Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-05
ONE OF YOURSELVES.
FOR TWE ENC UIRER.
A RscAsrATioS, by John Ho0c, Of King George

- =" onost confessions good o the soul"
Messrs. EDiToRs-DurIng the peudency in the House
of Delegates Of that branch of the Expunniug Reso
tons ~h'ch eehraced the right OF instruction. voted
for the amendment offered by Mr. Witcher, requiring
that our Senator'S should be instructed violate the
'Constitotiop or commit an act of moral turpitude.
= ihis amendment Is OF imposing but deceptive and
faacIo1s inPortand will be- found, upon close cxam
nation, to lac less than King Senators
IN place OF The people the judges OF the cOnsutonay
or nors bearing of every question nd whenever this
is done, console nous constitutional difficulty WILL it
Is earcd too often present itself prevent obedience
the part OF oar Senators to the popular will.
gave this vote is known some of nv colleagues
OF uie Legislature, with much hesitation and under no
little embarrassment of mind. Every moments reAec.
uon Since has contributed to prove the and
anurePubican tendency of this Precisely in the
propoftan that the excitement and party feeling under
which was then IN degree, though uncon scously
labourng, has subsidized and haze resumed the neven
teaor 81 my way, has the Of this my Legislative
and rokticul doug, been made manifest And now ask
so far as II can be done by this act that this be
PHsged from The affirmative side of the question nd in
serted ia the negative Had this been adop
ed, our Senators would have been placed above the sp
Poiatiag power; for then the decision of all the cons
tutoss questions would have resided With them, and not
the peoPie-whch God in his IDfntc goodiess trust
viii ever avert! hope shall never have cause To-
dount st erc is as much virtue, much regard for
The Constitution aud much sleepess vigilance for the
GOOD ct our common country, in Legislature as will
be found IN our Senators.
lna wordIf the people, or, il you please the Legisla
tuFe, dihc with Senators The construction Of the
Constitution, aud should deem proper TO give them in
strucuons under such construction, the way is plain
tue door isopenhe road is casy-let them resign and
thereby asolvc themselves from all or con-
situtionsl embsrrassnents; but in Gods good nane let
them not treat with conept aud the sovereign
VIII, out wax out, like good faithful, aud Obedent ser
yanis Ia THIS, Nlrgnias democratic shirt would be
fulhedin this there would be no violation of The Cou
shtUtion, OF the commission Of act of moral t,ro
tude. The office would then be given back into he
hands of tie people, where the sovereign Oynershp re-
sides, and which must prevail.
messfs EDITORS anl that my political consist.
ency Is Of but tc it any consequence 10 any one but
myself 10 me, however II is little consolation In
know, that ray political acts have been based upon con.
oHeds aud influenced by principle aud the subject of
all others, upon which bad rather my declarations and
acts shovld exactly iay-bc consistent, one with the
0ther and with iemseivess that of the Right of Ina.
strueton Add, therefore, wish correct this the only
departure, IN word, thought, deed ~ my whole life
from the docTne that the bound by the will
Of his master" = Wv ~
", Messrs Editors, apology should be due for oiv
ing you this trouble offer you inv proG,und revsre,co
for, and unqualified devotion TO- the Right Of Insrnc
""H' 40 SUCH 1orch ri, 1896.
ny some papers received from the west of this State
we learn that General Samuel Houston has ssued n
quasi proclamation calling on the Texans 10 declare
theDseivesan independent and sovereign peDple: and
drn0uncing those WHO DESTROYS Of forming conC.d
eracy with some Of the eastern Mexican states rb;,
indicates too strongly division among the Texan lead
crs and may seriously prejudice the int of Texas
us the Mexican people have made the contest national
affair
General Sesmo, nobleman Of wealth and braverv
VIII COMMAND TIE Mexican expedition aOaioa Texas
ana santa Anna will remain al home 10 attend 10 his %
inisfes's'-''e0 Orleans Bee, ftb. Is.