The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-09

reasons gave HIN Tins Discretionary power, L.
indeed, no ease afthis kiud had ever occurred
heiora-It those who receive an appointment, Of
whatever Character, Or from wbate, e. source,
ald a right 10 consider themselves entitled n il
Hereafter IN perpctuits ,-then, indeed, might
Nj. tlay's motives for making the recent chan
scs be reasonably suspected Of impnr,ty though
heg eoatt not, erta then, come ciatia tte sropr NJ
Legislature yrTtdiag. Bat. as It is. ~. Clay has
as much right to d%.rloce those whom he en-
plo!s ,as afutmor has n dismiss his ovcrsccror a
merchant 10 discharge hts clert lin be said
That this analogy Is strained. IA, the secretary Of
state Is himself bat tue agent Of anothei power,
still Ne contend, AID ec presume il Will not be
douotei, that his conduct does uot come within
tie pnr'iew OF Congressional enquiry aud CEN
sure, aud that consequently the whole matter
n'sto Of necessity result IN IA complete abortion.
II the feSo ntion should receive thu sanction nf
the House, VIA good effect sill be produced BY
1T lslt expected that Mr.. Clay WI pay tive
slightest attention 10 its commands PoIitcness
towards Il coordinate nauch of u. government
might, indeed, induce linn II do st. ia mere
impeflous SENSE OF sclfrcspcet dad not forbid II
lie ought to, and he 10 doubt vii, neat the
hugh bchcst' Of VI. sauuders md has hirna.
"lihfhe contemptuous silence winch 1t mcrits.
M Wright, OF ONO, we'll remarked. ia reply ia
Nj ;. that II would be equally correct. and wsifld
be otequally binding force, if the House should
'link TIT To direet an enquiry INTO ms motives for
the introduction ofso unprecedented lu enquiry, .
an enquiry At war no less " 18th common SENSE than
with the dlsnItv OF The House. and lhr official if
not personal respect which it ought 10 display. if
II do noticed towards 50 elevated an officer as
the Secretary of State. But, ior argument SAKE.
even admit the right Of the House TO make the
enquiry 81 Mr.. Clay, aud the Obligation of Mr..
I. toanSwei lt1u good faith, what tucnl Do
the friends of the resolution presume that It Mr..
Clay were azure enough to exert the discretion.
ary powers co"fded 10 linn as the means ofef-
fccnag his political advancement, OF a, an engine
OF persecution against those VINO had manifested
unirlendly feelings to INN, he would he dol =.
nough to confess IT. They must nave great con-
ildcnce, indeed, in the terror. Of then hat. OF OF
lis capacity to dcadcn the scnslbalitirs of human
nature, if they attribute To II 81 Ii potent quail.
ucS. II, on the othtr hand, Nj CLAWS motives,
being pure, aud he, icrlIng an distinctive aud a
natural desire to retrieve his fepuiatlon from the
iodlum which Mr. Saunders j|GsuItleal resolution
Is calculated 10 thtoworrr il, should ayuu has IN.
noccncc and indignantly repei tie lnslnuaion,
what effect vii, ms dvonal ofinnocencc produce ,
III II induce ms enemies 10 torcgo tneir amino
slty TO confess their error ? to wipe of the in
p%utatlon No such thing, They will onrinae
as they even have done, to scout ms protesln
tons Of mnoccnce-to give INN credit tor Gun
n,nE as vel uS crlmc-tor dupIiciiy as well as
dishonesty. We repeat, therefore, that no pos
sible consequences can be produced by the reso-
luton, aud Nc earnestly hope, for the eicdil 81
the House OF Representatlves. it may have been.
ere this, thrown under the table. We had lunen.
dcd to say som thing OF the objcct oftic mo,erol
tins resolution, but II is unnecessary, since il is
open and apparent 10 the most casual obsrrv-
er. 1t is only "A link, "a weuh one, ii is true III
that continuous cham OF fault finding which has
never been for AN instant slackcncd since the
election of Mr.. Adams 10 the Pre>idrncy. II IS
tor the people 20 say whether they viii sanction
the continuance oisuch degrading sccues-whc.
tier they have elected mcmbefs 10 Congress tor
the purpose of picking flaws III the characters
of the men whom tIoy have appointed TO rule
over them, or whether they were elected to
make laws for the good of the community
whether they will pc. init such triting insinua
lions, drilling bothin their extent aud because
they are uniounded in reason or fact 10 lessen
tnclr confidence IN men who stood by their coun
Try IN the most gloomy and perlIous times, aud
who have passed through various and important
scenes with ]nblemiSled reputauons-whethcr
such men shall be sacrihccd by the l|isalrics of
personal antipathy, and the Earrings of factions
haie-lt is for the people to say whether they viii
suffer their money to be wasted IN subsidizlng poll
neal aSpirants, who seek a scatin Congress not 80
much so show their wisdom in Legislation as
their skill in elcctionecrins. Its for the people
10 say whether they will conntenanre such IN
wholesome and degrading departures from the
duty which Their Representatives owe 10 the
community, as have been exhibited during tue
last four OF five sessions OF Congress. Let Us
fccur To the charges OF Nmian Edwards, to the
Louvre controversy, to the AliN contract, and 10
the hundred otlief schemes projected by cunning
men to effect some grand political purpose,-alI
oi (which ended IN the diss ace of their plojec-
tors and tie degradation OF our national cha,ac
ten and we are persuaded that all " i'll at once
see the necessity %ofappiyiug some corrective to
the growing evil, instead OF giving TO ii an I'M
peus by the reelection Of men whose appro-
pirate vocation ii is 10 fish IN - troubled wa
tsrs.'
u Porhataa Ellis, Esq. Formerly of this
place has been elected, BY the Legislature Of
Mississippi, a Senator from that State to tue Sc
nate ofthe United states, in place Of inod,s b.