The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-27

s1ohen the ScDate, and ne adopted thC
measure. The President further oo-erved
that during the present session. the sabiec
had been revived, and had induced him cor
S"riiy TO look into il The resul of which
! he would communicate to the Scna.5 He
then proceeded 20 observe that the con,,i
tuicn provides, " the Vice President 81 the
United States shaH be presiGent OF tic Sc
nate ;" and that an ACT passed the Isr OF
! Mar 1872, "reiative to he election a
The President. Wee President, &C., in the
9Th sec'irn. provides 4" That in case OF re-
moVal, death, resign Axiom or Inability, both
Of the President and Vice President of tie
United State, the President Of the Senate
pro tenp0re, and in case there shall be no
President of the Senate, then the Speaker
ct & House OF Representa- lives, for the
t''ne BEING, shall &C, rs President OF the u
! : ates. Until the disability ll, removed. or q
Pes dent shall be elected" IF, then. he
stated, il should happen, that luring any
s'ssicn. the President should die, tn. V,ee
President would fiIl'the chair # state, and
! ri Senate would appoint President Dro
te npo'e. who would succeed the Vice Pre-
sidfnt in case of his death during the
mex ensuing recess Of Congress. And the
me would happen in case IF the des eh of
the Vice President in any session, and Of
the President. in he next ensuing recess Of
Congress. but f both ethe Presidcn, and
Vic Presi en' should die in any such re-
c IS, and the Vice President should nave
previously adjourned tAe Senate; ti,en
the woH,d be no + resident pa tempore,
and the SPEAKER Of the House Of Rcpreaen
tatives would III the chair Of Government
according 20 law. II further cbqervsd,
that on his view Of the subject, it Il. Ight be
sid, that the c0,st tntion ctid not eontem
! te tse apDNin' Gnent Of Pre- idens pro
r rnporc, Leccu = BE words heig % ne
Y ce Presi ent of he United States shaH -
(eo s"t man be Pes dent If ti.e Senate"
are imperative. and leave no discre i'm ON
hiS par, To quit tic chat before he hid al
journed the senate. An tina la RECORD to
the Law. il having provided tor the drh-
ciency OF President pro ,empors. favor,
Ing o"nsituc''nn, ule"Ti II u II Cons itu-
nd considers the Nicc,li C d -, "a
btN e under the mere SHY Of remaining IN
he Chair. until he shall! have adjourned the
SeDa e.
Tha on the ohsr hand NAV beu-ged, he
high stat & dignity of the Seiate, esul;ing
from rs various IOpOr anr powers, and :
other qualities, and ESTABLISHING q clam
hat an officer repre- cntin6 i shonld 10 m
event> men Toned, succ el to the chair I
state. The law, aisc g.vrs q preference T.
the Presd pro tee pore, when in compe
tition with The SDt.ktr ap1ea"s to establish
a principe, whch The practice of The Sc
maze under that law, has in certain oe-
gree carried into Ell CT, for from the passi e
thai act to the piesenc tine, there are bus
one rr two instances, in which the adjourn
ment OF the Senate has net teen by Pre-
sident pro tempore. A then the dignity
OF tine Senate, its rights and privileges
(all of which tie President conceived
himself bound ard was disposed to sup
pc-t,) seemed TO be involved in the question
of appointing IN each session Of the Senate
a President pro tempnre TO adjourn it (and
as 1t p'ay also happen that there may be ms
Speaker,) the Vics President said he should
hereafter retire 10 time for the Appointment
OF president pro ternporc. But he wished
always to be understood, that this deter
mination would be in crnformi with mis-
sense OF duty to the public. in respecs O
legislative proceedings ; ANA that on ever,
occasion ne should retain his seat yshi;s
aGy important bill or measure was peodinp
and waste be finished a. that session.
Having made these observations. and
theirs in regard To his views of The obiigato-
ry nature tf laws, on all persons in 20
vernUent, IN those who had opposed, and
on thcse wto hal Supported the laws v hist
pending rs bills, as well as on the cotnmuni-
ty at Ia Sc, par,lcu ariy abiding 70 the law
which hai declared war and increased MS
'osporsibi'ity and the tendency OF a con
rsry Conduct 20 pros'rate the laws and go
vernment; he said, if the Seua.e had no Oh
lection he wsald now retire, with an assn
rance iha' his besi wishes would follow the
Senate and every member of it and hi.
sincere hopes. that on their returns ,hei
homes respectively, thcy would find their
fam lies and 'rends in :altn, and he happy
IN their aift ciOnate in eryie Us.
PMHs6urg. IhrH g.
Every trait Of patriot m and courage
serves to en- bel Sin IN A Amer can charge
ter, and places i in such proper pom of
view IS MOI only u IXcit- TIE I'm rntinr