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


pordry wi h thai tim and who IN st be coyinxunl of
the fact He rested ON that authority
Mr.. LIZ said h. asked, bccA use he was curious
tn tLese TACT. lie had ex lniLed tue journals
an me Id ii CONCEIVE. hat n such proposition
was made in the COMMITTEE OF The VINCE aud oud
ared on the jo"na lie hsf oked into the jpurnsl and
oils WHICH passed. he found Head 10
.s ,s, ' o. Mr. S sfn"se lie had examined
non IA that hill oil indictment which had brcn preferred aud
"neh NJ was p'rdsed NJ snn'e day to answer
belief that f:s MOI precisely Ieief The q,e ION
which had been "a ss by gcurlc.nou orier side
There was another change Notes on Virginia which
had been repeated ami would be- to the end Of
Judiciary well Executive He referred 20 strong
e.ns which Up against AIR Jefferson after Aruolds
n.ason because he had no, used which had been
pui atis disposal He resigned his office Governor and
came To Tie Legislature member doubtless an
nvrs CATION which took place motion Of his colleague
resed ~ his unanimous acqutta FROM all blame he had
examined whether MIR Jefferson sht attaching blame
Tue Legislature for not furnishing him with repei
tue conn"n enemy; aud the examination had the
gwen 10 mat an n 81, wa. to same Tie ssae having
'h.-r general charges are sl made lave long ,-a,ie
and will be as long tune shall last css efirr
m-agains, the lesa'ue- and against C"ngicss, all all
without foundation We wanted money, cluiis al
eyer Our men, and To find tents shelter them
There time when he thought tia, he could make
constitution wisrr Than ever was made lie los, tina,
Constitution werU not the deos and fools he supposed
uen 10 be- but about wise as lie any I've had
ue pleasure To- Toe acquainted with tie had lie Ese
curve Department anu lad examined Tins whole scheme
ne now akf f enc single Instance Of nhnse nf power sy
ushTpa'ion which had been Trore was one TIL.
Executive ordered few barrel, gunIowct burn on
s apnol SQUARE on some public oceas'on and tl,fs
only instance oi complaint of abuse poer
and tins powder would NOT bum Il the Executive
wa. dependent on the Legislature Inc Council iffeypou
sDie and independent according the OF gentlemen
ior they retain their 20 years But lie aske
h1w Governor depcndnm, on the IeciIatc, hc Tc
ate pay him his salary: they laws and I've execute,
them The which called the prcros Of tie Crown
call tire niua not only accDrdrr, 90 NV bu, ag,;s,
law, IS not surely what genee the
he Legislature pdss the laws aud the executes
them aud in this sense alone he elenen, on ihe Lessa
tire
lie astonshed par, Of the scheme wh,h ulolshe,
the Executive Council -and alter which there is TO ne Comn
ol made Of the Attorney General the Auditor of Public Ac
counts aud perhaps Secretary ,f state lie gentlemen
10 ga no the Authors Office aud II perform
e "es ne has TO perionn without sitting his Office from
o'clock IN the mommg till O'Clock in The evening The
Nu"rney Gene too has just as much official duty he
can do-he judge from what he saw fr lac had been or
me ommonwealths s:de uHl aud he has also nov 10
c 'ne nal ADVISER oi the Governor that he
already what gentlemen wish him 10 he The Cos
therefore had done all that proper reduced the
ieGSe J9s' 10 mat pon' "ee he can have power
'chei mere are many important offices h the eff al the
goVeInnen, oi Virginia. and there many which
esY"uVdhtdSeods-he ounch dispose Of the patronage
and they neoi together dispose Of although d iuafy
ey nave no power AZ all 1t was proposed 10 give all this
power TO the Governor alone Whenever the scheme reform
shall he carried into effect these fishes will have
miracle worked upon the and they will be o,ud to
twas proposed 10 give power tie Governor He
vted gentlemen TO look the nconssicncy uf their
hey acc4se us who have Ebored olam security pro
perry aud merely for that have been charged
Executive ooSe, m % ~ or system ne referred to the
patronage OF the most dangerous character He ad the amer
Of the FEDERAL Constitution had tx the Executive
department than all the rest of the Government The Pre
Gent of the States elected ny the People, the 4b of
arch, 1917 The first question whether shall serve tvo
terms or one; and iev this provided
fesioent To succeed the presents ana only
prepared Tor either two terms He believed there
are more persons t for President than other in
the world aud he could forget the remark his cd MIR
Mercer that ~ the state of Virginia stock of resi-
dents from knee hsh upwards He the little partv
spirit which had heretofore mixed in feelings of VgnS
but give IN the people the election of Governor and we a
become as much the slaves of party people any STATE
of the Union - -
Mr. DonDRIDGE said he did wish bTess the question on
this amendment this evering He thought fore the morning
that he should be enabled >hew himself entitled 10 the thank
OF the gentleman from Chesterfield some addtinna nr
NATION OF an ofhcai character At present. he would move
that the Committee rise.
The Committee then rose, and reported progress
The PREsInENT communicated Convention the iolo,s
letter from Me- Menns, resignng his the Convention
go =, Richmond Nor 26fL
SI,N health having become feeble as 20 prevent nv
dschargng TIC duties ~ mher N the Convention rcso
my seat With high respect,
CALLCwHILL MENNIs
JAMES hIovRoF,
President If tie Convention
MIR CLToR announced that the DELEGATES of the Dis
tTci had elected Samuel Branch, Mr. Men
MS and resolution offered and adopted recurring Of the
Sergeant al Arms To- notify Mr. Branch of his election
The Convention then adjourned till az IL O'Clock
! FRIDAY NV. 81.
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