New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-28
rn.,ruesioa. to Representative.

understood YOU, that they are also IN favor OF a
Narional Bank. I believe differently But, sir,
e -. .rss,er number are in iavo. OF either OF
these measures it is right that they should have 1t
the essential principle OF Democracy ioroids that
il should be denied 10 them if, in any clear man
ner it can be shown thai they want It therefore
as Democrat, would willingly see them gam y
vote on either OF these particular quessens' any
advantage they must have lost In genera coH-
test for Offices and emolunents, for our h!ectlohs
are such contests in considerable degree.
There is a remedy for the Wings, if they choose
to adopt IT, if indeed they have najor,ies IN favor
Of any measures they may instruct the Repre-
.entstives OF the Democratic Districts TO vote Ter
those measures Certainly no Democrat-none
bot on Oligarchist-will refuse to obey Instructions
if it be manifest that majority of the citizens OF
hs District have given their Votes IN tavsr oil them
and for the Representative of the District IN which
reside, Mr. MAcLAY, | can say that ne would
no, consider himself at liberty to act contrary 10
such Instructions
Since there are no laws to regulate the relations
between constituents and representatives, as 70
whether they shall agents, servants, or MAS
ters it must be left to the parties TO sette sucn
questions A representative, therefore, Is ooune
10 consider whether mere majority OF Pooiie
meeting is competent to instruct hin'' l a',l u
opinion that majority of all the voters IN ms us
trict should be required because, II less thah tia
number could do IT, it would sometimes De heces,
sary for those turn out and vote who acquieScea
in hecourse Of the representatives. trouble WHICH
might frequently occur when Pertlnacious minor
ty wished to rule BY trick.
As democrat and an enemy to every species
of oligarchism, am friendly to the principle OF
not satisfied with general vote for set OF men
because they favor set of measures; IT does not
indicate what the public opinion Is on any one
measure. and in practice it leaves all things too
much dependent on what nominating committees
NAV guess of the chance of popularity OF measures
as 70 the questions now at issue-l would vote
for some of them if they could be separated from
others. would vote for the suppression OF the
Presidential Veto-not because dislike any OF
the recent uses of it; might vote for the One
Term principle, were | sure all Presidents would
be unfit for a reelection but the Restrictive Sys-
tenn would vote against ungenerous and blum
dering: and the Land Distribution, and land-'ell-
ing would vote ag ainst downright robbery
of posterity there never was right TO sell one
inch of land If, however, the robbery continues
to be perperated and any proposition is made
which insures the application of the Proceeds TO
such Internal Improvements as will produce
constant income to posterity, | will vote tor the
Distribution, because it will afford some indemnity
but no such Indemnify can atone tor the extern
sion of the oppressive system of private land-own-
ership; would prefer this disposition OF the
spells as less injurious than the spending OF 1t tor
our current National or State expenses.
Your obedient servant, }. Mr.
Remarks.
We have inserted the above letter from 20
litical opponent, with idea that its suggestions
can be made available You can rarely determine,
with any certainty, whether majority of the legal
electors in District have signed Instructions I'M
less there be an official Registration of all the
voters therein. Then there would be complaints
of Misrepresentation and undue inhucnce--of en-
ployers going round with Instructions and virtu-
ally constituting their workmen to sign, though
those workpen at the Polls would cast their bal
lots on the other side. And, after all cavils are
silenced, how is the plan to work Suppose the
Fourth District should instruct Mr.. Maclay vote
in favor of Protective Tariff, is he not still left to
Judge what constitutes such Tariff? IT hostile at
heart, would he nor give it such kind OF support
as Sas Wright did last winter-opposing it in de-
tall and decrying its principles, even when voting
for it, Is not this clearly more injurious than open
manly opposition What sort of Protective Ia
riff would such Representatives make, under the
best Instructions Who does not remember 1923
when Wright and Co. made the bill as obnoxious
as possible to New England, in the hope of de
feating it by the votes of Adams men?
SO on the Bank question. We would not
choose to take the responsibility of such Bank
as Wright and Macay, under Bank Instructions,
would see fit TO make
Legal electors who will net regularly come to
the polls do not deserve any voice in the conduct
of Public affairs. If all would come there, the
Elections would more generally go right. VIVA,
we would prefer to this uncertain, exciting, expen
sive machinery of Instructions, would be fine OF
FIVE dollars on every legal voter who neglected TO
vote-the proceeds to be devoted to the dssem-
ination among the whole People OF well-prepared,
practical information on Public questions of great
est interest. Ed. TT.
~ We have lately had occasion to observe the
progress of pupils under Mr.. BRlsTow's instruc-
ton in Penmanship, and have been highly graft
fed by its rapidly and excellence. Mr.. B. is not
merely good writer, who has been thoroughly in
st1uc,ed in the art he has superior System of
Writing, by which cramped hands, rough hands,
and no hands at all, can be converted into free,
plain, rapid business hands with the greatest pos
sibe economy Of time. Bad writers, male or fe-
male, will surely be improved by his lessons His
rooms at No. 235 Broadway, near Park Place.
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