Henry Cruger Quotes
It has ever been my opinion that the electors have a right to instruct their members. For my part, I shall always think it my duty in Parliament to be guided by your counsels and instructions. I shall consider myself the servant of my constituents, not their master—subservient to their will, not superior to it.
Henry Cruger, 1739-1827, English Member of Parliament, 1774
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Then running for reelection as a state legislator.
In reference to nullification of the Tariff Act of 1832:
Originally it was published in Boston under the name “A Columbian Patriot.” The “principles to which she referred were the principles set out in our Constitution of 1787.
At the time most legislatures never had recorded votes but instead often depended on voice votes and other methods. Edison’s invention was a huge failure. Transparency was not a popular concept amongst politicians as it still is not, but some standards have changed.
Originally it was published in Boston under the name “A Columbian Patriot.”
She was one of the very few remaining bi Partisan Republicans. There had been a de facto purge of liberal Republicans from the party.
Henry Cruger Jr. was an American and British merchant at the time of the American Revolution. He has a unique distinction of having been elected to both the Parliament of Great Britain (MP, 1774–1780, 1784–1790) and the New York State Senate (1792–1796).
