The Nevada Democrat., 1859-01-26


offered in the Senate on Thursday last. by Mr..
Holden, and adopted by vote Of % ayes, to 9
nays:
WHEREAS the Ninth Session of the legislature of the
State of California passed resolutions nsructng our Sen
ators In Congress TO support the policy National Ad
in regard TO the admission OF Kansas under
the Lecompton Constitution and whereas, the honorable
David c. froderick-a United States Senator from this
State-not only dsregarded said instructions, but nd-
recy charged that the members Of the said Ninth session
of the Legislature had represented the wishes OF their
and whereas the people Of this State at the
last election triumphanty sustained the action OF the
members Of said Ninth Session OF the legislature there
fore for the purpose of giving to the said honorable David
c. Frederick full understanding OF the position ne occu-
pies to his constituency, be 1t
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurrng That
the Legislature of State constitute the immediate con-
stituency Of n United States Senator - .
Hesolucd That constituency has right at all times
and IL is their duty when deemed necessary to instruct
their Representatives upon all matters of public policy
pertaining the duties Of such Representatives and
to such Representatives, when so instructed here e
no other honorable alternative save obedience OF resgh
Resolud That Senator Broderck has neither yielded
obedience TO the instructions of the Ninth Session OF the
legislature of this State has he yet resigned the
seat he holds contrary the wishes OF his constituency
Resolved That the language used in the speech o sald
Senator on the ed March, 1885, in the United states
Senate towards Chief Executive Of this Conederacy
was not emily undgn6ed and despectfn but alike IN
sung to the nation and humiatng to the people
PesOlri That his ExcelIency, the Governor Of this
State be requested to forward copy OF the above reso
lutens to the Hon. D. c. Broderick.
The above preamble virtually asserts num-
ber of falsehoods. It is not true that Senator
Broderick disregardcd the instructions OF the
last Legislature, for the reason that the in
structions did not reach Washington until
nearly month after he had recorded his vote
against the Lecompton Constitution. The vote
was taken in the U. S. Senate on the 23d Of
last March; the instructions were adopted by
The California Legislature on the 18th of March,
and could not have reached Washington until
about the goth of April. 1t is not possible for
Senator to disregard instructions which he
has not received.
The assertion that the people sustained the
action of the Legislature, in the passage of the
Lecompton resolutions, is made without the
least regard to truth. The resolutions approx
ed of the original Kansas policy of the Admin
istraton; :he Lecompton State Convention
never adopted any resolutions approving of
that policy they merely endorsed the English
bill, which was entirely different matter. The
vote at the late State election, so far as it was
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the English bill, but it cannot be regarded as
an endorsement of the Presidents Konsas pol
ICY
The resolutions themselves amount to moth
ing, and it is difficult to conceive the object
of introducing them, unless it was intended to
renew the Kansas discussion, and thus prolong
the session. The right of the constituent to
instruct, and whether or not it is the duty of
the representative to obey the instruction
against bis own judgment, are questions upon
which every political party in this country have
taken both sides, rs circumstances made it con-
venient. Gen. Cass, some years ago. refused
to obey the instructions Of the Legislature of
Michigan, and the Democratic party applauded
him for his independence. During the late ses-
sion of Congress, six Senators-JOnes of Iowa,
Allen, of Rhode Island, Wright and Thompson,
of New Jersey, and Fitch and Bright, of Indi-
ana-had been instructed by their respective
State Legislatures to vote against the admis-
sion of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitu-
ton; they refused to obey the instructions, for
which they were denounced by the anti-Lecomp-
ton party, and appauded by the Lecompton-
ties. Broderick undoubtedly would have dis
regarded the instructions of the last Legislature
had he received them in time, and he would
have had several illustrious examples before
him to justify his vote.
The resolution in regard to disrespectful
language towards the President, is what might
be expected to come from the hunkeys that
pressed around Broderck, and swelled his
emolument was in his gift, but who now ind
that honor and profit for the time being, flow
from another source.
1t will be noticed that the resolutions neither
"instruct' nor request Broderick to resign.
They merely inform him it is his duty to resign,
and that he shas not done SO. Unfortunately
for the State Senate, aud for the host of Sena-
torial aspirants, Broderick has the game in. his
own hands, and is beyond the reach of the pre-
sent, and several succeeding Legislatures. He
can resign or not as suits himself, and as his
ideas of "duty" may differ somewhat from the
majority of the Senate, it is barely possible he
will conclude not to crafty few of his malig-
nant enemies
The following is the vote by which the reso-
lutons were adopted by the Senate:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Berry, Brad
ley, Burch, Dent, Dickinson, Denver, Garter
Griffith, Hamm, Holden, Ketcham, kirkpatrick,
Lancing, Mcdonald, Merit, O'Farrell, Parks,
Price, Quinn, Redman and Titus-23
Noes-Messrs. Allen, Ballou, Burton. Grant,
Hart, Parker, Phelps, Wheeler aud Willams-9
Mr.. Griffith voted in the affirmative for the
purpose of moving reconsideration, and Mes
srs. Gregory, Pacheco, and Thorn refused to
vote.
On Saturday, the ques tion again came up on
the motion Of Mr.. Griffith to reconsider the
vote, and that gentleman effectually demonstra-
ted the Stiffness of passing such resolutions The
question was then made the special order for