Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-08

bers in expunging resembling, IL that word
recalls painful "reminiscences )--that treasona-
BILE pledge from the journal. They disappoint-
ed my expectations. / expected them 70 have
been true in that. On the contrary they were
false. And this sacrifice of principle, as fla
grant az Il was shameful, was explained as a
bargain by the events of the session, and by the
address Of the iifty-six Democratic members,
and received new aggravaton from that cause.
n tCas the price (PaTf of The price, paid By he
Whigs 10 the roitass and nulliiers for their cor
rupt and traitorons rotes daring me ldst session
y declare war during life against these traitor
ous resolutions--the same which | declared in
the Senate of the United States against the null
llifcation and bank-Whig vote Of censure upon
General jackson In i635==yaT 70 The kRiec--
and in which war the American Democracy suS-
tanned me, and enabled me, in two years, to in
scribe upon the journal of the Senate certain
Iblack-line diagram, pretty much in the shape
of coffin, and to write therein these words:
/" "Erpunged, according 10 the WW Of The people"
Now, as then, expunged is the word, and life
the limit Of the war that is to do it, and conf
idence the SAND in the virtue Of the people.
Secondly, You repudiate the vote Of the rec
reant, self called Democrats of the last session
of our General Assembly, for voting for a
Wing Senator This is right. That vote and
those who gave it, and those who were too tory
Ito give it themselves, while encouraging others
to do it, and all who approve it, are forever out
lawed from the Democratic party. 1t was a
crime against the Democratic party. 1t was
not anti-Benton, but ant-democratic. 1t was
against the Democracy Of Missouri-sgainst
the State character and position, which had
better have been nl-reprerented two years than
mis-represented six; and has no excuse except
in the corrupt consideration which was paid for
it. To refer the election back to the people
was the Democratic course--the one dictated by
principle and followed in all Democratic States.
All the Democracy in the Legislature proposed
that course; but the traitors who had sold them
selves to the Wings were afraid of the people,
and also afraid Of losing their pay; and so
screwed up themselves, and were screwed up
by others-to the commission Of the deed. They
did it, and in doing betrayed the Democracy
Of the State, and committed that treason to their
party which involves breach of allegiance,
and which, in the feudaI law upon treason,
ltaints the name Of the offender, and cuts him
off from the community which he has betrayed
and W whicl. can nc longer trust him To COM
Iplete their infamy some of these traitors viola
ted the special pledge on which they were cleo
ted, especially one in Boone county, whose name
s the synonym of political dishonor, and whom
i could name as quick as | could say
"Jack Robinson" if l chose; but it is moi
worth while to single him out from the rest
These people-the present approvers of their
conduct, as well as the original offenders are
cut off from the party. They have gone to the
Wings; and there let them stay. In the Ian
lguage Of Sheridan, after quitting the party as
deserters they should not be allowed to return tc
it as spies. Your proceedings repudiate them
and in that you are right.
Thirdly, You adhere to the right Of instruc.
tion within the limits of the Constitution, anC
according to the will Of the people. This is the
old Democratic ground; bat nuiication in the
pentitude Of its fantastic power, has introduced
new phase of that right, which excludes tht
Constitution and the people, and makes The
General Assembly the supreme autocrat of both
According to this new phase, the General As
sembly represents the sovereignty Of the Stale
and the senator's in Congress are their ambassa
dors to the Federal Government From thil
new doctrine it results, very logically, that tht
ambassador Senators, like all other ambassadors
are subject to the absolute will Of their master
and bound to obey his instructions in all parti
cuars whatever, or tramp it back home Thi:
is the new tangled notification view of the doc
trine of instruction; the old doctrine was, thai
the General Assembly was only the organ of tn,
people, and had no power TO instruct Senators
except according to their will; and, even then
had no power to give criminal Instructions
such as violations of the Constitution, commission
of high treason, dissolution of the Union, &c; o
to work a Senator out of his seat that one CT tn
conspirators might get into it. This is tn
difference between the old and the new doctrn
, of instruction, and togive these remarks prac
teal application let us recapitulate the existing
case. Inthe year lS47 set Of disunion SLAYER,
resolutions are brought into the American Sen
ate. strike them one lick, and they fall dea,
at my feet There is no resurectinn for ther
> there Then they are sent out to all the slave
, holding State, (my own State inclusive,) TO b
| adopted in the State Legislatures and sent bac
| as tinstructions" to those who had killed ther
. in the American Senate. They are adopted i
t all the notification and secession States, an
also in the Legislature of Missouri, under tn
t lead of the old nulliReTs of 1888 and 1914. The
are adopted upon a conspiracy confined TO abou
a dozen accom- plices--half incids, and half out
{ side of the Legislatures and imoceRtly vote
[ for by the body Of the democratic members
Knowing thai would not obey reasonable resC
tions which did kill in the Senate, plot wa
e laid to "hedd" me. Meetings were TO be hel
in all the countries, TO get the people tosancto
e them before | came home; for they had bee
= adopted without the consent Of the people, an
after failing in the attempt to obtain their eOt
n sent in some counties--as in Howard. The
were at this work when came home, and wi,
y some success; but were brought toa dead star
4 .by my jefferson City speech. Suspeeting th
t Iwouldappeal to the people against their res
e Ihltions, they prepared before hand TO counte
i act me, though they theHselves were in the a
e Of appealing to the people for their sanctio
: The State was dishicted in every district
n meet me at his line, and backguard me thr6us
e It, Dram shops, beer cellars, whiSky groceries