Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-15

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,~s seen with regret, 10 your paper: sundry articles
.u;pe ,hs course of Mr.. Wall Of New Jersey, on
f'h,,, question which now sgates the country.
nv iu,cnton 10 enter into formal vndieauon OF
H,,d,c Of that Senator with reference 10 The mea-
He ,Iuded 70. but simply to throw out few hasty
STE IONS which may contribute 10 his Justification
sssh;,v character and spread influence OF your
s ourGal will be my apology for troubling you Il"
Il s,nsnis. IS u. p;rh,
.,,33c,on When The mandate is given by the compe-
~, .u,ory, and upon specific question, 1t should De
I'd without ecuivocation, it should be obeyed With
.o,iroca,on. But, have no idea, that party tenn
civ in power, should benefit by doctrine which 1t
Y no, adopt which it viii not obey and which II re.
Is "a carry out. Whether the Legislature be regarded
actual constituency of the Senator or whether he
,und 10 obey its instructions body fresh from, and
s,si,,. supposed 10 reflect the wishes opinions or
m sone The result is the same. A Senator is bound
ss,re his State according to the best dictates OF his
s,r That he may do so with success, ne IS generally
,ssn on account Of his intelligence und character
70 vote upon important question: even OF expectancy,
,,rs; his Judgment, is small sacrifice 10 justify
I'm in doing what he considers may have an injurious
.c, upon his State and upon the country at large, ne
,r, be relieved Of responsibility By the mandatory &C
ZION Of his Legislature which reduces him to It's mere
rscure agent far the particular question Is IN
rored When therefore, aegslaure will not take upon
ssi this responsibility, BY instEucng, which Is tan'a
count 10 commanding lis Senators, DO not hold tncm
band follow The mere expression OF an opinion weh
mat of the people of The State Until they are relieved
# personal responsibility by the mandate OF the Legs
stue they sre to all nsnis and purposes fee agents
Nay more-they bound in honor, and BY their re-
,rd Tor the interests Of their State obey the instruc
IOns of their and conscience. The. contrary
6.c,rne would be morally wrong, az 1t Is politically
ABSURD In the Of New Jersey for one and many
uh me- DO not believe that the people are opposed 10
n. measure aganst which the vote Of MIR. Wall Is IN
yoked The majority in New Jersey has been peIPetu.
.Ty hucuatng for many years. and the political COM
n,1;on the State this moment, Isl in The opinion
Of many capable judging, at least extremely doubtful.
the Senator in question, then, bound 10 obey In lhe
atseze. Of instructions, mere tec!aIaory resolution
amidst string Of others, condemnng nearly the whole
policy Of the present and past Administrations: II this
be his duty il is equally 10 oppose the Administration
upon every other measure for the New Jersey resou
ions nearly the whole disputed ground Let the
Legislature out and openly instruct its Senators
vpon any specific measure and, from my knowledge Of
me character Of Mr. Wall, have hesitation in say
ing that he will honestly obey the mandate But there
cen be dsobed!ence there, where there is no COM
:nand ! repeat i'll have no idea, that Legislature
Gsaying the doctrine of instruction, which the Senators
Of is party too, have uniformly refused to recog-
MISE should be able to reap its advantages BY son
OF sr5!e-tuge through the instrumenalty Of string
o: partisan resolutions, which may may not be
in accordance with the wishes of the people If
this powe! existed, a Legislature would have
thing 10 DO, bu. al the opening OF session 10 de-
clare opinions upon all party questions lump and
thus bad the reason and conscience of the Senator
compel him TO resign in order to put in his place
who will obey instructions when they are fairly Civ.
en- Nay, worse; Legislature has but in half dozen
words resolve Itself adverse favorable TO existing
Administration The Its Senators,
perhaps entirely against their Judgment upon every
noo,et question How absurd the consequence, and
bow STIMULATING would j; not render the situation Of
Senator in this great Republic The adoption of such
IL extensive probation of the Right of Instruction,
would be fatal 10 it. Both reason and feeling would re-
vol, al it,
have thus presented in few loose remarks, what
ccns,ter the common sense view of this question, and
which have derived from my reason and not from
books essays; which, indeed have not even looked
The insertion OF this short letter upon an interesting
subject, will oblige DEMOS.
Washington 10th March, 1888.
The argument of our Correspondent is ingenious,
BE-; is moi conclusive. According 10 him, the will of
Legislature however strongly expressed, and however
may agree with that Of the people, Is in no case bind
ing unless tue word instruet is written the face Of
the resolution The will of party, who differs abstract
g upon the formal right of Instruction, is in case to
be binding upon Senator Of the other party The par
IT, then, whose principle it is 10 carry out the principle
Of Instruction. is always beyond the reach OF the other
party The objection of Demos, that a Legislature
has bot 10 half dozen words 10 resotre Itself adverse or
favorable existing Administration, 10 enforce the
Concurrence Of its Sena,ors-would equally apply to
riiate such instruction. The hypothesis is too
IRENE TO shake the Right Of instruction ITSELF or the
force Of dec!aratory resolution. The whole question
al last comes to this Shall apply our own general
theory of Instruction. that of the Opposition to their
declared sentiments in any given case We are FOR act
ag upon general principles, not theirs. Editor
CO.aUUNYcATED.
Fio,reitizssy of the county Of Buckingkam.-INo IL
At your last court tried my utmost to bring on, some
Individual of our party "good and true, but in vain:
all parties appeared 10 flight shy AT the close OF the
evening. finding willing 10 "take up The Cross
the Democratic Republican side, q am not ashamed of
the name Democratic side of the question:, announced
myself candidate for your A pril election.
The time has past, my fellow citizens. when either
party in the county candidate by and through
tic systs-or in that the truest of adages most
generally applies, The sbigger FL the better luck.
But, 10 be serious. | will here take leave 10 OBJ
serve, that there Republicans enough, who were
opposed 10 the dicstion recommendation, what not,
to have thrown overheard the candidates last
spng-but they absained a6stained for the last time,
end notified their brethren. For three four
sye elections have sustained until orbearance
TO be virtue, and yocr chains about 10 be riveted,
IN, by and through the mandates Of the system
II time for ali freemen 10 revolt This oy6earaEe:
P1actiSed account Of unity ia rarty-we make
the sacrifice longer-est it be drawn into tatat,
dcodiy precedtnes The touch Of caucus in this
~ will be hereafter fatal and will continue 10
any candidate who will not 'out his hook,
hope and believe. To none my fellow citizens, in your
county perhaps, if it should be your good pleasure TO
elect ice. will ii be greater sacrifice Of private interest
Blu: when We look North, South, East, and West, and
see the Republican vessel about to be the rocks
q o5uion and its stars and stripes about 10 be low
e'sd and struck, 10 Toen rag bunk, paper money aris
'eTaey is time for every Republican to be at bis post
lose tie game or ein.
Once admit the necessity of Banks, (S.ate, if you
pIease,) which the Constitution of the u States never
contemplated, for the Federal Government, in the COL
c'on 0! IFS re.enue and directly you admit par passu
IN the argument and more emphatcaliy, obliged to
ADMIT, the superior advantages in the erection of u
D bank-Rideoas and suGreTspe of all Republican Go
rernment
telO~.citizens, ask you, 10 suspend your opinions
on this paramount subject while.
Propose to address you No. or two in the Richmond
press, Heaven wng) ifone can be found free enough
70 ADMIT them, the currency. But hope there is no
danger the currency of Mr.. R,chies press he is
pledged 10 open it, the subject of the currency
lregre to say it-and feel the humiliation OF "fee