Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-10

been raised against him by his enemies in the
South, Tor his supposed un!rcndly feeling To-
wards Texas, based upon an unJus,illablc con-
sruclion OF his Raleigh letter The assertion
has been made over and over again, from The
stump and Tie press, in this quarter, that the an
ncxalion Of Texas To this Union, under no cir
cunstanccs would be likely 10 find favor with
Mr.. Clay; and his friends have been deiicd To
prove the reverse Tina, proof is now furnished
IN language loo clear To admit ol further mlscon-
s,ructlon. His language is i nave no hesitation
in saying, that SO tar from having any personal
objection 10 the annexation Of Texas should be
glad 10 see H.. Is this Language sufficiently cx'
plicit!"
One side:
IL am in favor Of distribution, by the Govern
rnrn', VI the land revenue among the scvera
Siates."-L Henry Ciay in 1914.
The other side
In discussing modification of dutie. in 1882
on payment of the public debt he SAYS
in making this inquiry the first question thai
presents itself is whether i, is expcdient 10 pre-
serve The existing duties in order 10 accumulate
surplus in the Treasury for The purpose of stlhse-
qnen; distribution among the States. Ih!nk MT
II TIE collection, Tor the purpose Of such a sur
plus, is 10 be made from the pockets OF one por-
Iion u The people, IN Ii b}iim0jciE JctNTHcd N ne
samc jaclcts, the process would he attended with
the certain loss Of interest, while the money Is
performing the unnecessary circuit, and ii would
therefore. be unwise. II ii IS 10 be given to the
States in their corporate capacity, 10 be used by
them iii their public expenditure, | know OF no
wiHcip'c IN hH Coaaanijon that authorizes :he
Federal Government 10 become such Il collector
for TIE States, nor OF any principle OF safety OF
propricly which admits Of The States becoming
recipients Of sratuilv from the General Govern
mcnt"-IoL |, P. 80.
INSTRUCTIONS.
One side:
In the .Nationd Mioligeaccr Of January, ISL
he IS reported as follows
"Mr. Clay said he agreed perfectly in The SEN
timcnl that instructions given by The people are
oblig. tory Oh the representative. This was q
principle con>ccratcd by The Revolution inscpa-
rablc from all free Governments and which he
therefore hoped neverlo sac departed from in prar-
ticc under ours.
whilst. then, he had seat on this floor, (Mr
Clay said.) Il fcas immaic,iM h0H h. 0rrirsd al
Ike wM Of ms constituents; ii rds sufficient h.
SiouiG inow il. In all eases of expcdicncy, he
held The doctrine OF an obligation on his part 10
"serre ne Instructions tcprsSscd or imPIicd, Of h"
constituents"
On the other side:
'RMired, By the Senate and House Of Rep
rcseniativcs OF the Commonwealth OF Kentucky
that the members Of the House OF Representatives
in Congress otthe United States BE- requested 10
vote for Gen. Andrew Jackson as President OF
the Uni;ed States
"H~ircd, rs The opinion Of this Legislature
that General Andrew jackson is the second
choice of the State OF Kentucky for the next Pre-
sidcnt ol the United Stales-ihat Il very large
majority of This state prefer General Andrew
Jackson to Mr. Adams or Mr. Crawford, and that
the members OF the House Of Representatives in
Congress ot the United States, will, hv complying
with the request herein signied, faithfully and
truly rcprcSentlhe ctlingS and wishes of the good
people OF kcntuchy,"- See Mess Register, roi
~ ,. 81.
In a letter 10 friend in Virginia. dated 18th Fe-
bruary, 1925, and published in the National Jour
nal Of 2Sih April 1925, he said
What do you de>ifc? That should vote iol
Mr. Crawford? cannot. For General Jackson
WILL NOT"
One side. again, in 1889:
"And what is the doctrine OF instruction, a.
held bv all? Is il not that we are 10 conform to
tie wishes of our constituents? Is it not that We
are To act, not in our own but in delegated cha
rac,cr And will any one who stands here PIE
tend that Whenever they know the wishes or the
will Of those who sent them here they are nol
bound 10 conform 10 that will entirely! is it moi
the doctrine, that we are nothing more than the
mirror 10 reflect the will of those who called Us
10 our digned Office? That is Tic r,cir / h1kc u
Tic doetrtae n instruction.
"And now, ask, is any peculiar language ne
ccsSary, other than that by which the will of ON
constituents mag be understood and carried out? l.
there but one word ,hat will answer! No other
II. If. ln,
"uagc tantamount 10 that II the legislature sim
ply express their will. is not that equivalent IL
The word instruct" Vol. >, p. ::':,22
On the other side again in 1872
On the 9TH ot January, lSl2, the Kentucky
House Of Representatives, al Frankfort Assem-
blcd. passed the following resolutions by an over
whelmns majority, 10 wit:
"Remircd, That in The opinion of the Genera
Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky,
is the desire Of Il large majority Of the people o
Kentucky that the Bankrupt Law, enacted al tn
last session Of Congress, shall he repealed
"Rcsoircd furlher That our Senators in Con
grcss be, and they are hereby instructed, and on
representatives requested, 10 use their influence
to have the said law repealed"
On the 18Th OF January. 1879, the Kentucky
Senate passed the following Resolution on tn
same subject:
hfSu:FfE, DIV Tue NftHpIdI Assembly VI bi'
Commonwealth Of Kentucky. That il is the dc
sire OF majority OF the people Of Kentucky tia
the bankrupt law, passed al the late extra session
OF Congress, shall be repealed, or 50 modified a
10 free it from lis retrospective operation; and lha
our Senators and Representatives in Congress b.
requested 10 use their influence obtain such re
peal or modification"
Mr.. Morchead Mr.. Clay's colleague in lh'
Senate. who had also voted for the law, said:
III could not have escaped his notice, and tina
Of the Senate, that the Legislature OF kcn'uck,
had by large majority passed resolutions upol
the subject Of the Bankrupt law, expressing al
opinion that i, ought 10 he repealed
"Whclhcr the Bankrupt law va, measure o
national enci:t or national INJURY. WAS ques
tiGn about which the people q. tie United state
could form their own conclusions. but wheihe
the measure would aicc, advanta. r,usIy or mn
-ausly Inc people OF Kentucky. ihcy alone "er
competent, IL Judge. So far A. he was concerned
he thought that from their Judgment, there was N
appeal,, ..... :, ,,;. ;.,,,., junction Of =, p.Dt
rupl law was presented - Kentucky, she wou
vote against it"
But Mr.. CLAW said-according 10 his speech a
reported in the National Infelligencer of Januar
II. IS!2-ihat hc held the insnua'ion that h
wa in favor Of repeating il, IN Wcf"am ton'emI
0nd ss0yH.
"Ix SENATE,
"t'riday, January %, lSi2.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of tn
bill (H. X. ~ 10 repeal the act esIahlishin.
uniform system of bankruptcy and after debate
"On the question, "Shall this bill be read
third time?" il was decided in the negative.
ION motion OF Mr. Clay, the yeas and nay
being desired by one-iiilh Of Inc Senators pre-
sent,
"I'hosc who voted to repeal the Ban!rul
law were,
"Me.sr. Allen, A,cicr Bagard, Benton, BIZ
chanan. Calhoun Fulton, Graham, King, Linz
McRober<, l1oreiead, Pierce, Prenhs,, Rtrc
Sewer Smith Of Connecticut Sturgeon, TappaI
Woodbury., Wright and iouns-22.
'Thosc who voted AGAINST repeating III
Bankrupt law were,
aMessrs. Bar,o,- Batct, B>,rieD. cFoatc, GA,
C'ap'ou, Ersns, H,u4a@a, Hanttneiou, kr
Hangum, .Ns,rick, Miller, Paciw, Porter, Sin
mons, .Salii of I,uiana, Souhtqrd, IaLtmadg
Walker, White, H1Ntqms, Hood6r'dce-23."
REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
In tie Senate OF the United States on the l0l
of March 1884. Mr. Clay, in connection vii
this Subject, offered this resolution:
:sPes1ircd. That the Constitution OF the Unite