Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-25
RESIGNATION OF THE MEMBERS @! 1.'
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES, URGED !.

After seven weeks OF discussion, soch cNbcr srtar-
to bs more than ever confirmed IL IL" prnlr:rt. .
his own course, aud in the conviction that lie i '
fully representing MS constitu-rts. M pr',r"cs, e.
been made IN the House, whatever may have been a. .
result in the country, in ascerteining upon wa"in .
responsibility for tho dsUr.aniI alton res.. EarE ..
vision and section and n.mber aoheres drEgt.'.s -
TIC position that somebody else il the rcuI .gt, ~
ty and NIL tho discussion hos only strenSheu.d i-.S
conviction.
NJ section Of The House, therefore. caG l." -
pected TO resign unIess the Others. "r Tur:!"rS "I m
will do ;hs SAM" The proposition, the'.:":'t ' ..
general resignaton. Is nanl:e1tly air a!d G' i
at pr"aEni 20 Ju the ouiy Suggestion which p"c. Sc
success. the people probably val so"n beg" - -
maud s adoption
In making these remarks, says the Cuior we q, 80
not 10 bs understood "a nmating the si,;!,rs; q" {:
US to the location OF the responsibility wnri al {,
to the long delay III organizing tue Hcu,". UU.. i.
umns will show where We fix tho resp"u,iu!!I.y, Il
we have the strongest confidence tEs. ,li:r.. :
the people would fully sustain the corr.ctrt.. %"
position. However mitch members ci e. gree. "' .
are personally Interested II the question: may =
On this matter, II cannot be the the pe"l'u w =. E
hesitate IL hold those responsible Shv wr9' -. 10.
hall of the House Of Representatives E"Ss.ii e.: "a.
majority Of Nearly two ~ over thg Ucm".-i;.
1t matters not whether that majority i. COMP
all Black Republicans or S H3rv.E"hIs-. o.. .
mixture of the two elements; still II is the m: :
arrayed against th. Druocrs:'c prrt@. ara up. ":
majority, whether il bs concrete nr iraSHcLt ~: -
sober sense oi the people will 5I the re:poisib".
II is fact susceptible of deInon.tra"u :r"lnH'. e.
cord Of th- vots. alr-"dy taken that thr autl ,t"
member, aione constitute nInjurity, and IL. .
immediate cause OF the disorgan ag,on Hilsef ...
their refusal 10 unite sn;i-N.brssSf r"" ..' .
The rnspunsibilirv therefore, is d"ubiy tIed a.
opposifiun to the Democratic minority.
On this point the majority Profess 10 dGer ='.A no
Democrats, and 70 insist that the minority, h: /.
and unycItiHg position, stand. ~ tie wsy ~ ''' ".
ganiza:ion. To aovu this issus the rr"Fcrl.,'H -
20 to the source Of real power-;De psoi ahi '.
them render judgment, strikes us as 90 !tr, a. -
much III accoriuiIce with the genius OF 80: =; '''
mant, that thns- who refuse I? accef!e To u "i x. "
u increase the responsibility alr-ndy re"t'! "n "
The res ut in our opinion, would ado sIo a.r :" '-
long catalogue Of u-tauc-s in which ell rp!r". 4" :
penps for deliberate cIerciso Ot ho Ir.si t..r .
vf popular sovereignty cannu, tai! 20 l.ll"'fh'-
confirm the sren; American doctrine Of -t!!% ,'..'.
ment. If the majority will rot orgsniz" a." l!"-.',
w, trust :hey will TO. refuse ~ !e: Ito pe"!. '=
z. il for them. We feel no doubt AZ ~ The t.l ':
OF tl.- minority to submit their course {" 'h' - -
uleni of their constituents. LET TIE PEOPLE L--!-
Il Baltimore Republican.