. The faithful servant SHOULD he re-
taarsi but the unfahiul planted upon HOrs-9
.ir Charlcs r. sloryThc Right OF misunderstanding vita! a
iand Ppe and The goOHs shades IF eternal rireme" to sOs'
prSi.e astnts, ,,iO da,e To dsrrsarGM"
r T. tL0n-Orr rsqecnt ELECTIONS 10 tho Senate OIL The v.
Stats, aad less frequent Ree!e:t'o"S."
By the WASHINGTON and jefferson ylrtalcry, Comma ndsd
6y (npts. Price and Wren.
ui. rropia-Aay they remember those public servants who
speak their w-ani forget tD act e0"t'ary their
r a. Geoz4'aaa Court Noase"1he Right Of Instruction,
r,t ORIGINATING il the Representative GovcHcn-nay
te Sc prove i"eieeuai VINO" directed 10
n Starry Corr. Nousr"1he People "fto u sta,osMay they
,.ycr abandon inrsmac Right Of Instructions; an at ell Times
Representatives, know that tho Creator and will DO
s.!pr0r u tie Crraiure--G (h'ors."
At IT,. next session Of tlc General Assembly, Mr..
TYLER submitted his Resolutions, the Preamble TO which
declares il 10 be It's duty, " whenever the Senators shall
disregard It's instructions by voting in direct opposition
thereto in any attempting to reason array or
to drtroy the Obligation Meregt 10 express rs dstte q
ccnd4c incompatible acM The Prs@creS q Rtpa''''
r0n GnreraH,Cat.
These Resolutions we're referred TO Select Com.
;iitrc which reported the Substitute, vel! known as
Mir Lcigs Report Of 1872 IL sets out with pocanng
that Least Of ALL it hc General Assembly, ever be
so devoid of sclrcspect to enter into alteration with
it's own servants. But under present circumstances,
when o right Of vital Importance, the prosraon OF
which might ultimately affect the existence OF The Stale
Governments the balance of the Constitution and The
integrity Of the Union openly questioned anu Denied,
if this Assembly were to pass tie subject IN silence,
might perhaps properly be inferred, that 1t reracsed
from It's claim ofrght in humble submission or abandon
ed as idle, yielded il as an unjust. prctension.
1t remarkable circumstance, hat Mr. Leigh should
have been the first in Virginia, since the date OF
his Rcpor who has resiscdthe Instructions OF the Legs
laturc II remains be whether they will at the next
session netc out the same measure to hm, winch lie
mctrd out hlrssrs Brent and GilesAlr Watkins has
laid urnn tho table resolutions of Ccnsuc, and has
pedrrd HIMSELF il it be the will Of tic good People of
Gooch!and return him to the next Assembly, that he
will do all in his power TO take them up and carry them
through. What say yc, People Of Firgina-wil ye too
stand by the Principles of the Republicans of lSl2, and
vndicaic b. your votes the great Right Of instruction
Or will &c now strike your flag to your contunaclous
seyr,,nt9 Have We dcyencratcd since lSl2: what say
vr-Lciph aria cch@ Instructions, or no hsiI Hct0nS
You cannot halt between The Observation-Disclosures
cannot compromise on middle ground Oil and water
OF mix. You must now assert your principles or
ai.s7. ton them. To Polls, THES To THE POLLS
hr. RcndsirhS opnion Of DE Scnatc.-fn TIC IT, 81 H.
Compensation Mi-.Jan. 1916
chr r. said he relied the Senate fora corrective OF
sRch Grovclng disposition, though considering the
Senate always ia" oligaScbira branch Fl the G0rern-
,ssRt, viewing il rogsany nth dread, and always there
fore supporting the authority Of this House in opposi-
,iou hereto i'll he looked it, in this affair." correc-
tive OF any low and grovcng attempt which might be
made TO reduce the compensation
FREE NEGRO VOTE.
The Wings appear TO be laying particular stress on
{: Mr.. ran Burens opinions and rotc free negro S
trugc." Such is said to be the in King William,
Orange and in this county-and if may judge from
sort oiauoritatvc article which has appeared in last Sa
uays Whig they to attach great Importance to the
objection The Expose in question consists fcertan
tracts from the 'Proccedings md Debnes Of The " Y
Conoenlon Of I52-aud which duly attcsted, by Tic
follr