The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-11

|sentatives, and that Of the Vice President Of,
the Senate: Should the House of Represent
tatives not succeed in electing the President.
inc Vicc-Presdent will become the chief ma
gistrate; hence the impropriety of nomina-
tons by the members of Congress. is more
giaring, as 1T may become the polit cal into
rest OF the representatives to prevent an cleo
tion by the electors, and of the Senator's to
Illustrate any choice by either Nor is this
al danger OF more than ordinary mag
nitude arises from The influence which NAV
be used by the President, over meetings of
any individuals ut the seat of the general go-
veinment The hope, or the promise of Of
nee may be employed to induce a nomination
e'ther OF himself, or of fayoritc succe.:enr
aud It requires but little sagacitv to foresee
the consequences of such corruption.
o. conscious were the members who attended
me rate meeting, OF the weight of objections
that they have thought 1t proper to pub6sb p,
eacuipatory resolution, proposed by Mr. Giles.
OF Virginia, and unanimously atIop.ed .rhnv
have declared, that III Sc making then. no,7,ina,;
ons, they have acted onlyn their individual cha
rac'ers as citizens ); this is very true, because
they could act in no otker, without a breach of
their oaths, and direct violation of the ;att- r
the constitution. But was lie not attended that
tnose nominations should be enforced ,y the sane.
tionof congressional names y ghev proceed to
assert that they have been induced 70 adopt tl,is
measure rom the necessity of the case, from a
uceP convection OF the importance of union to tha
republicans throughout all parts OF ,be United
oo,tes IN the present crisis of both. our external
ana internal affairs" We trust we have she,ru
that no such necessity exists and that AN union
among The republicans, in favor OF any individual
% 'o' iiPortahe.-We acknowledge that the asi
peotof our foreign affairs is unnro,nis;na w.
are perhaps on the eve of ii war with one of the
great powers or Europe; we are therefore strons
ly impressed with the difficulties ofour stuat;on
In III such crisis, If uiahimity in the choice of
PRESIDENT Is necessary, that choice should be di-
ieIeeu 70 man. emlnentIy calculated by his tri.
% eherSy ana talents, To conductive nation with
nrnlhess and wisdom, through the perils which
surround 1t; to man y.'ho had not in the hour of
Terror ana persecution, deserted his post, and
sought IN obscurty and retirement, n shelter from
uie Pohtica tempest TO q man not suspected of
undue Partially or enmity to either of the pre-
sent beiligcrent powers to a raan who h Id not
t'rielted his claim to public confidence, by re-
commencing shameful bargain with the unprin.
clpled spectators Of the Yazoocompanies. n dis.
honorable compact with fraud and corruption. Is
James Madison such man? We ask for ener-
gy, and we are told of his moderate IN: we ast-
tor talcnts and the reply is his unassumine merit
we ask what were his services in the cause of
public liberty; and we are directed to the, PAGES
OF the Federalist, written in conjunction with A.
leXander Hamilton and John. Jay, in which the
inost extravaganza OF then" doctrines are maintain
ed and propagated We ask for consistency ax
"a republican, standing forth to stem the torrent
OF oppression, which once threatened to over
wheim tfie liberties of the country we ask for
that high and honorable sense of duty, which
would at all times turn with loathing and ablaor-
renee from any compromise with fraud and spe-
culoton we ssk in vain.
But FARTHER. One of the reasons. ASSIGNED bv
Mr.. Jefferson for declining to stand again as a
Candidate tJr the chair of the chief magistrate
Is the propriety Of a rotation IN that Office The
great advantage of this principle of rotation rs.
tnat by appointing as & successor TO the present
officer, :. man not immediately connected with
nm, the acts OF the administration NAV be inn.
partially reviewed; those measures which tend
u promote the public good will be adopted, and
saose OF contrary tendencY (which from the fall
hDii'ty ofhuman nature MAY have been pursued;
WI De abandoned, and ii necessary exposed.
AN other rotation Is "a nockery.
We do therefore IN the most solemn manner
protest against the. proceedings OF the meeting,
neid IN the Senate Chamber on the twenty-third
day OF January last, because we consider them
As beng IN direct hostility to the principles
the constitution. =
AS gross assumption of power no, delegated
by the people, and not justified or extenuaI
ted by any actual necessity:
AS an attempt 10 produce an undue bias in the
ensuing election of President and Vice Pre-
sIdeht, and virtually to transfer the appoint
ment OF those officers from the people, to q
majority ofthe two Houses of Congress
And we do In the same manner protest against
the nomination of James Madison as we believe
nm to be unfit to fill the Office of President in the
present junctu of our affairs
Joseph Gay, H. Hege,
horan, 1rigg, Samuel Smith,
1no Russell, D4nL s9outgoz,ey,
TosiGh Masters, eyohu HayyiS
George Clinton, II. Sa,,L NacEay.
Gnreiou s. Munlfoyd | DaDid r. NyiLLao,s