The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-06

Fsomthc Jackson Hiss Clarion.
We are gratifed to have the opportu-
nifty to publish the following letter, writ,
ten By Hon. Jefferson Davis in reply to
inqniries designed to elicit his opinion
upon subject of vital importance
BEAUyoIR PosT OFFICE,
HARRIsoN Co., MISS, Dec. Il, 1878.
y aaly Dea. Sir. I this day received
yours Of the 18th inst, asking for my
opinion as to the right of the Legisla.
3ture efa State to instruct her Senators
in Congress.
Personally a disinterested observer, ]
stand upon the political river, earnestly
watching whatever it may bear, but
without any purpose ever again to launch
nv bark upon it. My opinions, howeg-
er, upon any subject which interest Miss.
issippi, are, as they always will be, at
the service of my friends who may de-
sire to have them.
The government ofthe, United States is
essentially representative, the necessary
consequence ofthe admitted sovereignty
ofthe people, and the Individuality ofthe
representative to his constituency would
be to attack the found of our polit-
cal system. The two houses of Congress
represent, the one the people the other
the States themselves. IF the people oi
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s An ss - @ sn,, f,trra t;me that tbe
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,s.s ,ss;sn@ t he ofS;ce Fl s IcId from the neonle
81 fi,at tha;r. $, const;tnents m;oht if they
10 ,lss;raS select soms one else who would
5 ,,sors init rsnressnt them Norbas This
Sbsen en4;saly confined tn the Democ.
-scv Tba Sstatssn,sn Who has been
csiis5 tfs M eFnonn5er o,tbe constitution,
ssbs,, .l,. tSa ,s;l5 weves Of ahoI;tionisro we're
,sss; ss, ~ mtau tSs 1hnlwsrts of the
ccSst;;5S,t;an Ss,.s.S 80. end tSreatan;ng ;ta snb.
yers;on. in view of the .prospects of re.
csiyinr' instructions which he could not
conscieitionslv obey. said he hoped the
e-tS,r;.Sf ,,ot er;sei and clearIv ;ndi.
cstsd 4songb be did not e1nress Il that
:, ss,cb . cSntinaencv he would vacate
rssats stt co,,Ia not cons;stantIv retain
= -, ,f - raaca tba reo'
= ,Isly s.s.y - ga.
le aSseinoIeu IN mass ~ ulseISs anu AZ W
s4a.ee. - .4-.ltu tue ie - io sno
goYernmens y was one ,l o., ,ereers' tne Patri-
= cans ana sne people eaving conIl cling
powers. "a neiIner Oh Insse eeale. quo rep. e
fsssllaslols ssca as uu.s naSe pSe. Teea sae
tsul ~ ss.,e,a. soSIu sS1aa s,nto % ansss,nas
nv, ' s IN ~ atL. I ,sS aSar, @ snnSi;e. -
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cnarter OF naman noefty aIu .ne su-
Gaacy ol ism III nasI ~ anaaJen. os S,..sen
as gsgpis :, saon no,Isr s1
osIsss.ns seses.isn pomei
eslSl iol asSs sose.eas " .aeLs % oMn,
aug py tne coin Pacs VI uniou, 9etesaleu
. 5ne gseelal gotssnmens ssoa sucl Eomeis rs
8 ala iucnLtons a1 d sney were wiling W
colnas 10 IT,
IN tne e, otate goyeTn@enes as wen as IN
tnas l,at u sne Ont.eu H:a.eS, power wa. Was
asssnueu gy q eoriela.lse iesponsioiity
q lnose wno ifoh e.sner fsSeiseu aa.aor
8 Ebsn snG sss 1Sas sdontsa mors Mise ,vss nsr
hans -+ban The hn;Iders tnew far nnr
eSpsrianee @ has taught ms that corrnution.
sgS;cb unrl-s I'M darkness and npseen
M %.t y ,,.,Jsrm;ne darn = the fabric which conii
-asiist i 5;rect and externaI blowe We
ha.a hsan @ HI . tSa 6;s;na l Aroter "et ionaht
ss.c Dss y ~ i,aS sA, .ae
liS uael =. ysis u .ith in.o oaa .eI as.on.
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Seea a.rs 80 su ,.
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s.s.o, sps aMs, - ae;n., .hs @ ;,9n,sae a. sne
:! pom. ..t NC an ISs'
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= os sas psopis "aS mets oeyonu .ns teaeh
oL ssIpsaIon, ,aa .aan .ae ie" WHO are
eaeu,ase,y eMpossS .be ~ ,St ~ of .ha
In oPPosil:ou ~ sng tlgns ot me con
that t5atwbieS % denies to theme the nsonle i he ~ re. pe
qhisite amount of intelligence. If that