Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
co,re,ponaence Of the Baltimore Patriot.

tpd4y We had another opportunity oi seeing with
.hst unscrupnlousness The Ioto Focos can Tram
ple on all their pfofe.sed doctrines. when they 70
against iheir individual objects their party inter
ests. The resolutions recently adopted by the Lee
risIature Of North Caroline have been spread be-
fore the readers oil the Patriot at length. aud doubt
not ever, candid and intelligent will concur III
the OPINION thai II ever Senators were instructed by
their constituents what would be M conlormi-
~ with the wishes the Legislature aud the PEG
pic Messfs. Bhowr aud STRaNor, have been so IN
stfucted. II any doubt could have been IN reality
entersined by any rational being about the meaning
oftle resolutions, must have been removed by tue
declaration made by the General Assembly, that the
latter OF the Senators asking for explanation ifds
mol IN gooR f1ih and that the resolutions are seB
eientig plain and inieHgibie 10 be coWPrchended ny
ann one desiroas NJ understanding Them!
Messfs Brow ~ x STRANGE, have however, shown
the most coniemptuous, practical disregard for tie
doctrine oil Instructions they make such talk about
and which has been used so frequently to accom-
pish the ends OF theii pariv--hayc magnanfnonsly
resolved hold 10 their seats. aud vote IN opposi-
ton TO their Instructions, and the former tBRowN)
has IN addition undertaken TO heap no little abuse
on the General Assembly. No content with deelar-
ing that they had INDUCED in language unworthy
state paper and departed from comfy andfespecl'
he distinctly imputed to that body "snufrLISG,MfAN,
PRrvABIcATI0S." and the commission oil FRAUD
os TnE RIGHT OF INSTRUCTION..
Mr. BaowS presented the resolutions, and accom-
panied them with speech in which alter flourish
+ OF about the circumsiancesin which he was Pia-
eed. " indeed he might add Studfef'-he told US
that after IJug aud ANXIOUS dcbentiOn lie had come
the conclusion (most comfortable to hun, but sure
~ most nnwalrantabe) that the resolutions were mol
BY any manner OF means MANDAroRY, but SIMPLY EN-
PRrssioNs or orISIoNi caifyiug win them no obea-
ION Of obedience resignation but onthe contrary,
leaving him and ms collegc, 10 do whatever TO them
might seem fit. He assumed that the words IN
struchonsp aud inStruct,' had been deliberately, de-
signcdly aud guardedly omitted. He said the an
swcr To the letter ADDRESSED 10 the Legislature, by
himself and his eollcgue, erddcd the questions they
had propnnded, and thai under these circumstances
the Legislature had no right 10 expect that they
should obey resign, under any expression but that
Of instructions formally and m so mdny H0fdS gtte"'
II would be assault on the doctrines OF instruction
itself! He undertook TO go behind the Legislature
aud contend that the people of North Carolina were
in favor OF The dctoftrPaaging, which was so strong
" condemned by The General Assembly lie himself
had been elected that question in eighteen hun
drcd aud dirty .iot (Ho beio.mofo are specimens
of the classical pronunc aton Of persons who voted to
exclude reporters the ground that they were
" hangers on to The skirts OF literature The most
sever Thing that could be done against some Of these
men would be to report exactly their very language
aud pronunciation. The very school boys would
laugh at them
The resolutions having been read by the Clerk,
Mr.. STRANGE rose, and announced his intentions al
to treat the resolutions as mere expressions o o.
pnion not as instructions ;-oi course he did not,
feel bound c!..t.r to obey them OF to resign M
though he would not resign now nor act in com
pancc with the wishes OF the Legislature, he told
us that lie would at the next session oil that body
give them opportunity to decide whether they
have a Wing Loco Foco 10 represent them IN
the United States Senate.
When these two worthless had got through thei
exposition and special pleading, there was pause
aud really began to be appichensive that their ex-
preston OF n deliberate determination 10 disregard
their professions and pledges, to be passed with
out otice--but just as the VIcr President was a
bout To put the question on laying the resolutions
on the table aud ordering Them 10 be printed.
IlENEY CLAY rose, and abiding TO the fact thai
the North Carolina Legislature has no representative
IN the Senate. proceeded to comment ON the oOserya
tons OF the two msreprcsentatives. lie expressed
his entire and cordial concurrence IN all Oi the feso
buttons. He denied that they were conveyed IN
language dsrcspectlul tn the Senate. The terms il
which they characterized the act OF exrunging, ex-
pressed ms own sentiments.
: Mr. CLAY commented with great force and spir
on the construction which the two Senators hat
. thou CHIT fit 10 put the proceedings OF their con
sttuents. lie maintained that the omission or the
use OF the word instruct did not affect the ques
.ion between Senator and Legislature, when The
wi, a. the latter was so clearly, unequivocay and
dccisiyely eym ssc1, as IN this insiance-Nlost Ger
ainiy those who consider it, day o' 'hc 'cP,esen
ative to reflect the well know ana aseefAincu VIII
Of his constituents, could not hesitate in this case a
to what was their duty. The absence OF the word
instruct he looked upon, rather respectful than
otherwise. lie never addressed his servant in a
mandatory tone. lie expressed lis wisheS and
Charles fulfilled them readily as il he had said,
Charles you instructed to bring my shoes-to
, brush my coat, &c. &C. The Assembly had clearly
expressed its will, several questions OF great i'm
porance, and no matter what might be thu particu
lar words employed, that will ought 10 be obeycd,
unless there was pfedetermnatlon 10 discharge
II as might be IN the of gentlemen who did not
bold 10 the doctrine of instructions.
Mr. CLAY, IN allusion 10 what BRowN had said Of
The people OF North Carolina having approved
OF the erPungc reminded him that they had never
declared against the principles IN regard TO the ad
ministra,on OF the public domain which the Legs-
laturc had instructed the Senators TO support. He
had hoped these resolutions would have been pre-
cooperation OF both the Senators in his course on
hal subject.
Both the Senators from the RP VAN WINKLE
State took the remarks of Mr.. CLAY in high dud-
geon. They expected to be allowed to stand up
IN delibeatise body and talk at their constituents
aud give their own views OF the obligations OF re-
preventative aud then send them forth 10 the
try as having been promulg gated in the face of the
Senate, without being controyered or reiutcd--
This was mistake. They met and put
down ;-BRowN could not disguise his rage and
modification. He began direct personal assault
upon Mr.. CLAY, and discharged against him the
trash which has often been hurled against him by
hands equally mpotcni. about his beng 4" iede
ralist an ally OF abohtionsts-thc author of the
i" American system" &c, &c He did not o.
NIT the garbage about "ihe Coalition" which was
tho capital years ago for pohouse politicians to
trade uuoD but which nobody above Br0irD'S little