Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-01

ly, therefore, to adopt The same rash or improper
means for the attainment of his object. He may
more quietly wait four years, than eight, as his
chance oil living for that period is twice as great;
and the risk OF seeing other rivals start up in his
path is only half great.
The election OF the Chief Magistrate has, in,iec!
always proved the Gorcan knot in Il republican
goveinineHt. Ole grua, object is, 20 lessen the
dangerous competition a;Gong ambitious candidates.
Some politicians bavc also turned :heir attention TO
the lesscning OF those sectional Interests, which
attend the ambitious vicws of particular inli-
viltials. Each great section is apt 20 star, sun.p
,voi;c candidate, and then to rally around him
Hence Mr.. Fiihouse proposed TO amend the
Constitution, as TO parcel of the L. :. into four
great divisions; each 10 furnish n Presidcn, by
tst;on.-Another viituous and distinguished poli,i-
cion was proposing 10 few months ago, TO a.
bridge the competition to still greater degree: by
putting into the urn many ballots each State
is entitled to have Electors; wiz. Delaware 3,
n. York 80, Sc. SSc.)S to draw ballot only
thus designating by species %; lottery, the State
tgom which the President was next TO be selected.
While Mr.. Smy,h hits the marx ~ one way. he
does not overshoo; ii III another. II is the fashion
for su;ne politicians TO say, let US make the Pres
sdent eligible, but let US elect him for six or
seven years!" The Editor of the 80 Indiana Re.
pository'' has gone step fur;her-ln his late val
edciory he proposes - 10 save the Republic"
from the violence and contests anu :Sngc. of ma
tional Eiectoneering" by e'ecfi,g the 1S.,eSident
for iYe, but subject 10 impeachment II a. thirty
years in public life" have conducted this Editor
TO so monstrous conclusion, il was high time for
him 10 retire-a few years more might have con
Quoted him at once to an hereditary or Bolivian
Monarchy. Mr.. Smyih is right; four wears are
long enough at time to clothe any man with such
extensivc powers. Suppose him elected for six
years, that we should then discover that he bad
obtained hi. Office ny corruption, or disgraced il by
imbeciity, how FESTIVE you'd be the people under
such an administration! Let the history of the
last two years attest the consequences.
But, IN, wit OF man cannot devise 4 remedy for
~ I.r
one, il lets in others. For instance, says very
shrewd observer of things, you do not remove
every evil, by making the President, Ineligible
What becomes oil his Secretaries: May they not
abuse their Offices for the sake Of popularity: and,
use them stepping for the choir itself! But,
how il this evil to be avoided? Would You also n
mend the Constitution, az to make them ineligi-
BILE 70 the Chair? We should suppose not.--The
only check TO their abuses of office must first rest
with The President himself, and afterwards with
public opinion. If Gen jackson will keep no man
IN his Cabinet, who is so Unfortunately ambitious as
10 be indifferent 10 the means OF his asgran-
dizemen,; and, if the People will also frown
down all such abuses, are a. safe as we
can expectto be. To forbid by any constitutional
interiici the pretcnsions OF Cabinet Secretary.
would be on some necessary occasions TO cut eli
the people from the choice or the very rnan who
is best able 10 serve them. The public intei est
requires the field OF selection 10 be left open a
wide as possibe-For the same reason. we 81 e dis
posed to believe, that the Preside himself >hould
est foreign ministers from both Houses OF Con
gTess In these respects, Gen. s. seems to car
ry his disqualification too far.--But with Il few
memorable exceptions, we cordially agree with
him that TO member Of Congress ought to be put
into an Executive ofiice-and for the reasons
which Gen 3. so lorcbly assigns. To reward o
member OF Congress with Post-Otfice, or Col
ecto ship, or some other Office which hundreds in
the country equally competent To ILL., is cxp pos
ing the Legislature TO the fatal corruption and
controul of the President We look 10 General
Jackson for better examples. Generally speak
ing, we hope that he will act up 10 his own re-
mark, that &c Lead US mol into temptation is
just as true in poiit;es il is in morals.
THE CHARGE.
We lay before readers the long and lunn-
Gus Charge OF Chief Justice Parker OF Massarhu-
sets, in the case of ebster vs. Lyman. The Ma
iiona Gazette comments it as much as the n. Y
American condemns it-lt seeIns TO be a very
comprehensive statement of the facts and lac
or the Case.--ThcTe is one passage which has