Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-27
LEGISLATURE or NEW YORK.
IN ASSEMBLY,, MARCH 10.

Nv HcoSn NAhNit
Report OF TIE JDlut c0Mm,tice of The
Senate AID Assembly, in rrl.iion 10 he
message of the @ ,vernor of the 18th
January last, impiicaiing The conduct
|. 81 suudry 'nd'vituals holding offices
nnder The genera! government.
The joint committee at the Senate and
Assembly, 10 whom wa> referred The
message of his ENcellencv the Governor,
% The 1871 OF January last. with the do,
cumen.~ accompanying the same
REPORT,
thailhe charge con ained III The speech
It his EXcellemcy. del vered AT the com
nencement o. the session, must, in the
spiIion OF the committee, have been de
-isned 10 apply 10 The President of the
united 5 ates. aud TO the heads of de
partneni a, Washington; aud 10 impli.
cate them, IA having arraycd an or.
ganized aud disciplined corps" of their
Officers i'm this state. Tor the purpose OF
Improperly interfering in our elections,
and Of violating I've purity and independ-
cuce OF our lora goverrmeni Although
the accusation is made hypoihcticaIly. the
Intent cauhOi lie mistaken nor is the
tcrce of IL din insI,ed by the ambiguous
form in Whicl,ii Is preferred. 1T il were
possible, however, for any one to hest.
'aie as 10 the nature and extent Of the
charge, the last communication of his
Excellyncy, with the accompanying docu-
men's, transmitted by him, in reply To a
resolution of the Assembly, and referred
Ia The committee, must convince the most
sceptical.
In This message, no doubt is attic -,pt-
ed 10 be raised 10 hypothesis is sci
forth. for argument on dispute ; no el'
fort Is made, 10 veil the design the ac-
cusa,ion is positive and une9ulyocal.-
II l. only necessary 10 refer 20 that part
ut The message, winch relates 10 the con.
duet If General Swif, 20 remove every
lingering scruple. VIXEN" says The Go
vernon. "ths situation, connexions, e6rca-
fon, and potfticaf principles of thiS officer
Of the United States. are considered, there
can be no donbt. dnt thas he had preriously
0Scerfdined the sense ofhiS Political Supporters,
and that he pns instructed to act according.
H.. The ailus,nn to the President "f
The UuIf, q States, and the leads al de-.
parimPnf as The "politicat Supsriors," who
instructed Gere,al Swi!i. 10 pursue ihr
course which he did, at tho last election,
Cannot be misunderstood. The remarks
ut his Excel ncy, respecting hi"sfrs Til
loisnn snc SnUtherlsnd, who's. affinity TO HE
'S''''" ~ '"f 'TWtG't 'otutGS, utu 90 cue otCsi
reta,y the Nary respectively, Is part
cnar!y meoiinned. further establish this
position. The elimination of the gentle
man presiding over tlie post Off depart,
meHt, Is also Of TIE most unpquivocal
character In re'erence in The appoint.
men' ct Mr.. Jacob Van Mss, post mas
ter at Poughkeersi his Excellepcy oh
serves, " TINS evem actually took place, and
" indicates 0n understanding and co. opera~
tion. 6etween department at feast. at
Washington and a political party in lis
state. The Secre AIRY Of ale of the IT,
STATES. des'gnates the newspapers, in the
several STATES, in which the laws of the
Usion are 10 he published. a chang
has recently been made Of one of those
papers aui this circumstance il mention
ed by The Governor, TO impeach that
oti1cer. OF the general government. Many
addifI'nai observations might b. specifi-
et, but II Is deemed unnecessary to de
tail them.
The serious nature Of This accusation,
seems TO strike ihe community with as
tOnl4hmeni IN as mncil az the existence
OF any eXiraneous Influence, in our cleo.
fions, had never been observed by our
citizens, whose watchfulness against all
encrOachmeuis upon their rights, has been
unremitied. Had this deAunciation of III G
officers OF thr general government, been
made ia any form, less soltm and isl.
posing; or by an individual, not clothed
with tie authority of government in
| high off :idl station il would not have
met the notice of the legislature. |
would probably have been considered th,
mere effervescence of party luminosity
or perhaps, The invective of some polii
| cal Zeaioi, whose Wanting ambition" di,
not shrink from The idea, OF severiug III,
bonds OF friendship between the genera
and state governments; or perhaps, ii migI,
Lave been viewed, IA the refuge of Sons
| dissppoini iniriguer, willing 30 accom-
for the decline of his popula ify, in an,
other than the true way-a loss of Ia
confidence of the people. But when tn
chief magistrate of this state, in the per
| tormance OF hIa constitutional dniy, an
nounces TO the legislature. ihe existenc
Of an organised and disciplined corps
officers of tie general government" wh
have in'erfe'ed in our elections, aud pre-
testing against such Interference. call
upon The people tn resist these aiarmin
attempts upon tie purity and independence
their local government" these consideration
may seem . be IrrpveIaui, il not inac
missible.-The subject then become. 10
deeply interesting, to the people Of III
state, 10 b. attributed 10 motives, smc
az have been alluded TO; and their r.
presen'stives would be wanting in The
cons :iiuents, iodisree ard il. II was lor the'
reasons. that both branches Of The leglsl,
ture. promptly demanded of the execui,
The evidence in his possession. 10 substaut
ate the allegations vhich he had made. III
evidence has been furnished but 90 &
from demonstrating the existence Of al
= improper influence. on The part of n
: general government. in The local CO
Germs ri this state; or Of any ORGANIC
ton If its Officers, for corrupt purpose