Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-06

oiheia plnishmcu's and un orruped by official re.
ward, opposition TO rem,N from lice for the ex-
ctcisc the grcaf elective ir SEQ oinaka room
Cor The reward OF partisauS ia a., resid, ninl Elrc
tons, bY the beN,owal of public ,n,poymcnts He
submitted hat the power o. mOva from Office hy Tho
President was high legal trust b. exercised for tho
public benefit, sound discretion tor cause relating
TO the official conduct ncsS OF the lrcumbent; thai
The Senate OF the United States hal restraining
powers iulic matter OF dsplcipl As wcl. as OF ap-
ponllg tcd RAJ officers; end that, hy The consttu-
ton ihc ENccnive power could ncvcr be arbitrarily
exercised. Ito advocated 'tho freedom Of enquiry
into the exercise OF Executive discretion AMI ogical
trnS' IN opposition TO Executive rrCsponsbily and
lst habituess, and 20 tho supprc sion of free in
Guirg mo our potioal n'rirs." Tic Senator from
Maine lMr Iolmo-l rely a,lvered 10 IA rcuer al
prescription in New England In reply n these rcn-
Cemcn, The Sonaior from New Hampshire says he will
not accept the inyioton o.. the Senator from Nilsson
n mir. Barton 10 stand his new political platform
composed he considers it. articles of oppo siun
to the present Administrutjon-defends the whole
course of thai Administration democratic and
CONSTITUTIONAL and informs that, in the principle
oT removal from office, fer even political motives
their policy only ialows up the doctines OF the
great re- oln ion IN 1909 He speaks of these reno
walls as mere rotation in office. firs made by The pco
pe themselves in tho highest office IN The lund, the
Chief Executive ofthe Union for political cause then
inquirts, trnmphnnty, if tho same cause should not
affect the active deputies and subord;nates as well
! rs the principal. Whatever disapportUents and
suHeflngs by removal, Csays he. some individuals
may sustain yct dey hHeio IRE iegrl tenure Of then.
Offices" He therefore thinks the agents Of the Peo-
pie cannot fear the cry of cruelty persecution be-
cause the power ofrcunoyal, now exercised, only
''chapgNs goodman THAT is for political opinions
for another good man., and therefore does injury
10 tho public. He then proceeds say, these agents
need not drnad tac discussion of the coustitutona-
IS Of their exercise ofts power, thus plainly
ell by him Ia have been evllcd the right of opia-
iou. Sir, til" honorable Senator from 'rcuncss Ct
/ lDir. G7uCdg 4 rightly understood him, avowel
/ The same opinions Or he denied the righ, of the
Senate TO inquire into the causes Of removal, aud
insisted that thc present Administration had not
gone beyond h.s principles this subject. Ec COZ
TENDED Int The maze would Transcend their corsi-
tuiional power, and tIu> ol'e the rstuiacnt which
IL Is their interest 10 preserve, by examining into and
Judging Of the prop-e'y Of removals from oicr, OF
! bg controlling the Executive in the discharge OF
! this branch OF his authority H. entered into fall
discussion Of tho rights of TIC President with great
ingenuity. aud iuaufuly challenged Us to come out
boldly and discuss this subject with his friends freely
ami frankly" TIE honorable gentleman is foymj-
dlalc anoEonis'. lie wielis long knife wi /, strong
arm defence OF ais friends, but when he throw
down his gauntlet TO what Is here called toe cppo
81 ion. and do!ies them contest Nth these pync
PIES # This .ioinistrG,jon he aii bc met freely
/ frankly and boldly too