Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-29

s'ration IN favor OF the President by his t,L,;r~.
ions and condemnatons against others ,vbicI
mere pronounce TO be utterly destitute Of inc;I,.
or preteSt Hear him IN his own worJs--.,Or
1io'nef occasion, incIuuOusly taxing ii for y,,n,
CO Uitt every one would understand t,. H.,
hSh oDiigotiOn OF aa oath was derived from bo,
Veh,-ie mas again perhaps, without much feicit,.
vi PhlaSe' made an obvious, though not avowed 20
ierehce 10 ms oath Of Office imposing al, ohio.
u0h ABOVE all human law,--and This Reference :,
tortured into public avowal, of the oiio,s 10,
trine, that his poidca! power, was jt,,e iiyino
- MOI possible Tor me 10 conceive OF the magic h.
Wh'eh me sagaclcus Chairman means to connec,
'ne Presldcnts notions o! the obligation of hi, oa,
Of oihce, being derived from heaven and hi -
puled doctrines Oi the 'jts''e dUinO"-or the 49,
walton oil power TO man lrom his Creator: mo- =,
Whet occasion the Chairman alludes, Tor conn.c
ton between them. There are 80 yeI ,.c So.
which the President alluies IN tha iri,,,: "a
power 10 inan from the Creator: but they hoyo
more relation TO the derivation of the obIia,;
imposed by his oath OF office, than thcy have 80,
ueHNduoh vi MS reiglouS creed-wheiher rrin;,,,
run or Unitarian. This will appear undenialIe H.
me mere recital OF them. The frs, will $50, =
'he fresldents hrst message, IN these WorIs .si..
moral, political and intellectual iinprove,ncr, - -
aHsteS assigned, by The duor IF or esisie,lrc IN
s0e'ai, no less than TO 0idiridltdL man y, n
y seen great abstract political principle ,re1,;
VocSily iAid down, without the remotest ,cfere,,,
% the oolSation OF an official oath VIVA, l. -,
ialr meaning Let it be Analysed s.MoraI noi;'
- "'it il'eiscluai improvements are duties ae
signed TO S0ctd no less than TO it,Gipi,y,,J - -,
W hat IS the plain obvious Ineanino. of sai nan
cohtrasted with iildirifilui man !? SURELY ~; a.
nan-otherWise, the contrast drawn Womb ~ 80"
Po''eIo'tS ana absurd; II would be arrant nons,r
by whom are these duties assior,ed ia eo.;oJ ~ &c
ctdt man? By the author of orr e~;st,, v, Gg'-
uutlcs are described TO be thus ASSIGNED; MI
poiiucdl anu intellectual improvements Arn 81
assigned WIN, or without, limitations Cor,aii
niauohs' Now, itdulies, assigned by the
Et4.Na
assigned duties--then Is the mower ovo, ,sS "ic
iucal and intellectual improvements. dsri,nl, ~.
onicial man, from the author of our cx;s,anoo "
py aVlne right To suppose that the author NJ ~
SNA,'lce "ouiu assign duties TO official man for
MS performance, without giving him the por,o.
perform them, would be an inpUtaton upon ill.,
uSe' "iSuon q competence of the Creator. a., =
therefore utterly inadnissible. On another o.
j 'le PRESIDENT introduces The doctrine of i,,
"tCW0, or Tic same thing, the rierivo.;,D 80 -
erby indn from his Creator in the iniIo,, - Pow
Wille WI! serve 70 explain more CLEARLY, re -
ing intended TO be attached 90 the word 500 :.
tle iorner quotation: ''Tllat the fe,if,re Mt -,
oy man, Is IN the moral pts5-r oses of bjs It|I
upon condition, that 1t shah be exercised in ACT IL
oenehcence, 10 improve the condition oc -; ~ ~
ana hls iellow-men. What have we ber MI
tenure OF power by man. Power bv to,,,,I
means Official power No power is held bv nan
serves TO explain more certainly the term eoc;1J
S intended TO describe Official man No.
comes tins tenure Of Office: Ii is derived 10 AS
uittouSh inc moral purposes of his Creator. Flor
IL PulPose Is tniS tenure OF power bestowed
Cpoh CONDITION, that IL be exercised in acte of H.
hehcence, to improve the condition of bimseIf -
ms lelio~ -man-Not TO carry into effect tbe fIn
u"ihentai laws; but perfectly unrestraineJ in a..
exercise oi ms own free will and discretion 81
lar rom imposing any restraint ,vhotsooYor -
man, invested with the tenure of nou,ar h. ~ ItoN
dtor' the President proceeds logically to ,yoro II
"a "le consequences OF being restrained at eoet ~
nc %Li OF our constituents. The first is-tlIat W.
''aii ''iSIeoy cast away the bountes of Prs
Iehce' &c; &c. What are these Proyidenti1I
counties, which are 10 be cast ayyav bv sI,,,TI
-, 'o.iing uP-our arms, and proclanina 20 tbc
world mat we arc paised,' in the excTc;,a -
oNi own discretion, by the will of our consii
- ihey are political bounties. None o.
,4!eIs San pc conferred on man by his Greater j.,
ms eg'cigf, or representative character-Uca,,on
~ edFthiy, moral, natural boHntics are confnr,od
upon man by his Creator in his Individual not =;
40 oiit'lai character There is no relation wba-
ever, between man and his Creator but II, III, :;
diYldual character The President seems -
tu'ely determined TO establish some relation no
tween himself and his God, in his presidsn,i-l
cIldl ac'cf and hence some Of his most urorniDqrt
- : - siIc derivation Of powers from sl,perh,
man authority; but he is utterly mistake, in -
supposed relation-al his relations with his Ti 49,.
~ ms Individual, not his official character and IN
MS Individual character, must he settle ajlb;s az
cunts win liis God, for the performance of al
:; 49, "i40'i'cI uiey De oil an original or OF a
liuuciary character. Here, then is a third orc
SION IN which the President introduces tba -
Jecl OF P0tHicnt 6OUntieS, or in other words ~
'.00S PoHe'S, being conferred on man bv his Gre
"i'"Oue the remote5t conceivable reference "a
us oatn OF oiilce; and proves beyond the rosil;,;
~ Of doubt, that the President i ;ntoI J,I
ing upon the derivation of power 10 man from, =;
''ii0 UisHl' iherc Is more recent and Eourti,
occasion, m relation 10 Georgia, in which The D.
sicii' a'scIts-"s- the laws OF the Union re,naini
- ~ suP5Fadded obligation, cve,, higte2
tii"'. "t""Nn authority, will compel the H.,
i've &c. Although it is possible that tIs O.
o ,,a' gwen Tlse 20 the extraordinary concentior
,i'' u'c fFe'id2nt had some alusion TO the ohio,
to,i nc was under 70 heaven, for the Observer,
,,,' o'T u oiucc-l am myself utterly at a loss
even on tHs occasion. 10 conceive thu least co
hecuon, In employing the military force AZ lie
i.i'i !oi the coercion Of Georgia, and the dnriv
Oli u INC oDigation OF his official oath from no.
Yen whist u inc0niesby proves the intentbear-
- - uis tEesidcnts mind-that his autbori,,
was IN TACT derived from some superbr,nor, -!
mai. The real charge, however against The d.
IS not his derivation Of power partic,,lar1,,
II OH MS creator, or jure Observation-Disclosures II Co..
% me 70 De impossible to put any other Iair i,ii;
~ tVl'lGcuon upon his several avowals-It ia
er i D,ii aims and practically exercises, pow
80 ueIlVdDle from sources paramount the cons titr
.iui5 ana thcre5y has actually obliterafed ali is
O'isiltl restraining provisions. Let that mo. = a.,
Portdnt point be examined since the Chair,,,s{ -
ouulCy iailed IN the performance of that duf,
Amy assumed upon himself, by the course a.
dop;sd In making his report ''''' d.
WIZ. B. GILES.
(Io be CoHtiRued)
~ Eri7 as printed ia Che fr5l No ofti c,,ry,i.,,.
u, H1ti ih' 1tddle before lie word, g af,es t
eoiu.n few line, before The first quotation lae
""'q' iouns anj " tht' insert the word M N '"@
. - Ooinmr -Hoi ilr hou the bottom .-,,,e,, ,, .
" 'glEe' lin ,e place Of TIE word 'i9Lo 90 AZ W. VOC
rleijeg ,b1, ~ oiff',y 'ao cruel eics upon de