The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-30

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JOSEPA
Extratf from Mcmorandums Political, Hinori-
Cal. &c. for the county of
in Virginia.
Cf TIE political opinions and eondu7 of TIE 3eo-
pie Of TBS county.
Isisuniverlay known that the peopIe of RI. trn,-
ed States have long been divided into two great NO.
htical parties This dvifou took place very foon af
ter the adoption of the Federal Contribution and
the members OF the advere parties have applied ,o
each other various epithes IF dinion and reproacb
Whit the friends of party iyled their adverla
RES a','fraf' and m0nares, they received. in re-
Turn ne expectations OF Joe'b;as, aaarebjas, and
1io'gon'sers. The two parties are however, gene
rally Known and di'tinguhed by the names of the
feralR' on one fde, and the republicans OH the o.
ther. In the opinion of tine writer of thefe memo
randuns, very jut and luminous account of the
or'gin' principles and conduct of thrfe two parties
may be ieen IL the Introduction TO fpeech ON the
judiciary bill. delivered in the houie of reorejenta
1909, by Mr.. Giles, member from Virginia &c 1t
mutt he obvious" iavs that ingenious and found po-
htican, " tn the mott common obferver that from,
the commencement of the government of the United
States aud perhaps before IL, difference of opinion
eN'ted among the citizens, having more or leGs re-
terence to theie two extreme fundamental points
Inora,f6v and reba5iiezn, and that it manife}ed
it'elf in the modification administration of the go
seEIiu'eFt, loon as If put operation On
one Tide was contended that in the organization of
the contribution, due superintendent Of authority
had not been made among the faveral derar.n,ents
that the legislature powerful for the execu-
tive department; and that and preferve
proper equipoe. it neceiiary to infrfe into the
executive department, by 1egiflatiop, all artificial
mowers con,natibe with the contributions upon which
the mott difdive contribution given) or in other
words, to place in executive hands, all the patronage
It was pobe to create for the purpofe of cling
the Prefden. again the full force of his confitutona
Responsibility to the people On the other fde il was
commended, that the doctrine Of patronage was repug
nant to the opinions nd feelings of the people that
't was runeceary, expeniive and opprefve and that
the h;Chef energy the government could poiTefs
would flow from the confidence OF the great MATS of
the people, founded mon their own fenre of their
common inerefs. Hence what is called party in the
Uni.cd States, Sc"
The party here defcr:bed BY Mr.. Giles, as favorue
afvtem of extenve patronage, to hrengthen the arm
ct government, is competed of the politicians called
fdtrahR5 and that which advocates fair refponibi-
ity Of all representatives and reliance on the wifi
dom and patriotfn of the people, confiits of thofe
who are called republican,. From the moment that
thefe parties clearly diaipguhabe to the pre-
TENT day, majority Of the people of this county have
uniformly adhered to the latter.-But like mon of
tier feowczen, of this ae, and perhaps of the u
n'ted States, they generally pay little attention 20
the policy and laws of their country and uncom.
for
thefe fubjees, except when they conceive oine verv
important Object ofpolitical principle OF pecunary
intereh to be at fake. But whenever they are i'm
prefied with belief, that iubjea of this kind is
likely tn come before their representative you infant
ly fee all their vigilance, and all their power brought
into action. 1t is then that family connections per-
ional friendships, and the powerful of eeaioreer
ing. are nothing. The founden integrity the moh ex
tenve experience, and the mott iplendid talents are
amoit invariably rejected, if their poIeiIor holds no
tical opinions contrary to thole of majoriety of the
eeors, or if he advocate for anv neafre of con-
.idera5ie expence, which does receive their appro
baton. On tfefe occaiions il the fentnents of the
RIVAL candidates, the great queton which aptates
them are the fame with their own, they not unfre-
queutly prefer abilities moral character and arroR
every other qualification. Except political fms which
are never forgiven by them, there is fcarcely any er
ror in the morals of candidate which will not, at
theie times receive PARDON The man, who on or
binary creations would have the catalogue of bis vi
ces daily repeated in his ears, be reproached with
the haughtiuefs and aulerity of his manners will now
it he has abilities, be promoted by the fufrages ofthe
anxious freeholders, trembling with the Apprehension
OF impending ruin to fome political or civil right for
whieh they or their aucefors have fought and bled
or dreading the unnece.ry waite Of fome portion of
the property which they have earned and accumulated
by wears of labor and frigal;ty.
The regard which is paid, at thefe times of emer-
gency TO hyperion abilities in preference to moral cha
raeter might be iuppofei By thofr who are not in
timately acquainted with the contributions of our
country, to endanger the liberty and proerty of the
paop'e. 1t is probably that direct injuries to the
public ntereh, do fonleti,nes proceed from this
eauie but as it repeas the policy of our own tate
they are neither 70 frequent 70 important as the
nature Of the oanie would at the fra view feeni TO
threaten. Nor will thsreult appear nrange to thofe
who attentvely coh6der the ftruaure of our conntu-
tion In an houle ofdelegates, conlng of more than
ore hundred and eighty members elected annually by
the people themielves, and in fenate Of only twenty
TOUR members, elected in four years by the fame
electors, is eoncenteTed the whole power Of our 90
vernmert. OF thefe two branches, the houfe of de-
legates is FAR the mon powerful for all laws NUT o.
rigirate with them and appointments to alnof all
the lucrative and important Offices in the ate being
made by joint ballot Of both houfes the great fre-
rorty u number Of the houe Of delegates. places
this power alto aInioA en,fely in their hands II is
upon the numbers of this branch Of or Iegn ,.ra and