Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-01


personal motive. He asked the gentleman from
Brooke IL he supposed he had any authority for car
ryng 1t proposition through the House wiih,u, es-
sipane airy reasons, Il he had rig! To take Of.
fence against any on" for requiring reasons? lie
wished to know fit To be expected that system
winch has all the sanctions oftlme in It's favor WAS
TO be- at changed ut the suggestion OF the gen.
temnn without any reasons being assigned. lie had
thought our oblcc' was 10 compare our reasons aud
he denied TO do so, and willing 10 meet the Com
sequences OF any chang of reasons When he sub.
united proposition, he considered himself required
tn sat" any reasons without any specific cal
Mr. DonpRiDGs wished 10 say one word. The
gentleman from Chesterfield had made All amend
ment - his propO stIhn, and before he sat down.
seemed to c'n on tim in somrwhot peremp,ory
manner. He stated that he as little Disposed
any man to look at the conduct OF any one
favorable Wow; and ready 10 maxi tins eXpla-
nation TO The gen eman from Chesterfield as Ia any
gen lemnn tie SAID that tins proposition was TO
be srbm tod 70 me people and the subject hud been
sufficiently discussed he had rlgh TO leave the qp9s
ton 10 b. taken. without giving any reasons
After on explanation from Mr.. LEIGH ard Mr..
DopDRiDGE.
Mr.. PuwEIG wthdreH his motion 10 pass by tie
prnposI'iOn.
NJ DonpRrncr said b would now ass' n Lis rca-
sonF, for the proposed chonge IN the Executive. and
ne would do without adyer'ing 20 any Of The OK
lslng abuses IN is constitution. In the first place,
h obi cd in thco-y ~ IL power Of appointment.
a sufficient To show that the Executive pas 'S"nj
IA uld ul'ic-g0 new organization II we are agreed
any one prnciple which has been discussed n
monesi 1t is that tne Execlise, Legislative, and
Judicial Departments Of the Government should n"
separated and that tho .'ut!es Of nehcr should b,
exercised bv another department Tlis. with some
exc PIN, woHld b admitted as gcue'a rrle
What is the executive Of Nirgnia' II Is nothing
more loss than an enana'iun of the Legislative
power. lie is appointed every yea,, and IS respons-
bic only 20 those whom he is looking 70. reappnnt
ncn Add the executive magistrate ny an 'n'eTpTs-
,ation Of the Constitution has deprived OF all
executive power. BY construction which was gwen
to IT, in the time OF General WoDd decided that
when the executive Council was divided the govern
OF had no power to give casting vote. This was
the prevailing doctrine to the present time the
Governor requires other qualification than 10 be q
gentleman, to be enabled To I'll his Office. All he las
to do is to vrite his when commanded. and not
till he is comma aided by the executive council can he
do He is the creature of the legislature and not
OF the people, and ne is responsible TO the legislature
alone. except when the process of impeachment ~ re-
sorted to-arN from the tenure of Office, IL would be
useless He sndcrstor.l from the notes Of Mr.. Jriier
scn TIA, the tIccut We nothing but emanai ion
of the leg slaGve power. lie had the notes here
now but he had read them often, and they made
such Impression on him that he could readily
give their sIoSance. 80. Je1 rson proved hat the
executive was not coordinate branch OF the gov ~.
meni. that At was not responsible - the people. lie
""""''1o' Mas that the Executive power resulted in
M L"%is'Nve body. /. asked lad the Judicial
body suiiriency &C Independence Their tenure +,
guam din F"s- bere eesSsr.it. III, did not make q
Judge independent. because after rrayidug an ale
qu,e s,,agv, the wur IS "hch shall not be denied dr.
ring the continuance Of Office" are omitted.
The Legislator. could thus s,arve Judge OF,
of office rbe judiciary IS fine de2rnl,u. on the
legislature Vha' are ,he words of w. J-f'ersnn,-
''Wh. all de powers of government, legislative
executive anil judicial. result To the Legislative body
a"d the corr.rrlt.nr of them IS in the sane hands
is prccs. def",t,"n oi ,iespoiic power" Indeper
DEM ~ th's authority IS IT not g - t4c, what
PreNtn' We fNre"'Vc c"n"e" from DONG IN unpop'
-, E az nov l''"le' a'c""ntane !" III
- - -, 80 80 NV NV motive 70 induce the
z ;, "'"' "'s He"e''I Assembly m
o. A,o,b.r = - te.1
are m no n,sne- rS, '' , e,'lI-i'y I.'e
consists of eiyi,t m. MIR ,,,ss tlcr is - ~ -, ~
every question, the ,ovr'nor has mn r.s,ors;,,,;. "
The eX,cutiv. council IS periodically, ro,n,y-d NOR -
po;nicd, and this was most od,ouS and I.,,rs,;n
office Two nf the eight must 20 out am, his c;rc,
stance creates amongst them 4 disposition q election
Ger I'm the general asse nh, a-,rst zach o,L.r 49,
result rs the dishonour Of him who f., r.movel 60,
oTrc.
Among the complaints which hrorr',. this C,,r..
ton together and which ver, unfinished IN the 40
'zcues of the e ,un'ry was, one arns the
After thu extension of the RICH, Of suffrage vIt b