Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-15

,;,ed oroeal.-uRallyinr under that banner let up.
neal 10 that people whose patriotic exertons led to
victory IN the late g'.f"rs struggle. Let us invoke
the action of The legislative councils OF the sovereign
States Of the Union. Instructed by tSrir immediate
constituents lei them ascertain and express the public
will IN relation 10 these great questions and especially
l., Them exert themselves within their representative
suona spheres, ,ogivc It effect.
The committee add, "anima,ed by these principles,
and guided by Providence, defeat impossible, and tr
rmnbant success inc vatle" They were not animated
nv many of the principles they professed, and hence
they were not guided by Providence and consequently
,hcr deleut, instead of being impossible, became inc
vitab.e Instead Of triumphant success they have been
beaten. We may say every where aud upon all occa-
sors. which would seem TO the most lncredulous TO
carry violence enough Of the public Will The Senator
denies that the foregoing was intended as an invitation
to the Legislatures 10 express the pubic wlil. IL is
matter of no consequence and not worth the contro
versy as the Legislature and the people had The right
,ndsnendent Of the invitation. But TO show that The
Senator has descended TO quihbe, to support tot
,crinJ position examine, fellow citizens The language
for yourselves In the first place, they appeal 10 the
neonc Fer what do they appeal 10 them' For action
.oon these great questions ofcourse, by choosing mem
hers of the different Stale Legislatures, who coincide
with them upon these subjects.
They next invoke the action Of the legislative coun-
ellis of the sovereign Safes of the Union, presuming
from their success in $780, that the councils would be
of the same character, and administer to their vicws-
These councils instructed by their immediate consli-
tnents requested 10 ascertain and express Inc
public will, and moreover, especially requested, within
their constitutional spheres to exert 10 give
effect The coancils chosen were elected ms the au'
ibors of the address contemplated with view to these
urea, questions But fortunately the people chose
different set Of counseors than the authors Of the ad
dress anticipated That circumstances although truly
unfortunate for them, did not preclude the councils
from expressing the public will; they did express il,
and very different public will, indeed, from that
which The authors sought or expected. This will
was collected in their election; for although many
small matters may not have been brought INTO The
canvass, the candor OF the Senator Will constrain
him to admit that our elections IRE oil controlled oy
general politics How else than after ascertaining the
public WILL could the legislative councils OF Georgia
have expressed H. than in the manner was expressed
How else could they have exerted themselves 10 give
that will effect than in the manner which they pur-
sued? The Senator qubbles but if the rule which he
prescribed for others, may operate upon him, he sub
ect to the same of the legislative councils, to
give effect to the public will that he intended to impose
upon gentlemen of opposite opinions HIS requirement
of Others if he be just, now imposes delicate ano re
sponsb!e duty for himself TO perform. He can do this
not, his of justice 10 the people may dictate
We have illustrous example IN the submission 10
this delicate duty, in the person OF Gov. lroup ne
surrendered his seat in the Senate oil the Cn'ted
States 10 the people the the party who opposed
him came into power. He did not wait for instruc'
tons or invitations 10 resign, and that, too under
circumstances much more favorable TO retaining his
seat, than the present, when there were no great
exciting questions before the country, upon which ne
differed as the prcsen, Senator does from the majority
of The people, maintaining the propr;ey of bis course
10 his friends upon the principle, that he had not the
right TO continue the representative of people, who
were opposed 10 him. And but for the Senator's late
address, We should hive supposed tia, the delicacy
Of his situation that Of differing materially from his
nts in almost all contemplated measures, if he
had no respect for the representative Government
would have dictated the propriety of either returning
to the support of the settled politics of the State, of
yielding his country TIE privilege of selecting one who
would represent their views.
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE,
On the State Of the Republic, Of 1871