The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-25

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h'miclf nr salauthory; in which attempt prov..io,
made for HIM puniihn,ent the creatures
OF ms ambition the aociaes and abcttors Of his trea
ionab'e praS ices, by granting them pardons thuuld
they be Defeated their attempts fu5vett The con-
aitution.
that part of this article ALTO, which give. the
PRECEDENT right nominate, and with the coufep, Of
the iena,e tn appoint all the officers civil and ii,ary
OF the United States, there were Comfortable opp,;
tioii wasiaid that the perfon who ne,v;rst., vii,
always in reality aptent, aud thar this was giving IN.
Preident power and influence, winch together wi,h
the other powers, beowed upon him, would place him
above all rearaint controul In fine 4 was ur.d
that the PRECEDENT as here eonlituted, was KING in
every thing but the that though he was 10 /.
ehoen Tor Limited time, yet at the expiration f
THAT time IT ne Is not re- elected, will depend sr,ise
y upon his own moderation whether he will refien
that authority with whicE he has once been invene,
that from his having the appointment of all the variety
OF officers IN every part Of the civil department for the
| union, who win he very numerous-;p Then, md
their connexions, relations, friends and DEFENDANTS
he will have formidable hoft devoted TO his ,,.r
eff and ready TO iupport his ambitious views 'Thae
the army and navy, which may be encrsaied without
reitrant as TO numbers, the efficers OF which, from
the highet TO the loweft, are all to be appointed by
nun, and dependant on his will and pleaiule. and
commanded by him in petfon, will, of courfe. b..
UNDERWENT TO his whes, and ready to execute M,
commands; in addition to which, the militia afo are
entirely iuhjeeted to his orders-rha. thefe eircum
hanees. combined soge,het, will enable him, when
75aste, and taabli!h himfrlf in Office not ONLY fur
his own life, but If he chooes, to have tha, au.
thorty perpetnafed ro his family TX
"li was further obfersed, thu, the only appsaranee
OF Responsibility in the PreGdei,t. which the iyfe,n
holt up to our view, is the proyiion for impcach.
ment bus that when we reea that he cannot be i'm.
Peashed but by the houe of delegates and thar ,he
members of this houie rendered dependant upoc.
and unduy under the Influence of the PreGdcnt nv
being appointabe to offices of which he has the foa
nomination, 10 that without his favour and approbs.
ton they cannot obtain them there is little reafon &c,
oe!ieve that majority will ever Concur in mpeach.
ing the PRECEDENT, let his eondua be ever 70 repre-.
henble, Especially too, the final event of RIA, i'm
Peachment will depend upon different body, and
the members Of the houfe Of delegates will be certain
Mould the decfon be ultimately in favour of the Pre-.
hdens 70 become thereby the objects of his difpiea-
lure, and to bar to tErm|eyes every aysoua % H.
emoume',ts of government.
Should he, contrary TO probability, be inpeached:
ne is afterwards be tried and audgsd by the enat.
and without the concurrence OF rwo-thrds of tie
members who fha be preient, he cannot be convict
ed-Ihs female being continued privy colncil ro
the Freiident, sprobable many of Misleading and
influential members may have adved or conquered II,
the very n,eatures for which he may be irnpeaehed
the members of the Senate alto are by the fyhep.
placed as unduly under the influence Of & depentart
upon tie Prefdei!t, the members of the u;Ler
branch, hnce they alto are apponrable TO Offices.
and cannot obtain them but through the favour of the
rrehteut-I here will be great, important and vaua.
Die oices undet this government fhouid it take pace
more than fnBcent TO enable him 70 hold OUT rh.
expectation of one of them esb of the fenatorss
Under theie circumstances, will any perIon conceive
It to be difficult for the PRECEDENT always to eeure va
hmielfmore than one-third of that bodyl Or, can
II reafonaby be believed that criminal will be cor.
txyln 0s<,,A Ill.
ms judges, at the head of whom TO rrede or thof
oecaons the chief utce which officer in his ORIGINAL
appointment, nun he neminaf by the Proficient and
VIII therefore, probably be appo ed not 10 much for
his e5ninepce legal knowledge and FIR his integrity
as from idvouritifm and tu-nce iince rhe Preident
knowng thai in cafe of peachment The chief tuftic.
Is to prede his trial. will naturally WIFI 70 fiji tb,.
ONCE with perion of wh.f- voice and influence he
hall coniider himfelf iecure Theie are reaCors p,
induce belief that there will be but little probab;.
ty of the Preiident being either irpeached mr.
convicted; but it was ALTO urged, thar yeited wth
the powers which the fytem gives him, and with the.
influence attendant upon thofe powers TO him il
would be OF LITTLE confequerce whether he was u,4
peached or convicted, finte he will be able 70 f,i
both at defiance. Thief. conideratons ucc a.ioned
part Of The convention give negative to this nurt
OF the fyhem efablihing the executive as il IS nov,
| offered for our acceptance"
Mr.. Jobn Randolph Speech aviH be eoneiuded
! N our next PAPER.
NhFRIED--on Monday The l7th ina PrfTos
RAfnoLrH. Efq. - this City, to the much admired
Mis- MANIA WARD, Of Amelia.
-----------on Thurfday evening lah at oeuh
Hill, Caroline county, by the Rev MIR. Bogps. DA.
vlD BULLOCK, Eiq. of this city, Attorney ut Lsw to
the amiable and accomplished Mifs CATHARlst w.
Roy, eldea daughter of Mungo Roy, E!u