Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29

their errors s
But II the Wing bcays into the hands of hi. idol,
hs people are still true 10 themselves. Whatever be the
him which lac throws over our eyes whatever be the
issue he pleases TO palm upon as the Right Of Ins.ruc.
on must De- maintained,1n it, free aud unquali-
NED sense-irre from all the passions of the Senator
ana Irresponsible even Ia his Judgment he obey or
!es.gn This is the plai" rule OF free aud Federal
,nsutntions-and though hangua, aud Southland, aud
iigh may seek to eophsticate and ffrr it away yet
virginia must stand by her banners, or we are
sold to the enemy. We trust then, that the next
Legislature win take up Mr. watkinss, or simi.
lar resolutions, and that every meta5er, be he Re-
Pqoacan, or DC he Wig, viii have 10 say aye
.nus only can the Right he re.assertcd and the
hetcsies OF the WL;gs be exploded in the most eff.
i'ciuai manner-We seize this opportunity to lay before
man, now residing ia Tennessee. or him il may he
hpy SAID that howeves hc may change bis sky yet he
never changes his principles
TO rHE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER.
Genucmen '--Once again offer you u few sentinents
Some eighteen months SINCE had the honour of re-
cciving some mark Of co,nmcadafion from one Of the
Wing Journals ia your city; when some strcturcs on
MT ieighs Bank Partiqtaies-conng from me- were at
t'ou'ea 10 your pen. say commentaries, for be il
known to you, gcoeIDen that jssi free and for one
soyoung to have old head placed it least pro tenn
upon hrs shoulders, is distinction which truly nat
tering TO my vanity and which perhaps prompts rae
agan TO appear as critic have selected for my theme
asubject which is very important, and which has
peen so ably sustained by many, that sometimes fear
sha be accused OF plagiarism setting forth some of
my views, that shall dress the matter in it,
proper attire However what few observations may
oier, must pass tor what they worth aud the faea
tton TO "o good must be regarded i'm some measure s tho
died Itself Mr Leigh stands before as in rather SIN
uat position; position damelricaily at points with
sentiments expressed by him la 1912 Tie Inference
drawn may say Hnirersay drawn ron his Reuort of
that period stist the s-aisr sgsat of to Ter;s
tdre- aud must do its bidding agent, in ali in
may act for tiie Legislature.
We will first set cut, Mcssrs Editors viii, this promo.
s'lion; That ours is Representatives Governmental
now nllude 10 the Ceacrai Govcrnlncnt) The same
must be, OF coarse, said of the State Government Peo-
pie composing certain County District send am
agent to the Legislature laws tor them This
Very fact is the gf0unJ-1eDrk of epresen The
people eea or eeoose any man they say prefer and The
very ehotre implies an obligation the elected TO act as
ie may be desired But why do the People elect Repre-
seniavcs 10 do aehai Aey eir aggregate eapneity
cannon conreHteRAydo- What mess should we have
were every insn TO TO the Legislature say what he
wanted done 81 would take tree years at Least for ol
o. a I. se4h, aud some longer time to get through
any mpor,ant question II would be folly TO cnumerate
the cilcuities attendant such course To obyiate
ts hePrese"taees CHOSEN, who will for the good
OF e rhoie or Tor the good of c sajorfv of their con-
sutuents Can this man be Rrpresen,Gtire when he
refuses to act ga accord with what he koos 10 be the
WISHES OF his constituents especially ohen those ,cisLes
afeaerPressed ia dfae farm, lis special attention
contend, The RrPirscntatire il scrraat the aoeut
the organ the roicc OF the People Can any one oithese
imply tie risbc set aside the will ofits superior,
ihe Representative is uacn tc this or thai conn
V-ths or that Distfct-1hen are not the Reures.n.
s" yes Oh q" the counties aad districts composing
4 otate, Inc races OF the said counties and dis.
trlcts: IL chat bc the fact, (aad as a general
RUE IL canRot be denied, though Representative
may soIneun'es abuse his tIust; and then he mere
~ retains the name, aud not the essential oni;fco
hcns say, If that be the fact is not the Le1islatnre
Which is composed Of these rcpresenntives L esJ
S"Pttoc ertacce zoe can haDe Of s cses or the tc of
StateF Are not the represe anenabe TO the
PoPe That doctrine cannot be denied by an advocate
i"f such Governmen as IL is daily carried into
pracuce-We pass to in,porantio topics or sub
Jrcts OF higher grade, though perhaps OF the same
cast inc Legislature which, by my Argument, repre-.
sehls tne whl oil tlie people, elects Senator. Why
shouldt elect him! because The Constitution SAYS So
ana because 1t IS easier than for the pe0ps TO
DO IT, Their agents theirs they can conde in their
elected-lur hat Tn
transact business which the Legislature in lis 00oye0ot,
capacity, coacsaieniy do The some Teason;ng
wti apply here, applied the election and duty Of
representatives an the several States We should have
,he same confusion at Washington, were every State
Hegtst"tTe 10 assemble there, have seen would
result were the peopte of every State all TO assemble to-
eeiher Then the Legislature finds il necessary to
choose an agent to transact at the seat of
.ne Heherai 'sovernment-to utter its oOice upon all
questions which may concern it. Is not this aren't
lts seryant' Is he not the Uoice OF the Leesla.
turef lis he not acting in its stead? Docs he moi
occupy the same ground that the eosnty Rcprescn-
tative does! Most truly-and when he fails or re.
fuses to represent his constituent BODY he loses the
character winch has narBo gives him He no longer
represents the will of The State but himself IL is OBJ
Jecled that this will cannot be asceained but directly
throngh The people MenSelUos. contend that the Lee
BSiaure ~ Tie coiee OF the people, and before said
te ScSt PTesnmpttce eodcRcs Of The coll of tie yeopLe-
Mow contend That the very fact of the Senator'S be-
S ecee@ ny the Legislature goes to SHOW that he must
be amcna1c TO the Legislature; inasuch as the reprc
sSaaft0e or agent IS answerabic the constituents
incre surely 10 certain degree of given TO the
agent, IN all matters which it presumed the Lee
sssure cares not 20 give its views believing Tho Sena
TOR ana Ir Coincide IN opinion But as to mportant
matters or when the State (Legislature) may deem il
necessary TO express it's views and agent how
10 ac the agent does or does not represent the State
~ not, then he should resign as he was not sent TO
Washington to rcpTegen. himself
~ - objected, that the resignation Of Senator yyouid
infringe on ms term OF Office. The same objection may
1r urged wth regard TO county Delegate-nnd vet he
suppose, cannot be Instructed must not resipn be-
cauSe IL would infringe has of oee; one 1car
he reasoning that applies enc will apply TO both
nue OF mr. ia
houhd 10 obey an unconstitutional command Then no.
Tie agent - To set himself up judge of the Const
tutlon IN opposition to the body which elected him -
why, MeSsfs Editors, they say men s conscie nccs s
very easy IN these our days; aud might possibly elect
senator VINO would, in every case controvert tie will
"i the Staie; nay, who might contend that he was not
compelled TO resign at tie end If his term aud rive as
Hs redsons, that occordng 10 lis cices of e Sousti
luton, IT was not intended that his time should ex
pire-at the end oil six years Some will say this is
lying IN the lace of tcOTds-but say youY Senalor
has the right TO think for hinise he thinks differently
ifom YOU and you must submit" We would have
fu'e an INDEPENDENT delegation at Washington indie
pendence rather stranger than Jefferson, Hancock or
adams had any idea Of Mr. I,eigi as usual looks To-
consequences AID Developments saying this fnpfi.
&" o6etence Of Senators woaldprostfae the at the
icet ofthc General Government Let us look into ths
little we Will merely 20 upon sxpvositi0u " liich will
very clearly eucidate my idea Theirs ars forty eight
Senators IN Congress, and Vice President VINO cannot
vote unless There te &c. Suppose there should be
leso,utSn before inc Senate " to lay high tariff all
goods, &c. imported into this country" Twenty four
are Tor and twenty four against it, Even The Vice
PRESIDENT can now yotee votes against 1.-THE South
gains the day. But suppose Mr. Leigh were far ~:
then there would be necessity for the Vice Presi.
GSht voting twenty-five would be for, % against it,.