Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08

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i'zc provides, amongst other things, that The law
snaii DC published in some one paper within tb,
Ois'Iict OF Couin' ia. The gentleman from NORTH
Saro'iha mas conterded, that The National Iniell
} sencer, celebrated for the ability with which i
Is conducted, and for Us idle circulation was IN.
proper Paper 20 publish the laws in this District
Upon this, MIR. L. remarked, that, whatever pa
per wa. selected for the publication of the law,
IN ire District, tina, ;he election would be, upor
me principle of the act OF Congress, TO dffu.e in
formation IL the laws within the District; the
more extended publication of them being effected
I through The agency Of three papers in every State
10 me Union So that the sfgnneni of ,cider circu-
isiion has not the weight which the gentleman from
AZ. T. had given 10 II. But the IT gument Of the Hon.
gentleman uroa THIS particular case, (said Mr. L.
appears to me to be very singular. He says he
o'heVes NE motive OF the charge to have been 10
punish NE Editors OF The National In,e,ligenc or
ior having been refractory in great political oues-
ion, refusing TO support the existing powers: and
mar The ch'nse was calculated 10 have the addi-
'iotiai operation OF inducing them to send in their
adhesion 10 the present administration II seems
10 De extraordinary. indeed, that this measure
snOu'l nave the magical effect, 81 once TO punish
them Tor past oifences and TO seduce them TO the
support of those by whom ,hey were 10 he ,hps
punished. have different opinion of these
printers, than TO suppose they be thus operat
en upon As gentlemen Of correct piiYaie de
pertinent, whose character stands high for Impair
i , anu ability, IN conducting, perhaps. the
ab!esf paper la the United States / cannot bs-
i.eve that 50 small consideration could have the
slightest effect in Narpng their Judgment or indie
pehaerce' And 80 deem of printer generally
'ha' 'hs'r course ~ NOT TO be Influenced, enc way
or iHe other, by sach Inducements. Is i, to be be
ieVeu' hai twenty or thirty thousand dollars wear
taxing me gent.eman's own data, can be So en-
P'oSeu' 'Toush The agency of The selection Of pub
hshers OF the laws, TO regulate the politics
o' he United States. Has il come 10 this rba,
IN country az int.llig ent ours with such .rea,
resources, distinguished by such vatchiulness and
vigilance, on The part of The people, that a sum SO
p'iify can control and regulate in any degree, the
ponies OF 'te country! should indeed egret it,
were II so; but cannot, for moment listen 10
such a suggestion. II has no foundation
BAT tlesentleman from N. Carolina SAYS, that
'he secrecy with which, tbeee changes oil publish
eTs OF The laws were made, makes the power more
dangerous to tie liberties of The country than eli
iief Inc aHen or The sediiion law. Why, sir
there s no secrecy in il: il is done IN the most
p.Llic manner: he man who loses ibe lob will be
sure 20 tell OF 1t, ard he who gains it, if he does
not BOAST OF II, makes j; sufficiently known. by
Oh. Ing the words - BY Authority, over his
oincia publications. The ma. ter is discussed and
the Secretary who removes the printer. gels his
30 "a share Of abuse for dong it, Upon a fair cal
cua'Ion, sir, do not think that there is any sreat
po!scs IN these changes a, any time II the PRINT
ing oe taken from one friend and given 10 another
f's"d, 'here Is danger that ,ou lose friend If
you 'aHe IL nom friend and give it 20 an enemy,
you are subjected, besides losing your friend TO the
ehafse 81 buying up Jour enemy. There is one
."'e'iog''ofy winch would put 10 the gentleman
iiom North Carolina, this subject, viz: What
Is The poii'ic"i chsracsr OF The printers ol the laws
IN his Stale! Aie not some sf them directly hos
,i!e to the present Administration? II so. nh.
Secretary oil State has had The temerify TO give the
pnDhca'ion oil lhe laws an editor in the orpos-
ron ana he vii! be charged by The gentleman from
SORE Ia oiina suppose, with a design TO bry
him over. This power OF selection i. a. gsr,Is.
men coHsFue II, a tyyo edged we.pon. Nsclecrion
De made OF friend, il is 10 bind him closer; if !;
De gwen to an enemy, j, is still done upon cacu-
iaiion Whether friend or enemy, the selection
Is SUI mater oil calculation. As far as under
stand the policy which was pursued by tina, Re
publican Statesman, Mr. Jefferson, think he took
The true course. When he could find friend to
hnseli and his country, well qualified to discharge
the duties OF any Office appointment, he gave il
10 HIM. Fhis he did matter CT policy. and
with knowledge of human nature Placed in a
s'inhat s''aahon, would myself give Office TO
i,'ehl 10 myself and my country, if equally quail
iiea with ohe's. in rTs.cren1e to my enemy
Possibly am wrong. Suppose Two men present
themselves before you for any trust within your
gut, equally qualified, bu. The ose being your Der
sonal aud political fii.nd, and Tie other hayins
done you much injury. Ii you were to besiow
'De once upon your enemy, might praise you for
your magnannlty, but confess il yyorld be ex
ceedingy difficult foi me 10 Initiate II; IbsI;.y.
jefferson understood these thing. Just about as well
as any man IN he world. Ii lie ever gave all Of
'ire TO an enemy Of his, never heard ofit Abon,
inc i'me mat be came into power, there was more
commission among the printers than there ha. been
al any other time, before or since What is in
! rum, the real complaint IN this case, Tina, the
enemies OF Tie Administration have no, been Sc.
lecisd 10 polish the laws in exclnsio, sc II.
friends; that, In The language Of sen,emes them
selve' the Secretary of ) ate has been governed by
PERSONAL and p0litica! motives i'm making the se :
lection OF printers oil The laws This, Mr. I,
sa'd' ne had already shown to be the principle of
tl' 'sneisonj u was principle WATCH had It's
foundations In reason and Il man nature
IL you pass tbs resolution, YOU establish ne,v
era In sgslaiion After giving an entire discretion
70 pubic cHicef, you demand of him the reasons
ioI The manner IN which he exescIses H. SUPPOSE
we push THIS principle further, and inquire OF the
FOs''nSs'er General what The reasons why he
appoints or removes Pogmas,ef? There il no
END oil such Investigations. Any gentleman In this
tAouSe VINO loses Po-tmasef Ia his District by
removal and there iew Of us who have not
experienced such loss may call unon the post.
master General for his reasons fof making the re-
moysi; and, after discussing them, what would
Dc tue consequence! Could you restO!e the Post
mas erf NO more than GU can the printer How
i many printers have been superseded during this
!A""lnlsifa'ionf sixteen, the gentlemen SAYS
ihough had supposed, until he furnished the in,
formation, that there bad been many more. Ga,
we reFore them, under any circumstances. sun
posing we might Jisspyroye OF what has bee
} oo"e! certainly not. he could not, therefore
, lion.
u The gentleman wished TO transfer the pow e.
OF mshns these appointments so as 10 place