The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-08
In Senate, Monduy. You. ooth Loo

S''' NAo""eI, JUN. 2UfD, 1906.
I'm: disnsient prsteds asaina &, much Of the fa;
reielution declares the confidence of the Gersrsi
fiiiembiy, in the wildom, virtue and frnnfs of III.
Preident: - ''e
lit. Beeaufe, by the eenItitu.ion of the I)nted
oates, the power to appoint PRECEDENT is given m
the electors of the ieveral Rates aud NOT 70 tb N,,
ana the power OF removal to the proper authorities
=" ,he general government; and coniequently the
r'ht to Judge of the Prefdent's virtues or vices
iran and OF his qualifications as public officer he
longs to the electors incident to the power of an
Pontment, while to Judge officially of his official con-
ot oeiongsto the proper authorities as incident 70
ire power OF removal; whence it follows tba, q g.,
as the terms 7o2om, virtue and frmneG are intended
the reolut'on TO apply to the PRECEDENT, either a.,
A'' oiV,onai or as prefldent, rhe General AH.mbly
are BOT delegated to apply then nor can thev eynre
an official opinion This dIen,ien,, therefore nroo
elts againt the waiting of time and the public money
III paing revolutions founded on no lepitn,a,. ,,,bn
iiy, ana winch, IN his opinion, can have no other
tendency, than, for while to hide from ppbc v.xv
'he vices OF character already too apparent to he
cont called. ff'e"' ~ pe
Ssd. Beeaule the endowmen:s of wildom, virtue
ana hrnnefs, 10 far as this dientiept can d;Grarn s
not IN truth poilefed by the gentleman who is nnw
Ftehdent; and this dhentient protects again f. much
OF the reioiution as attributes them to him for rho
following reaions and arguments:-
KS Jultiy laid, that to be wife, is to poGers ;,
luminous perception OF the truth, with the faculty. m
ske .ne oe,t nle OF it ; and although luminous
f'.eP'ion oil me truth may be enjoyed by this gen.
"e,nap, YET, that he does pofIef. the facu,Y o,
make the belt, or even good ufe of H. this d;e,,
ntthinks IS FULLY evinced by the following face =
III 'oz, when the people of thefe fates had ne;
'iet experienced thoe party diTentops, nor known
tnoie intoerant principles which now agi,ate them
when the honeh opinions of our fateiinen were COM
"'"h,eaeea without dhguifr a time too when the
yhOIe D. RI
'dges OF riPened years, and long and yar;ous e,n-;
enee, ne perceived and in " tbe notes on V;rr;r;a >,
maintained this f,nb that becaufe the e,ecr,iy ,5
lu neiary officers OF Virginia were appointed bv ,h
l'Iilature and held their falaries at its will IN
P'.0s't Of goOrr1mna igafive, exselioe sod ;y;e;ar
r9fsd 10 f6e lgj1afiOe bOa " and Haf, eo,r,r,ro,'
ng 'Sge" zoe Ja'1t bandS is ,eesy tie dsfuif;o, NJ
,;o IS III" out notwithitandng the percep-
ZION OF TINS truth did as PRECEDENT approve an 40 Is
congress, the Paiilng of which he had advfsd abrl;o
ing the otf1te OF fifteen Judges who held ,h.;- 80
Pontrnents under the contribution DURING oood bsbn
Viour; the consequence of which ac was a. ,b; Az
is'e;s aPPoeS' that the judiciary powers of the IT.
nhed states rehhtSfo behgiRsfize boSyn yvb;cb T.
P",, "P'efyfty fbe dfaiion Of dssOtie pove,uo,n,
-, - e ia"ie PERIOD, 1882 this gentleman perceiv-
ga the f'Hfb OF that policy which would denv =, r.
reSser an admiliion to the rights of citizen;p
u'' aud maintained in his "ofe on IT,o;7i, ,ha, I,
was " 6aler 10 1a,,y pyOviEoas and ,yo,,,i,I >.
'0"'H07f1 abroad, Baa 70 bring them 10 be s,oz;6,
"'''iah and 7oib them fGfiy ee,niei,ut 1voy,sy,
| pMsPf1i but 10 far from making any ule of this
truth alter he became PRECEDENT, approved laws a.
'ii''ng aliens to the rights of citizenfhp on ea6sr
ern's and upon horter refidencs than were befor.
required Of them. "''e 'eiOfe
from the :" TSft on PfyTiria" IL further opre,r,
Inat tins gentleman in 1882 perceived this Crle evil
gent bHtb Bsf as tie ot7saI b4bas of ou, et..-,..
"''.1 feh7 10 ee0'ue,ee," commerce and coa0s
ought to be defended by fleets as rong a, the ssLsr
nations OF Europe holding pofefIions IN one neigh
Dournood " can ddaeb"-" That he Ia If n, k,9n,
7u'''b zee opldMosf E0,9peaa e7eovy" and at,, -
h1ai dr"mfh 10 acs1da,y zee .EonS rim Ez,e Ere,"
and yet was 10 far from making proper uCe of ,bs
f,e6 that, when private eitzenlh he condemned m,
uIe Of It by the late Preident; aud when he had a,
.'e" 70 mat office hm'elf, at time when thole df
Pates with TrPoi, which ended in war. vy0re de-