Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-22
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RICHMOND, DECEMBER 90, 1897.
Richmond, December 81, 1921.
nlessrs. Richie g. Gooch.
request you to publish, in the Enquirer Of
tomorrow, the remarks, in my namn upon
the Memorial ofthe Councillors to the Gene
raj Assembly. / may perhaps trouble you
with fuller commentary on it. | cannot re-
fran from some other remarks at this time,
which hope you will publish also. felt
much surprise ut the candor, as extraordinary
ms unexpected, which induced them to ac-
knowledge that a course of public conduct,
winch had attributed to peculiar, but honest
views OF political expediency, was in fact the
offspring of folly and bgotry The want of
candour is much less surprising which pro-
hounces to he so many varying and contradic-
tory constructions of the constitution, the ma
ny different eases of absence enumerated,
such as, absent with the militia; out of the
territory, on journey, out of the capital city
on an airing, out of the capitol inclOsure, out of
the capitol, or out of the Council Chamber
only: which last must be adopted soon, and
the chief magistracy set up to be scrambled
by the Governor and Lieut.. Governor, if
the people neglect the subject much longer
The present Governor has declared always
that he should consider the first, as well as the
sccond,r real absence from the civil government.
With respect to all other cases, he desired to
be informed of the exigency, if possible if not,
he begged that the council would keep strictly
within the law providing for cases when the
Governor could not attend. The pretended
constitutional right of the Lieut.. Governor
TO assume the functions of chief magistrate
upon his own decision of the case, without ia
KING advice Of the council, is unquestionably
me loudest call for convention, which has
been yet made
The truth of the assertion that the present
Governor places himself in Il situation where
resort to him is debarred," shall be left TO the
people of Richmond to decide upon.
The lntimation of the Governor 10 the coun-
cil, OF ms right, as commander in chief, to in
troduce the militia into the public square, was
no more, IN truth, than information given by
nm OF the idea entertained by the volunteer
companies of Norfolk and Richmond united
that armed citizens had right to go where
''narmed might go, at will, in any numbers ::
and that cavalry hada right TO march in order,
where negro hackdrivcrs were permitted to 20
Tor Fares. That affair had commenced with IA
solicitation to the council from volunteer OIL
GERS FOR permission TO use the grayeled road,
- feet wide and near 500 yards long. for the
4th of July parade, which was refused. 1t
ended III the execution, by the Governor in
person, OF the prohibitory advice which the
councillors thought would be promptly obey
ed ii lhc,r clerk were only to read il to the
troops. The line was formed in a narrow
ana muddy street, on day of constant rain
Ii is well known, both in Norfolk and Rich
mond, that the Governor had no concurrence
whatever in producing that large assemblage
OF militia. If the excitement could have been
violent or criminal !" as the council so much an
2fehended, who could more properly have nm
uertaken to repress il than the hiefmagistrate2
me officers oimilita who know the science re-
quisie and the men who know what patience
ana ialigue are necessary TO constitute soldiers,
are ieit 10 appreciate the compliment of being
caiieu an :" assemblage of men for pageaptry
and amusement" a" multitude" liable to "yi
olcnt and criminal excitement,
TIL. Nj. RANDOLPH.
Asreeabyt TO the Governor request. we publish the
'o"owin9 from yesterdays Compiler
.Bessrs. Editors Of lie Compiler.
request you to insert the following in vou.
paper ofto-morrow. Rcspeci'lv,
TIL. Nj. RANDOLPH.
Dec. 90, 1891.
Public business will not permit me to reuIv.
al TINS time, fully TO the memorial of the seven
Councillors, published in the ENQUIRER of tn
day. will takeit up by paragraphs. the FIRST
leisure have, if i live to have any leisure. In
answer now to what may seem like argu-
ment in 1t, will only appeal to the fact that
'he governor oil Virginia, for the last five
Years, has been no more than reading and
signing clerk TO the Council of much less
weight IN the government than their recording
clerk. AdvIces OF Council are called orders
OF Council and issue as such, the Council
Tors very frequently directing the clerk in
presence oil the Governor to serve then, rs or
ders TO be executed without any concurrence
whatever, on the part of the Governor who
has no more 70 say in regard 10 tbe m. accor-
ding to the asowed doctrine of several of tb.
Councillors, than the Foreman of Petty
Jury has with the verdict.
The precedents brought forward have been
all cases OF inability to attend Council on the
part OF the Governors named, and cannot be
compared with the proceeding of the Council.
IN July last. The constructions attributed TO
the present Governor, are unfairly attributed.
for HE has always declared that he wished
no change in his time, but that he never would
lose an occasion ofgiving his testimony against
me usurpatlons of the Council, which
deprive the Governor, of all his constitutional
Importance IN the Gorcrnment-rh meaning
oil the phrases, adventitious coniuncturec
and " likely to be soon removed" yoI..dtari-
~ subjccting HIMSELF &C. are so ambiguous
that they require farther examinations before
they can be replied to.
TIL. NJ RANDOLPH.
CITIZEN, NOT LfBERATOR.
The sentiments EXPRESSED nv RoIivar II, he