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

VINO may deem MN unworthy OF a re election 10 eN"
pose his unworthiness Thus the character OF the
nation will suffer in the character ofits Chief Sfa
gistra!e. The love OF power, or the love OF emoi
ument, may induce President to be again a can
,ldate, but let us not allow him to expose himself
IN a situation which may prove injurious to his re
ptation, and the character of the country. III the
President is not re-eigible, there will seldom be
motive for censuring him through the medium
oil the press aud none for aggravafing charges "a
ganst him, which may be expected TO be done IL
he Is a candidate. The object OF attacks on Pre-
sident will be 70 put him OIL, of Office, and hese
will be useless, when it is fixed that he must go
out OF Office. The characters of distinguished
men belong to the nation: and if at any time cir
cumstances shall not permit good citizens to res-
pect the man who fills the Presidential Chair, it
VIII be 10 be regretted. Sir. we should prevent
the recurrence OF state Of things which has once
arrayed ope-half, and once two. thirds of the ma
ton against the executive branch Of the Govern
ment IL we must periodically be divided into
parties by the claims OF rival candidates, let not one
OF them be President. have said that the we.
rare OF the nation requires that the President
should not he candidate The President being
a candidate, the measures Of the Government will.
De thereby affected. Every measure recommend
edby the President during his first four years.
viii be viewed with suspicion and dstrust. That
weight which his recommendations would have,
were they believed 10 be dictated by the pub.
lie cool only, will be diminished when they
are supposed to be parts of plan to favor tie
'e-election of the President. 4 President in
tending to be candidate, may select his ca
blnet with view to his re- election. He may
adopt public measures with the same view. is
State dsinclned to him? He may oothc il by Law
ish expenditures of public money. He may
create unnecessary places to extend his patronage.
Ii will probably he said by the opposi ion, that his
measures are adopted, and his appointments meurc.
with view to the approaching election; and thus
1t may happen that the measures of a President
may be msrePresented TO the INJURY of he cOun
try, whereas, ii he is not candidate, his incas
sures VIII be considered with candor; there VIII
be no motive to the contrary.
How perncious may it bc TO have the Presie
oen' candidate, during Just AMI necessary war.
ana party endeavorine TO supplant him, in favo:
OF an opponent, alleging desire for peace SlrdutI
an opponent, under such circumstances; come into
power, there would be danger of his changing. IN
Jurlously 10 the nation, the course of policy .i.s-
I ed by the Government
Candidates Tor the Presidential Office neither
OF whom Is President are opposed to each other H.,
VINO Is eiecfed VIII not necessarily come i'll tie
opponent oil the preceding Administration. But H.
me frest, en-: - candidate, and rejected, the ex.
pirihg Administration may adopt measures which
u would not otherwise have adopted. Thus, when
90, ADAMS was rejected by The nation, his po-
hticai friends passed law for discbarginp great
part OF the officers and seanen of the Nayy Of the
United states; and directed the sale of two thirds
VI 'he NesSeiS oil var. ask, would Mr.. Adams.
whose attachment 10 Navy is known, have APP
proved OF an act reducing the NAVY fro:i thirty
eight vessels OF war, all atloa 10 thirteen ONLY six
oil wfch were 10 continue afioat, had he been
,ec'e1, or mad he not been ouste by arr epponent?
"ou'n me- do you think sir, have sanctioned Bfii
On INC third day OF March, 1901, drschargng neas
,hFee hundred officers OF the American NAVY had
lie oeeh cohinued for another period of four years
communicating Chief OF that Navy! IbeIieve TIM,
he would not.
have said that the TRAyo,,t,,
hon requires that the President should not he .
candidate. ~ &c
Sir, when The President shall he candidate 20.
ldhqun'i'y OF the country will be disturbed /,
hat
~ u VIII increase the popularity of the Presije,,
ferhaps our quasi war with France miyht havC
Oecn aVohled, had II not seemed that 10 rouse tlr
ehmi'y OF the People against France, was TO aug.
ihent me popularity OF the President who ,yasa
candidate civil war NAV he nrovoL o., -
measure very likely to strengthen those ,ybo a
munster me government Some State NAV h.
goaieu ihtoresiStance, and blooI may flow. a.
VoH suppressed, always strengthens the arm of o.
dent may be secured S A'esN
me President will have the strongest ,no,;,,o.
10 en1edVor to he reelected: Tor po.tcritv .n;,I
consider mat President who, heiDo, a c,y,;,,
shall not lie elected u second time as ono
ed IN The balance, and found wantipg.'' La ,s;,i,
therefore, uso every means in his power IN sec;,'
his re election f'' W secure.
u, 10y let US contemplate is means He viii b,vc
an me power and resources or the Evse,,. W
prahch OF The Government at hi, disnosaI ,It
p""e' VI U'e administration will be brot,g,,, n, -;
iiuence me election in his favor Thcrs. ' ~ ~
-, "ue'S Vi TIE Government, who NAV ls
.hsPidceu AZ tiie pleasure OF the PresiIen, 'ri.!
influence WI be equal 10 100000 vot,, MS
0h'ceTs may interfere in every eIecfion IT, II
states C may see excriiops u,d. r., i,,G S
eiecuons OF Governors & Members of C,.''r'u'
n n'' WI NC the consequence tn. cls.ii =
iTeslhent VIII produce an intcnsa i,,, non OF
opponents Of the President will ron.a 81 ire
'osuen an cxertoD AS the case demands M - W.
'''uc' wat d mighty effort is ncccssary. hogg.'
'he powers OF the Government and ali i,g
E'"' iuhus' are on the other side We h,v
we consequence when John Adotos CO., Del oeL
ucn'' ana Candidate. Perhaps the .tr,,,.,
was PASSED 20 secure his Reelection t,, s;1,,H
'pp'Sn'"n' W c nave seen the effects of H. ~
contest IN which the President t. !, III ~ iato
every State election was effecLcJbv b. t"''n,die.
dent IL was owing 10 the rircur,si,, Of. 'esi-
.he candidates was IN power, fl,1t ,osn ' w
"ec"'"e i'Fce aDd threatening From M. i,,,,
pO"e1'p"'Tonage and influence of tho c,y; =. NC
nc expected mat he who is 10 posse sion ,x,it :"
In e'p',ls 10 retain IT, u has moi boon 50 ,yI
O., , ~ was nos candidate. III. p,ti,,,
W. nol mus agated when JOHN Ad,,.. ..t.'o''
iected; nor when Madison wac ire, ,t', vas e
"e'i hOilroe was hrst elected: nor was il en- -
u'e P sseht PRESIDENT was ebcicd atfJ,osLo at
0''"Iofu, Gay, and Jackson ~, re- ,ll Ia g. :,
reOpie as cdDdldates Al tho game lime r. t'
.pef OF theln Wa President IL wa. ,., ~
u'c'est I" me Executive Government n, ~,
down any candflase The G7,e , , 20 Put
But lately two ofthese eanji,lafcsL i,
"h"Ie nation The Government was no Tom ''O
Td'' one OF me candidates vas presiIent n y -
'''Fo PT""i, ny eNpc' fence that an plccffo, h.
new men, neither being in power ,,iu ,1 -
'u'" me tranquility OF the country. and a.
o.e W he candidates = PRECEDENT il viii "a.
Guide the President from b,ino q -. ~
then, during The saGvass. Tho tovcro,,,',, a''
NAM neutral, and The nation trsu,,,it ~
IleOnsisieni with The Gtlyneys nj 81. lin, ~, -