Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-02

inspection ofthe Council. lie therefore was puo
To- change.
MIR. HEspE nsoN said that he was opposed ,o m.
gentleman who had ms taken bis seat and he rcuII
SIMPLY give MS reasons. lie agreed with the gentle
man from Chesterfield, that they who Ucsir, =,
change the Executive, are bound To rive ,.a
sons for 1t. and 10 Civ" solid and substan,i.
reasons for such shange. or tha, IL .nu,
not 10 take place. lie was one OF those who he
hevcd that the Governor ought to he e,ocie.! h,
pope, and IL It he should b., elected about ever,
three years Thus h. suggested to his friend from
B'ookc 10 leave blank IN o,der That til. pine, y,
should be fairly tested. H did 10; want a splcnai,
GOvernncnt-a splendid Executive, hut he les;rre
oae WIN should b. elected by The people. lie Lnev
nl why the pcoplc could not elect the Governor
required no reconcile studies. IL was only neces.
sa for th:m 10 determine whether the man present
ed TO them fl person Tor the Governor. as 10 en-
pacty, standing, &c. The people are to decide the
question; and ms far' has not reached the people
he is not fit to be The we nor. ANY man who has
arrived at proper ag, and WIN has performed great
pubic seFvic :. viii he known to the people. The
pc pl" ~ II hus hove the knowledge which is rssui.
Sit. II W 'hcy then the Will,
r lie would call attention TO the practice Of the
other States Eight ecn s ats choose their Govern
or by tn people; while IN" others choose through
th m 'dium IT ot ;rs II did no, reie To tin, coarse
pursued IN o;her StatTs authority H.. disolau,.
! ca such cea-he W uld almost say, he dsdal.ed il
IL morcly gave the fact for what il was worth. Tie
udverted to the principles on which separate and d
tlnct depar m"nis are established. IN. great p-in.
ciple was TO cons uta them s, that thew should be
inme ''alely responsible to the pcoplr-,hlir com
mnu Constituents He aivericI 10 The opuion o-
Mr. jefferson, which lad been Q:oied by the gentle
man from Brooke lie quoted one extract fi1m the
dIth number OF thr Frderalsi to support his viewa
~ further quoe an extrac from Sir. Jcf RS ON
Notes, which Notes were prepared by Mr. J. H;.rson
re very year after h. was the G vernon of this
Sac The gen lem IA on The other side sav--Shcw
us abuse S-Lci Us hear that thcS- things are don.
now tic would reP!y hath was more iecororstosay
s"ch thing were done then thea that thy are done
now, or have ornn done within .!c last eight OF ten
years Mr.. Jefferson said that III Governor wa.
habi,ually controlled 10y the Legislature Did any
one doubt he veracity OF Mr.. Jefferson, lie knew
as well as any man fo he had been the thing acted
on We are told that the people do not know who
Is their Governor. They ara not even disturbed
from their slumbers, and their beatc Visions by the
enumeration OF the fict thu:tLey have Governor
lie desired that they should kndw hat they have a
Governor and that they sh ,u feel H. not by the cas-
legations they receive, but that they should know and
T. e. 1t IN rational way.
He reminded the Comm tee thai in I776 tho mo-
pie resisted an attempt of the House of Derrntcs
To create u dictator, and again in the wear l7SI-
In The last instance, it required but few votes TO
clothe one m N with al powers, extending even TO
life and de TIL II, referred to Jcf,rson's notes f.r
that fac Does any doubt the patriotism OF
the Legislative OF that period He presumed it
was consId rcd ne cesSary, in consequence of the
imb'cIllty OF the Governor. H referred to the
language oil one & ntlenIn that there was a spcck
Visible IN The political horizon. and that the time
may arrive, when Virginia will be compelled to take
b'hnu IN ueicnct OF her i'm thp IN nix
OF statcs is 1t III in the prospect OF such tat.
things, that we ae to have weak aud INN cilr
Exec utlvc forced upon W He wished ore who
would have Il rirht with and enjoy rho conf1an 70
( of the government.
lie read an extract from the Sis, number of the
Federast, in which IT was laid down that the mem
bers OF the one brancof the government should
little as possible to do Wi the anDointp, on,
ofthe o'her. H. believed hatthc Legitimate obiect Of
the legislature IL legislation; that for this nun pose
that branch created, and tn ITS attentions
ought to be limi ed 10 those Purp for which il
was created. By inves ing the Legislature with the
power of electing the Executive YOU lead them
away from legit mate functions, to perform those
which are not properly theirs If they faithfully
perform their own duties they deserve we'll Of their
country
II hal be said the rcfe -ence II the election of
! Governor to The people, could only u-itate them -
He, MS one of the people, dc ed such agitation. lie
Thought 1t was AN agitation Of wholesome character
and not dcietCruus one. II induces the people Ia
guard tcr rights, and leads them To those exercises
of tli"r Judgm mt which must result in their own
moral and pli. zeal elevation. 1t was remarked ths
other day THAI there ought to be jealousy main
| tanned by the people. lie believed that they ought
TO be jealous of their rulers, SO far as a becoming
vigilance and activity, operating as a check upon
thosr who are Invested by them with authority
He again referred to the Fedcrast sustain him
/ this assertion.
He was not disposed to add much TO these occn.
sions. The gentleman from Richmond, when hC
followed, was very to lacIOus OF the Executvr
/ COuuClli cpIsldercd tnCm as very wise and cth
Gent. lie struck with the warmth of the gen
llcnan in defence Of these ancient instru IONS
which amounted 10 prejudice. II was said BY
the gentlCmlB, that the Heads Of Departments nigh
not be competent to advise. Was not the present
/ ittorncy General, and the present Auditor cornpc
| tent?
! Mr. Nicholas explained that he had no per
sonal reference. lie had not named the Attornel
General, nor had any idea of mputing to then
any incapacity.
NJ, HrNpgRsp~ said th, present Attorney Gene
| raj was very cOmpctcnt--nnd 80 tho late Attor
ncy G"nerai-h ih" gentleman would allow II. III
had been asked i We would put the life Of any ci'ize
convicted OF crime, into the hands of any one man
! Would II not be competent for Us, TO require uf tn
/ Gov. mort take advice IN the case Of life, ant
DEATH Would IT not b1 as competent az to create
council Of ,, or {?
/ We are told that the people do now cleo IN,
frct per alum, Iacit per So We main
tain however, that the people should not cleo, thei
Governor indirectly, not by ngen's, when they cal
elect directly BY themselves. He came here prepa
red, and determined, fir hi, vote would 90, iha
the people should elect their Chief Magistrate. T