Democratic banner., 1849-08-20
LoUIsIANA,.Mo:


sit is only, therefore at the instance. and
under the direction Of the people, that any
Leo;alsture should dare to use the impor-!
tan3 principle Of instruction to q United
States Senator, on any subject. To dare
ia defiance of the people, or what is the
same, without being instructed how to act
themselves, to instruct q Senator in Con-
gress to carry out, in the name of the peo-
0Ie Of Missouri, treason and disunion, or
else resign his place to one who will, is a
INDUSTRIOUS u~surpation of power, totally I'M
authorized by anyjustlaws or usages, known
or practiced BY the democratic party since
its origin"
We copy the above from the Benton or
gan at ST. Louis. Then If the Legislature
dare not do any act without the instructions
Of the people FIRST had and obtained. how
dare Col. Benton vote for free negro suffrage
in Oregon without instructions from the peo-
pie? and how dare he give the many other
iniquitous votes he has, without being in
structed by the people? The President and
Senate are depositaries in part Of our ma
tioual sovereignty, precisely as the Legisla-
turs is the dePositary of the State sover-
eighty, and appoint our ministers to repre-
sent the national sovereignty at foreign
courts, precisely as the legislature appoints
Senator to represent the State sovereignty
in the national. government. Then how
dare the Secretary of State give instruc-
Ton to our Ministers abroad, without being
first instructed BY the people himself; and
: bow dare the President, the Senate, or any
other department Of the general govern
Bent, or the Legislature, the Governor, or
any other department of the state govern
nsnt, to do any act of Legislation without
being first instructed by the people? Come,
Capt. Phillips, give us a learned disserta.
ton on this subject if you please. for it is a
poor rule that won't apply to but a single
isolated case. But the editor of the Union.
with all the intellectual gravity of a Billy
goat, assumes that a Senator in Congress is
the representative Of the people directly.
We had always thought that the General
Government was made up of three kinds Of
representation; that of the people directly
inthe lower House, of the State sovereign
ties in the Senate, and of the people and
State sovereignities combined in the PresI-
dent; that the State sovereignty was lodged
in the Legislature of the State, and that il
was the only tribunal to do all acts pertain
ing to the sovereignty of the State, till the
form Of government is changed, and if il
does not reflect the will of the people. the
members alone are responsible to the peo.
pie.
The editor Of the Union is eternslly float.
lag out too far from shore, and getting him.
self ducked by every little country paper
iathe State, and then blubbering out mos
piteously about the intolerance of the party
press. Well, we suppose that they have
been pretty hard upon the Captain, and 70,
one, We will promise to be more lenient ia
future, if the Union will only keep in shole
water. Butt If We ketch it too far out, we
are bound TO take a hand in the sport. The
most provoking part Of this ducking opera.
ton is in the fact, that the editors head il
so much like a piece of cork, that there il
no keeping it under for any length Of time
for you hardly take your hands of oft, be.
) bre it pops up again at the same place, and
Heats about at random; just as thought had
not been ducked ct ell.
RICHARD WOMACK.