Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-29

At Il meeting Of the Democratic Republican party in
the county OF Aeckenburg the Court. House on the
2ist day Of March, lS6lhe meeting Icing called to
order, John Jones was appointed Chairman and John
g. Baptist appointed Secretary. And thereupon, the
following Preamble and Resolutions were presented TO
the meeting, BY Richard II. baptist, ESQ., and unani-
mously adopted 10 wit:
"'rhat ali power is vested in, and consequently derv-
ed from, the people; that magistrates their trustees
and servants and at all times amenabe to them is an
acknowledged axiom and well established principle of
our government lnseparably connected with this fun
dameDta truth is the great and vital principle of the
right Of the People instruct their Representatives,
Upon the free exercise Of this right by The people, and
tic unlimited recognition and acknowledgment Of it
by the Representative, will depend the important qucs-
ton how far the Government shall be in its practical
operation, what IL designed TO be by it's wise and
reVered hameIs--e essentially free, and cmphatcuy
government Of the people;
ResOieed herG,e, That tie undoubied right of the
constituent body to instruct the Representative on all
points either constitutional or polite, is essential prin-
cple OF tie representative system, nscparaby connect
eel with and incidental to it, and that Instructions when
us given not left to the discretion Of the Represen-
tGiive Judge Of the of ihe authority but
mandatory in their characters aud in the opinion of
ths meeting the constituent body alone the proper and
rghlul Judge, and the Instructions when given of
uDdoubled and binding obligation. And it is the duty
Of the Representative either Ia obey such instructions
10 resign the trust conded 10 him. in order that may
BE- Transferred into the hands Of those who will carry into
effect the wishes and instructions Of the constitute nj body
RcsOiUed, That this meeting doth highly disapprnve
The conduct Of the Hon Benjamin Watkins Leigh. one
O the Senators from this State la tie Congress Of the
United Sats in refusing either 10 obey the instructions
Of Legislature to resign his seat thereby viola
ting the principle Of the right Of instruction and in con-
travention to principles which Virginia has heretofore
uniformly maintained, especially in the celebrated
lulions Of 1912, Of which that gentleman the
knowlcdged author
The committee appointed o the last meeting TO con
fer with Republican frends Of Halifax county aud
offer to trn the privilege Of nominating candidate to
represent tits district 10 the Senate OF Virginia report
ed "at they had performed that duty, and that Re-
81 nnlran brethren Of halifax declining to make such
nonnatlon had referred the subject back for sc-
ton and that they would support such nomination as
" this meeting might think proper 10 make"
"HhcreugOH tile meeting proceeded 10 nominate suita
bic persons represent this county and district in the
next Legislature, when Richlfd ~ Baptist Esq was
nominated as candidate TO represent the district the
Senate Of Virginia and Hugh A. Garland, Esq and
Col George Rogers were nominated as candidates to
present ilie county in the ll0use Of Delegates.
nErsOieed That copies Of TIE foregoing proceedings
Boz forwarded 20 spnc gentleman of tie Republican par
~ n Halifax county, aud also To the Richmond I'm
ooifcr and Petersburg ConNeilltiDn, Tor publication
(SiqncdJ JOHN JONES, Chairman
JDlis G. BArrigT, Sccre0ry.