The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-07

u. has received in practice conhruoi0n which in
my judgement, the tsxt never did and does not now
warrant but which warranted by the text, is to.
tally r-pugnans to the fprit Of tina, inrument. which,
connpofed Of the Earring in,er.hs of the different
ttates, and ieul.d the Laiis Of compromise gave
birth to agovsrun,sn, ofrelpcnlbfty, without infu-
cnee, without patronage. without abufe. without
privileges attached any individual elais order Of
men. Il could not have been the object Of fuch an
initrument that while man, holding office not
exceeding the value Of 6fty dollars, Mcsd be exclud
cd from feat in this Houfe, CONTRACTOR, living on
the tar of the land fhoud be capable under the
ftitutan OF holding one. Look through the whole of
the contribution. and FAY where fueh priv,;eseis to
, be ioand You find there the Jingle principle of
republic that he who has the influence tleriv-
ed from power and money fhail no, have place in
the councils OF the nation that plaoe-m aud pen-
oners ihail not come on this Aoor While this prin-
ep'e ierupulouiy excludes men, holding refponfble
ohcrs, men known to the whole world, fhall i. be
eoE!idercd as permitting contractors creep in thro'
the ereviees OF tEe contribution, and devvur the goods
OF the people! Such departure from, the fprit If
not from the letter Of the contribution, uch grofs e.
WALTON Of principle calls aloud for remedy. Can a
man, who holds CONTRACT for fifty or IN hundred
! thoufand dollars give independent vote on this
! hoor lffo, Why not admit, the chief juRee, and o.
ther high officers under the government to a Tea,
here Is for any other rsaon, but rhat the con-
a:tution will not permit the influence derived from
| office to operate here!
| The contribution may be tried by another tel Il
was made Tor the good of the people under it, and
not for thoie who adninier IT, 1t was never intend
ed to be made job of, and hope it Never will be
FILTERED by the peopleto be made Job Of think
rs contrary &c the tenor of the contribution to hold
plurality of Office. We Tome time iinee received pc
ttoD from learned iuti;ution to exemp, books inn
ported by them from duty. What did we iay on tina,
oeeaion! We faid, Move cannot exempt your
books from duty. All nun conform to the laws
There is no man too high too low for thsIn The
} fame meaiure nnl be me;ed TO ALL Tony extreme
furpriie, fee apracaiee more repugnant to the
1pirit Of the eonuinn than contractor fitting in
Corgreis and th.t is union Of civil and military
authority in one perfon; union more fatal to free
nation than the union of utive legifave and ;u
dicial powers
Having made thefe remarks, Mr. ]. Randolph Of
| Tered the reioutons Inherited in our laft paper.
Wtdrsfaay, february 90.
| The Houfe refolved tfclf into committee of the
whole on the bill, received from the Senate to repn
late the laying ONT and making road from Cumb.r-
land, in the aae Of Maryland, to the fate of Ohio
After comfortable debate the committee rofe and
reported the bill without amendments when the Houfe
without ceming to decihon on the report .d;our.
ed.
In addition to thofe gentlemen, reprefented in our
lat paper shaving froken in favor of the St Domir
go bill, Mr.. R6.a of Ten. fpoke in f,lpport of it.
1burjaay, Ftbrua,, Of.
The bill imPoing of ten dollars on every flave
imported into the u S. after considerable debate
was recnmmitted to leea committee.