The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-16
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not waih out. Gentlemen may talk of our
changing, and choppins about, and al that
l what rs the siSst We are what we nraf,.fs-to
be-not courtiers but republicans, a,sine on
the broad principles we have herel ofore proreg-
| ed-aPplying the fame fcale with which we
meaiured John Adams to the prefsn. adn;nil.
tration. Do gentlemen finch from this. aod
pretend to be republicans? They cannot he
! republicans, unletS they agree that f. fall he
meaiured to them, as they meaflred r. orbars,
but we are, perhaps, to be told that we nave
ahbecome tederats-orthatt the federsliRs have
become good republicans. This, huwevc yer. l.
| charge, which am convinced, the feceraliGs
VIII NOT be more anxious to repe, thar we TO
be ex"nerated from. No, they viii never be-.
come good republicans. They never did. thew
never will att with us. What has happened
hey are IN oppohtion from fyttem, and we arc
0d 5oe-as to this particular meafure. Ike
men, who have ruffed it together. there Is :
k'nd OF teilow-feeling between us. There is NO
douot OF 1t. But as to political principle. we
are aS much as ever oppoied.-T'here is m,
excellent ailali by which to teit our princiol
The ?azoo buiinefS is the beginning and
enc, the Alpha and omega of our alphanet.-
WIN that our differences began, and witch III;
they will end, and pray to God, THAI the lib.r-
ties or the people may not alto end with them
Mr.. FARNUM. am not about n t,ks,,r.
the time OF the Houfe by any difcnGion of IN.
queition before them, which has ALREADY bcfp
aeoated three or four weeks ago, and prncir,a'
iy occupied by the defamation of the qcns.-
man from Virginia. ] think it NV duty oo,y4.
ver' 10 give ihort hiltory of the circumRar.
from Wnlch has ariien the celebrated tory %
o % influence, Charles Jenkinfon. sc.
Gentlemen declared there was notb.oe IN nc
meiiage of the Prefdent that fulfilled ne me-.
lure before the committee, that it on the con
tfary proved and pointed out as mos ororlr
me meature reported by the feleC1 committee
Ga not believe that it pointed out that mea-
lure, or that there was anv cauG, TO believe that
any thing had occurred between the Sd and 9th
OF december, which could have iadIced the
l,enaent 10 change the opinion he entertalr,,,
Muen ne communicated the frf me.Iage In
the meiiage of the sd of December. he fave
" w whether it will be necenary to au,-rner,t ON.
Iand forces will be decided by occurrences nro-
oaoiy IN the courfe of your felton," No G1ch
occurrences had taken place between the sd and
inc otn or december. Taking this into view,
ana aiio taking into confederation wha- con.
na1red 10 be the true meaning Of the ,aeiT.ge,
ia'd thst wonid venture to aG1ert a. my o,,ipi.
on, tnat the mea'tre Of the appropriation vna
agreeable 10 the executive; and tba- fnrno 4
this opinion from docu.nsnts on the raI,r.
TINS the gentleman from Virginia rof,. ~ ~,
,henced violent attack, fmilar 70 that \,
nave "ltHeiied to-day. ] a!lSed leave to ?,
piain.-I did explain and now appeal 70 th.,
houie, whether did not obferve at that fine.
thdt the meaiire of the appropriation conf.
ueieu 10 DC agreeable TO the wiS,es -i.s fve~
e .;n e. ana whether did not fuppo ths op.
mon from documents before Won and aJded
that If any other idea had erc.ped me or comic
be attached to what fad, that this was NJ 90
P'ahaton' and that 1t was not my intention that
what had laid hould go further than m inti-
mate this opinion, & that did BELLE, btdpo.
la'1 any thing that could fairly be conltruttsd
10 nave different meaning. 1t is fact. qbat j.
mas Deen Pupllihed in fome papers TO the eat.
"dru' tnat mr. Jefferton eXprened 10 me his fe-
c'et WIN 'hat reioiution fhould Be brought
forward contrary to his meIage. ICavfbisre-
Proclamation is contrary to flG. Cav tbat M
JeHerion never mentioned any fuch thing TO
me aud If had made fuch 4 aaferneot
mould nave wronged the frf magifrate. yV,y
theie ooiervatIons are again brought forv,,rl -
inns time do not pretend to fay ; but wha,T
nave mated are the facts connected with this bu.
I'"e,S' oeiieye luch an attack as this has nc
yer been made before, in the time. which Ia
believe would have been Satisfactory
Mr.. ]. RANDOLPH The ver,r;.,.
or man IS called in queGion it is Csrioos nuf.
nels. The gentleman from Mathematics has
appealed to the houie for the corretfpsrs ofbia
itdtement. too appeal to the houfe whether
this was not his eXprefIion, when he .ndsgtoo-
" eSPialn away what he had fad, for ne did
not deny lt-tbatb be zv9uid z9ncb tbat 6,,b o,e,,-
f6e (eeret qVjlbe5 Of tie Prefdeat ind v,be.
tner did not obferve that his attemor 70 ey-
Plain' was like judge Chafe attemptinr % draw
PACK Prejudicated opinion in the cafe O. r Prizes.
tn pa he might take back TIE words, but not ths
eleSt t'ey mad made on the anemby that th.
contribution knows only Of two WAYS by which
tne executive could influence the lepih7tur.
toe one by recommendation of rlch r1eaGrres
as ne deemed exPedient, the other by a lucrative
on our oiIls; and that the moment x wa a.
tempted to influence the houfe by ghfpers and
private meiages, its independence vas p.7e
Hateo the PronenefS Of legislative bodice 10
governed by executive influence, and in iIlnar
tion referred to the fenate, who, from is an
c'd''on wlththe executive and the length oftin
10, Wn'ch its members hold their feats, ,yasv
c 8 made up for gaping expeaan-s of O
nee And there can be no doubt OF tic fatt.
IL uhuit be 10 from the nature Of things Now.
u II be necetiaiy, let the houfe appoint com.
uhittee OF enquiry to afcertain what the gentle
man from Mathematics did fay, aud lcf us fee
VINO can adduce the mott witnenes and fyear
lne nardeit. No-the gentleman from MsGa.
chuictts mad on that occalon 70 different
countenance, dreis and addrcls, thar I could
not nowrecsgnize him for the fame man. Pe
ieemed thu1deritruck-and to be in a hat, Of
tupefactiOn at his indifcretion. lie 9Dprared