The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-17

rejected, whereas an examination of the tenimony
will prove demonffratvely, that only forty two vote.
proved to have been illegal, received, aud three
votes proved to have been legal, were rejected.
Blu, what will be faid, when the gariny ipiun;ce
sn,aae known, that the governor deducted four
votes from the poll of judge Wolbrrt which the wit
neiies themelves, upon oath declared they had given
20 w. I. Donaldfon Not only were all the votes
that were illegal fubaraeted from the highen eandi-
date but even legal aud doubtful votes
iubRraaed hkewife and to esnfnmn,ate the injuf-
tiee, the votes actually given to w. T. Donaldlon
were added to the lin of reduction!
The committee would here ak, what fecurity have
the people OF Pennsylvania for their rights, Mould
fuch proceedings pats snpuaihedl What isthe ufe
OF constitutional provions when the executive power
can be transferred into the hands of nephew or on
and that fuch an executive fabiitute name COM
mlioners to take teftmony invalidate an election,
and afterwards appear council (before the fame
eommiiiioners)for the eontending candidate
lhe prohibition of the contribution, that fheriH
halhold his office three years. and iall not be cho-
ien appointed twice in any term Of fix years" may
by ftch procels be rendered completely luga,ory
and tavori,e and proagate fheriff may continue in
once long asa governor holds his place. and the in
cumoent will remain the pander of executive appe-
title vengeance
BY the laws of this commonwealth, the mayor and
two aldermen OF the city of PHILADELPHIA and two
Juee: OF the peace ofthe county of Philadelphia
authorized to appoint infpeaers of the priion and
the inlpectorsfo appointed, authorized by law,
" with the appreciation of the mayor, two aldermen
. oil the laid city, and two judges of the fupreme
court or two judges of the court of common pleas
OF the county of Philadelphia to make rules and re-
grations FOR the government of all convi9s confn-
ed IN the faid prfon not nconfaen, with the laws
and contributions ofthis commonwealth, and to pre-
ieroe their allowance Of proviiions afcertaning the
w ryo,ry f.. n d
ne inspectors further authorized 20 appoint the
Keeper OF the priion, and he is bound to carry the
rules and regulations FOR the government of the
Vots INTO effect but in expreis violation of the law,
ana IN direct rePugnance the rules and regulations
etabiiihed by the nfpe0ors, did the governor fend
Tor the keeper OF the prifou, and drea him to con-
travene the ehabliihed rules. The contribution gives
20 the governor the power Of pardoning crimiRals,
out 1t conveys no authority whatever to conilitute
himelf an Inspector gaoler does i, auho-
rhe MN to eontravene the laws to give direioss
TO the keeper OF prfon violate both law and du-
ty' The consequence of fuch an interference in ia
vor OF conviets, are incalcuable NOT only as they
relate to the criminals therfeves but to the citizens
ne eitaohihment OF fueh precedent muh tend to
ooien tAe reitretons by which hofe depredators on
fociety are made atone for the injuries done nv
them, and to furniih then, with means to overeom.
the rerants under which they labor, as well as to
eiude the penalties of the law. They may thereby
be enabled to conpre to effect their enlargement TO
attain means to iecure it, and focety become thus ex
Poled to all the mfchiefs of encouraging band of
rnian', and letting them oofe again to depredate up
On the commonwealth.
The appointment of citizen of another fate to an
important and reiponble office in this rot only con-
veys bitter iarcam upon the qualifications of our
own citizen. for office, but is in total dregard of the
proviiions OF the contribution. The lazaretto phvf
can reIdes within the county of Delaware, and the
contribution emPhatically declares /" that no perfon
ihaii be appointed TO office within any county, who
mail not have been citizen and inhabitant therein
one year next preceding his appointment if the coun-
ty ihall have been 70 long ereSed"'
DIR. Buchanan had been an inbabitan. and c;,;,.n
OF Maryland feventeen wears prec.d;no his .,ro;n,
ent, and the commiiiion under which he acf. hears
cate on the All. sc JULY. 1906 tire. or fo,- J,,L
tore his arrival in this aa,e. The contribution for
bids any peron from exercing the elective franchife
unlefs after two years redsnee and the payment of
a ttate or county tax even the non payment of
tax few days beyond the years, was held by the
governor to be disqualification and yet perfon not
citizen at all, who had nlanifeed no intere in or
attachment to the fate, either by redence or contri-
button, was appointed to a lucrative and important
ofhee No perion can adminaer the office of a con.
table without the previous qualifications of citizen
fhiP; and yet, an Office of far greater Responsibility
and intere, and which involves the fafety the pro-
i
city and county of Philadelphia, was conferred by
the governor upon itranger, becaufe he was his
ien-in-law, as much alien to our contribution as
1t he had been imported fTom Siberia.
The faision which has been introduced BY the qo-
vernon, of having his name amped upon the evidence
of property, by means of fac fmilie and that too
before they were completed by the proper officers
and pafied through the neceary forms, is calculated
to produce endlefs re and contention and to render
uncertain the tenure OF property conveyed by the
fate and for which it has received a valuable conf
Iteration.
The evil cannot be eonfdered as triiinp, when we
reflect that warrants the treafury and the law. of
the commonwealth have been fubjea to tine fame
constitutional procefs Of verhcaten. II is afcertain
ed by the committee, that the name Of the governor
has been RamPed upon public papers requiring his fig
nature and that too out of his prefence nav 70 far
has this practice been carried, that the Judgment of
the governor rendering void the late election of
herif for the city and county of PHILADELPHIA, was
never een by him, either before, or after his name
was annexed. 1t can fcarcely be necefIary for the
committee to enumerate the frauds and tn. mifehef
and the ditrus, which nun refult from praiee n
repugnant to the conlitution. The poGelTor of hi,
fac hni becomes the governor a Certain extent
and initead of the whoeiome relrants of the conhi
tuition and the laws upon impofon and fraud the in
terefts Of the commonwealth, as well as thofe of Ire
citizens may be jeoPardzed by a, ufurper of the 90
vernor's fac iimie. The contribution reou;res RIA,
the governor fhai .Ega" all bills, which fhal have
paed both houfes, if he approve them; and bv vba,
mythical Interpretation, Camp Of his name impresd
by another hand, can be made 20 compor, with ,be
lions nj he