Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-06

r"s'' ne would make motion, hut that his friends had
ds'uaded him-Then he 20 into IN. eIec ION %,
new Printer TO the SenateADd foed i'm this lect no
threatens, to do what, To remove Mr. G. cen p o,abTy
from the Office which he fills And is this cou, s,
worthy 81 wis and msgnanimpus Statesman
Did Jefferson Madison ever stoop to such pottv ro
sentiments! Is this the of a man. who aspires 10
DC the champion oil party if not the Chief Magistrate
OF nation This
FOR THE ENQUIRER
The .NEp COWS TITUTTON ernmined and
compared ,ouh the od.-NO Nv.
ARTICLE Iv.--Sec ], So
This article relates to the Executive Branch of th.
Government. " WV
The frs, sec,isn directs that ",be Chief E,sc,,;,.
power oil thi- Commonwealth shall b. vested in G. -
penor to lie eIec-dby the joint OF the two Hou
OF the General Assembly He shall hold his ofrs I,r
ing inc term oiIhree years, 10 comm on the first
u OF January next succeeding his election or on
other day AS may from time TO time he prc .c,ibeJ hv
laws and he shall he ineligible TO that office for d.
years next alter hi, term of service shall have expired
u u SUBJECT oil congratulaOn 10 tn End. of -
oil Constitution and many of those who were in f.
vor OF Calling Convention that the election Of The q
vernon Is s retained in the hand, of the Legislature
The powers oil our Executive not so great (,u for
uaie il IL that they no as TO require th,t he
l' OF the whole 81 should I've agi;aed once in ,hrs
years ny the election OF this officer The election ia to
be made by 'he immediate representatives of the neo
PIE, who icing entrusted by tn IN with the more inn
por'ant power Of enaotng LAVE may with great safety
De relied upon to cl"ct the officer VITO charged with
the duty OF carrying thr.e laws Iutb effect
The only poin in which this section .G.rs o,, ,h.
9 h section Of the old Con,t.tuti,n are T., hall =;
oe elected by joint cote instead OF 'int ballot; 2nd
hat lie IS 10 nod his oire for THREE yrar instead f
one year with the capahilv OF beng elected for tb
"o -ucreeding years. and Bird that the period of hi-
nehglehlty alter tn" term of his service expires. is
hrrr YEARS instSid OF four. The his service i.
10 Jdct aud in actce, in manner diff ron, from III
10 which ws have been accustnn,ed ,or ,u r;nr H.
space Oh years mat the government has heen in one
r"uon, uere has not, believe, been single in.ianre
IN which The same Governor ha. net been elected
ir ne second and third years. unless he has chosen n
decline ~
Th- second section declares that GRO person shall he
eligible TO the office of Governor, unless he shall b,v
attained the OF thirty years, shall be na,v. CHI
zen OF the United ates, or shall bsv. been cu,o,
hereof at tie adoption of the Federal Government ami
hall have been citizen OF his Comlnenwr ah or II
year. next preceding hi. election"
ms Is perfectly new provision, there being no III
recti0n on the subject in the old Constitution bt in
ma, oil the United States, ltcIe ,, Section s. Cln,i,e
L. there is enc Of similar character as to die P,s.
ent ''
The ,hl section Of this article declares b,, ..,h
Governor shall receive for his services compcnsaion
% ~ hxed 10y law, which shall neither he iucr 10
d''"h hea' during ms continuance in olfce." The
aHgu'gr ~ some what different from that the OH sec
ton o. the old Constitution, which .ay Gan ADEQUATE
hut moderate salary, shall be settled him during hi :
continuance in office 1t more nearly resembles the
provision in the Constitution Of he United State. Sec
Article 2, Section /, Cqnuse7
ARTICLE .v.-Sec. 4.
This section specifies he powers of The Governor
which will divide into separate clauses
HE shall take care that tn. laws be faithfully exc
cutsd; shs communicate 10 the L.eisl,,ur. -, -,
seSSen, The condition 81 ihc Commonwealth, and ON.
+'ehh 10 urr consideration such measures as he NAV
deem expedient." '
This clause adopts the language Of the fourth and
brs' paragraphs OF the 3rd secon I'd article of the
Constitution OF the United States The CID Const,u
ton in its 9th section, merely elsres that he shaII
with tie advice of the Council of State exercise ,hs
executive powers OF government according 10 he law.
o' this commonwealth and shall not under any pre
ence exercise any power, or pr9rcguve, by virtue OF
any law, statute, or custom Of England II saws mo-
hng of his communications Tecommend atoms 10 the
Legislature.
Gle shall he Commander in Chief of the land and
naval forces of the State"
IL may b. asked what The H1ual forces of the
state! To which II may BE- answered that altIouvh
the Constitution Of the United States prohibits tho .e
Vsral States from "keerug hips of War in time Of
peace without the consent of Congress- yet that with
that consent, a state may have a Nsvy in tms ~,
Peace, and without il in time of War II ia bs,efors
proper that this should he conferred since events
may. happen that will render il necessary
"He shall have power to cmhody the militia when
IN his opinion the public safety shall require i':''
The old Con tituon in ~ last clause of the "a Il
section, declares that the Governor may rmhody the
militia. With Tire advice of The privy Council and
when embodied shall alone have the direction Of the
militia, under the laws OF the country
"Te convene the Legislature, on application of a
msj'rty OF the members Of the House of Delegates
or when IN his opinion the public afety shall require
liz"
The 10Th section Of the old Con u,ion declares that
the Governor shall not profogue, adjourn the Assem-
wy u"IWR theH Hlng, nor dissolve them at time:
hut he shall II necessary either by advice OF the
Council OF State, or application Of a majority of the
House OF Delegates, all them bsfore The time to which
| they shall stand roiosued or adjourned.
"Io grant repfieves sud psrdons except where the
prosecution shall have been carried by The House
OF Delegates or the law shall Otherwise particularly
drpci:"
This provision is colieJ from the 9th ecion Of The
| old Constitution, with this only difference. that that
| gives the power TO the Governor Wih the GdUice NJ
Council. and thi' doe MOI require such adVics.
TO conduct. either in person, in such manner as
hall be pre'cribed by law. all intercourse with other
and Tor ign ,tatrs:"
This lie provision not found in the old Cons.i.
'n'ion Al'boueh hs Constitution Of the ". S.-.4rt
l.--Sse TO- Clause 2-ptohiufs sfa'e from entering
into any sgreem. nj or compact with another Sta =
or with foreign powor ,oithem The cons nj of Con.
gTess, yet u may do 20 with that consent. In that
event the power 10 conduct all intercourse with either
foreign states or the other sles oi tho confederacy
/ properly conferred fbe Governor the Chief Tx
ecutve officer Of tho Common wealth. II j. possible
100 that al some distant period. (and may IL he
note That no living shall see id The Unoa o.
these states may be dssolyt T. In hat dsasrons event
the Government OF Virginia should he 20 complete,
that II would be able to fake It's ssni among ihs
tion.. This short paragraph would Then empower