The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-24

ces under It. The whole weight of the execu-
tive government prclfes it on. We cannot bear
up asaiaR it. The whole executive govern.
rneut has had bias to the Yazoo intereft ever
Gnce had feat here. This is the original Fin,
which has created all the mitchell, which gen.
temen pretend to throw on the impeachment
of our fean,er, and God knows >what-this is
the caufe of thefe mifchefs, which exiifed years
ago.
hope fhalI rec Give credit when I fay that
never rofe TO addrefs you more unprepared.
The bill has been juft fent down, and had no
animation of fuch difcu(lion. But call on
gensiemen--not on tholc who have been advo.
eating this meafnre at the 6re-fide for four
mouths paft-but on men who are free from a.
ny imprefiion-to fay whether they will give
their function TO this iniquitY-whether after of
ficers of the government of the United States
have tempered with members Of this and the o.
Their Houfe for years, they are prepared to TAX.
that ftep which will open the door to this fcene
fil' wider? What will be the effect of a poft-
Ponement Gentlemen will come forward
and fay the Senate have pa!ied bill in favor of
theie claimants; the;e men will enquire whe-
ther this Is not coantenance of their claims
they viii tell you they have transferred their
rights to A, B, and c, until at laf refftancc
will fail, and you will give handle to the axe
which fhall lay the whole woods in ruins.
I may be affixed about this tsmpering ofexecu-
tive officers. AT the lat FELTON, + had the ho-
nor to carry up and conduct an impeachment
before the other Houre. 1t proved unfuccefs-
full; and one of the principal oaufes was this
Yazoo Fin. I overheard conversation between
worthy friend Of mine from Georgia, who
has gone home, and a great officer of the 60
vernment, when they were fitting up the green
boxes Tor the mag7iateJ OF the land. heard
tine great officer of the government tampering
with that man 70 get his vote. overheard it.
Let HIM be brought 20 your bar tomorrow, and
he will tell you Il is true. WHY, fir, this is no.
thing-it is done every day, aud every hour of
The day. 1t is there Cat the fre-Gde) and not
on the floor, that the affairs IF this country are
difcufied and ihoud this queGion, as gen.
tleman has faid, be pofponed till tomorrow
till Sabbath day, on which holy worl, is general
iy done-for myfelf l would not give one far
thing forthe queffion; if an adjournment take
place tn Monday, and if all the iecret mechan-
i'm, which every body knows, be brought to
bear upon i, would not give farthing for
the iGue. What have we feen as late as yelter-
day? A vote Of SO in favor OF refolu,ion
dwiudled down by converfation in the lobby
to'e5. As long as YOU adjourn and proIong
this difcuhon, what DO you do lam willing
TO allow that what have offered this morning
is hardly worth an anfwer. But gentlemen
will come in with their pieces of paper, with
fpeeches ready ont and dry in reply to what I
nave now faid. This is the fainion of the day
there is no doubt oft. Yeterday the Houfe
adjourned, and deferred the confederation of
refolution declaring the holding of civil and mi-
litary offcesin one perfon incompatible with the
fpirit of the contribution. Well, gentlemen
have come down to-day with their arguments
How comes it, they win fay, that the PRECEDENT
of the United States is commander in chief of
han AZ ftaf tb h.. c.n
civil executive officer / know they will am
fure I am correct. And we may go on until ex-
ecutive influence fhall become like bow, which
you may turn in any way, and point in any di-
re6tion.
rio be- continued J