The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-05-08
Letter from Stale Senator H'iGz-
<IeraId On the REGULATIONS Of In
SlrucliOn.
Grenada Sentinel

Grenada Sentinel.
CHARLESTON, Miss, April 20, 1873.
j. w. BUCHANAN, ESQ -De,u Sig-I have
just seen an article III your paper of the
10th inst, in which you say ''there is some
| thing very stultitying in the conduct OF
those Mississippi Senators who voted To in
struct Lamar 10 vote for the silver bill, and
! then complimented him for not doing it,
My name is mentioned in the article Is one
| OF the inconsistent Senators.
AS your paper is published in the district
! l have the honor to represent in The Senate,
and As you may have readers who have i'm
| bibed the error contained in your article, so
! far as | am concerned, | deem il proper 70
relleVe myself from your charge of stultiti-
! cation.
! not only spoke from my seat in the SEN
! ate and voted against the resolution OF in
| struction, but, with others, had an cNJ lana
! ton OF my vote entered upon the journal Of
that body. L did not then and do not now
! believe the Legislature had the authority to
instruct Mr.. Lamar as to how he should
! vote, and so believing, | did not consider
| myself estopped by the adoption of the res
olution by the Legislature, as a whole, from
com mending him for maintaining his iudi-
| Vlduallty and discharging what ne couceiV-
! ed To be his duty to the people OF the
country, notwithstanding the viows 10 the
contrary, OF majority Of the State Legis-
! lature.
From reading the newspapers and vari-
Gus speeches made in Congress on the
0uDJCCt' 1 entertained the opinion that the
silver Oil should pass, bat being well assur-
ed that Senator Lamar who was then. ms
ne now Is, in a national point OF view To
say the least of Ii, the foremost man ia M is.
slsslppi, had every facility for CONSIDERING
and had maturely considered the 0upstion
should not have been willing to tive him
my opinion on the subject even il he had
minated Il desire to have il, to saw nothing
OF being willing to vote to instruct MIN
against his deliberate convictions, had
believed AM lt,.rt Ftst 3. 81. y
lature.
The Legislature did not deliberately con-
sider and thoroughly discuss the silver bill
ana very properly not so, too, because NOT
within the scope of its duties the subject
matter DtIng clearly without its iuri.eIic-
tlon, Under the circumstances. il mf0ht
nave been regarded OF doubtful proprietv
LOT the Legislature TO intcrpose AN Official
oplhIoh that might embarrass our repre-
sehtatIVcs IN the discharge of their dutv
under the Constitution
subsequent events show that il would
nave been better not to have passed the res
oiution, No one doubts the entire honesty
oil Mr.. Lamar in votinq as he did and NJ
many unkind and rude thrusts have bee1
given him. which were all the more keenIv
ieII oy MS sensitive and nigh-strunV nature
because coming from those whom he has ~
assluuousIy enGeavored 10 serve
Inc ability, tact, thorough honestv and
pronounced individuality of Mr.. Lamar
nave done incalculable good in counteract
ing the disturbing political elements of tbe
country. and has made him the common
property OF the nation. But we of Miseie
slpPl' under the genius of the government
nave special property in him too. and
although a majority of the people would
PernaPS, have preferred his voting for The
eI iS oiii, yet they appreciate his Integrity
duu aoiIlty, and are proud of his FAM ara
VIII WIN mold up his hands and sustain him in
hls patriotic efforts to make the Stafes GO
ei uaIs IN the Federal compact and to bpild
~ ~ anu SsgrahdlEe that section which needs
~ Hpcu' ana may, now that Deace has a.,
i iact oeeh established, fairly ask for aid from
'"e government Yours truly,
w. II. FITgGERALD