Democratic banner., 1849-09-10
PUBLIC SPEAKING IN BOILING GREEN,

Itemoef, StO uIst Guy u uHo Htke SsIOuAt
Court, q large portion Of the citizens Of
Pike assembled to hear addresses by the
Hon. John jameson and Col. William Priest,
Senatoff from Rails, which they had publish
ed to make. The house having been dense
lily crowded, the former gentleman, upon
the calls of the people, assembled the Judges
stand, whence he addressed them in 9
speech Of nearly three hours length, taking
In its range the history o the slavery ques-
ton In Congress and Missouri-ths resOlu.
tions Of instructions by the Missouri LegisA
lsture-the appeal Of Senator Benton there
from, and the great question Of the RIGHT
of 1ssrRucrroN, Ia which hs was frequently
interrupted BY bursts Of applause from the
assembly.
At the conclusion Of this speech, Mr..
Priest was loudly called for, and followed in
an eloquent and satisfactory speech of about
an hours length, confined chiefly to the
same question in Missouri and her Legisla-
ture, and closed amidst the plaudits Of the
people.
Col. Thomas R. Vaughan, Of Calumet
township, then arose III his place, and az
nounced to the meeting that he had q Get Of
resolutions that he wished to offer for the
adoption or rejection Of che meeting, and
the better to ofer them, OF his motion, Gen.
F. J. Calls was called to the chair, and E.
C. Murray elected secretaty.
On motion Of N. P. Minor, Esq, time
was given to have 1t announced from the
&indows Of the court house to ell interest.
ed, that such vote was shout to be taken
The Secretary then read to the assembly
the following presmbls and resolutions:
W~HrRrAs, the last Legislature Of Mis-.
souri, passed certain resolutions in relation
to the action of Congress-in regard to the
institution Of Slavery, commonly called
Jackson's resolutions, which resolutions in
struct our Senators in Congress to resist
the attempt Of Northern fanatics to interfere
with the rights of the South, by the passage
of the Wilmot prohibition against slavery,
plsinly declaring that the principle Of ION:
interference by Congress is the political
doctrine of the people of Missouri in re.
card to this question Of slavery, but that
efor the eake Of u.s harmony and for the
preservation Of our f<asrai buiuus sssry
will yield to the line Of the Missouri Com
promise, self BY such concession future sg-
), gressions upon the equal rights Of the States
may be arrested" and whereas the Hon.
Thomas H. Benton has appealed from the
instructions thus given him to the whole
body Of the people, therefore, we, . portion
Of the people in council assembled, do re.
solve
LIST. That the Legislature, the creator Of
1.-The United States Senator, has the undoubt.
led right to instruct him upon all questions
pertaining to State and National policy, and
that when 50 instructed, it Is bis boundef
duty either to yield an implicit obedience
or resign his seat.
. I'd. That the Senator is responsible fol
Q bis action to the Legislature that created
D him, and they to the people who created
them.
1, Sd. That an instruction 4rom the Legis.
~lature to a Senator upon any question Of
State or National policy, is prima facis evil
sldence of the will Of the people Of the State
-Iupon that question, and must be 80 consid.
cred till the contrary Is proved.
4th. That a Senator would have the un-
doubted right to appeal from the instruc.
ltions thus given him, provided he had first
resigned his seat, and then come before the
people, the creator Of the Legislature, upon
, the issue thus made with his immediate con.
Istitusnts who created him.
9th. That q Senator who appeals from the
instructions Of his immediate constituents
Ito the constitBsnts of the Legislature, has
inc. right to hold on. 70 his seat and vote in
opposition to his instructions while that APP
peal is psnding; that Q Senator who acts
thus, violates the cardinal principle of the
democratic creed, and mocks and insults
the people to whom he appeals.
9Th. That Senator Benton, byholding on
Ito his seat while his appeal is pending, has
IL 10 bis power at the next session Of Con.
gress, and before his appeal can be legiti-
mately determined BY the people through
their representatives, in another Legislature,
20 do the very mischief, Of which the last
legislature complained and sgainst which