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North Carolina Senators.
LEGISLATURE OF NORTU CAROLINA.
January 4ih 1889

ouHua ft AO'"-
The Speaker loil belor,. the Seua'e The
following communication from our Sena-
tors in Cuugre>S -
WASHINGTON CI!y. Dec. 81, 1888
To the Honourdb}e
The General -4ssemtiy of North Carolina ::
GENTLEMEN: Having learned, iIom un.
official sources, which, however, leave no
doubt upon Our minds OF the cuTrcc'ncss OF
the nfarmt'iot., that cerlaln resuu ions nave
passed your honorab!- bolies, expressive Of
the o. inions OF L majorliy of each Of thels
upon po!i,i al matters, some of winch have
been, and others still are, pending before
the counrv,-we have been induced to an.
tcpa;e their coming 10 hand, and respect.
fully address you concerning them. In thus
anticipating The reception of a copy OF the
resolutions through an official channel, We
trust that an apology will be found in the
information we have received of the lntcn-
| ton of the Legislature 10 adjourn at an early
day.
The resolutions DO not expresSly ly instruct
us % Carry sto eil''ci The opinions expires.
Srd therein, nor are we able TO perceive, IN
them rmpI;edly, au hor alive command,
Sucn aSIns ruct!ons convey.
We are, ther, fore left to infer. that 1t WAS
the intention of the General Assembly not 10
asscrI or exercise the right Of instruction.
from the absence Of the mandatory terms
herct re used, when the Gencral Assem-
bly, 0 >orh Carolina has thought proper
10 re IT to II.
I ground heretofore occupied by us.
is Ily unchanged and scarcely needs re-
car .al on. We lave publicly declared,
,ha, whenever instructions are given TO Us
by tie Legislature We will cnher obey them
or resign.
We therefore respectfully ask your hon.
orub.c bodies, If we err III our construction
Of the rcso!u ions, that we may be set righ',
in time to &C, ns becomes the position in
! which we stand.
With Il view TO prevent any misinerpre.
.a,ion of our motives, we disclaim any in
ter.;cs cf t!srcspect TO the Legislature,
considering it not only j duy 10 ourselves
thus respectfully 10 make this request, but
that we owe it to the poop of shs State of
North Carolina. whose Interests nave been
confidcd to US in the Senate of the CnEcJ
States.
We have the horror to be, with great re-
spec', your obedIent servants,
BROWN.
! RO. STRANGE,
Tie above having been read. Mr. Cherry
submitted the following resolution, when
passed its three readings, 25 to 23-being
precisely the vote as given on the passage
of,he resolutions referred TO by the Sena-
tors, except that Mr.. Foy Of Car:erct was
present voting with his party (Wh'g) and
Mr.. Jones (Whig) was absent.
Reso7red, That the Resolutions passed
BY this General Assembly, and transmitted
70 our Senator'S in Congress, are sufficiently
plain and ineligible to be comprchended
! bv any one desirous of understanding them
that we believe this communication, anilc'-
paling the reception Of said Reso:uiio
and making inquiry as 10 their meaning, is
not IN good s,ith :; and that it would be in
consis,cn, with the sclf-respect of this Gen.
eral Assembly to make any reply to II.
! The resolution passed tic House OF Com.
NJ nc ncyt day so 10 A.