Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-07

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Gtundy, tor the indefinite posponement of the subject
put 10 the question:. without objection opposing
remark and consigned il TO his tomb Such was the
brief ceremony Of burying this abortion. conceived In
spirit OF vengeance against the President and in
tempt Of the constitutional independence of the
dinate Executive branch Of the Government.
"But, 10 all Mr. Holmes in giving an out door i'm.
portoncc to this affair, what does his honour the l. rd
Mayor! Ia his report in the Intelligence the next
day. he totally the refusal TO consider the sub
jee. into motion from Mr Grundy to lay il on the Ia
bic, for further enquiry. which he says Adopted
The weak and ionl ar;ihce, has produced short lived
effec,his statement has been quoted by most OF the
journals, which has given the manoeavrs a monen,sry
show OF i'm ports with tbose who do once
10 the contu oaal we'll as practical aSsurdty Of Mr.
Hoin-s' calf
"Tbere is doubt, that the President can give rea-
for all Of his removals. that will be perfectly sat.
factory to his political friends, and to the great body OF
the people; and that he will do for public graca-
'ion il desred-but under the usurpaons OF the Sem
ate, could he expect any reason would be-
satisfactory to h enemies, 10 the removed to their
friends. Fhe friend. OF the Administrations however.
can have objection TO this queruious and ievefish
condition OF its enemiesit must work it's natural course
and eve ntuate in its own destruction. They die hare
II Is tup hun die they musttor the integrity and popu
larry OF the Aiinsraon, is bane to their ba
md while the President continues to administer tn. Co
vcrnmcn according to The laws and the Constitu on,-
having the general good for his object, aud guarding
at tn sun time agaius, Local and sectional oppce sso
there he no lear Of continuance OF his owing
popularity, wi all classes, and in all sections OF the
cohntry.-If the Senate reject a few Of his rina.
TONS he has st corps TO supply their
with men enjoying his confidence and his choice; and
the result will be the TO the principles OF hi
Administration, and the good Of The people. These
minor mat ers, and OF Executive concern, or they
would have been otherwise ordered by the trainers oil
the Cons'i u'ion. Nor such reflections be alleged
as oof oil any thg more than deception, practsed
on the President, wiluily innocenily, by recon-
mendations, il proves much. IL may, on the other
hand award some credit 10 the spirit OF scandal, AMI
pryng into the private OF individuals, and
bringing their uuworthnes TO the light OF the Senate,
Of which the President and their recomm EN- iers
before gnoran-. indeed, it always confines itself to
the TRUTH from love Of patriotism. using false allie
cations for personal or party hos'ilty,-wh view to
give colorinS halo vel opposit ion;
and such good fruits are willing occasionally 10
award to the dirty laborers-or such is the geuu OF
our nstitu tons, and thereby are guarded agains,
pesence in the bojy polite, by thu CARTON. crow. and
b, las that nest its most secluded recesses and
motcst borders.
"a. TO the great number of removals. 90 much com
planned OF by MIR. Holmes, the disngen -ness ami
i'mbeci'y OF he objection, are truly wonderful. A
few words will sufficiently expose it. The increased
necessity for vigilance in the present Adminstr aon
aud the consequent removals from office, may be a.
,hbuted to several causes list The remi-sne-s #
ormeo Administrations, in ferreting abuses eavit
the burthen to fall upon bis-2d. The incentive TO an
increase OF abuses derived from the Indulgence of the
past-3i. The still greater temptation TO official icens.r
from the growing practice OF continuing ocers for lif
thereby enabling them to ceal their
4th The extensive de struc ion OF the Presidents conf
dence in the officers OF the late corrupt Adminstr alton
not only hy their opro ing political opinions, but their
personal drrspect for him, and obvious desire to
disc edit his Administration, affecting the good
OF the service-5h. The establishment of the prnci
Pile OF rotation, also, where there has been no abuse
iusti6es the removal OF the incumbent, who has be-
come superannuaed and is under the necessity OF dis
charging his Official du,ie. by proxy.
g AS TO the selection of Printers with the exception
OF the Clergy and for the against Whose eiie
biv refer TO Mr.. Randolph's eycels t Speech in
the Virginia Convenon) hope that the principle OF
professional exclusion, will he sedulousy av0i led
professional pariia'ity. Or, il h-re must he little
Dreaming towards Psnters let il be in favor Of those who
-cro"d the efto. of he people, in turning out Adj
mnisration that has been imposed on them by the
lition OF personal and political enemies, against their
WILL and not in fsver OF those who advocate such usur
pations, with all its train of corrupions and tendencies
to subvert the Government. The former idsntiii
wi tn People, and their reward il the reward of the
People the latter identified with the U.urpers and
he reward is the wages of Treason.
"In the of Mr. Holmes speech, he endeavour.
ed to embelish and strengthen his call for reasons
giving the history of the removal of Postmaster i'm his
State. He had formally demanded Of Mr. Barry by
letter. his reasons for this removal but the contumeli
Gus Postmaster General replied to him through one Of
ms CLERKS that "he was not permitted TO know-Thus
II is said Mr. Holiness seemingly with in his eyes,
that United States Senator is treated by in erior
executive officer! !!
GA letter from Mr.. Crockett also, to Nr. Van Buren,
has just male its appearance i'm the Journal protesting
against the right Of the Secretary to transfer the public
printing from printer to another in his District with
out first consulting the Hon. David CTocket"!!! Mr.
Crockett TOO, declares fOts prbs that the heads of
Departments are no more than many the
two houses of Congress: losing sight Of the fact with
Mr. Holmes, if either had the knowledge of it,
that all the heads OF Departments and their subordinate
officers owe more immediate connection and depen-
dance the Chief Executive Officer whose official in.
dependence is coordinate with both Houses Of Con-
gress and that in the details OF their official duties they
are no more subject TO the interroga of individual
members, OF the entire Congress- than they might be
as TO the number OF biles of wood they may put on
their Office fires in a day. There are details in every
office that essentially apperain TO the discretion of the
officer, Independent of the consideration of Congress
and hese must be hard pressed for subjects of COM
plant, when they visit their wrath upon matters more
worthy of their commentator than censure. But the
vocabulary of abuse is ample, as well as more
congenial to the feelings of people, than that
praise. Mo cover, TO be lavish i'm the praise
OF our great men, and assmate their excellent quail
ties to the attributes of Saviour and divinity we should
be denounced guilty of serve aduation and human
idoatry; but TO call them fends, demons and his sa
anc MAJESTY, retributon for their most patriotic
deeds, only argues bold and independent spirit. The
pragmatical censor too thereby sets up SOM claims
for himself Of moral worth, superior the most favored
and highly honoured Of the land. II more To be won
dered at then, that praise is allowed to any one a. il
obscures the merit Of the euogst, whilst the defa
ner surely deserves great praise for despsng the small
lest speck OF dement, in worthiest men, which but
for his doubly refined OF proprety, would have
escaped the observation of grosser intellects Yir-
tue, too, take Of itself But requires gen
eral hue and cry hunt down the smallest improprie
y and rather than appear upine we must make stain
where there happens TO be none"
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