Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-12
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IN SENATE,

FHILkP UODDklDGEs Gs4s ouS Va s'sS
members of this House, entered the toll.
owing protest, against the resolution rsla-
tive 20 the president of the United States,
which was agreed TO by the House, on
Monday the 9th instant, to Wit:
The dissent of Phillip Doddridge, 10
Senate ITO the resolutions 8 declaring the
confidence ofshe General Assembly, IN the
wisdom, virtue AID 6rmness OF the Presl-
dent of the Un,ed States, and IT'S readiness
] whenever Congress shall direct to Joineln
sconsest with auy nation, &c. and also TO
SHE preamble to the resolutions.
This dissentient protests agalnstso mush
of the said resolution as declares the conh.
dence of the General Assembly, IN the
wisdom, virtue and 6rmness OF the F:esa.
dent:
1st. Because, BY the constitution ct the
sUnitsd States, the power 10 appoint pre-
ssident is given to the electors OF the seye.
ral states, and not TO the states; ane the
power of removal 10 che proper authorities
of she general government aud conse.
quently the right to Judge OF the presidents
virtues or vices, as man and OF his quals
ficasions as public officer, belongs to the
electors as incidentto the power of appoint
arnent, while TO Judge officially of his Off
eial conduct belongs to the proper authors
titles, as incident to the power OF removal ;
! whence il follows, thar so far as the terms
zvisdom Virtue and frn,1ess arc intended by
kshe resolution, to apply to the President,
either as an Individual or as president, the
Geueral Assembly are not delegated to APP.
ply them, nor can they express an official
opinion. This disseusient, therefore pro.
tests against the wasting of tine and the
public money in passing resolutions found,
ed pns no Legitimate authority, and which,
10 his opinion can have no other tendency,
Shan, for awhile to hide from psblic view
s3he vices of character already TOO appa-
srent TO be concealed.
end. Because the endowments OF wis-
dom, virtue and hrmness, SO far as this
dissentient can discern, are not IN truth
possessed By the gentleman who Is now
president; and this dissentient protests a.
painst so much of the resolution as attri.
butes them, tor the following reasons and
Ragments:
1t is Justly said, that to be wise, is to
possess .'lumipous PERCEPTION of truth,
with the faculty TO make the best use OF III.
and although a luminous PERCEPTION OF
srutb NAV be enjoyed by THIS gentleman,
YET, that he does not possess the. faculty 10
make the best, or even good use OF It,
this 6issen,iene thinks is fully eyinceG by
the following facts:
In17s2, when the people of the states
had neither experienced those party dis
sentions, nor known these intollerens pm.
cipies which now agitase them when the
honest opinions of our statesmen were
commaaicatedwithou disguise; at time
TOO when the gentleman who is now Pre.
sident enjoyed the advantages OF rlpened
years, and long and various experience, be
perceived, aud in &c the notes on Virginia"
maintained this truth that because, the ex-
ecutiye and Judiciary officers OF Virginia
were appointed by the legislature and held
sheir salaries al its will. "all the powers Of
government, legislative, executive and Ju.
dietary, resulted 60 the legislative body
and g that the concentrating these IN the
same hands Is precisely the definition Of
despotic government but notwitstand
Jog the PERCEPTION of this truth, did as
presiden, approve an actof Congress, the
passing of which he advised, abolishine
the Offices of sixteen judges. who held
their apo utmsnts under the constitution
during good behavior; the consequences
of which &C: was, as their dissentients sup
poses, thar the Judiciary powers OF .hs
United States Sc resulted 10 the legislative
body,n which, 10 part, " is precisely the
definition of despotic government"
AT the same period, 1882, this gentle
man perceived the truth of that policy
which would deny to.a foreigner an admis
sion 10 the rights of citizenship smopg us
- ~ a;n. ain FL IN hia q. u nIes on Virginia,