The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-03-20

7 through representative, p'cause htN can
, not do it ihemaelyes. Il is because the,
@ should not make, cuustrua, or enforce them
. llecaaae to do so would be incompatible,
) with civil liberty. \ mob Of this towt
, might, with impunily hang me TO night
. They would compose The jury to iry them
, selves Let them appoint an agoh, to da
, it, aud when be had executed their com
. maud, they would hang him for having
: done ID. Tho representative government
is ,ha eHy,i1. tho 10 baioa found. 10 oui
ancestors belongs the credit Of the dis,
eoyery. lteir wisdom perceived that tho
+ power possess1r should not be- the powers
cyeteiser The King can do 30 wrong
bat his minister may. Nox populi, yoN
nj, The people are sovereign, aud the
sovereign cannot err; but the represents
tive may. " Naught Is never IN danger,
said the man to bis wife but naughts
wife is answered the woman. The peo-
Pie s.ay turn crazy on the subject OF bauhs.
bot us follow the wild impulse and esiah.
bth l8aks. and Iai the banks break, and tire
people be- ruined. aud VIA, will become Of
us' Echo would answer, "wbat'i We
would aevcr come back here TO answer FOR
ourselves
| 10 not assert lint banks. II established.
""a'u Hir 49, ""a ,A' F,oFl' ne '"'h'" !
use merely a familiar illustration Of what
has sometimes happened nai might happen
again. The Legislator, the Judge and the
Executive officer ia each tine representative
OF the people. each nets upon his own re-,
.f'us'nit'y. ior tAe w'nnef iH ""''a i.e
discharges n'' dn.ies he Is "'i' aes'A"ittie
by those whom be represents. ih'F eX'
r"s' eff"i neither" l head "'f hnafL inc
'u's' WI" WoE'l wrench 't' IA" "f i's
''ipIe'Auon ifnm Us 'taf "''i.lHS "h' ny
"'aN1 l'eIdihs 40 present tlpne ~ ''l9H'
anu fahur''"E 10 popular pela7'ee, '9Afe
the huihh'tst e]ihen, "oHId BE de'paed
~ 'nose "ho'n ne was attempting 90 sefve.
"Hd 90 th'p' % hIs efHine al iA" next
election should be, through corruption.
DC induced 10 prevent The law, he would be
inreaehed amt deprived Of hs commission.
i8n"fHHre Nonid NOT excuse Inn IN cans
'as'ius a&1ln tor his Office 80 as TO those
VINO maNe me laws lily Iheif i5uils they
are Jnaged, ana neither ignorance nor cot>
fnpu'n are excused. nose who sent ns
mere g. shi NOT be able 10 do better than
W" ''' nor even MS weHi out theY W.T.
nevertheless. rot excuse rs 'or hHf Irgt.'
la""' cahrot mako a pH'r ni bouts
hn' voa.d not emp,ny shoemaker who
"'""is t"li' 70 ~ tn. The client cannot
afgH" DIS own case tut Dee docs not excuse
tEs lawyer Who iosos .. Tie WHO ncn l'r
tle maY ac. itnhf r'r'ni1, 7rN't7' i'~s'5'
or Impulse. "NAo ac'7 Tor another irei'
his responsibility, ani becomes c0n'ioH',
prudent, and ihonga,ini II Is 'hN thal
constitutes the great excellence oi lhe
representative goyeTumsui '"e rosses70f
Of power docs not exercise IT, IA" pow
"fho.der - necessarily rfe'ponsih'"' ITO
EXERCISES That power with safety onlY
through nn agent who is responsible In
,ne rcsponsimdiy consists ine s". w.
Masses ct men may 6' anything win ltn-
pnniiy' Their representative can q" nothing
except what is right with IMMUNITY. Mas,
se7 afe su'jHcl 70 sudden excitement hh'
/ net np'" tmgalse' or passion, or pFfnai'"'
because thof are lrrespoutlh'e' heir
agent con- do nothing without responsibility,
and therefore does not act mon r4s'ion' or
impulse err prejudice Tie ieels hs res
p1n.i"iit, and ga7 no ono 20 sante IT,
sudden ke'l'H'r"t tplngs up W 'A' cNnn-
uN--3e hrsithies before ne acts upon ~"
Ito Tears ih' sober second ,honsh' OF me
people, Tie knows the iniEu aton thHi
VIII lollAw, should he saet'hce The interests
OF the county. IN the MIDST o. turmoil
and confusion, be alone is calm aud con-
sidcrate ny Yielding too easily - me
sudden Impulse Of his constituents, and
answering too promptly 10 ih'r passion hs
may finally lose iie'r confluence Anl good
will 10y seouhc'ng their l1iefos's' "y res
sisins 'he'r expressed opinions D" may
incar Their enmiY. lie Weighs collects
cousai's, ascerains wh@ their interests
demand, aceomplishes q hy acton, ANA -
rewarded with Their confidence Hence o.
~ that the peorl' Who possess at power
exercise none Lvon ~ establishing cons
siiuuons the representative ptlnc'ple car.
riet ont aud acted upon. In al OF lhe
Sta,os oven to tlHs TIME, tho constitutions
were arst framed ny representatives, ~
most OF them the conventions ,hA' fa.i'
also ordained ana eslaNi'sh'" 'h'"' u Is
doctrine OF late of'Hin thai ' - necessary
TO snhni' lnem To ihe people '"r t"t'"'A'''n
Inc men VINO aeh''Fe" cur "oe'''es cav
ne soca necessity
ia, to re'hfn 10 our mutton r'h '''