Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
TO the EDITORS or THE FYoUJRER
VIE RllLHl, AL N S,,L n LIZ .,ILLa -


Although the Report Of 1912, by Mr. Leigh On the
Right Of Instruction. docs not expressly declare the in.
sucted Representative 10 be bound resign unless he
can give the required vote; yet it is the Obvious mno,,
OF the arguments of the Report Ii is its spirit lis
hmcnt that the representative shall give the vote, or mr.
s1CS; and there is not single eypTessio in f& whole
Report, that impars that sentiment
1t has been thought the I'd Resolution appended TO the
Report expressed in such language to allow The i'm.
sfucd Senator to escape the force of the instruction
gwen by the legislature in the Senator shall think
the given instructions violate the constitution a caro.
iul examination OF the terms of the resolution will con.
vince those who have cherished the opinion that ME Sc
naor may escape, that they have nsintcrpreted those
terms. he resolution is in these words
ksspd Ihs, the ndubi'abc right Legislatures
10 instruct their Senators IN Congress- points, ehr co
sSo,e ., P The aasoudo Of the
on duty of tic Senators TO obey such iasiructon
s,aen If as consi"to~ moral 8 commit
As TO the point in dispute eheihey The Senator unless
nc gtres ne rote bound under the terms Of the csu
ton 10 TestgH II depends entirely the Specification of
the phrase, III Is tie bounden dufy 0f the Seeatoy 10 on,
s"cftnsfTurt'oHs C. son all points either constitutional
or pOlitic Now what is meant by tie word oLe a h
is coocaied in the structure Of that resolution, Car
10 my apprehension, ii means To qirs nc yoe no;nI ~,
by ihI instruction; aud such s the definition Of the
woru 0Sty wben II - used III parance with re-.
Ference TO the instruction Of the constituent BODY or Tho
appointing power When say the representative Inns
obeyed instructions, That he has giren bs rofs
IN conformity to the insructions and IT, when the re-
preventative hasr6yigned in acquesccnce 10 the
wi Oi Tic elective body should say he has obeyed
the INSTRUCTIONS, ouf audience not knowing whether he
had gwen the vote, given up s trust would take II for
granted that the representative nstruced) had actually
gwen tie vote, fetauing The trust.
With this obvious legitimate incontrovcrtiile d,e,i
ton Of the word o6ey, let See in view Of "lhe ndn
table right Of The state Legislature 10 instruct its Sepa
,St ~ SonsIeSa what Is s duty, under the terms Of
ihs Una iesoiuiion when the instruction is "scfusv
gwen IL matters not, whether the instruction is m
reference to point Of policy Of constitutional law;
the Resolution declares IL 10 be the bounden dutv q,
me senator to oDey g. e. 10 rnr sorr IN cos.
loHAiff TO such tructions-Prorded, the nstruc.
TONS 10 be given aud obeyed require not the Senator IN
commit relation c The Constitution or an act Of ,aoyel
t"rpitnde Thus the vote be given by the scna.
Tor, IN oDtdcncc TO the instructions by giving te
vote, ne viii not incur the gull, Of "a violation d the
constitution or tpc odum Of "an act Of moral turpi.
.uue, hem suppose the Senator, BY giving the vote
10 ms estimation will incur the guilt o. be odium Of "a
violation Of the Constitution, Of Gan act Of moral
'ufPituoe what, ~ such case, is his doty The sent
mcnt which runs throughout the Report a 1872 shall
give The answer in Mr. eiQbs own emphatic and clear
ineibgbe language, 10 NIT It cannot be preto pded
toal representative - 70 be the organ Of lis own will
alone for then he would be po0c ne must b
ne o'gaa 81 cttefs. Of whom Not Of the nation fo