Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-03-14
Senatorial INSTRUCTIONS.

Every instance In which q public man
pa pably violates The principles Ivy which
he Processes 10 be- governed, not only di,
honors himself bu vitality impairs The use
iuiness Of honest statesmen, for il tends
to make the people believe that all profcs
sions are the mere stock in trade of eve
ny politician, and thus destroy their las,
confidence in the good as well as the bad
Every vlolali n, therefore, IF this nature
ought to be denounced But, hoy hail
we brand with suffi lent odium such per
hoy when II extends TO principles which
affect the mos, vital operations OF the oos
vernm N? The do-triae that S nators
must obey the instructions OF the Sta,s
Legislature, v helher il be eight or wrong
IS OF fundamental importance. Either VT
should discard it altogether and exercise
our best wisdom IN choosing Senators on
whose integrity We can rely in every emer,
gency, no viii know how 10 dis,in puisi
between the settled convictions OF the peo
pie and the clamor Of faction in It's tenn
porary triumphs, and who will man(ully
resist the latter while they daily rrspec,
the former, vi h or without ms rucrions -
or we must declare our Senators 10 b, the
mere puppets Of Legislative majority,
whe her accid en;dliy obtained, deliberate
ly elected. or merelj Placquemined mo
power. We must choose between the
Two alternatives, and our choice will have
n radical Influence on our institution. -
Nov The Dem craft" party are stick
lers for his doctrine vi instruction. They
have never failed 10 apply it whenever il
would emblrrass a Wing Senator and
woe 10 ihe Wing who dared 10 disobev.
But what lesson on this subject has
been taught ms al he late session of Con
gresS! On the Texas question alone, no "
has this do:lrine OF instructions been
treated with scorn by It's protested advo-
Gates! From Fappin, the sancilmonious
vIoalor OF the mos, solemn Obligation S.
who d,vulgod The Texas treaty at the last
SESSION in spite Of the seal of secrecy, be
cause the measure was so lniquilous and
so ruinous, TO Merfick, the last prosel vie
10 " Democracy what one Of the sun
porters Of aHnexaii N pail The least re-
gerd 10 inst uctlons7 This latter Neo
phyte was so thoroughly inibued with
ME new doctrine that tine voice Of Mary,
land passed by hi,n Us the idle wind Tbe
gteat State Ut Ohio, whose Interest feel
ing, and firm conviction were emphatical
ly expressed by her instructions. found
Messrs. Allen and 1nppin as regardless
OF their own professions IA Of hor viii
! hey boldly dIsobeycd But when Mls
souri, instructed her Sens 'ors to vote foy
annexation the tune was changed Then
~ tho nos'rhs OF Texas Democrats ,ycn
Alr BentoIs coy reluctance To obey smell
like very treason Again. IN VIRGINIA.
Richie dashed himself into fury because
the Wings would not instruct our sena
tors TO vote !or annexation. Il was un.
@urIhy OF tho State. forsouih, that the voicc
Of Old Virginia shonld not bo herd But
10 New York n Z" Democratic I,egjsIa.
ture could not dare 10 instruct, AMI refu T.
sing TO PISS InsiFuc ions lett he Senators
of iba State to go or Texas on their own
hook. mu h to Mr.. Rncbie's satisfaction.
Wnai. then, are plain honest people ~
think Of he professions which va daily
hear OF Devotion 10 the great right Of in
strucliot! Il men can. nj the beck Of
party or Tor peIs nal advani 90, cast Of
the ObUgr ton of PRINCIPLES Ike This. In
the lace ~ their solemn professions where.
at what point Of pcriiiy will they stop
Would they not, Il they cJud, ike the
serpent, whose guile they innate. desert
heir very skins t. gan he samo ends?
No wonder II events like those we have
HdYeried 10 render tho people di.tsustful
81 al public virtue.
The cH eni 10 which this doctrine or
Instructions mas been made mere parry