Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-27
F,sm he Malienal Lt.lltr.nc,r.

The 5utjoncd is on extract from the Address
of the Wing members Of the General Assembly Of
the Staie Of Onio, to the People Of tina, State, on
the occasion Of rosisnins their seas At the late sss
sion Of that body. This moyemcn. is denounced
Ivy the Locofoco press as an act Of disoyaliiy to
the Constitution, and revolutionary in its charac
Ter and tendency. Yes, the nidefs and lo.tors Of
m ins'Trseiion and 1tbti.on in Rhode Island, or
gained Tor the avowed purpose Of cuJveriug lie
Government and Laws, are struck with horror al
the stupen1ous enormiiy involved in the resignation
Of an Office, regarding the &C, ns synonymous wiki
reUoiaioH! II does, indeed, work ike a revolution
in one respect, Tor It revoye5 ono man out Of Office
and turns another in But tho distinction between
4 resignation and refusal 10 ~ cute an office is too
broad and well defined to be overlooked or con-
founded. by the former act In individual Jeprives
himself, at once Or III power and with il Of eil the
rights which ii conferred, nnj al the same time re.
leases himself from nl the duties, Oh ig,tons a1d
responsibilities which " imposed; md the prrsDD
or community from whom the power was derived
IS enabled on receiving IL hack, 10 bcsoz il On an
other. But by the latter, the individual rtt,ins bis
Office, wi'h all The powers honOrs and emolsnen,q
u cOniers, aud violates 600 the duties, obc. Gons.
and responsible ties enjoinsj by bis oath and the
requirement. OF 70 commission which be will neither
execute nor ds.iyer up. 10 this pred canen, The
Loco'oc0 members Of tho l. get iiuio Of Tonnes cc
paced Themselves, when, retaining their Offices.
they refused, az Tho last session OF dat body ti.Ler
10 resign or 10 perform the nigh dutcs lmp sed on
them Ivy their iii -,l onihs. The indisnan, thun.
dsrs q a LocOioco prc.s now heard in peals o. de-
nuncalion OF IN net perfectly innocent in itssil
wc7c silent when the rtcuslnt memborsof the Ten.
nessce Legislature reiIsc1 20 perform their obisn.
tons 10 the Constitution which they had sworn 10
support md were engaged DO a linz Of coadlc,
retlllng the very existence Of the Government it,
slG
To resign an Office IS % do m act admitted bv
OIL 20 b, lawful per g. IN isrlftho ac, O. c1nsiteo,
m every particular with the principles of publ e and
pu's'o morality, IN violates no gal or consitu-
llnna duty. II ands justified by the txampo Of
Washington, and by the pure and patriotc { our
and, rom TIC earliest dogs Of TIC Rtpubli. 10 tho
present time Indeed, 80 Tor is resignation OF Office
/ rom beng viewed as crime OF calinity. that.
/ could mony now in power be persuaded 10 mit,tf
/ Tie example Of the w y members Of tho Clio -.
| gislalure, they would by such on ins'ance Of self
/ dcniol, confer lasting benefits on their country.
] Was Il wrong IN the Wing members OF The Ob,s
Legislature 70 resign OF tho time and In the msnno
they dd2 Il is inoontesiablc that they violated n,
law. VAST their duty 10 the Constitution or c3un.
Try 20 remain in their Sc ts 10 enable the m8ioft,
10 pcrpetate a foul fuui on the 20 itcal rights o
Their constituents when they might by m act law
TOT 10 itself, prevent so great an iriuy7 Tie no
TUE and e1oot Of that injury will be seen and felt m
Inc petusal of the following Address in connection
with map Ol the State Of Ohio.