The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-03
DOMESTIC.
I,rKsoS,s RESIGNATION.

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ale and House u Representatives, q TIE
Siaie IF 2fnntssts.
Tnn, ara $50 ~ ihr unsolicited snf-
faee nf the Lrgislatute was preferred Ia
fhr sitasliou NJ present occupied ny me,
I nf SENATOR ~ Congress. Pntsning thr p III
cnJr h, which hid ever been goscrued,
| neilher ia serk after, nor drcline Office, the
anpoiatm,ni conferred was accepted. A
| asre of the practice which had long pre-
,aIled, nf sclociing from each Extreme II
III. 81 1T, = person foI The high aud tespee-
table situation Of Senator. it,t regret nj
bring hFough forward Ia disturh u system
Inch had 81 hong obtnasd vet lnasmurh
~ the Legislature. without any knowledge
OF understanding an ny par, had called
me- 10 the situation, II was impossible To
withhold my assent; aud accordingly lhe
appointment wa~, tho r,luctanily accepted :;
not however without It's being progressed by
my friends, that a hunger term of service
than one congress, ~ould nellher BIZ rrqol
red or expected. Tbd service has been
pcrfnr,ped. | was still bordering, and IN
doubt. whether exceptions IN my resigna-
tim might not b. taken; aud # II might moi
b. proper for me Ia execute the iiill term
which yon had assig I'd. when my mud
WAS brought to conclusion by some late
proceedings of your own, and drterinln-
alinn formed, 10 surrender Immediately
back into your hands, the responsible trust
You had heretofore cuufdrd.
One ind ucement To my determination
Was that travelling IL the cily of Washing
ton twice year, Inpnsts 40 Inco considerable
fatigue; aud .ltho' this Is a minor consd-
Grafton, sud one which would have been
mel with chcetfhnrss, II business, involving
the interest Of our happy country had r.
CURED the exsrtIon; YET ! was aware NJ
nothI"g II great nltioual importance nllcH
wa Likely L, come before Congress, ex-
cep''ng subject that You have lately had
before ,n'r b#dy, the amending The c0nsti-
thiiau 81 III. 1. stairs III rel IIon TO the
caolce # Chof Magistrate. Upon this
matter grre ~ Doubted whether II might
oot ne ny duty again tp appear 10 the SCR
Ale aud ex,snd my feeble aud, towards pro-
dlc,ng Al alteration IN winch great ln,cr.sr
with tie topic 81 TIE Upurd Statrs *
is's ard ~ which 'le s,cully If our r.
,llbtl, ~ 81 tim nay drptpd. But b.l1s
Idsls"d nla resolution II your body, pre-
srntlug agaln nv name 10 the Am"rIran
people fpr the bifitc Of Ghl"f Mag rate of
tins Uulon, | could ~ longer hr,ltae M III
course | shold pursue dnuhl Welded IL
aud | determined iottteiIh L.
ASK You iudalP'rCe IL rs rScosrd from a.
~ further service IL the councils of the
country.
Situated as nm. my name presented 10
D l. II. - 4
Ollie" kouWn 40 our constitution, ! could
ii, with ANY thing Of apptohation on my
pan, consent either 10 ur5r Or to rncouI-
,ge, - change which might wear the ap-
pearanca al beng induced from selfish CON.
alterations from dcsire 10 advance my
a"n yeHs. | feel , thorough aod sa,..
conviction, that inputal1on would br NJ
lounded, and thai nothing COULD prompt
M to IN active course on any subject when
my Judgment. dId not approve: yet an
from late events, II might be Inferred that
th'' prospects of Your recommendation
codd ne rendered probable, only by the
people having The choice given To them di-
'ecl, abundant room would h. afforded To
aseIlbe any ex'rtion might make, to cans-
"s apperiaIuinS exclusively 10 my self
lmputatiuns thus made would, assure YOU,
be- extremely lrksomc 10 any person of ,r-
tuous and independent feelings: they would
certainly prove ~ 10 me and hence the
d, LEI mlnatlon To retire irom.a situation,
where stlong suspicious might at least at
taeh, and With great seeming property
| hasten therefore Ia tender this my rrsig-
nation INTO the hands # those who cnnfr-
red on me the appointment, that IN the ex-
erclse Of their CONSTITUTE rnal rights, they
may conhde it to some on" merl;iug their
confidence and appreciation.
Being about 10 retire ence more to pr
'nie llir, II may be the last time, probably
that shall ha'r m oppnrtunity of address
ing Jon. Permit me To suggest To You
then, some remarks upon the prnpn,cd A.
amendment oi the consultation Of he United
states. Our ,olllcAl fabric being rcgnIh-
ted by chrcks ADD balance, where expert
enrr assures ~, that those whirh hive been
resoritd To ARE lnr1i ',rni or that howe,-
er well Their boundaries have been defined
by the parchment fIhr constitution. sumo
new barrier Ia the tncroach nruts Of DOW
~ ar corruption IN any al the departments
ni government - necessary, a correctly.
should hc applied, and Il IS the duty OF the
people II J,isi,Ce 10 ,trntsrhes To sc tha;
oar rs provided. There Is no Truth more
sacr"i n pot,i,cs: ami none more concl,-
sn'iy stamped upon all the state constitu.
ian-. as we'll rs the federal constitution,
thaN that, which requires the three great
departments oI power-the Legislative,
Jadlomi and LXecnll,e, 10 be kept srpcratc
anu apart. Bot simple aud manifest as this
'rn'h Is the difficulty Of armioS i. in proc
ice "ah constitutional restraints. still re-
mh'as; and forms question whether in
is amei,u'u,nt The wisdom and virtue Of
IL" present generation rsay not be oscfully
employed. Gratitude to the founders OF
nnr happy government cerIainl, cannot be-
irsNcned by honest Efforts On our part 10