Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02

the nation deputies him not; but of his constituents who
alone know him, alone have trusted him. and can alone
dspace him. And fit be his province and his duty in
general to express the will of his constituents, The
best Of his knowledge without being particularly inform.
ed thereof il seems impossible 10 contend that he is
not bound to do when he is SO specially Informed
and instructed And this he is bound 10 do, to be
the organ IF his constituents says the second resolution:
" on all points either eonstifnfonH' rr poic Then,
If obcdirnre to The Instructions ky which i, meant The
gtrmg IF The rate in conformity to them VIII, in mr. rs.
t'nalI"n, violate the Constitution, or be an act at mo.
raj turpndr the only alternatives left 10 the represent
vr Inc Senator IN Congress, ARE, to resi- gu bis trust
or ITO NC Me 0rgnn gt his ,rH Qione. To be tile
organ oil his WILL the Rr port IT, in that aci
he DEsroT; and to do dcspnc act in this agr OF en-.
ghtcncd freedom, is To commit act of moral turpi-
tudc Then, The only honorable alternative is ressna-
ton.
There is Gne expression in The Report which SEEMS IN
conflict with its general tenor and sentiment. Thu, ex.
prcsson is in these words sit is admitted ,ciftoui diff.
Guilty, Mat # State inSTrct its Scndtor to girc roc
plainly unconstitutional or 10 raise the standard Of rebel
H0R the Senator not hound to OBEY such instruction.
Now, admit tho Senator is not bound to o6ey,i et0 giro
the rotc in connr11ity to, such instructions but
tcless if the Senator shall think the instruction plain
y unconstitutional and yet has been actually given by
the Legislature Of his State it, in such he refuse
10 give the vote give up his trust such refasas would
he directly to become 'he organ oil his own WILL MS
though the instruction contessedly constuilonat
and under any circumstances to be the organ OF his
own will (when il is his duty, the Report asserts to
be the organ of the expressed will Of his constituency is
TO become dcSp0t which is not admissible, under any
circumstances. But The Report does assert that in
such the Senator is not bound either TO gi the
to resign; it only that he is bound to
OBEY c., 10 the vote in conformity to inslruc-
ton plainly unconstitutional Therefore, the pre- sson
in question only TO conflict with the uniform, tenor
Of the Report.
will bring other passage Of the Report under
view. 1t reads: ".'
The right Of instruction, shtfuly exercised with c,
tcnon TO crncou' Object be Rer,ud Ivy the ams
sion that fcthcr State Government GcG. Govern
become coup, nn ambitious usurp yrunn,cu power
" 1t may Of right and ought 10 he rcSiScd.n a.! -
Now if the word st, in the last clause Of this recited
sentence relates to the usurpatioR Of tyrapnca pow
en- concur in the sentiment that 1t may Of right and
ought 10 be resisted and care not whether that usurp-
alton of despoe power is by the Senator Of State
by the Senate ofhc United Sntcs by any other func-
tonary by any other department of the peoples go.
vernmcnt ought TO be resouiry resisted But if the
word H., in that clause Of the sentence, relates 10 the
right OF instruction, deny that of right ought
10 Je resisted under any circumstances and in rrera
the general tenor of the sentiment and the terms of the
powerful arguments displayed in the Report 1872 with,
direct reference 10 the right of the Legislature tnstrucr
tile Senators in Congress.
Hence conclude, undtr and 6y Tic aans0yily of the
Report Of 1872, that the Senators of this State in the
Congress of the u. States, will be bofnd whether thcy
shall think the instruction violates the Constitution or
not 10 give the vote in conformity 10 the instruction. if
it shall br given by the present Legislature cxpungc
the obnoxious Resolution of the Souatc from its Journal
Or resign the contided rem-he Legislature
being the righul judge, whethcrsnch instruction is
stitutioual or not DEMOCRAT.