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Representatives. TO U0te for Iaw Il
refund to General Jackson The fine i'm
posed upon him by ledge Hull
Mr.. EckIey said he could not recon
cile it with his conscience, to vote fol
tho resolution. He did not know bJ
what authority, Senators acted upon ma
ters Of this kind he for one came here
and he presumed such was the situa-
tion Of every other Senator upon this
floor, to carry out the wishes oil the peo
pie, upon such matters and things as
they had given US power to effect But
he denied that the peOple'ever thought
of the fine imposed upon General Jack
son, when they clothed Us with the pow
er OF Representatives But a yprac-
tice has grown up in this Legislature,
of instructing, or rather attempting to
instruct, Congress; a practice wrong,
entirely wrong, and until we could see
or learn something that was more con-
vincing than any thing that has trans
pired in the ten years that the matter
had been under discussion, he was
bound iE conscience, 10 vote sgainst
every proposition Of this sort that was
introduced. We come here instructed
10 act within the sphere of our aUlhori
~, and by our acts 10 lessen the bur.
then Of tsxalion, such foolish and un-
called Tor expenditure of time as This
has imposed upon the people; and to re-
move The load improvident legislation
has been heaped upon the tax payers Of
the State, & when we have effected what
we have the power 10 effect, he had no
doubt, that the people would be- satisfied,
end he also presumed disappointed For
such reckless course has been pursued
for The last few years in our Iegslo-
ture, that the people almost despair of
any relief from their Representatives,
in such measures as they have full pow.
er 10 grant; aud for one, he did hope,
that Senators would be satisfied 10 act
from the authority delegated to them,
without attempting TO swell into Con-
'Gressmen, and do what we cannot do,
though we were united in the effort
Let Congress legisIate upon such snb.
jects as they have the power TO, and let
us be confined TO our proper sphere, and
It may be, we shall be able to prevent
the extruvnguD. and foolish oxpendi-
ture OF money, that has for the las, few
years been so lavishIy wasted. lle did
not intend to deny the right Of the peo.
pie to instruct their representatives,
and firmly believed that the representa-
tive was bound 10 obey the instructions
so given. But he did deny that we Sen
ators, have any more right TO instruct
our delegation in Congress, than thirty.
ak other mon any whore in the Stale
of Ohio,
have no intention to cast any mpu'
talon upon the motives OF the Senator
from Hamilton, (Mr. Disney,) who in
troduced the resolution, but he was in
CIined 10 favor the opinion Of his vener-
able friend from Muskingum, Mr. Cham
bors.) that the resolution intended some
thing moro than q nero expression Of
the sentiments Of the Senate, TO the
Congress of The United States, as con.
Nended by it's author. II that was the
only reason why ii was introduced, then
why introduce il at aIl2 One short
year has not yet elapsed since a reso
luton passed both branches Of the
General Assembly, and II our Governor
has done his duty, (Which he had no
doubt he had, Vi our Representatives 10
Congress have long since received it,
and have deIiberaled upon lie commands,
which was in substance the same Hs The
oue now under cCnsdO ration, and near
ly the same in words, Since the meet
ing OF the present Congress, and one OF
Ths first acts done 10 the House, was the
iniroduction Of bill by that escellent
democrat CD, lugersoIi, (who declared
that If he had lived in the days Of the
Revolution no would have been tory W
20 refund the fine 10 General Jackson,
which 10 now perhaps passed into law,
ul least Congress has had time to pass
il. Then il did seem that there is
something undOr cover, that we can't
nee. Aud something inducing the nc-
Iion on this resolution, more than The
Oxpi eSsion oT our wishes. II this iS all,
what does Senators expect 10 gain, for
Congress has already completed all
Shsy ask WhOt they want done, is
doUe, but Stll they wish to insinuOte
their wishes 10 Congress, before, (hc
supposedly ii would be perfect
The Senator from Hamilton insists
that wo oughtto vote lor the resolution i,
because tho Wings heretofore, by reso,
luton, instructed Congress TO appro-
pirate $25 900 to The widow OF General
Harrison. In this matter, as In q great
many Others, The Senator is mistaken,
Tor It so happens that the death Of Gen.
Harrison occurred in April, loDs Oller
the Ohio Legislature had adjourned, g.