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

the nation deputies him not but Of his constituents ,,
s"nc know hni alone have trusted him, aud can alone
oSPiace bin Aud II 1t be his province and his duty in
general TO express the will Of his constituents n, The
pest OF his knowledge without being particularly inform.
60 ,nereoi, At seems impossible contend that he is
not bound to do when he is so spcciallv nfarmaJ
and instructed" And this he is bound TO do m b,
ne organ ~ has constituents says the second resolution:
:. On All points, either constitutional polite" Then
" audience 10 the INSTRUCTIONS by which is meant m,
gtS"g ~ Me r0fe IN conformity them will in ms cs
ufation violate the Constut or be- an act az mo-
!1 t"fptuor, The only alternatives rt the r,prrsn.
'a'ive the Senator IN Congress are To ressn s ,r,,si
or 10 Le Ms organ n his oma wM alone 10 be the
organ oi ms own will says the R.p. is in that act, To-
be DLsPor; and 10 do drspotic act in tLs ,y ,r en-,
hgntrned freedom, is To commit act of moral turn
.uie Then, the only honorable alternative is resy,a
here is expression in the Report which seams r.,
conhict with its general tenor and sentiment That
preston is in these words: at is admitted ,eLoyf no
e"'y, ""f STATE instruct Ia gire fofe
Pa"fy unconstitutional raise tie standard of re5,
,on he Senator as not bound MY such obstruction
NOW, admit The Senator not bound obey L. O. TO sire
% roe an eoycrm"y to- such nm instruction. but me- YER
thecss ii the Senator shall think the insiruco, ,I;n
unconstitutional, and yet has b., actually bv
we Legislature oil his State,-if, in such case he re,s.
10 give the vote or to give up his trust such refusal wouJ
DC as directly To become 'the organ of his own will 40
though the instruction was conessedly constitutions,
anu uhaer any circumstances to be the organ of his
own WILL ("hen IL is his duty, the Report asserts 10
" inc organ OF The expressed will of his constituents is
10 become deSpot which is not admissible und, any
vus'ahces. But the Report does assert that il,
suen case The Senator is bound either to rive the
VOC Ut 10 resign; II only asserts that he moi bound A.,
OBEY c. 10 give the vote ia conformity 10 nm ns,r,c
uoh plainly unconstitutional Therefore, the ex,,re,s;o
VI question only to conflict with the uniform tenor
OF the Report ~ ~ ''"o'
will bring one other ma ssau, Of IN. R.,o-, .,,,
view. 1t rcads 80 P'' u"u'f re-
nc hsh oil instruction. rshtfuiy exercised wish no a, =,
10 "a" rsrnieious object affected ly tho
on ,hat either State Government the General fuv.
en become corrupt a1d ambitious, usup tytacaI pow.
F. may o. rgit and obsist 10 BE- resisted" '~'''
VOW, IL the word a. in the last clause of this reciteJ
sentence relates To the usnrpation of tyranncal poy,
CT, concur IN the sentiment that 1t may of 18Th, md
ought u he resisted; md whethcr that usnrn
a'ion oil dspotic power is by the Senator of Stat. ar
oy the Senate OF the United States or by any other fnn
uohary or by any other department of the peoples no.
Vcrnment a ough to be rcsoutely resisted But If The
wofu A. III that clause OF the nce relates TO the
hgh'o oil instruction, deny that IL of right or ought
10 DC resisted, under any circumstances and in irr9,
aple support oil the position, have, as have shown
tue general tenor of the sentiment nd the terms of IN,
powerful guenis, display ed in the Report of 1912 with
eet reference to the right Of the Legislature 10 instruct
the Senators in Congress
Hence conclude, under and Jy tic au1ioyi,,, of H..
report ~ lSl2, that the Senators of this State IN ,be
congress OF the U. States, will be bound whether ,Le
sha thnk the instruction violates the Constitution or
noi 10 give the vote in conformity TO the If
shall be given by the present Legislature to xpunge
Tue obnoxious Resolution of the Senate from lis Journs
OK, 10 resign The trust conied TO iLen-he
peng the rgu judge whether such instruction is con
'"'uUohai or not A DEMOCRACY