The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-31

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srenmrni 10 prarosrdssi lhsi hey are ne.
sershsisss bosnd " take The indisldaal
opinions Of ie~. znd be eonclnsisrly
bound hy lh<n. ny the question . ru-
senled. and al thai b~lnnfE 10 10 y pre-
senssi. in the very six,ensen'. knos
ssssi. in . popular Government like eur-.
Instructions will he gisfn. and distinctions
pill be snnshi Tor. pledges wiil be required
and plsdgrs viii be given. Cor j. 10 IN The
nxfsIe nj he rzse. Public men in ihis
county lois ihr PEOPLE. and they love n
palsr srpiSuse. and ihey are wiling 70
MAKE rrnmises: and ve are well bid
hat .whrn he blood tsils he soul gives
prodirslly VOWS 10 he iangpe." Tho
has been our pr~riice. specially 10 snnr
H,zsss. whrre ssrh Instructions are It,
lie BIZ az domestic sleriioreering. and he
eone consii,ufions. often above the Con
s,iluiion Of United siairs. for The 90
ternmeni of people who come here 10
transmit public business ard sri er The
ennniry. Well. they are often given un-
der circumstances very remote from what
exists when they come 10 aci. and. am
sony 70 say. aften given with collateral
views. I viii not sag when or where.
bat am rery much inclined tn think ws
should find in The history 81 the country
rsscs in whirh instructions are readily
given. or withheld. 40 The few selrs ~ .
lille fragmrns or section of psriy may be
or may NOT be nbtsined thereby. 81
Sir. IL il Furious enough io observe hnw
this idea. that member chosen into pc.
pulsf body to aet,for the whole is bound
by the insiruciions If those who rlec,
him, 10 received ~ moral sentiment in
some rSunlries and how differently II 10
received 10 oihrrs. We. acrorlinx 10 our
notions aud habits. think il mot only n.
lowsbie. but thai j, is the duty rf q men,-
ber,af congfess Ia fulfil his instructions,
given by his own people and single dis.
tricr. ihsagh bis voie binds the Interests,
the hanor. the glory. and rnown Of iwen-
~ millions Of people. As an instance oi
the various views taken Of Ihis subject a.
a question Of marals. | would refer. OF
nigh, refer. 10 wha. happened inrihe
Chambers Of France some years ago, per
/ haps while the honorable member FINN
. Michigan (Mr. Cass) was residing ~
! Paris, but believe shortly after his re
turn. A gentleman who was candidsi,
. for The Chamber of deputies in Frame
promised his constituents that on Ger
tain meAyure expected 10 come before lh'
J, Chambers he wauld vo,e as they required
\ They required him 10 vote 90 aud 50. AM
J he said he would il. Well. he Was clio
sen. and he came 10 The Chambers To taxi
his seat. But all. it was said. not 50 ias,
i Objection was made: i, was said that h,
did not come ihere AZ fair man; he Ill,
mt come there rs an impartial man, .,
judge Of the grea, interests of 4 great cosn
try in The questions before him-he cant
there pledged and .,rammelled down; h
J. had given up his rights and pledged hi
!, vote: he did not stand there on an equal
! ~, therefore. with the other member.
!. who came there independent and uniran
J melted. and bound 10 exercise their indi
; vi.lnal judgment. And they expelled hi,
D on that very gr,und. or rather rejecie
4 him. And whoever wishes to see one {
Z she nosi beautiful dispositions on polit
i. cal morals and the duly of those who T,
vi present the people that ] know ef. sine
d tho time Of BnIkr's speech a, Bristol. vi
he graii6ed by reading Guizot's speech O
n that occasion. Al any rate. coming shel
+ under pledges to give his vote for then
J. though against the majority, they hrI
. him no, 10 be worthy 10 be = Represent
q iiye Of France. and 10 act ON questions
2 which the whole kingdom was concerne,
n Pm ms part. know how easily we gil,
,f into this habit of following Instructions /;
Il know that members Of Congress inter
IS. to &C, conscientiously always; helic,
j, .hey wish themselves. very frcqucnil,
Il free from these irammels-in short. cir.
n have sometimes thought, when capsi,le
p ing on this rubjec, II the Wilmot nrovis
III Ina, Congress itself needs the :. Wilmcl
c - have .l,onght that if The genius
'ei American liberty, or some angel from
i higher sphere. could Ry over The COUNT
Re with scroll bearing the words. and Nj
:. power TO give eFfect to ihose words. ~
those words Should I've: !. Be i, asdain,
m that neither in the Senate nor in the Hon
4 Of Representatives in Congress assemble
j, shall there be slavery nor involuntary se
n s,iude except FOR crime"--it would he
e.. glorious and consoling honor aud tnert