For THE DELAWARE JOURNAL.
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Mr.. Clay has been repeatedly accused of violat-


ing the instructions of the Legislature of Kentucky,


and thereby exercised the most aristocratc princi-


Piles. But the Legislature has no right to instruct


Representative in Congress. He is not Their agent
he is not appointed by them-neither is he ame-


nabe to them. He goes directly from the People,
and is accountable to none but them. Consequent
|ly Mr.. Clay's vote for Mr.. Adams was no violation


ofproper and equitable instructions. And what was
Mr.. Harker's opinions of this act OF Mr.. Clay On
March 18th 1926, he said g In our Mr.. Harker's
estimation Mr.. Clay is entirely innocent on this
scOre.''


Had Mr. Clay received instructions directly from
all his constituents, doubtless he would have con-


formed to their will for he has, at all times, ac-
knowledged their paramount authority As it is, he


received from portion of his most influential con-


stituents. directions to exercise his o0s discretion
So that Mr.. Clay cannot, justly, be accused OF as


suming an aristocratic authority. He always. adj


mitted the right of the People to control him in his
choice of Mr.. Adams in the House of Representa-.
tves-but they not having exercised this right he
was left to use his own judgement. In his Address


to his Constituents, MIR. Clay says, 81 did not re-