Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-05

changed. aud their responsibility inereased. III
would Also make them ineligible after q earta;n
term Of service" He would have the Judges s.to
be independent, but liable to impeachment, fine
and imprisonment. for misconduct in Office, and
subject 10 removal by vote Of two thirds of the
General Assembly" sc. As to the basis Of rep
resenfaiien, Mr.. W. says: :" Some contend for q
ton Of the slaves; others for basic OF persons and
taxes lam opposed to the FIRST. and Ia aypus; of
the principle Of the last, with suitable moiifca-
lions. Whether they shall consist in the struc-
ture Of the two Houses Of the General Assembly
on different elements, embracing free white per-
sons in the House OF Delegates, and persons and
taxes in the Senate, or. in what. I confess am
NOT prepared 10 decide. Let the not be understood
az sanctonng, in The least, the idea that personal
power should be increased or diminished in pro-
portion to the amount ofindividuai taxes Sc.
"a summary Of other gentlemen scseeds; in our
next)
We have no room nor inclination for personal
Disputes with the Editors Of newspapers. We
cannot handy ribaldry. abuse with the Editor Of
the Baltimore Patriot. His own sense Of dignity
has permitted him to indulge in personal illusions,
towards one Of the Editors of this paper, which we
cannot eondescend TO retaliate in serious style-
The Patriot man is mistaken in attrbuting TO him
A" voracious appetite, and pertinacity" for Of
nee. The facts have been long before the Public
and the Patriot ought to have known them-He
was several years ago DESTROYS OF throwing UP the
only lucrative office, which he ever held; and no
thing could have induced him 10 retain it, but the
earnest enreaties OF one Of his associates in the
Public Printing. He isprepared at any time To
resign II; and the scheme, which he has formed of
enlarging and improving his paper, &c. contri-
Uutes IN no small degree to increase this desire
RESIDES, what should cause this {" pertinacty'' so
gratn'tously ascribed to him. The facts, already
lAid before the public, show that the Office is not
worth to him more than $500 year; for which
he has to discharge come laherio,is duties, and to
I&
that the Office is in our line Of business, and he
holds 1t at the hands of the Legislature, who ex-
poets from him no sacrifices Of his Independence.
they know the tenure upon which he holds it
and his press is entirely independent Of them-as
his letter spread by their own resolution upon their
journals, distinctly tells them that he has lived
without it (the office) once and can live without
again; and that hrs press was as free as the air
| which he breathed," sc. The Patrio, man has for
gotten these circumstances-he knows us not; and
MS ignorance is the best excuse for the imperti-
| nence of his remarks.
As for the Diplonatists Of the N Intelligent
Ger, they are so little in the habit Of observing the
maxim Of pcrite Sans Penr," that we shall not
he asonished at any miserable Misrepresentation,
sly omission, or cunning fals6cations Of which
they may be guilty. Their paper of Saturday last,
which converts mock article of our own into
serons apology to them, is precisely in character.
we view their course more in sorrow and pity and
contempt, than IN anger.
REFORM
| We gather from Washington, runours of frauds
that have been practised upon the Treasury
| Names have been quoted, aud the sum Of $4,000
has been mentioned, as pilfered in the Navy De-
partment The Telegraph promises full deyel-
opement of the transaction.
Such matters excite more of regret than aston
ishment But, ii abuses exist in the NAVY De-
partment, what may we not expect in some of
the other departments?-The Secretary of the Ma
| WIS said to have been comparatively attentive TO
the duties OF his office-bit not so, the Secre-
taries OF War and Of Stase.-Too much of their
time had been given to dinners harangues and
electioneerng. II is hoped, that all the transac-
tons OF their offices will be ransacked-and that
light will he particularly let in upon the Secret
Service Fund. The Augean Stable demands re-
form-by rigid investigations OF official acts. and
adequate corrections of abuses.
The Visitors OF West Point are about to me eft
| m the month OF June. The transactions OF that
Institution require to be locked into. Among 9th
ers, il is desirable TO know upon what princpl,. i
warrants have been granted to Cadets--how MANI
SONS OF the poor have been excluded, in order 10
educate the sons Of the rich-and how MANY wsY-
rants have been granted TO boys, before they were
old enough to enter the School.
The Patent office was complained of, two wears
ago-We heard charges made against Clerks for
eXactlng extra fees for PAPERS which were issued
we did not bring the matter before the Public;
but we thought it our duty to let the matter be
made known at Washingt result of the
investigation never reached US.
We are no advocates of the removal of good
faithful, meritorious officers, who have not been
warm, political partizahs-but we are opposed to
all corruption. Tits pecuarly incumbent upon the
present Administration, TO superseds all faithIess
officers, to look keenly into all the departments
remove every complaint, and cleanse the Aueean
Stable Of abuses.
| WAR At THE VERY rHHEsHHoI.D -
Itphetiing Letter
| The war has not ended with the election of An:
drew Jackson d" The Signs of the Times abun.
dainty show, that IL is about to break out afrcsb-l
B9ore Jackson was sworn into Office, H. Claw was
proclaimed by one OF his incorporate partizans-l
Scarcely had he been inaugurated, before Mr. c,
himself indicates his own vindictive feelings TO.
wards Jackson and his own anxious asprinra in
terms too inieiligibe TO be mistaken. "A devoted
partizaIi in r. Island, announces his DETERMINATION
/ to make him President, in the year Of our Lord
I633:-A Kentuckian writes 10 Wheeling thai
Clay "prociaiiDs war at the very threshhoId-and
that Jackson's course has made Clay'' Means
are In state OF organizations; the Instruments arc
| al WORK, Tor carrying on the campaign--And we
have remarkable proof, in the extract of a latter
from a number OF friends Of the late Admins
traton," IN Baltimore, expressing their determine.
ton TO establish paper at Washington, under
the editorial care of DIR. Watkins" and stating
that ten thousand dollars had already been raised
and advanced for the Journal The Coaitiopis,s
will give us war to the knife.
| Are the people ripe for new contest, Are
they ready TO be again torn to pieces for the graf
incaiion oil few daring individuals: Are the Peo-
pie eternaliy to be the tools and the victims of
| ambitious men! Must the Republic be again
thrown into tumults, because &c bold and fear
less leader" wants partiZsns--because Henry CLAW
still aspres to the Chair!Are we never to repose
in peace? Must the Nation be continually dis
traced by the feuds aud contentious of ambitious
asprants'-Lef the People dnslceT'