The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-07
THE RIGHT OF INSTRUCTION.


"iitei - ~ o5'J"'"' "a general terHs
out having special reference to Mr.. Halls case
opposes the right Of d constituency Ia instrnc,
thai, ro,raso,,.a 4ioa
uehla u Iiils flSul, "a my opinion, strikes at
the root Of the whole fabric and is pposed to the
e,enius Of orr institutions which i ,b.t ~ ~
.ta.L,,1 ..1.- .l.,' 80 'A"' 'n0 ''o-
Pio "4"'i oo''iN 'Niou6h tilell representatives,
chosen to represent their wills. The representa-
tive is a servant and nossesses M ar.bori4, TX,
y;,t,,. IA ,,,y,.ru ;r,,o.a,. l, 1;Ie
- - ~ III iiiiii9o" anu 'ncie-
ore cannot l6htiully exercise his own Judgment
when opposed to that Of his constituents lie is
jclaoatod 10 corr,, i,,t, ef;,o. n ~; ,.;,r o,I ,
" - -
it' 0"i' eA0'fs 60 Ia as lheS a6rte II ne can
not DO this conSclentlOusly , he should resign
OF course it is ALWAYS understood that n GA n
didates views 11pon Questions Of public policv
represent those htl bv his constituents i,ut Il
he imposes himself upon his constituents and
neither rrprr.cnts their views nor pndea v,rg n
carry them INTO effect. he is uuouestionaliy
aHllty OF fraud and dece iii n
Should questions arise not anticjpate1 at tn
time OF election and in regard TO which II i o.
-ertained thar he holds different views from
those held bv his constituents if IL evidently Is
duty to carry their views into effect el-e IL
Ceases TO be their representative and colslates
IN accordance with his own despotic and ire
sponsible will If a candidate elected az q D4n
ocral, by Democratic constituency but after
lis election, from honest conviction becomes 4
Republican, must he cast his vote IN accordance
win his convictions. in opposition to the wlII II
his constituents or not
The true course is obvious he shouId carry
cut the will Of his constituents or r. SIGN.
unler orr theory Of Government the ,irlt ~ -
commemorative r. misreprf s4nt III constitunn.
sairIes its own ref,t atom init. st ,tement aud is
too absurd to admit Of scrious discussion
The examples of the lIlustrlous Burke IN an
other country and of Daniel Webster in fms are
~ M ~,
the right of instruction has never been rtr,o-
l!Zed. nor was il generally among the I'D VIII
pariv Of which Webster was so consDi,.u.
Gus but so corrupt a member Resi lea "a
determining the own cases Their dicta cannot
rise to the level of impartial iudgments
These intellectual Giants neriIap- III greatest
N their respec.iye nafjons MINT viii, a hn
coming and modest assurance ii i'm to be better
instructed than any Of their constituents: but
that which would lie reasonable and prnp,r IN
Burke or Webster Would be absurd and M.
voster0usly arrogant in Han.
In times gone bv, the exDcdieccv of instruction
might sometimes be do1Dted bn+ in This state
.slnce reconstruction ITS exercise seems tn be
iuaispensabIv necessary to the preserratian .f
aoy fragment of our Tne,tie. Asa General rrIa
our chosen servants md reDresnntat1yrs vhnn,
"a q coutidanti,, believed "a Ia -, ...orl =, ~,
have, upon obtaining Office betrayed th, irirnsIs
not only once but AGAIN and ain \, that il II 4
subject of regret among thinking men that the
right Of instruction u not more ircunantlv ever
Used and particularly that 1t is NOT guaranteed
to the Deopie bv legal enactment Ia tite .xten,
granting the mower 10 on4t their servants for dis
obedience.
Nae luav. in one Of his ESSAYS. saws that De-
guocracy is th, ory form of noyt rnment that nns
sesses one Of the two essentials that constitute
perfection" desire to make the people lapny.
because under TINS form of government tha Ia
.erests Of the governed and he governor. are
the some" All mel had he lived until to-day he