Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-14
MR.. LElGH.- Sf,7L =. butb,out

our nad' RS tbs morning, fully su,rains II. I.e.
position which he has assumed, thai Z" h, ...,.
not either to resign hs seat or tn ill
constitution. by Vol n for III" mntil,on of IL.
Srna'" Journals. Obedience, indeed, VA. N.Y..
expected or desired, b, those who gave ,Lo :.
s'ruction. IEev cared not fig for the con,,,.
nation Of their nro,std purpo>r-vl,ich. ax n.y..
man of CONNIE II s,llse hnrrS, in despite
scrlions 10 the contrary, was only used ia vail IL
real design OF the EApunerrs--vhich wa, no,b,,.
more nor less than 10 compel M. Lcigh to r,,;o.
that his office might be given to one Of ,t..,
selves. And II lehoo,cs the people to ron>iI.r
well Whether the in"slimahlc and sacred R,,, -,
in>h"'''"" shall be pro ,tood TO such b,>, p,n
pose b. dominant iaction-~lr,hcr one Of In,
highest attributes Of sovereignty shall hr II, ,,
from It's tue and legitimate design, to .rI,e tho
purposes ri party malient,. Iflle> shall ln<il,
this outrageous at,rn'i 10 dr<rcra,r he Riobr II,
instructions, the Ri itscIlmu>, soon sink under
a load ofoi loquN. al :.l into di>usr, as the lln.
tain Of imnrufai ], .4,Schieis--iEe source Of ron.
slant and imminent r.fll 10 The STABILITY If our
free institutions. They are tie onl, enemies of
the Right OF instruction, indeed, who, by this ola.
ring p,ryrrSnn and prostitution of it To unuy and
iactious purposes, furnish It's enemies with their
strongest arguments against H.
Blu, Mr.. Leigh may rest his justification on still
higher ground, his enemies Themselves brirp indg-
cs. The Richmond Enquirer admts, and Of
course OF it< party viii deny, rha lie
celebrated Report of 1912, drawn up w Mr.
Leigh himSci:, ,iudieaing tie Right Of instruction,
is TIN hue crred Of Virginia on that subject. Nj
Leigh and his friends willing suhlcc, In.
refusal 10 acqniescc in the command OF the pre-.
sent Legislature, TO comparison with the priGei.
pies ri thai Report, and 10 stand or fall by the
suit. VIVA, SAYS that R,pou2 1t cxnr,>sl, lay,
dow m these positions:
First. liza Sac in>'rnc, It's S'nItor to give
vote plainly nncon>,u,ional The Senator Is
no. bruni IL oLrV arr such iastruction
.SfcrndlV. II i. the iai,ai.ahlc r',hr o. the
5aa LEGISLATURES 10 Instruct their Senators,
and it is the boun!rn duty Of the Scn7'orS 10
obey, projected the instructions require not
the Senator to commit pioidtion ot the con-
a't"tion or act Of moral turpit"de.
These arr fundamental positions assumed IN the
Report Of 1872, then deliberately sanctIoard
the virginia Legislature ard non c;;rd bs Mr..
Ritchir confirming the true doctrine. Ii Is only
necessary then TO ask, whr,l,rr the EXpunglug IN.
srruclion< required Mr.. Leigh to violate the con.
stitution, or to commit an act Of moral turpltn IL.
in order to decide whether his refusal t. obey Is in
accordance with the ancient opinions OF lrgnm !
With his views, he would have been guilty Of
double crime, had lie obrvcd their mandate--a
crime which would have Justly subjected HIM 10
tic scorn of all men-rvcn to that OF the tApn''-
gers, who feet to think that he might have obey
ed without di>honor.
We arc told. how ser, tina, if he could not ohrH,
lie should have reHgnrd-and tina, the positions
vi ich we have cited from tn" Report OF l8l2,d
not touch that alternative. Be not too ta>, gem
tcmcn: this p INT, also, i. strongly guarded IN
that Report, which assumes, in relation to Il, tbs
POSITION:
/ That if IA State Legislature, under the influence
either of corrupt, omb't'o"s or fy,0nn'f0f mo
tires, with an ri intention or a pCr"'e'o""o-
| Senators, such inst uctions ought to be resist
ed.
The o"'v enquiry, here, is, were the tSp"ns'
ing instructions the offspring of such m"i''S' ""'
do they partakc of such a character l""
friends NAV deny this hn who is to be the iio9e
Must not the Senator necessarily Judge Tor mn"
sclf2 And does not The Report of ISL, ny IT.
coenzinc his right to sist improper instructions,
recognize this right of Judgment lnq"'S''''a
bly,. SO thai NJ. Lei2h's refusal ,orfnS" az S'''
as his refusal TO obey is sustained by the h'I'''''
1872, which the ExpnngerS themselves r''er 10 =
correct exposition of Virginia princi pies oo''"e
that subject.
The ut,h is, l.tc is Gc'p.rootrd ana WV
spread error abroad re latvc to This subject.
right of the Legislature is not 0bsolhf, nor i "
Obedience of the Senator unconditional II '"''
were so, the people, instead of being tie i""s'
of the Legislature, would be its servants" ~
one voice the people night in VAN cnd'''''
arrest the votes of their Senators, speaking
instruments of corrupt Legislature. N.Y..
standing the inolienablty and the 'nd'r'''o"',
of sorereisnty,w it regard TO which we "''e' Sou.
year, age, favored with such learned lectures =.
/ Legislature would, for the time Icing. 'he''''.'
wrc, il from the people, and SIT en'hro''''
oml rot mt power, the hundred-h"adrd o'spo'
| the s dlc. Sitting in Richmond and " bo"e'' "