Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-10


70 s own may Sd be- a. s ss" III he has right
he not IN this a'noa agent he has
little surprize, ii declared in the preamble
to The resolutions of tho General Assembly, which you
themselves a ,is people Of virns The ra. 70 Of
& which a that The General 'as ,f! % a
s can os sSs,'@s has ss sd more than once b.
Lore no not Know when where OF Oh wnat
ia The p'eable and rssouoa,, adopted General Assemble
tue work Of hands assistance from a@,
with wSss s S s ss but too Ts
nS @ ms % , ys SUa ses AID eass 'ess Of it,
point The propositions there and main'ano
dus, shall be tested by them. 0''''' ''' '''
Tho resolutions, eoncu.io ions resu,io. from
ton. which Inc saa Ss s Una. INC ,nsIne
tor. IN Coagss AMI s !, IL The bonn @ 10 sy. nes. ssna
20 obey are such only "reruc no, tho Senator
expressly stated the preamble, il. scna
case Of the 1aS mu D @
position Determined bs the nature of tho n"s,ieo The e
@ bore p ~ ,n a 1s prudence Of The s,e.
S . or to be Determined by the
tcririucd." ' " e'''"' ""'' over DC us-
Here Mr.. Leigh admits that the resolutions of 1879
meant what MI Giles only asserted MIR. Leigh then
condemned Mr. Giles. But has Mr. G. ever said SO
much against the Right Mr. L. has recently expressed
III the Right of Instruction be indeed not in the nature
OF command but merely addressed to the Senator s
dserefion IT nc be alone judge and either obey or
stst as MIR L. now contends, not obey resign what
becomes OF tins great and vital Right Insttu
ions: Is 1t not idle and ridiculous talk Of il as
fNght u ths Is to become the received doctrine of our
country: Let the manly and eloquent Reclamation of
john ooe, which We re-pubis in this paper, give the
answer - -
But again. let what our present Senator under
stands by Instruction, when he says that he adheres
the doctrine OF the Resolutions of iSI2:
would be %o a e OF wi
m opS as, sanao, obey without crime
would iafet vital blow the il
the Federal aud the State obedienec to
@oS SpS pa %s % SS
% 4 ana 10 rendered douoy so to me, by considerations
, have to, boon supposed that
from any portion OF III ihs, it is the province to
!housh that the official oath support the Cons,
him from supporting against ATTEMPTED b.,
s snS s sS legislature that has elected him That
On s o on unless he shall be eo%@anded BY the
ing to give its high sanction doctrines kind would
authority and those over
u of nI sn1 OF such anhoriiyas to tho
che nature things Judge for themselves only difference
which alone suec, general against
tho sole right to exercise Judgment, that those power
oppressed not very doctrine Of pasvo oye
the sie" J@ H. % S Of
an9ot Justly, or oven excuse tho Senators papabe
even INC slave not bound to obey and
81 the General Assembly instructed me to give vote &C.
at p as o which
e PuIG mind had been iIsg and deliberately exercised
Temporary but dispaOnG.e rsaso and Yet renained
men' The General Assembly, though had contrary my
Here we have indeed host of conditions and qualf
cations, suiiclent TO fritier the whole Right and TO
e1punge the whole doctrine from our political creed
is his passage In It's obvious meaning, but saying
LIST That the question which the Legislature
must not an Me opinion OF the Senator! be douJiful-
(dou6YHt means questionable obscure insetied dubious
and what constitutional questions now be nooted
IN relation to which some ingenious sophs like Tazewe
or Leigh may raise doubts?-2d II must be one
IouO nd
exercised (Tecen wrongs usurpaons course 1lye
right to nstruct-only those which have been ion
and maturely dwelt on by the public mnd)-3d One
on which the Judgment had been formed under no in
huence OF purity or temporary eIcitement-(And pray
what questions should they be, when might not con.
tumacious Senator such a plea The erosser the
outrage pacsed upon the Constitution greater the
necessity oil State intererence-te higher course
the excitement 9th question decided alone under
disPassionate ieasons-and 5h 1t be question on
winch he public mind was divided and balanced In such
cases. he he would have followed the of the
General Assembly, though contrary to lis own-Most
hlna and courteous servant indeed And who is to
decide each OF these categories The Legislature who
hsucts or the Senator instructed The osoner of the
estate or the 0rerseer Of his creation The Master
or the "Seryant?" Is man. and he loo i,eir Re-
preventative and servant say TO 200 others eIoc,od
Tor the purpose of egsating for a whole comnun;Iy
set up my Judgment and opinion against yours; and
WIN determine ichen, or tchat h0io this great rght
TO be exercsed?"
Why, in the name of wonders what would become Of
Inc RESOLUTIONS of 9S and 80, by this Procrustes Sim
dard of our Honorable SENATOR Was the cons,tu
tonallty of the Alien and Sedon Laws considered IN
oc "O"0DHS case! Inc tederallss dav. who
never went as far the question instruction as Mr.
L. himself goes, did not think it doubfu-and SO mi0ht
not MIR. Leigh himself for he has admitted that he
thought the Alien Law was clearly cons,itnt;on.I
whatever he really thought of the other law ACCORDING
10 ms principle them lie would have dsobey ed the nsruc
Mons as 10 me Aen Law, upon the very grounds as
ne mas osoDeyed The resolutions of the present
Notwithstanding TO his extraordinary notions no
sudden OF giarng usupation abuse no oues
ZION on winch any doubt excitement should exist none
on winch the public mind had balanced or divided can
possibly become the subject of instruction by State
Legislature TO It's grave and reverend" Senators VIM
what mockery is this of the responsibility Of the
o.reH|a ana the Sovereignty of The State How
10 TIE Right OF Instruction wilhered up and parn.
Used in It's operations This indeed palerne with
us IN double sense kee ping the promise TO the ear
put breaking 1t to hope Under this contracted
doctrine OF Mr. Leigh which would efectualy Low ms
70 the rect oil our own servants what would become of
those cheeks on which even Rufus King and John jaw
and Alexander Hamilton, descanted at the formation IL
the Constitution? What control would the State Legs
atures exercise their Senator'S if this hcresy were
TO prevail? None Why, scarcely any Federalist Of The
ancient school has gone further relation TO this
doctrine, than MIR. Leigh does And yet this is the man
VINO talks about yIndIcaling the Right Of instruction
and the authority Of the Laws :" This is he who ,eo
the author of the Report of 1872!
Nor is his Of refusing obedience less offensive
TO The Legislature and the People What does he say of
these instructions! " IL insructs me to expunOe that
which is there truly recorded!' It nsructs inc 10 ode
face, and in manner to iasfy, public record" 1t
requires OF me, IN record, esnitical equiyocaion
cur dshonor, shame and guilt resign" Il reoures
me to inflct lin his Of thngs) vital blow upon
the Constitution OF his country And then he adds
" cannot shut my eyes against the tIulh--pain and
garng upon the face Of the transaclion-tha such in
sirucons not given me- 1siM ann erDsefatioo oy
n rIgyte .,esaf al