Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-28
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mher, by Mr. Upshur, by W. ,ch il was propo.ed
10 establish Executive Council, TO consis, OF fou
members, 10 have The same powers, and TO perform
the duties as the existing Council Of ate hold
and perform Winch resolution wa off red as a sub
suiu,e 10 a resoluon sub niiieh by Mr.. Fizhuph
providing Tor the appointment OF Secretary OF State
AMI an Attorney General. who should act a. cons'i .
tuional al i'ers o. he Cove nor, and perform such
otter du'ies, as should b. assigned them by thu
Legislature.
NJ. PREsIDENT-I had pretty nearly come to
determination, not TO say word more 10 his Con
vention during the remainder Of its upon any
subject whichever: but cannot rsr ain from making
atew remarks upon the resolution offered by the gen
ueman from Northampton | shall vote against
that resolution because II is certainly caicuiat if not
infenicf TO defeat another, agreed by this House
few days since by which it was determined, that IN
Governor should be elected by the people And | be
ieve IL VIII be no dticut matter to satisfy most Of
those who voted Tor the last mentioned resolution IL
not the gentleman himself, that such must be the in
evitable result OF adopting his proposition.
am at los 10 conceive, by wh, sort Of re asonng
the nteman expects TO be able convince those who
are IN i"N or oil the Governors being elected by tho
people, OF the necessity, proprety, of creating an
Executive Council to be chNs. by the Legislature
and invested with power to direct aud control him
He must proceed upon the presu np'ion, that the
people have not The i'y make choice Of rer
son qpdhedlto discharge the duties Of his Office and
that ii IL, Therefore, necessary, that the Legislature
toeing more competent to make wise selection than
The people) shall appoint guardians for him We
might almost suppose from the powers with which the
gentleman proposes to invest tbs Council that he APP
prebensive that The people will choose for Governor
an idiot or iuna'ic who will require Keeper to take
care OF him. Let me ask, Sir, what your Governor
will be, II put under the direction of such Council
as IL proposed; but mere pupprt incapable of moion
except when the wires are worked, Should the of
fce OF Governor be degraded and RENDERED ,en,ti
Bile by III creation Of rolling Council have no
wish that n" shall be elected by people but I'm
i'ci'y willing th't both The Governor aud Council shall
be cho-en by ths Legislature. cannot consent to
Fu the prop' 10 the trouble Of elsctinsa Governor il
when "lecei, he is to be noIhng more than tool in
the hands cf otl"rs and feel confident that no gen
5rOts IF h.u III
elected by the people. will vote for hs prop, on of
the gentleman from N, il it is properly understood
hal vote for the resolution offered by the gentleman
hom Fairfax irem conviction that Secretary of State
and tn Attorney General, will all the purposes
OF am Executive Council ; and b. able to DISCHARGE
such other duties may be assigned 10 IN stn bv h
Legislature In answer TO TIE question which has be-
asked, to The duties which Secretary Of $, ate MAJ
b. required to perform, will suggest, that perhsps
one fourth OF his time nigh beievoed to The ,scb,,,o
o, tue du ie' winch now devolve upon the Executive
Council; and that the rest may be very u.efulv en-
ployed in experimenting tn, inferior officers Of lin.
Government
Much has beea aail in II, Convention about The ef
hciency and excellence Of the Executive branch of on
Government, az at present org,nzeI; but we have not
yet been iniormed in what that excellence. consi.,.-
aud would he thankful Tor information on that s,Iect
have no doubt, but that the present Executive Ji,
charges its duty as well a. that has pr code ~ but
The question ~ whether not it really has anu dtie,
TO PerJornP II ih- gentlemen VIII, liil the Execuve
Departmental have bad.any Thing do for the last tr .e
or four years confess am ignfraat OF The fct The
having dsnc, since have had opportunity of becom
ing acquainted with their proceedings was ssIe mad
by Thorn, OF number Of negroes, belonging 10 the
Commonwealth, for about ten th0usand dolars to an in.
solvent man, for which they took bis bond with nu,n.
Der OF insolvent perscna "a ury so that tn dahl
entirely lost TO the CcmonwesI h. lido moi m "a,
TO impute any blame TO the Executive, on account Of
thai trans lciion-)r was told, the time IL occur
red hat the Executive was not much 10 blanche
Counc having been ignorant Of The circumstances Of
the per who signed the bond; and did NOT hink !,
worth while 10 enquire into particuars having long h,
tore teen perfectly convinced hat tue whole boy A
AZ pre- sent org 'nized was entirely rhless and
Sees Ia The Comm nwralth and ought 60 b aboIsbeJ
merely niion dis ranssc ion now Sir az 1, IL ,t
only on, which can at this moment recall IN M
mind, having been performed in the last FIVE vear
by uis Council, which has been much eulogizeJ =
Some gentlemen, IL seems, came to this bo 10 ,v, =,
Ab0t~hed-hJt have snce been satisfied, II A i, ia
highly useful body. L. the contrary, am more ron
WINGED ha" ever, 81 lie being entirely useless 4, tb
SLATE facts which have helped 10 siren CITIZEN IN,
previous convictions upon this subjec are these Fo
considerable portion Of the last wear we can erave
he SAID 70 have hal no Executive Connc AZ ali. Gsn
Jack son was pleased 10 take two NJ This b,,v ar -,
hands ('nd dihongh did not vote for him thank Lin
Tor ", aOl Wonn b'Ve been very much oi,.,t IN T. 10,
II h had taken tn badnce)--and GO ~, ,i
member, nov acting Clerk who, . -. ~, :, .
see well employed. And vet no,,yi,i, ,; s'. =, "
a. nee Of these members, believe the Exern,'E ~.
siuess is just as wsl done, ~ h hef,~. W. l. Nv
nov been here Sir, for three month"; aud No o
ne can tell what The Executive C,unc has done in si
tbat Tune. " called upon 10 swear, we could sc,rce
speak with certainty ~ i's exisiance. We believe
HTue' mat mere i' such body ~ existence bee aus
we have not heard that they have all resigned tbe
seats; but we know Of no act ihey haze emo s,e
mere we haze been. ! conclude therefore fbu m
Executive Council is b1dy wholly n eIcss and yor,,
Tess 70 TIE Community ln saying this Sir near
express no unavOrabe opn on Of the mem n "a ~ II,
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