The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-01-25
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Friday, January 2J, 1889.

~ -" oeHutoFs.-hr. Drown present.
ed on the l4lh inst. in the Senate, the reso.
lu'ions adopted by the Legislature Of North
carolina called the obstruction Resolu.
lions. The course our Senators intend 10
pursue viii be discovered from the follow.
ing passage at arms between them and Mr..
Clay. Such special pleading as they re.
sort TO can have no other effect than to les.
sen them IN the estimation of the public.
IL would certainly have been more TO their
honor II they had waited until they had re.
celved the resolutions from an official source,
then presented them Ia Congress and there
let tue matter rest, for no Wing, we pre-.
sumo, believes they had any lnienuon Of re.
signing, even though they had received an
irishman's hint. They are ltte too
much afraid OF letting the Wings ge, a ma
Jotlty IA the Senate. They M doubt would
have been for following the course Of the
CONNECTICUT Senators if they had received
mandatory instructions aud been hunting
tor the causes of the change-and no doubt
some kentucky Missionaries or the a. dead
monster would have been blamed FOR II.
Mr.. Brown took leave to expres. his regret that
the eensfal Assembly hsG INDUCED 40 some I'm.
proper reflections upon the course OF the Senate /;
bu, though they had departed from The course due
10 pubic body, he woUid not withhold them. He
did not know whether 10 rsnsidef them 10 the light
Of ihsifueuohs, 60 be Considered mandatory Up.
on tht ssustof. iron that STATE. OF only az . re
commentator, having 10 the snators lie discte
ton to act according 10 their uwn judgment. lie
he'd always recognized The night 1t instruction Ia
IA fullest sItent. Was the omission st mandate
~ expressions ia the resolutions :, be cone dsred
a. acctdrn'=i' lie thought tot They appearcd
10 have been omitted - dsstca. lie referred 10
the history u the Of the right Of instrue.
tam by the North Catolina Legislature. IL, order
TO shos that ,her hid 4lsa,s dsaaa a distinction
bViwsen ite fecanp, Udaiiaus aud mandatory q.
solutions, on ssitne occasions, they had universal
y cotn'nanded lh,ii Sga4tsrs u ,aAe certain
comtse
There was also on the face Of those resolutions
= direct attack gfoa Tic fght Of instruction.
They sp0ko Vt the expangiug resolution as an act
ot ssrsiIiiy 10 the Isrcu,ue, bot the cHput cIng
vas done BY the private cFacr 81 he msloJIt, q
ihs ale. OF this Union, aud in 90, 5ieucs 10 The
po~ss ct tnesfuesion. Bot further. be sud bis col
lsas a. 10 all aeabs applied 10 the Lcgts.
lalarc to knas whether Ihs ftsolouons IN.
stfnettous Or tot 1ha Legislature had evsded ihs
qaestioa ard. theFeiofs, he led to thu conclu
stoG that Il YVES nol their intention q commit
I Themselves 70 an lfsitgefl3a. On ahat pTinciple
thun, could hu Conceal Assembly suppose that
their sanziofa wa44d consular them lnstrUc-
lions tr viewed The srso3utlons Tor all thcse rec.
snns, noi biHdlng ap1a tie Senators from North
torottna. htat aoald tie etisc, b. II We wcfU 10
obey these resolutions 4 great question of civil
hbsfty aud Popaisf right Is involved the matter
II - surrendered seat. utter auy thug les,
ftosn The principles u instructions II aould BE-
plaung sSntd ~ tie hands Of car political ad.
vsfs4ttes al eaabsa them % dtise u tlom our
seats, and refuse atsfsards To recognize TIE rght
Of instruction. Al great crisis liss the IL he.
comes pgbste tneH nut 20 ialeF nor 20 halt. II thu
Iegttislufe bsd Instructed blm hc would bow to
heir instructions. lie moved that The Resolutions
Be- read aud lad % ,he table.
Nj Susngs made sunlc remarks on the sablec,,
the atosl respectful mode he csUld adopt OF eI
PIaiatng "a ht. constituents the eacsxe pR,ch he
shs-aid pursue, tfom his political opponents. he
that lie had no favor 10 expect nor even
Iastiec, and even h,s political itIcnds would differ
opinion to the duty required Of han.
Nsgltas could iadaee hiu to obey a command
whteh wouid lmpcaeh the party with which ne had
acted ssd Wilh Which mslerhy OF the Senate had
acted. lie should be proud to ths latest hour OF
hts esistenos, Of bic participation ia The decd con
deuaned 81 these resolutions. The deed was dome
al tha ensuuaud OF tbs States OF THE Unlon. The
State OF y 18th cssolinA. through her General A.
setubiy. cd Instruct thstt Senators IN cxPunge
ton ths Journals. certain resolution coodem
ming act Of the President, and that iRsfrueiiar
remained no~ 10 full f5rcs, and anfepesled. 1
he could consider The resolution now before bin
AZ aa instruction, he wosld unhesiatingly rcsigt
his sat al the end af THE srssien. But, as tibet
were not iaslfuciions be did not feel required COW
ardly To abandon hts p0s, and leave it TO DC files
bs his political aastrsariss The letter written bl
hun aud hia c.allcagae to the Legislature, tor AZ
explanation OF the aaean,ng OF the resolutions, " a.
written ia good faith. whoever might question /,
and lhg reply Of ihr Legislature lett him al liberty
IN cu1ssdor tho resolution as mere expression o
the npiuloa of individuals But at the next scs. o
Of tho Legislature Of North Carolina II was hts IN
teatian 10 givo them an oppo,tasl's to dec'dc Nhe
tltsr to he represented bN tedcras, ct dspocra
Mt. Clas, OF Nv, sa,d, the Legislature OF
Carattna hal no rcpresralauvs here, on this s"t
leci. and a. hd subscribed to each and oil OF theI
resolution. ho would say few words on the snoIee
II the titsi place, be vas sorry to hear tho gen
tomsn, mir. Stranger say tia, he expected inJu'
lice ffnu Il. political advrrsatles, and he wss a
81 sorry 10 hear the Other Senator sas that mo u
solutions serc dt.fespcrtlul 10 this body II ihe
ssfe couehrd in couictnpluous and d'stcspec'h
} language the rulcs t the Senate would preVe'
any Senator from presenting them.
NJ BroWn said he maids distinction he'wee
papcrs presented BY individuals aud by sovcrsig
States,
Nj. tlay coatlnutd: \ disrespeetiu' paper eoo
not b. prosecuted from aey quarter hn' inc "a
ruagc 81 the resolutions was not oi thus chatse'e
. they spoke indeed OF TIE eHpnne'nR se' as a" ="
Of suo,h,yi aud, It had also been h'' 'p'h'o
y,bish H., had aflca DECLARED that Il was an a
drfoeatofs 10 the dignity neutrality-suspicious. ct u'
!. body. 're the dartfine ct instructions he gave
! onsl 6ed assent. according to the old sen''meU
of l7gs. lie cons,dcred the duty oil The repfese
J. tnilvcs to lf,t the wol known aud ascertain
will OF his constituents as a miTfoF' is lh.te