Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-09

% put vi ny one-hi,. Pei!.ap., oil the votes: hat
me very prospect oil such ,neogre majority should
temp. many candidates 10 trust their iocct inter
ests, and for the piZe. without any real rner
ITS OF their own! What President would be ahl,.
10 support himself upon such feeble rl.inoritys-
DisIpissing then, the plan Of a plutaity in wh,,
way are we to decide tho contest: W.. coutes.
we should prefer the Election to 90 back 10 The
same Electoral Colleges, wi,h the limitation of !,
Z choice TO the two highest Candidates. these Collie
gcs to have many votes as ihey have mo tnher,:
!: Or II we are 10 choose between an election by
them, voting as States, and the RI. OF r., sor the
Sta.e Lestssature,we should prefer the by the
| ioriner.- ct, some mode should certainly be a.
dopted, less excepIionabic than the present
| (2) We have no objection to a limitation of the
oiuce 10 one term; nor have any doubt, that
whether this Limitation be eng afted the consli
tuition or not Cen jackson i'll adopt the exainplc
provided Mr. Ciay's impatient friends viii permit
MIN ~ indulge his own inclinations.--A re-e-
lection to so important an office ought if possible
10 be avoided; but we wouil not, on any account
extend the term to s.c eight wears; or day lon
ger Than it's Four years Is long enough at time
10 cIothe Most men, almost any man, with such
,eXien'ive powers. The people ought 10 hold their
Shiei Magistrate by a short, check rein And,
suppose him incompetent vicious-to have got
into Office by cabal or corfupton-or, display The
most lamentab!e want u common sense in the dis
Charge OF lis duties, is the whole country 10 be
disgraced and injured for six eight years in sue
| cession! The history OF the present Atlmnstra-
'ion warns US against so fatal an innovation.
to extend the powers of the Federal Government
b! and fasien upon the Nation gigantic system of
roads and canals, and universities and schools, and
" all the arts and scienc s. proourd''
what great necessity is there for Home De-
lpartaent?-- Cannot the present powers of the
government be wisely administered by the pres
ent Departments! thar is TO say, if they attend 10
their official Duties. Aud will not Gen Jack son
! MAKE them attend: We shall no longer ee Score
taries rowing the land in quest of dinners and
lpopulai'y--and leaving the whole burden Of the
government resting upon the shoulders OF an Al,
las In the Treasury Deparment.-h is not Fl ON
persona. jealousles," but from "politicai lea
'ousies,' that prompted to look a, this pro-
position 'or Home Department with doubt aud
suspicion
| G) We agree fully with Mr.. Niles-We look
10 Gen. jackson Tor Refoi nl-and we hun,bly con
ceive that he canno, TOO early begin it in his own
person, by retrenching = the poinp and circurn-
stance OF oifice.lt is the vice OF these times, TO
run into :. poinp and shew" The People forget
'ha' they are the s0rsTeigas-aid that public OFF,
GERS are but their trustees and agents.
| Their Judges, their members OF Congress, their
secretaries OF department, 10 be styled Homo
rd6le'-but President. "a Saint in crape;ds
twice Saint III lawn! He is TO be bow ed to ur
der the imposing title oil His Exceency!''-
Twenty-Five thousand dollars year is not sufi
Gent TO support him in splendid 'palace'' I'VE
use The term Which was employed in silly com
nnnication in the last National inlelligcncerl-
but he must leave the office in debt-and in EN-
barrassnisn,-Becaus the style oil living is TO be
like The palace he lives in, more extravaganza and
nagnificent than becomes the simplicity of re-
publican people.--No man in his country has it
more i'll his power TO benefit the people Than the
President elect. We ask it OF him, because A.
jackson is man distng uishedby the simplicity of
his private habits; and because he is gifted with
moral courage enough to do what he thinks RIG h,
and brave all the sneers OF the critics.
We sincerely hope that he will set fit examples
10 such nation as this is-aud we repeat, that
whilst he recollec's what is due TO himself to
his hsspitabie counirymen he will not forget what
D due to the simplicity of the OF replib-
lie.
We throw out these remarks, without pretend
& 10 subscribe TO the accuracy OF the statement
which seems 10 have drawn Mr.. Niies's obserya.
tion-We cannot believe, that Gen. jackson win
permit, or that any Committee will desire any
more spiendor OF Ceremony to attend his in.
stallalion than distinguished those OF his predeces
sors Nos can we believe, that such is the Object,
oil the Conmittee-- COnpenience, not ceres,sOily
is more probably their oaject.---9s much sim.
uReHy as possibe-wtI much convenience
TO The spectators, is the great desidera,un,
we hope Ihai such will be the de-iFc, both of Gen.
and his i.iends; while at the same time we are
not quite 50 iasIidious Mr.. NJ, nor do w very
well see what principle" should keep any man
from indu'Sing little curiosity on such occa
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SCENES AT WASHINGTON.
Correspondents OF the n. York Commercial,
laat Washington, gives much more agreeable
Skeicho oil 'he manners and tempers OF both parties
than we had reason TO anticipates
'' The friends of the adn,insira,io conceal or
discard their chagin * the Jachsoiies be ar their
fortune, some with meekne and others with ndif
terence. Not long face is TO be seen; nor one of
/ impudent eYultaion. Every visage wears
wonderful composure. In truth, the friends of
the administration have 18th reason 10 be ycxed OF
mortified. They got two-thir,ls of the votes of the
gree natiu population OF The United States: and if
they havc lost their men, they have sustained
/ their measures"
| We have but two remarks 10 make: Ist Nun
chausen himself never fableG SO egregiously as
the writer in saying that Mr. Adams got itpo-
IfhtTdS OF the votes OF the free nafipe POM ou''
The majority is decidedly with Jackson-His
whole majority OF votes in the Union will be at
least ioO,OO0-aDd 2d. change OF men will be
In many respects accompanied by change Of
measures We shall have more constructive
lJourDes-no election. ering Secreiares-no sacri.
tee OF valuable branch oi trade TO a love of di-
lpiomacy-no gross gcct even in that departing nj
no Wild Panama Mi>sions--no assumption of
the power to originate embassies without the con
sent OF The Senatc--no outrageous assumptions OF
power AT the expence of the States, &c. sc.
| The same Correspondent informs, thai Mr. Nd-
ans 9 has made arrangements to reside in this
city; AT least, for the greater part of cyery wear"
The Editor OF the ". Y. American confirms this
report After noticing The on dit that the Pres,
dent elect, with hiswfc is about to leave Tonnes
see, TO lake up his abode for the winter liz Phia-
deipiiia to be III readiness thence to proceed OIL the
fth OF March, without incon vebience or fatigue
to the seat OIL governmental editor adds:
! Another is, that Mr.. Adams has taken a house
at W dsliington tor his permanent residence after
the expiration oil his term of service as President
| We know not what faith is 10 be placed ~ eitbeg
| oil these important rumors; though from the cir
| cumsanco that Mrs. Adams bsaIih which for ma
ny years has been delicate il always better a
" ashington, of which tie climate is peculiarIy
coDgcnili 10 her, than elsewhere, we should thni