Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-11

yidual r~cput.iion had suffered by tie ia'lrfr, whist, II
the Undertaking had been confined to nan II u"zTn ~
those very citizens, ,Eey would lcel That lh'y "'uI" W
forever GisgTac.d by 4 failure strictly TO comply VILE -
HAVING mentioned he city Of Richmond with 4 vac" 10
illustrate tie position, that very little reliance vas pa
c,d upon the undertakings Of whole communicates
coinpared with ;hnsc individuals, he itlt bound u say,
and be did SO with pleasure, that there was m coinHi"-
rtv am where, composed Of so laIg &c q number o. per-
SONS, un0a whom lie would be mrIc disposed 70 rely,
than upon the people Of Richmond. Acting under Inc
influence Of Reflections Of this SOFT, ilc prudent a"u
way r!cn irHn framed and who adopted lie t"''"'I
tuition Of the United Siales, drcrIcG il lnGtc wise 70
RELY. fer Tie faithful! observance Of the terms 0i Inc
cpnl;,act which they had entered into with each G'"'f;
upon the solemn Undertaking. OF 4 !cw n!en: WHO, II was
ntcsumcd. would be chosen 10 Fl! !'c high and !:Hn'Fa'
bic stations Of Senator, Representative: PRESIDENT: OF
| JUDGE. in consequence Of = we'll deserved r'pHtitii;:'
for capacity, honesty, and fidelity, t.an upon ihe la''1!
Of The people Of lie scyera! States. they knc# lii"'
tho inGivi.ua,s Gxcd Upon hy !tc Constituted. lis '@c
pr1so;;s whp should he required to lake a. oa.h 20 support
It. could no, suffer it 10 be violated, with0aL covering
| themselves with mcrileL and indellb!e disgrace, whist
! any cf III. STATES which were The parties 10 lie com
, p9ct. might violate lis provisions. without III" least
apprehension Of being degraded in The cSiiint:''n oi
nunh;nG. a; TO the question Of who IS to d'cid, Wic.
lllcr Il p..Ioard measure is constitutional or T"t, he i'aI
not Tie slightest hesitation in answering. ;iat Tie ?iSn!
Of deciding must be in those upon whoi! Tie T'*t',':Si-
billy Of deciding wr"ng, and Of having vi"ttieu t:''iF
Cabs mist fall, viz: in the Senator. Tic Representatives,
The President, or the judge; who, III deciding, acts "'-
! der the responsibility Of his oatl:. THIS H''i&t DE- SO, or
tl,cie would be no security for The observance ri The pro-
visions of the Constitution: w!iatrTFr; because tii"7e
would be no responsibility any whcrr i0r DIS. egaT".ng
! them. The inevitable eject o. the Ljct!in" 40" con-
| tended fer by many Of the advocates Of instructions. vas
utterly tH destroy The responsibility Z! AL r;It':c agents
for their acts; for, no position WAS m'rt unht::!1"iy lrG|,
than that the mere orgln lhr""gl witch tire VIII o!
others is expressed, cana: he considered Is lr1p'iiS!hie
inr his acts. III" sa;n. principles noY con;rn#'i ''r W
himself rs 10 the ii .ht % pubic agents lnc"2;d: upon IKE
cons!itutioi2i:iy ii measures proposed, FAD ""r' very i"r-
ciblv EXPRESSED hY Gen. Jackson in his c. i"5:Gtca me-
sauc vcioing the bill 10 re charter The late Bank "i III: L.
S.. whpn he declared that 10 lad taken uu oath 10 support
The Constitution n!;lr' /. States a. und' rS:o"i ~ himself,
AID not us il w"s Hndrr*inHd hy Others. ana without
going !ntn ia" inquiry n ta:* ii:E". rs - what degree ut
Difference waS doe l;uI lic President u Former DECISIONS
on the sauIc point, or lis OIL !1.inHs |" Mas" known
whilst n candidate for C!!ic2 his dissent !: III decisions
prcyIpu:!y iEadc Gr - Il great c"n1tisn'i"ni! i!':t''H:
nothing cn:iI l." clearer IL his n:nj, than lha; tie pfrsi'
Grn; lad IL. right. anH Vas hnHuI b. his oath - regret
IL" h:il. ii ilc believed any ot lis provisions - J' "!.!i!y
n violation Of the Constitution. Ana "!!H.t he differed
"iih Genera! Jackson As Ia iiie qHrSi:oi! "a! lh& c";is:i'i'
iiuH:!..: 81 he |. States EdHk. lie crtid not d'u5t
iGt that III" - friction Of fir Lii ~ rccha!:rE II. II 4
!:He y hen To" pablo feeling Vas aa strong III liVHF
81 at": an institution rs II * HOW against II. ava 'Hy
irc! ;lt The people haze sustained tim Ill lis c9niS.'.
WI! lie regarded hv po-.erity os rrnaTkah" iT*iIEcc III
whic.! Il great nutiril have carried ont the principles up
~! which tic Constitution was based; ~ suffering "hr
q: rs agents, by 4 rigid afherrn"" "a "!iai he rre'r'"d
a. ila uiiE, aFia!!n !r"il HIS "a'ii lp support me C"i':"'
!atGrr. tu G"lla, what, al The tiaIr, vas He H5ceEiaInCd
wliI t.? a "Frat nm jnriiY uf liriI. Whether these were
Tie Irai ln"tivcs or Ike only motives o.! Ike people III
sustaining That act 81 the l'~rrsi!"nt, il was unnecessary
nov t. iGGrirc; the fact that he had acted n?o" Ii" nr'r-
cIple for wi!rII lie {hlr. NJ was cnn:caGin.:. vt:: that
IL" agent u! the people had Tie right and VAS t0lnI up
Oh his own responsibility to decide "p"H the constiiu-
tinlalily Of measures, ard that h. hal been sustained in
Ia. course by tie people, was the pom. 10 winch sc de-
sired - Gr:cCt the attention ii tie House.
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