Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-26

against " military services" by torturing the re-
mark OF a new paper in Tennessee. is worthy OF
,he'n ana oil their cause. That paper prefers Gen.
j. on the GROUNDS Of his patriotism, his integrity
and his knowledge of human character as ,peii
a. " the military services he has perturmed." II
protests against the doctrine of excluding man
"o'n civic honots. because he has rendered snai
inihtary services; ami contends that such an ex-
ciusion VIII take away the stimulus To eXeftion,
ana might even tempt ambitious men TO take by
ofce the honors denied by YOUR suliragos. The
editor considers that military services where they
have been performed, " form a Legitimate claim
To pupic Import. The terrorites oil the Inteili-
gencer eize upon this tnara. s. make the welkin
rink with alarms. They say here is the doc
time boldly dvowed, that the most successful sol
dIeT hdsG RIGHT 20 the Presidency call
upon the patriotism and stad oil the country
To put down this alarming doctrine-and indulge
their wanted sophistry aud d engenuousness in
showing that such the opinion of the supporters
OF Zen. j. All this rhodomontdie is supremacy ri
dicuio"s. The editors o. the Intelligencer must
be very much pushed for the subject matter of a
paragraph Aud we think they have Numbered
most egregious'y III this instance, as we will show
presently.
SAFE PRECEDENT" ..
he ask an our turn
sor nfsi,on, Jtiio cit:sen. tka. tle RIGHT Of
'aeceSOn the Iresideaey Of th Onited States sha
Ae"e.forth restde in the" SEcRETARY OF STArE9
A'e yea ice repeat, ready principle thnt
ths Pressdn ofhe U,tsd shaH ALWAYS take,,
from the otTee Of SElREr1RF Of SrATE ana bs
th' pai"ed upon you by each pseee ding President
! The government paper calls upon the preople,
most emphaucdy TO consider the questions first
quoted-Ne call upon them, with equal earnest
ness, TO consider the ques TONS in relation 10
another Succession, already we fear, fastened upon
us; AMI denominated by our present Immaculate Sc
cretary, - safe precedent" Willis. MIR. CLAW
was Speaker OF the House of Representatives, and
| a candidate for the presidency, he, and the com
Inttees IA the W ST and elsewhere and the press.
! Who Imported him, resisted the principle OF Cabs
| ret succession with grea, propriely and force OF
iargumcnt. they were even vehement in thrii
denunciations of practice that had silently erep,
iuo our Institutions; which, IN effect, depriv I'd
! the people oil the ineStimabe constitutional rig hi
oil eiecung their president. With what eluuuencr
| ana lhey oppose the continuance OF a practice
which gave TO the president for the time being The
power OF appointing III effect, his successor Il j.
true the appointment was not absolute, ic il had ID
be ratified by the form OF the peoples votes
! Yet, TO be placed in the Office OF Secretary Of
State, so universally called the stepping stone 10
The presidency; 10 be clothed with the impor-
lance aud repu alton II cOHiers, and TO Weld the i'm
/ mcnse patronage and influence connected with
it-and TO be brought so advantageously before
the nation with so many opportunities of counting
tie public favor, substantially. to be elected
president. ihis, Mr. lay insisted, wrong in
principle. He called, upon thu people no longe,
, u submit TO III Dut, In the majesty Of theiI
| strength, 20 assert their rights-He deuouncec
cd0'Het succession. as nearly the same thing witt
an appointment for lie, an appointment 10 ,b
| presidency, with the power OF designating his sue
cr~Sor and 20 on, III reipetuity. He and hi, par.
uzanS even went So lar 10 insist that no menlbe,
" the cabinet ought TO be supported, because OF
the danger OF cabinet succession, and of The cor
rup0n that might be used in their offices TO secure
! their success. lie idea OF cabinet succession
! seemed then to have taken strong hold on hi:
Tears, rs that OF army succession has upon the
newildered unaginations OF certain affiliated e.
uItoIs.
But sfr. Clay, upon being EXCUSED from tho
House oil Representatives, begai to look around
him, aud 10 devise with his friends the be,t mean,
| OF promoting the interests of the WEST" Gala.
H. C'ay) We will not now advert to any OF the
arguments TO show that a bargain was made for the
II ction OF MIR. Adams, upon condition that Mr.. G.
was TO be made Secretary OF State. But. il is yor
thy OF remark that, Mr.. Clay and his friends, con
triry to the express reeurs; OF the legislature O.
eniucky, and to the known sentiments OF the
peopi OF That Stale at the time, united with
| Mos7.-. Cook of Illinois, Scott of Mo- aud others
ana made Mr.. Adams President, against the will
OF the American people. Mr.. Clay, the ploteI
and chief profter OF tiiis enterprizc, felt hinsel
bound to make some explanation OF his vote
| And, IN the most solemn premeditated manner he
, tells the country, that Jefferson, Madison anc
! Monroe, had all served as Secretary of State ant
had been, in regular ssion, advanced 10 the
presidency from that office, aud that ne did no
Know what better he could do than FOLLOW 81
.
Secretary. Mr.. Adams was no sooner elected thar
Mr.. Clay was paced in the line of safe preced,nt.
And what is the resui? Is not the whole pat.
tonage OF the government, immense and almost ir-
resstiDle il is, welded for the election OF Mr.
Adams! Is it not boldly avowed that Mr.. Clay
- to succeed him, elected? We see the most
inVeteraie opponents of j. Q. Adams supportirg
I'm Wiih zeal, and avowIng that they do il only
from attachment TO Mr.. Clay-tIIM II reelected
hr. L. will be the next president. Should Mr. A
succeed, what chance will The friend OF another
candidate iiave Of eectiGg him! " hat effort what
Intrigue viii b. LEFT unc-saycd by the Adams aud
| Clay party, what stone LETT unturned 10 keen IN
| his line OF ' cabinet SucceSSiOn?" II the people
! should indulge his oyerwcening ambition and fol-
| towing lrS accommodating principle OF Secretary
/ Succession, place him in the Char, after Mr. Adj
ans, then, from among the prominent men of the
country will not Mr.. Clay appoint his Secretary
| ana may We not again expect to the anti
| pOGes brought together, and hdTnessed in the
sane conmon cause against the rights of the peo-
! pie! NJ Clay will give Us his successor-tlat suc.
| cesSor will give us his, aud Oh. The reader
| sees thu result.
! Mr. lay asd his friends have, heretofore. diIa-
! tee on Tbs til"ue. Would thdt we had tn same
nun 'er OF ardent and talented writers in opposi-
/ ion 10 tai, odou- ciples-Wo uld that ye had
the same yrltcrs,tlat MIR {. brought forward when
II was hts interest 10 oppose it. But we have con
Hdence III the in liigcnce and virtue Of our coun-
/ rymen IL is impossible but thet they must see
tn seihshne's OF the politicians who aspire 10 go
vern and direct them. 1t IS impos.i be, that hey
/ have 50 soon forgotten the part which Henry Claw
aid hi, friends once acted, in opposition to Ibis
! dangerous principle, which ne now attempts 10
/ tdsten upon our government.
We nave prOtracted this article perhaps AREA
/ dy too Tar. Bu we must be permitted 10 saw
that the election OF 4 patriotic AMI vlgtuous m an
! who has foi short period of his life rendered
Z fffr stts..