The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-01

Pee y o.iaeras az he Ess0lsll1sE. Wkea
insr0dars9. lhs kfsl Essulalipa xsssrsfd -
Extraordinary heFesy IL lks az afsr i
cn.yrvss q re srns'sr 81 fks Lsgisls
fara Tie Mhigs denoannrd he doe
irisr. 80 rsrsie5 he smendment, sffrm
nc lhal oficer 10 be he senaaoF Il ~
sfast. Tie language a unhecoming
ldolaiFy ofrrrd 10 Generzl gscks0n. m
Of gross arss0li on > 6Fm and npngh
ledge. who had DARED 70 briag . ticio
nous general undeF he lsEti al he lsu
used IN the resoluli0n conserving The -
urn af tie enc imposed u New Orleans
reeriEed ; proper rebuke. Tie lsnguags
uas ehsngcd and rendered more suilabls
% The taste &C freemen: and ne Ian shid
ing character % he Old Nurlh State va.
spared me burning shame of3egrading. il
The person 81 another, that independrnrs
and integrity wlieh eunsiiiuie The giory
] md pride 81 her own enlightened judges
These were tie triumrhs of Wing discus
sion, and. IN our opinion. do amply repay
the stale Cor the lillle time consumed ii
exposing the alarming errors.
Another amendment whirh, 10 the De
mocraiic portion of ihs hnnsr, appeared
10 be highly essential. Was the proviso %
ihc fiHi resolution. to'whirh we viii pFe.
senily call your attention.
Upon the right ofinsuuction. as claim
ed BY The party. We do not intend 10 offer
any elaborate argument. But we deem
itour duty to present. in the form Of pro-
positions. our views on The subject. We
hold:
~. That ,h- Senators in Congress ere
tie servants ol the people Of State. N re-
gard IN federal pas ers.
2h. Thstihe Lsgisl ture is The servant
ol re rr"l.le. in regard /, slate powers.
Sd. That HE people have never made
Il'e one SET of servants. master IL The atl,-
81 sci; bu, ID re,sin The mssirry. hem>
sstres. uhless h 10 expressly granted
away.
4Ih. That IL is the daiy Of The 'S4nator
10 conform hi- views. - q. ally a. he ran.
Ia the d,hber .iely expressed views u The
people.
5'h. III I fnr this purpose. the Sens
tor nav and oui To consult The most 40.
ihsAIc evidences Of The peoples wish.
e..
9th. That when he Sensiur Is saiisfi-
ed The Leg. la,sre do not speak The wish-
20 OF The people. he ought not 10 shan-
don the people TO the false voice; for,
hhs d.. The people are f,0ice betrayed.
7'h. Tha, every Legislature. ns bo-
dy. has tie right 10 express is sIe~s 81
federal policy. and 10 aduise with. bur
no, TO conir,,l other servsa,s Of the PEG
pie.
S.Tha,. If the Legislature lave ,he,igm
tn instruct, go as 10 require ohedn nee.
Il should peser do so unless in lhe nxine.
and on bshali Of the people: and. II any
Legislature should nuder axe this. wins
out The .fniir-ieonyieiion ,f i,s br,ng ME
will sBd wish Of m.imity Of The pea-.
rie. THAI u should thus instruct, tits gni!-
" oi q palpable and obnoxious usurpa-
lion; and lastly, we hold. that tie late
Legislature Possessed, from four euber-
ndorial tlectl"ns, evid, nee. next &, con-
elusive, that m jorits 81 The reople did
neither will nor wish Mr.. Mangum 10
sbsbdon Wing principles, or vsc.ts his
seat. * #
We have given to you our views on
the doctrine OF distinctions. in which We
are more than sustained by Mr.. MADISON,
ia his excellent numbers Oh The I, deal
constitution. We nov relurn 10 the fi,sl
81 the ins,rucling re solutions, passed by
the Democrats al The recent Legislature.
When { vas inIreduced. il read as fol
lows:
RESOLVED. That The Legislature Of his
state have right to instruc, their Sena-
tors in Congress whenever. in the opln-
ion III ,he Legislature, they n,isEepreseni
the wishes Of the Stale. or The magnitude
Of tie occasion .hall require such irstruc-
lions; and that il is the duty &c The Seua-
tors 10 obey The instructions given: OF to
resign their sras."
After consId, rattle debate. Ms. Bragg
Of Northampton. ofr, red as an amend.
menl thereto. The following prosiso, which
was carried without dissent, tie Wigs
publicly remsrking that lhey were Wiling
the party should make their resolutions !
as suitable To TIE ms,l,es as possible: but
they should be discussed aud when OBJ |
jecIionable would be opposrd: n
" Provided, The instructions 10 be gi-
ven aud obeyed, require not the Sens-
tor 10 commit siu'etlon OF the oUsItu-
lion or ACT OF moral turp'lude." i
What en- extraordinary commentary is
here afforded on mandatory instructions!
The doctrine here asserted. ", not that the
Legislative body las the right TO exact un-
limited obedience OF the Senator, but o,,iq
" hen The measure a.ked for. is such an
one as does no, demand Of hin the doing
of an unconstitutional act, OF an act of mo-
raj tnrpilude. BY The proyi.o. tits sdmiued
is danger If the Legislature. SD
ming the people, as, sometimes.