Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-13

ted to them either unconscious II H. or deemed
IL unnecessary manifest by overt act Nor l. knowu
that their SUCCESSORS, elected IN April Ief ana hoiIns
over according the decision, until octobct s'S
entertained any such opinion Ga the contrary, though
strong effort made m the winter at lSis 10 pfocur,
from them declaration both against National Bank and
the Distribution Act, tits well known TO have failed In
deed, Legislature OF Va until this winter express
ed opinion the % per cent Limitation IN the DHtnou
law; and the opinion 81 the General Assembly nj te
t~n last sessions, on both these questions matter OF as
vague conjecture well be imagined II there be any
thing peculiarly unknown, should say was that Unless
therefore IL can be show that the present General Assem-
by wcr, Mr. ArchcTS constituents, not only IN August
1892 but September lSil this charge must fall 10 the
ground.
mination between our Senators. Mr. RiNes though he
did not vote bank bill known 10 have sup
ported Mr. Ewngsa scheme certainly not less oeeeu"n-
able. lie also supported the Distribution Act and though
he voted against repeating the ~ per ceat Limitation, that
feature supposed affect the principle OF the meas
The third rcauton requires OF our Senators what be-
eved, the present OF things, a. be an mpoSsib
They instructed "o procure repeal OF the present n
mfr IL he modified amended, but To Ice repeal
ed out and out the whole matter - u De put al large ana
then they against any other Tariff which not
solely for
Now If our two senators constituted majority OF both
Houses OF Congress- had absolute power the MAORI
w. and likewise the President might be practicable
for them do what here required A. II Is, however
finite their powers they must, presume, inevitably
and by force c nsuPeraSle necessity diso6ey this IN
strucon and violate the great principle OF Representative
duty. Ii may be said tins bubble; and that Is
obvious that General Assembly only meant that the
Senators should cadearor procure the repeal. Such
have doubt their meaning but It certainly Is not
the Gaming o the resolution They might very easily have
expressed themselves differently; indeed they have IN two
OF the succeeding resolutions, shown their capacity TO ex
press the very dee by nsuctng our Senator'S IN the one
"endeOror 10 procure repeal OF tine Distribution
act and the other use all proper means 10 procure
a repeal OF the Bankrupt Law.
the Ih resolution, the Senators are instructed
TO vote against the incorporation Of Bank OF the L. =, or
any other Institution 1rth Baking poeers" lein was
hardly designed suppress the local banks OF the District OF
Columbia, which, however by the generality OF the terms
employed. are clearly included in the resolution.
These inaccuracies sufficient - show the haste, At
not the inconsdcatencss with which the resolutions were
adopted by the General Assembly, and the prope oil some
explanation IN respect 10 them. .
ts be hoped that the General Assembly DO hot IN
tend tins nigh, Of instruction as an instrument to effect
the removal OF Senator who may happen 10 DC OBNOXIOUS
TO temporary majority. Such surely not ITS legitimate
purpose, any such consequence now rem ue uoe
nine "a, laid down in lSIl-l2 But under this light
OF the Senator'S alternative duty 10 otcy or resign aequi
esced in by him. completely IN the power ct the Gene
raj Assembly effect that object They have only 10 IN
stict him do something dshonourabeo
impossible IL will be said this Is prcsuming an extreme
case-such likely to happen; and, indeed,
suppOsing the General Assembly Designed IN
their late resolutions require thing OF the kind.
But let be considered, that politicians blinded by party
zeal apt consider the end only, without regard To
the means and that Legislatures and Legislature Of
Virginia, have instructed Senators OF the United States to
erpHnge part Of the Journal of preceding Senate-an
instruction which scarcely have been given view Of
the merits the acitse And indeed the Legislature OF
Georgia has recently instructed OF the Senators OF that
State, in express terms, resign has seat.
Our present Senators regularly elected upon the
piraton of the Constitutional of their predecessors,
and they have it hoped mach imness TO be driven
from their posts by any Interpolation on the original
doctrine of instructions exercise Of II with view 10
abridge their Constitutional term OF services. ~
GRACIAN.
Fortunately they saved from this SD necessity by the ines
timab.e privilege resignng their sCats,