Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-04
From The Baltimore Federal Gqzete.l
JUDGE BLtND'S AGENCY-AND MIR

GWYNN'S OFFICE.
The learned gentleman Whose editorial ,y;s
dom Is administered to his readers in moderate
doses, through the medium OF the Federal 4; :
zette, HAS undertaken to ceiisure the cundnrt
OF Judge BLAND, because(as SIR G aile"esl he
has accepted one office, without resignim,. ano
ther. But although this editor il very very
wise, his premature censnre in this instance
verites the old saying " no mortal mau is WISE AZ
all times. Before lie ventnred TO impeach the
motives or actions of a citizen so unifor,uly
correct in his public and private conduct a,
Judge Bland, Mr.. Gwynn ought to have paus
eel little to ascertain facts and investigate
constitutional questions.
The fact is, that Mr.. Bland has not accented
any Once under the United States within tI,,,
meaning OF the constitution but has conselIt.
ed 10 serve his country by undertaking a tenn
rorary agency. He holds no commissions tron,
the President" by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate of the United states -
nor is he to becOn>idered one OF those inferior
officers whom" the congress by iaIy" has i'm.
vested the President alone with the power 10
appOint-nor is there any ac. o! con rress which
designates the employment he has undertaken
as an Office OF profit trust. SO as to brllIr i,
III any manner within the amendment or th,.
constitution of this state OF I79i-2-So much
for the law ana the fact.
The Integrity. ability, and aSsiduity OF judge
Bland have long since won the applause OF the
pubhc, but more particularly OF all the liberal
members OF The bar, who can appreciate nro
fessional worth whilst his alniabieness and
ipoffensive department, III private lie are the
admiration OF all his COMMUNICATIONS man
indeed could hope to disarin party OF ITS bitter
ness OF its prejudice should have said ,Jud,re
Bland is that man. Ii Judge Bland, after a
course oil service SO unremtted had like the
tired soldier asked for short furlou.h, or had
taken little jaunt of recreation, the man mus [
have been cynical who could upoTaid him with
dereictIOn. But, when he has gone OIL ha-
Zardous errand Tor tie benefit OF his country
who can impnte any blame 10 him ? Is lie not
on the contrary entitled 10 our appreciation?
The editor OF the Federal Gazette with all
his sly sagacity, paws bNf sorry compliment to
the other two Judges, in imSinuatlng that they
cannot perform the ordinary husines, of the
court for few short months, without the pre-
sencI OfJudge Bland, by whom IT was proved
at Annapolis, daring his Impeachment, that
the principal share of Out-oi court business
was transacted. Ii Mr.. Is. do not resi., his
Office, of this am assured, that it is not the
temptation OF an enormous salary that prevents
1t, for even Mr. Gwynn, singular as he has APP
peared to be in his aninOsity towards .Judse
an adequate compensation for such services as
lie has rendered.
If the contingent and temporary employ
ment assumed by Judge b. be IN truth a, OF
FICE within tue description of the constitution
of the United States, then the necessity of lbs
formal resignation is entirely superseded by the
constitution of the state, which expressly de-
clares that in such case his state Office shall he
NOlu III thirty udNS dlIeI HIS acceptance OF file
ether. But suppose Judge Bland TO resign.
aud within thirty days the government OF the
United States should TeIinquish the business
upon which il is said he is going to Sunth Anne
erica What would be the consequence? The
District would be deprived ofliis valuable ser.
vices by AN act of resignation which the con
stitutiOn of the state renders entirely useless
and unnecessary III itseit-and which subse-
quentiy would prove to have been premature.
The community would vainly regret his alb.
seuce from the Bench while the few such men
as Mr. Gwynu would enjoy the satisfaction of
seeing him lose petty office: which, poor as
il is. they would gladly deprive him or II is
clear, however, that Judge Bland has assumed
no extra Office, forbidden by the terms OF tie
constitution. The mild aud learned MIR
Gwynn has indeed taken up the office of cen
sor, in addition to his printing Office but tho
some of his hints and alegations, are incompd-
tible itlIfdiTness of fact. cannot affirm that
even they are unconstitutional.
a BALTIMOREAN REPUBLICAN.
CnARLUSToN, Nov. PA company Of Unit
ed States troops embarked Yesterday on board
the schr. Patsy, and sailed Tor st. Nlarys.-
This is part of the force mentioned in our pa
per of Monday last as having been ordered 10
rendezvous at Point Petre. Col. Bankhedd,
who will take command Of the corps, when as :
sembled, also embarked in the Patsy.
LOSS OF THE SHIP VOUCHER.
Extract of II ritter fyOyV n DdysegnsT dQted Sdrnu-