Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-24

States" And tbe lath article Of the amend
ments To the constitution provides, that " no
person e"nsiitu,i,nally ineligible 20 the otice
OF president shall he eligible to that of vice
pre- sident ofthe United Siaies"-Let the facts
IN the case Of Mr.. GalIatin be subjected 10 the
test OF these provisions, taken i'm connection.-
MIR. Gallatin was elected n senator Of the
United States in the Third Congress t179S-4,
from the state OF Pennsylvania. His seat was
contested, and In the end vacated, on the
ground that he had not been nine uedrs a
citizen Of the United Statts," which is one of
the qualifications required FOR the Office of
Senator. In the course Of the discussion of
tins question in the Senate, a statement Of
facts was n;adc up, by Mr.. Galatin aud those
who disputed his right tn bis seat.
We have turned to the Journal Of the &c.
nate of that date, and copied that statement
below, as a full and conclusive solution Of the
doubts which our friend, or any other person,
may entertain, Of the eligibility of Albert Gal.
latin to the vice presidency Of the u. States.
He migrated to this country during the war
of the revolution served in the militia during
that war, took the oath Of allegiance in the
year f785, was .citjZeH consequently four
years before '.the time-of the adoption of the
constitution" and from its adoption inclusive
till within few weeks last past, has been eve
ry hour Of his life in public stations, eleven
years of which time he >yas at the head of one
of the executive departments, and the last
twelve years Of which time he has been in
different diplomatic stations.
From The Journal Of the Senate, of Fs6ruury
28th, 1894.
Subjoined is the statement Of facts exhibit
ed by Mr.. Gaatin, and agreed to- between
him and the counsel for the petitioners, as
mentioned on the Goth instant:
&C. Albprt Cal,at;,, ,,,, 49,. n
the goth day Of January, 176t He left til; t
place for the United States in April or May,
1880, arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on the
l4ih-15th July, of the same year, and has
ever since resided within the Uaited States.
| In October, 1889, he removed from Boston
TO Nachias, in the District Of Maine, in which
| place and IFS nrighborhood he resided one
year, and commenced settlement on tract
OF vacant land. During that time, he furnisb-
ed, out OF his own funds, supplies (smounti, e
IN value TO more than Geo. Massachusetts
curency,) TO Col. John Allen, who was Il e
commanding rhcer stationed there, and als,
superintendent of Indian-affars for the East
ern department., for the use OF the American
troops, aud on several occasions acted as a
volunteer, under the same officers command.
For tile said supplies, he received, enc year
alter, a'warrant on the treasury of Massachr-
sets, which he sold al considerable depre-
citation In October. 1871, he returned to Bos-
ton, aud in the spring of17S2, was, by a vote
ot. The corporation of the University of Cam
bridge, (otherwise called Harvard College, \
chosen instructor OF the French language of
the said University. By the same vote, he was
allowed room in the college, the privilege of
the commons at the tutors table, the use of the
| library, and also the right Of his pay (which
depended on the voluntary subscription and
Ton dan sha ot,,I-
| steward 1T the institutions together with the
other charges against the students for board
and education. Those terms he accepted. and
remained IN that station fer the term of one
year. in July, 1873, he removed TO Pennsyl-
wanna, and IN November, of the same wear
proceeded to Virginia, in which state he had
purchased more than 1000 acres Of land, land
amounting to more than fIQ0, Virginia cur
rency, in value sometime between July, and
November, 1873. Between this last mention
ed Period, and the month of October, 1895.
| he purchased other lands in the said state, to
| very large amount, and in the said last men
toned month, he took an oath of allegiance
to the said state. In December, 1875, he pur-
chased the plantation in Fayette county. in
Pennsylvania, on which he has lived ever
since In October, 1889, he was elected mem
Der of the convention to amend the eonstitH-
ton OF Pennsylvania, and in October, 1890.
l79i, and 1892, he was elected member of the
legislature of the same state. On the 98th of
February, 1898, he was chosen senator TO re-
present the said state in the senate of the u.
States, aud took his seat in December follow
ing. MAT. INF.
We are authorized! to state, that every matter and
th"g contain" ed inau arIice originally published in
tho New York p nriot, and copied into the pape,s
ininiral TO MIR. CRAWFORD, 10 utterly nnfr,., and
n1fourdsd, so far relates 10 any conference he :
tween the Secretary of the Treasury and Mr. Hur-
TER, upon the feasibility Of securing the electoral
VOTES OF Rhode Island for himself by means OF co.
operation between Mr.. HUNTERS friends aud son,e
leading Republicans Of that State and tina, mn con-
versaion, or communication, direct or Indirect has
ever taken place between Mr.. HUNTER and the Sc
'reary oi the Treasury, in relation the
~ arv Office. or nppuumeni, under The next admin
i"rai'on, 10 Mr.. HUNTER, or any other individusi
Sn ia' as these charges affect the character of
Mr.. HUFTfR himself, he will no doubt treat them
IN manner consistent with the high and honorable
character which thar gentleman maintained for .eye-
raj years in he Coanoils Of his country and the uni
ver.a: respect whicb<iie conciiated while in tbat
station. ~
Tile facts in relation 10 the removal and re;ps,a,e
ment OF certain officers OF the customs in tho Dis
tric OF Newport. detailed in the same publcaion
having been perverted and nisrepftssnted, a stale.
men showing this perversior and MISREPRESENTATION
w'll he published ~ tbs next number uf the National
in'e'hgencer. ID.
FROM RIO JANE1RO
by the Romulus, we have sdvices 10 the t2ih Of
Dec Capt. HHiard informs that there waa no inn
provemeni inihe market, and that il was expected
Hour would shortly he down to So.
hIo WIS politically tranquil !; how long IL would re-
main so was very doubtful. Ii was said the Esipe-
ror had ordered all the Portuguese vessels con.
demncd, which had been sent 10 by Lord Cocb-
rane's sqUadron. No information iron, the provie-
cfs lad been received. AfIer the dissolution of the
C1rles was known, considerable anxiety prevailed
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