Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-08

10 he editors Of Tie National Iteiiigencer
cENFLt hEH enclose 10 you, for publication,
thc COPY "i a memorial, witch will probably obtain
4 W"ie chcuId'Inh throughout cChi" lerated Amer
e. And the docuine that il incucafes he saiciiuu.
ell, perhaps, 10y many thousand Signatures The
present m"mght seems peculiarly adapted a calm
and impari al survey of political men aud measures
in tins pacific aud thinking nation. Because those
bitter &c" iIhs and turbulent passions which tend
10 cloud iAd disturb the public on are ,s,uaeed
snd many ~oIt"-S of former parry conflict having
gradually eur-Ied. irvn ave nov he LlausI.
Hlt sHh,'itt.-i toi argument. Moreover, the mo-
greSs OF kn'" ledge among All classes of thi- great
growing, aud 'npuiN'li'e community, has begun TO
prM'ucE such effects upon public opinion, and
OF course upon public affairs, that arisIocrary
IS crrc""Ny humh'ed ; demnSugurs can no lon
ger throw dusi into the eyes of the many, ana
every sinister specula lion traced TO its source and
detected M pubic man be pulled into
ppwer by procured Sppt useS, he long kept q;
h'N proper place 90 general eSt'm 'Iion, 10y the
tnfrS>tni inh subtle detrJctUn In word, DopHIdI
coghdegce, can neither b. gained or last by ed ora
paragraphs, win Tier yupertitve laudaioIy Moth
rag eau now permanently secure II, tut such a line
of conduct in him, who aspres olical ascr"den-
cy. rs clearly demonstrates, To Intelligent people,
that he true interests ui the nation his ruling OBJ
Ject. Meauwhb Genilrmem, rejoice TO find tnat
!on have opened your columns temperate discus
sIons MOI drnying privafe predictions ia fay
OF men, JHii' iDus'y decided keep aloof fron,
eau'nny, nsiIe re mrnt, Il propagate sound prime
pies. In pursuance at such course, the political
purhF, he moral worth, oi miscellany like The
Nnuonn' lnellreencer, which, presume, Is prTuscd
from Maine to .Nr~'o, cannot bat be correctly ap-
preCIaed 10y wIse nEd good men c.
REMONSTRANCE
To he Senators G0d Representatives # the United
St,ues--
The Memorial and Remou,t,ance Of serepfssp of the
teisi papHiOas Sf,tss ia The L1iOR against the mn,
conStstWiOHIlity o; The general Caucus, which IL
has bcrn proposed should consist at members of
the E'ghernfh Congress- FOR the purpose ol con
jointly commenting 10 the Electors uf the next
IIeSid"o', such ra0diJate u majority Of said
CtuCps may ptrtrr.
W, he subscribers, cizcns Of seventeen of the
lea-' popmloEs .Nes, uLIrd IN The great American
C"niedrraCy, namely those of Name, New Uamu-
s''r- Rl"de l-i"d. C""nec icuj, Vermont, New
- teHwfre, Maryland, SImh Carulinn GPor.
ga, Al no, Msais-ippI. Louisiana Tennessee, In
d'-0a, l.u.i-, and NissourI-hn,iug taken INTO Sc.
'OnsiV hIDn the constitutional yaliJfiy Of serl,
m Jr". "rd c0ncri''ns thdt the same, II finally
a'""d ''h 100" sanctions OF political ptecedent-il
no. dangerous abuse oi power Isoi--may YET
lead 10 = subtefson nj p'inc ipie, upon winch VIC
believe that the compact of our peculiar Union has
been built, are hound, as iahiD members of this
Conirderacy, 10 remonstryle agnnst lie convention
% snch general Caucus, and 10 declare the reagan.
hy NI'ch we aie deiermined. We rcuomsuate H.
gi'u-f such general Caucus.
Because, premature nomination hy bo,li
Bauches Of the Legislature, 10 Caucus assembled of
ihc candidate whom - majority, very consdera-
he nuuprr, of Congressional individuals NAV tr -
81, T., IN prucWe, ~ vsIi,ncc Wits that anor ious
conpOnud sDntcs, from Hhirh the Constitution or
dftus 'i1t The EEeCUtIp power shall be derived 49,
j. ely part ni ttti INSTRUMENT is not rrerahr TO the
prsiUie'ce n uWnber only, II iie conntry consist
90 10 90 WIS gan led - one consolidated Sfute
U .re contrary, Car from tctug q rptnlact, framed
wholly in cVpsOudure so the wishes Oi undue ascen
drnCv Of he mi4turr States, its hiases towards nm
c"ireris concentration u uU,h0ri'g, are puiposciy
c'n'pii 'y i'r;" ia erposirun o. fsdrdfire mutt
rtN--J ms, l1r instance, n he pri0io,,J process for
apuuiuiing Pee ienf-- % o. scope being h,st 14ofd
81 ip iiie uunie ,cU pitd'mioauce uf the m.ehft4r
b ttr- 90 fr bircoii Colleges. by founding -rlfia.
gts onFHy on ropW.'lnu--Iesorf ~ then uldc nu
tr rsertp'l procf-5, tD ffrlaire pripciDle, upon
Which uie Constpu'I.r ODD u-, no such ntrfipt ON.
inL.n'y. Ire elrc .iYu Of President si,I depend
Apl sith ereDfH sbwe ~ p0rcr, IN so appointing
60 President, to t,t .urese nittiye Ch1mbar vas.
insIanien 9r preserving their cocluiity With their
potent I..1cftie-.
Because, such erephai eier'ioq Nv NE freIker
tdef 81 hOfiJJ tf- r"uer apn"uts prrtcn:uus
90 somr oi he ruling SfHss) seem. fair. ju-
ulcinns mtdqutt, utdepcuCrnt Of its tendency to
strengthen n'rs shares of trsidui~y sotrreguIy Nor
can i1.i iD'etcucr Le established ~ di.pafaec
Hcnt 20 .utn constitutional mode of election fron II
sngie instance 90 uetSctsIOn by u1pfincipcd rsem
h'ffioinfe ar'ddrHfd hy L'cuous violence. 4 barge
900 tjFnf, indeed, tuit OF STATES sud poople hntt
etwrfd, 10y rar}ing fhe tZ,b amendment fhsf thrt
dlsrrmrlaie correctly bcfNrfn the Hsc and tyise Ol
the canon iu question. Besides, no Experiment has
BEEN made stIre fnr introduction Of llat cardinal
rcnrm non. b' WHICH tle e,l or thr excellence oi
a eehtH efc i0f Of Ptesidfuf bJ he p9pgitr brQuch
oi q i1tsss. i" stte0H N frlHqpiilfy, Hlighf b.
ts'sd bu'. uur'irE such ttgumeot, % is evident
tht nu clause iu Csc constitution cOunieutnces any
pre- zoos 'uje icreucr hy Gather branch of Congress
wnb thc -. son Of President, 90 any whs,soe.