Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

J he majority OF George K. Gilmrr lWhi,) .,sr
VIM. Sclloy (F. b. the present Governor oi t;,or
s'a, is !l09. The Van 6ureni,e. lowrrrr r.iru =
majority of between 20 and 30 on joint ba.rr ri tina
LEGISLATURE Although \ ,aiosif, of tltr I>jar #
Georgia are Wigs, therefore, unur;y ot,srr L.y.
isainr. Of Georgia of the Opposite politics. Ib,
ariscs OF course, from the inequality in thc strength
ai cuuntes and In llo inajnrtp5 ut each of tlrs;
add the question here arisrs, Which respectful,
address the advocates the f4ia n E.rsj-i4tars
10 insrse Spuator, in Congress, .in,l, becau,eRy.
on TINT body for convenience sake, the ut, l.a MN
imposed Of .eetins those officers :-WItum do Cau.a
States Senators rtprcsent,-nf, in other words, VIZ,
arr their coAaHeeah,-ihe legislatures or thu ft..
pie of the several States lrllo former, then III,
ter settled. for the right OF the constituent bod,
instruct the representative be successfully
trovetted bn il the latter, what ri.!i have the lm.r
10 usnrp the prciogatiyc. especially wl-n a. in tho
existing state of parir, in Georgia. as eAlibi,elmhtr
recent election. the instructions Of The Legislature
would be in opposition 10 the opniun al ',iiir dplnoe.
racy o nunbers!' This assumption Of ihe ichi nouc
set Of public servant. 10 instruct another set ha al
ways seemed To to DO n piece Of arrogance ,nr-
passed only by the folly of the people in surrender
n- it into their hands. aud indeed holding him a.
most the enemy of popular rights ho 1ueStipi,s the
propre'y OF submitting to his legislative usurpaion;
an usurla'lon resting upon no other say. that
the right ot instruction is consequent upon the rth
of election reason shown clearly be iIoeiralana
nnsound by the fact, that. il the gre" Of aud
followed the Other our Governor and our Judges.
would be likewise bound TO obey The orders I" ,hs
I.crisloturc and the STATE aud Judiciary,
instead Of being ordinate with, woull be suhordl-
nate 10, the Legislative department Ii there be any
other ground upon which this Legislative nsmrpa,ion
can be sustained, are unaware Of it. We readily
admit that Senator should pay great Difference and
respect TO the embodied opinion Of lis State Legs
laturc, and that in some cases, III which that opinion,
sustained by large majority OF that body, and M
qucstionably rcfleclng that of the people, differs from
his own he would be bound, under a high oi
proprety, to ''obey or resign" But positively
deny that instructions passed by bare majority oil
State Legislature, representing in all probability
minority of the People, on.ht to be binding
upon Senators. And the people themselves, so lar
from indicating this Legislative usurpation ei her
sole and exclusive prerogatve, WHICH, we have
seen, that body may employ to countcract their VIII
should resent every attempt of an accidental majority
in the State Legislature to play the part OF 'nasif"
another class of public servants, responsible mol
to them, but to the State of which they are the repre-
scntativos for the manner in which they fulfil lc'F
a,duous and responsible trusts.
Ui new Wing paper is to be started in WASH,
inSton about the LIST OF December, to be conduc'e"
by distinguished editor from the West-so SAYS t'O
correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot. Prentice u
the Louisville Journal, writer of great power as wen
as the keenest aud ready wit of the day, ls'"'
suspect, to be the Editor. Another Wing paper
necessary in Washington since the "deJecfio",' "o
hope our friend the Editor will pardon the use OF ''
tcrm--we really know of other that is appicape'
OF the Washington K eiormer-and we know of no o"'
better qualified to conduc, it than George d. IRE"
tee His name will ensure fyc thousand SUISSE
bers to begin with.
U y 1t is stated. that Mrs. Madsnn widow o' i'''
late Ex-Presidcut, intends TO make Washington ~
residence during the present winter. She mas ="
added, taken handsome house in President S4""'''
aud appears to be in remarkably good hcath aus