The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-16
From the Raleigh Register.
INSTRUCTIONS.

the old doctrine OF the party on this subject
; has been repudiaied; and who II is, that
has dared TO lnterpollie II, with qualih'
cation, which is any thing bu, Democratic.
!. Ii we mistake not, IN 1884, when, II was
sought to drive Mr.. Margum from hrs sea,
in the Senate, by requiring him, 10 obllie
rate a Journal, which by the Constitution
he was sworn to keep sacred aud untouch.
ed, the process was begun, by asserting q
general power 10 the Legislature, to IN.
struct, in any, and oil cases. There was
something bold 10 this--lt went the whole
figure. But how completely is thus power
abandoned by the late Assembly Dor
modern TERRAPINs say that they do not ex.
pect their Instructions to be b, eded, pro
vlded they require a violation OF the Con
stituuou, or an act of moral iurpltude-thus
admitting, by strong implication, that they
we're capable OF requiring both, and inviting
The Senators, who from the nature OF the
case must Judge for themselves as TO What
IS unconstitutional and What is base, to ex
anime nicely the Instructions given. lhis
is yielding, far more than half, OF what the
most inveterate Wing has commended for,
and we are curious TO know, BY what rese
laion il IS, that the doctrine IS modified
ard The old principle abandoned. For our
own part, If i, be conceded, tha, the Legs
aiure has power over the Senator at all,
We do not perceive Why II may not Judge
for him as to what IS constitutional aud
! honorable, as well as what is proper and
expedieu,. We coll attention 10 II no" 4,
merely, to mark the fact that the modern
Democracy consider the doctrine oi 10
! stTuc,ion as acted on by the party in 1854,
b to be, at this day. an obsolete idea, an ex
/ ploded and exPunged error.
/ We took our pen in hand, hosever, TO
exhibit another PECULIARLY Of these Reso
+ lu,ions; TO show what they DO not contaln.
I They relate to variety Of topics ind are
intended no doubt, from the high sounding
preiension with which they begin, as the
Democra ratio review of the dongs OF the
present Congress, aod of the Union. II
( has been most important and eveuiiui
/ Congress, in which our Senators have taken
their full share of responsibility. They
have voted for the repeal Of the Sub tfes
sury-,he one measure Of Mr.. Van Bu ems
Adminletra,ion-(o the distribution OF the
proceeds Of the Public Lands-for Two DIFF
tereni Charters Of National Bank, besides
other measures Of less prominence. BE
sides, tho recent Wing Legislatures 10
1888 and 1910 have most sosemnly de
nounced the Sub treasury system, have de
clared their appreciation most cmpha,lcally
OF the division among the States, upon
equitable principles, of the proceeds Of the
sales OF the Public Lands and the Govern
or, in his recen; Message, documen,
whose noble snd JUS, sentiments have OK
torted admiration 10 Europe and America
told The General Assembly with manly can
dor, that the people Of the State bad decid
ed 10 favor Of a National Bank at both the
two last Guberna,orisl Elections. Why is
nothing said 10 the Resolutions ON any Of
these measures? Was il because the lie
gsla,ure approved the votes Of the Sena
tors, or because The accidental majority
were satisfied that the people approved
them, and tha, i, was dangerous 10 make
issues on those questions Be the motive
what it may, our readers will bear 10 mind
that the Legislature, 10 its action on Ma
tional politics, has not yentured a coudem
nation of any OF the great Wing principles
Of 1870; and has therefore given them a
seeming approval or the more hnmilaline
tribute OF dasiardly silence. They vii!
bear 10 mind,
LIST, That the Sub Treasury, "lhe greet
measure Of delverance and liberty,r stands
repealed BY the votes Of our Senators, and
denounced by the Legislature in the Rayner
Resolutions. Yet, with a majority in the
Assembly OF SIX and twenty, no Democratic
hand is found to rescue lis remains from an
ignnmiujons grave.
2ad, Tha, the distribution Of the Land
funds is not only iacitly approved, bat no
objection is made to tho actual receip, Of
our share; and for ought tina, appears, our
Democratic Legislators would be glad ri
another dividend as early as possible
While our neighborng Democrats, North
ard South, reject it with the pompoIs spi
ris Of chivalry, our own saew 1.-THE better
part Of valor," in pockeiing the money, fal.
belt unconstitutional and debasing IS II is.
and keeping their mouths Theoretically
sealed
3rd. That the Resolutions Of our Legs.
lature, in favor of a National Bank in 1916,
stand unreversed-tbat our Senators, W hose
conduct has been under review at recent
Session Of Congress, voted for a similar
measure-that, TO exclude any apology 90
the ground of forgetlunes,, the Governor
announced 10 the General Assembly in 50
many words, that the evidences Of public
sentiment in its favor 10 North Carolina,
"ere perfectly unequivocal, but no Demo,
cratic voice is found to complain OF the
former, or deny the latter.
We will no, prolong this article, by re
fering TO other matters little less imporisn,
in which the majority Of the Legislature,
have shown their dread Of that majority Of
10000 Freemen, by whom they we're no,
elected, bu, NAV recur to them hereafter
/, For the present, we conclude with the ex.
precision Of our qualification, that the prin
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