Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-11
Err. CALHOUN.

We had heard that the Vice President placed his
casting vote in favor of Noah and Kendall upon the
identical grounds assumed for him, by the New York
Courier & Enquirer. in the article underneath. pro-
badly from direct authority. 1t seems intended
apology Tor his vote and is of the complex ion
with his disclaimer Of the necessary power to preserve
oyder in the Senate-the very thing for which he was
put a,o the chair. As his course certainly requires
some apology to the public, we are willing to circu-
late this for what it is worth.
Pho man whom this explanation will satisfy.
would have been satisfied without any. If the Vice
Preside mt is part Of the Executive, and succeeds
the President in Of the death Of the latter what
is that to the purpose? Has he const itutional
discretion No volition' No choce' When any
question brought to tie in the Senate, must tho
Vice President first ascertain the Presidents wl,
and then servilely obey it, The trust of the Vice
President is constitutional trust with the manner
Of exercising which, the President has nothing to do
whatever Phe Senate are also ga part Of the Elk
ecutive' and the same logic would chain hem down
30 a submissive obedience 60 the Executive will.
Bet the act DO Judged by the made for it.
What became of Mr.. Calhoun's resolution to "ro-
form the morals Of the Government" When he
SAID that he had other opinions of his rights
From the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer.
uyF The Richmond Wing has. in several instances
attributed unjust motives to the casting vote OF tho Vice
President. several pending nominations before the
Senate Had the Wing boon remarkable for its
dor, that paper would have attempted TO show how
the Vice President could have acted otherwise. Mr..
Calhoun is part Of the Executive power and is Pres
ident in case Of the "remova, death, resignation
inability of the Executive. to discharge tho powers
and duties Of SAID office" Elected on The same ticket
and supported by the same party asho President how
can he consistently hold adverse opinions The Vice
President aware that the appointing power is yes.
ted in the President, and having full confidence in his
integrity he does than his duty and inclination
in sustaining the nominations Of the President. II is
not proper therefore, to attribute personal motives TO
the Vice President in giving his casting vote in ia
vor OF the nomination of the President II was his
duty to do so, and although the parties thus coDfr
med, cannot but feel grateful for the intorposition
Of the Vice President, that interpretation does not Of
necessity, as the Wing argues confer personal OBJ
legation.
~ The following pungen' sutyro is from the
oPoltical Clarion" new paper established at Con
ncrsvile, Indiana. II lumpoons tho times with great
spirit and success.
To Tus Epfron or rms PofrfcAb CLARION.
have been looking over the first number OF the
Clarion, and while ] readily admit the paper has
agrecably disappointed me--for ] had been told 1t
would bo n ,poor thing'-I must point out sone OF
tho errors Of your ways" at your request Thcn
sir, to the task ut oncc-It altogether uDneces-
snry for you to have told US that you were young
and inexperienced for artful politician could for
moment doubt the truth Of your assertion at least
60 far os politics is concerned. We cant doubt The