Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-19

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RICHMOND. NOVEMBER 10. 1894.
laying the following article before our readers we
necessary to add that any expanaon OF his wishes an
expedition Of his doctrines which the gentleman .
to In this communcaion, may think G 10 l.v before ,b
world shall be most sheerfulIy spread upon the column
Of this paper.l
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Inc public attention has been drawn by ;
writer in the Wing to the pretensions of Mr.
George Hay to Oil the vacancy in the Senate
OF Ine United States oceasioned by the death
OF Col John Taylor. That writer had OBJ.
jected to the circumstances of Mr.. HAYS helm,
a resident Of the District Of Columbia. In
the last Tuesdays Wing, a statement of the
editors is given by which it is made to an
pear that his residence in the District was in
tended to De temporary only. The statemen,
was probably furnished by Mr.. Hay himself.
and u IS not my intention directly to contra
dict It. But will ask question or two OF
Mr.. H. or his friends, hich may be answered
1t they think proper. Was not Mr.. Hay a
member Of the Senate Of Virginin, aud did
ne not before the expiration of his term of SER
vice publish an address to his constituents in
which he informed them that he was about 10
remove out of the state, and that he should
De thereby disqualified from serving them as
SENATOR Is It not an established principle
IN this state that member vt the, @.sislAiurs
casno, resign, but that to lose his place he
must be Disqualified? Did not MIR. Hav. io
N r,rs rss,ia s.c.
that he had removed from the state. and did
not the Senate declare that he was disuuaIifi-
ed, and issue writ of Election to supply thu.
vacancy, and was not Mr.. Ciopton elected TO
I'LL his place5 Did not Mr. Hay advertise
that. he had removed to Washington and
Would open an office there, and practise tn.
law IN the supreme court Has not ne lived
from that time until the present in the CITY
of Washington Can he now he alInwed -,
say that he is an nhabitant" Of th. STAT, ot
Virginia | ask him. would he no,s have
been in this state, if Col. Taylor rad not die d?
Ii true that MIR. Hay paid US visit two
years ago, and kindly offered to become our
Governor. AT that time this objection was
notInaae. III was not Indispensable that he
should be resident 10 be elected Governor !.
citizenship is all that is required in thai cnse
but 10 eniitle a man to seat in the Senate of
the U. S. the constitution expressly reou;rs 9
that lac shall he IAN inllabitant of the STATE fan,
which he shall lie chosen"
Further, to support the pretensions. as I
presume, of tins gentlemen, the same oaper
mas furnished us p the next columns with an
essay under the had of " REpUpLicANrsM-
lrs MEANING" The style of the Essay IA
well as the three asterisks at the bott,,n
denotnS three letters of the Abba bet. point
him cut as the author.
In THIS essay he HIS most kindly undertaken
to amend our langrnge but am mach mis-.
taken, If In doing ss he has not express.d
some political opinioN which are not vet FASH
lonah'e IN Virginia. As he is put forth as
candidate Tor the mosNitnportant political ap-
Pointment at the disposl of the legislature of
Virginia, it is proper tint his opinions shoud
be known aud freely cantassed. He contends
thai In cases of " mere pokcu" or of t" Couaiii,,-
tionot construction" Replbiicanism is NOT a,
all concerned. Let us iakeSue of his examples
al 90 ola 81. thes. classas, ana enquire wbeib.r
he IS right He says that "ahe man ,vho al
:" vocatcs military establishment, no ma,r.r
show extensive, is Republican. If he ,s an
honest man, he is only mistaken. and y.rv
"grussIy mistaken, but no riore."- No,, tbs
good people of this country lave been ,,ueI,,
to believe that the most drpctmode nv 90 ,;ct,
the liberty of a nation can besubyert.d il nv
an extensive military establishment. Civ -
President of the United Sites a st.nd;,,.
| army of one or two hundred thousand -
in time of war let them be rtained IN ,;,,o
of peace, and tell me, il you an. what IL -,
prevent him, il he is ambitious, bn es,,hIsh
ing a.royal Dynasty in America Is tbr man
who would advocate such an establishment ,,
Republican Is he Republicai who adyo'
Gates measure which directly ends tn IN .
overthrow of Republication Eerv one ,y;,
| answer that whether such an advd,te no b,,n
~. vi nU.' lie cannot De esieemeds any other
The essayist aforesaid is also ofnin;on rho,
Republlcanism is not at all concer, III in r,,.'s
tons OF constitutional construction Jnd...t |
, "a,T aaSs oee" inauceo TO thit that the !
is very dangerous to the liberties ubis mi
on. The construction which alIowed,o,,r...
to pass laws,
AbrIdgiDg the freedom of the ress
Nesting 10 the President an arbivrv nv
er to remove aliens III time oleace nm.
suspicion OF their being dangeus.
Appropriating money Tor all l,rposes
whatever which may pr omote gen
real welfare," and other smiIAc,s ID
may 'eau 10 consolidation OF these ses. I'll
s"en ehec. should be produced, then eweII
,, HIS country is ex-
ss"sne " nave si the powers oil govtmrni i
e" ,na, " "ne General government soon
King, and the experience of mankind oyes
that an Elective is worse than an herI,arv !,
King. Consolidation then would be dtuc, !,
tive Of Republicanism, and that Constr;o, (,
OF the Constitution which leads 10 il. GU, tn
be stunned by Republicans. cannot ,,e
fore agree with this Esssyst, that il Mid
be neither rational, nor just, to considdov
"opinisns concerning the extent of ptr.
6 meant TO be conferred on Congress. a,rs
nishing Criterion Of RepubIicapisnI mi Y