Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-14

j the United States trum virginia " ho doth no
hold himself bound to ole, .ush Instructions -
u meaning, ohv ously. such legitimate Instructions d
: thoSc mentioned in tte previous resolution.
. The resolution, u IL, Which are the conclusion
resulting from tie - atoiirg of the preamble cX
sprt >sis d' clare tla' H.. Instructions uhirh IT,
State Legislatures have \ right to give ihcir Srra
tor, IN Congress, AMI nIieIt II tie bounlcn du
al tic Senators 10 o'ry, such euly " rcruir
rot IL tic Senator Ia eenrtii violation Of TN
l,rsi rulior, O. an at Of neral iurpi.udc.' AZ,
II is ,Nprt ssly stated, III II preamble, "ilat
Ire STATE insuuots II, Senators 10 give vote rla u
" uncon.tifliliunal," =" the Senator is not bont
Ia obey SUCH Observation-Disclosures every case of lht
Kind " must >lan'' on II. own peculiar circuni>lan
crs"-and har /" tl'r prnprieis VI ol position mus
lie Gct,rmin'd by thr ratarr Il tie injustice
the extent # the mischief. and tie prudence q
resistance" ] he alternative l.te proposed II
the Senator Is not ob,dnnu us'sn"hcH, hu
obfdirncr resistance 10 hc del, rruincd hy tic
considerations by Which al resistance ~ 'le an
tlority ol Government must EYER h. 'etcrmlhc1.
II an Instruction wote gwen iro 10 vote for 4
measure of uo very mnrcria consrqn, nce---a meas.
which If ndopcd, would not l. al 10 an, serious
permanent c,ii--and Vet could mol. for reasons
OF any Kind, nnScicnlouSls vote f.r tic proposed
mcasur--Iu such = case, might, very properly.
and shuuld, without hestatnn, resort 10 q r,>iana-
lion, in order tu cvatc The painful alt rnariNr OF
+ obedience or resistance. Or. If The instruction
were given me, which | could no, obey without
violence my conscience, and tie 3" peculiar cir
cGnsiaHccN" Of the case should ncy, rlulc,> to-
>uch, thar Spnat, uld be attended ill FAR
lrss Of evil than thea comp>lmcni ofrLc obcct Of
the instruction, and would Got hr Itself source Of
equal 'r prcdl'r evil IN Sach hi. toe, |
might, consistent, with my s'ns, "i duty, and We
,l,,l Ia. l.,. 4. Ia 81
native OF obedience or resistance, hy rcsigna-
ZION. In Truth, resignation Is thu trrihg', not u
duty--a privilege allowed the Scnaror, ~ vi i,h
he may wholly avoid the alternative Of nl,to ncr
or resistance, eApoundcd in the preamble TO-
solutions OF Frb'y, 1912.
Here, the General A. cm y has if>l , d me
! IL do that which, in my Judgment and conscience.
would be- 4 crime, and al course, IN me, an act OF
moral iuI rude cannot oil y niillrut ttimc {;
and, ihsN opinion, Turned upon long and anxious
d"lil'Iailon, resignation would BiIct a more vital
blow on the Constitution, hrcanse II would IL, fol-
/ lowed by far more serious and MISE hi,vnus cor
s.qucncrs 10 both ll,. Federal and the STATE Go
,rrnu,rh ', an literal uicdirnc,io ir >truction.
i ilcaltrInatNr ,lrn, troednpon me- ,ot ole drurr
~ resistance; an alternative VIM Il would be- pam
iul 'n"sgh lns'lt, and i> rendered deuhlN soto me-,
~ con,id, ralions which | .hall mention Ia tic 81
qr,l.
lie lhaI wout Judge nv oonlnol family should
suppose himself in my situation. and lrinp home
10 III. own bosom The opinions entertain, and
liz morNrsh, which lam actna,ed II the views
i have uutuld,d, ~ To the nature of the nstruc-
tion that has ltrn given M, the real object NJ
"Ilth II Was aimed, the tmpudc and trniuaIlry
Which, 'rt rtainjue II g s,l.ilntnts dc, Should
incur ~ Welding otcdn nee 10 il, and rlic in,p"s-
SihllltN Of rcsiruinr without e',inr my aid to u
dangerous innovation ON tic Constitution, hc moi
wholly rroundlr.>, then, apprchcnd ,lcrc is nc
man vho can lhiuk that " tine nature, 81 he mus
tee and the extent OF the mischief do not iu>,f,
ara call t'lr resistance. have understood i, ha,
rrn >uprcs'd Il AT all the oral responsibility
rests on the cuns,tncn, bod and the Senator's re-
lifNcd trrm any par Of IL; Hat il Is tie province
a III" constituent To Judge and command, and III,
10 believe aud otcv. Can il hr T, ally thought iha
the official oa,h OF a Senator 10 support tin, Corr
slu'on 9th, nlted States il subject tn anrycru.
tiot wh,h c,cmpt, him from the duty OF <upport-
M II against mt iugcne.ts attempted hv the Stat,
Legs lutur. II at L. elected In dat the Srua.
to1 may and ought 10 take tie .ath with n,rnta
reservation, II at lie vii, support Ia Constitution
unless lr hail lr ,omnardod BY the ,,us,ijr, II
body ,olntc IL ! Surr> tie Gerclal AS>cmtl,
i, not going to give lis hieh sanction 10 doctrine
oi this kind which would sap thc foundations u
all puIhc virtue. Tie ruth Is, rlat in all CON
t,<rs ltiw,,n Il o,c v lo rNtIcHr null oiirv an,
those OVER wi, n, It ~ c,,rtl,,t. rs Ia tie rtl lu
exercise OF such auhori,--as 10 tie dut, of oh,
dirncr Ct tie RIGHT ot resisiahcs-loh pnrtlt. mus
IN thu nature ol things, Judge ir themselves; an,
the only difference hr.w, sn them is that Tire part
si>tnr powrr ,.>sts al lis peril which alrn
>utlioc>, IN general, 10 do rrminc him against re-
r sising, except IN extreme eases. To say TIA
those who huld power ave the sole rielt 10 excr
. else Judgment. and ihai those ever whom rowe
is exercised have ~ rish TO Judge tur ,lcm>rI>,
whether tlry oppressed ~ not, wire t" afm'
: the very doctrine oi passive oleorrcc and non
! r >Slau,r maintained hy llc lui,cr>y If O,'pr
constituent Legislature cannot justify, or even rN
!, cusc, the Senator IN pal pallc violation ot II
ton>t tuition, or IN act OF moral tnrpllud,
The want, NAY even the >lasc, i, not bound (
Obey, and. more, /, not rNciSahc for Obey my III
unlawful commands OF liis mastr
, Ihcr, Il" tie rrud,n oil resistance" i
hi. An questions Of resistance to au,hort
prdrncN. However Just and relh rc>istanc
may be- ~ it.cli Vet II ought to hc rc>ortc
Ia unless there be- reasonable hope of core ctin
zine mischief, and securing sure good rLd; NJ
= ought any man, however srrng his srn>r ut Wron
, and injustice. to involve oil cr> ~nh hu>ci IN
hopeless, useless, dangerous effort of resistance
! THIS last objection 10 the course have resolve
To pursue ] ave mhen tie NEST tlcctudl care I
: oh,ia,c. ha>, asked the ad,itr oi rp MAI
4. 4 Il.