Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-05

a judgment more cool, principles more fixed. &
more generous ambition, such an Editor as Mr.. w
might be highly respected by his counrymen. Sucl
man could be above the temptation of seeking of
hclai distraction, by burning incense at the shrn,
OF Executive Power.
As TO the New York American, its Editor be-
longs rather to different order of men. He Ina,
not the learning of Mr.. w. and much more thar
MS guinness. All his IDEAS, are too much con
tracted TO permit him TO do the slightest act of JUS
ticeto political opponent. In his recent structure.
on this paper we recognize the same liberal spirit
which formerly gave rise to a similar compliment,
IL Is something to hare the praise of.he praised
but the animadversons of him, who occupies only
me Sd or 4'h place among the Editors of hi. own
CITY, may pass for very little
The American is very much mistaken in suspect
ing that we are struck with any WRATH and
" apprehension" at the Z" steady progress which
the administration of the general government is
making In the public favor'' " Progress in ia
vor where are the alarming evidences Of it a.:
II zee tcere its supple friends as the American is
we should be much rather startled at the porten,ous
signs OF the times; aud much in the West as any
where eise--that district of country, TO which the
American so ENORMOUSLY and absurdly declares
we are looking '' with sad forebodings.'' Look
Ing nearer the seaboaId, we really can see nothing
In the progress OF the administration to excite our
apprehension The South i against il: and Penn
sylvania irfeciainable: Maryland rising-and Vir-
sinia, as hXed in her principles, and as decided
against the administration, its friends can APP
prehend " No steady progress here -excepl the
other way. But what care we, may the American
say, for Virginia:
g Happily, however, the voice of Virginia is no
longer the voice of power; - the scepire has de-
parted from Ju!ah,'' the quotation seems TO have
touched the Enquirer, and we therefore repeat it;
ana Inc North has awakened TO us own interest and
power
The American will again rue this insulting tauni.
She, who gave Washington, and Jefferson and
Madison TO the u. 5 she, who gave men who
were an ornament TO her. in her Presidential Chair;
cares not for the loss OF power but she still cares
tor her country. Through good report and
through Ill report" she will guard the true princi-
PIES OF the constitution and resist every encroaci-
ment:-and though "a the scep,re'' does moi grace
her own bands, and she does not wish it, vet she
will attempt to place it in the best hands which
circums stances Will admit. The day NAV come
when IN this way her @" roice'' may vet be heard
Does the Petersburg Republican in saying that
" Patrick Henry written by an individual
who has been recently elevated to the dignity OF a
Judge OF the Federal curt, " hose talents are adj
mitted on all hands sc. allude TO Mr. @. H. ; II
he does, lac Is certainly mistaken. So far from
II. That we are very much mistaken ourselves il
Mr.. H. be not the author of very long and Ella
oorate article IN The n. Intelligencer on - The
LdU of Congress" which maintains exactly the
opposite opinion-Mr. II. or whoever lie the au-
thoT most conclusiyeiy vindicates the decision OF
MIR. Calhoun against all tie abuse which has been
lavlshed upon it. He shows, that each House
may determine the rules of it, own proceedngs''-.
that under this clause of the Constitution the H. OF
II have 50 rules; and the Senate 4S; that the
Senate has no such rule the one in the II. of r.
giving the right 10 the Chair to call a member 10
order; that there's no other source from which the
Ice President can deduce such power; neither
MS own discretion, the unadopted rules OF
parliament, nor any pre;ext of tie necessity for
such rule; that MIR. Calhoun could only have ex-
efc!sed such power by sheer usurpaion; and
that If any evil should grow out of the want OF
such rule, the Senate are qualified 10 remove it by
the adoption of that rule for the subject. We
have all along been satisfied that this was the
view OF the queson-and we confess we should
have been utterly asionished at the rancour with
which Mr.. c. has been assaIed, if the motives oil
hiS opponents lad not been SO clearly manifested.