Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-15

Hversd Al Ciark's sprios.) u 10 me a mater OF aston
hhmehH Much has been ssh sbou, Gen. Jackson
losing the vote Of Virgns. The people should disre
gard sue. idle tale: the alarm always proceeds from
he eaemy's camp l am sure b, is ss eertsp 10 gel
the vote Of the aneen, Commonwealth Of Virgins,
know he will receive mine iu opposition 10 Henry
Clay or John c. Calhoun. A HENRIcO VOTER.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
Tho times strangely of joint.
observe In The Wa,hing,on Tsley "a ph OF Saturday
ins, correspondence between the Lieu. Governor oi
hi ATE, aud .ee Editor Of that paper, Ia relation 10
an unwr,osble exercise Of power on tie par, OF Go.
vernon Floyd.
Tneviu,i.s Ct n. Governor, aud he maan.r Of per
forming hJse duties under tho Ne Cor s:i u,on are
bat little understood The Governor 10 b upd 10 sub
init TO The Council. any discretionary power vested in
him oy The Constitution and LAWS, before exerc,ing
such po"er Whether indulsing his feelings and pre-
uetoens as pMtzan in taking prescribing ally psr
u'uiir paper, In his gubernatoisl character is di,
ere onary power, nu.t bs left 10 the judgment Of your
readers. l will not enquire wbe her eus,om or IN
law invests tho Executive with authority 10 ,ub,erih,
10 newspapers II nei,h the nor the oiher then
u IL an usurpat n-abd that argument cannot avail
Sovernor Floyd. for ne eanoo' elaim on that ground
the right to s.nd Tor the Telegraph. He must ss.um.
"S au incident to Executive authority, fou ed by hi.
P:edece sors, ssnston.d by custom, and a. ,ueh ii.
ereuoDary power, which -fore exefc.ipv he IVA,
bound TO submit to the Council.
ihis II small matter as Tar the price OF the pspe,
10 concerned-Bu has the Governtr of Virginia rigb
IN mo omnpoencs Of hi, dicttm to spurn all law and
trsmPe under foot, the Cous uon TO promote or .u =,
serve this or hat political aspiranH To say The Isas
OF This conduct Il The want of that due spe
10 NE law. and common civi'i,y to the Counci tina
should actuae siog IN nded public fun tionsry o,
courteous gen leman. The Governor OF Virginia
had no legal authority TO diseon,nu. the Baltimore
Republican, or take the Telegraph. without fret sub
hitting these subjects TO the C.uneil-If "a wib.t
the latter paper, hs could have cent for il az John
Floyd. and II he did like the formsr he was moi
compelled 70 read itIand although "tbs times ar.
sraSseiy out OF Jon', he could have done this much
Without an advice Of Council.
Inc papers ordered by the Executive Of Virginia
are as much for the service OF the me mbsrs Of
as OF the Governor; and MI. Green 10 mistaken when
10 addressing his paper to tho 'Execu,ive OF Virginia
ne suPPoses MS does not send II TO the Lieut. Cow
then acting as G,verpor-or that IL ba, any thing "a
10 with the private papers Of the Governor.
Mr. DSOie,in the absence Of The Goystnor found hi,
Papsr addressed to the Executive: he knew there was
no legal warran, to justify the paymen, TOR IT, and he
empty so informed the EIi,or OF that as for The Co.
vernon Of virginia had no more right to send for tho
paper, Without consulting the Council land thereby
sPrsating on the journ. his responsibility than had
any other adberent Of Mr.. Calhoun In Viryiui,.
AS Tor any want OF courtesy, that is private nAt,er
between MI FLOYD and MIR. Daniel; and how far 4
shouid DO permitted to absorb principle, lisa question
that every conscientious officer in ,hs discharge of
duty must settle FOR himself Mr.. Green has giver
publicity TO this traniac,ion and az 10 tho mere sub
serip'iop, as before rema ked II is Of little nome nj: bu
srtirary nfse,ions of the Ccnri,uion cannot be me
'ursd and Weighed by pounds, ,hilngs and pence.
In" 10 Governor Floyd might all have been iralver
teney, and but for papabe violation Of the Consu
non few days previous, without mitigating eircum
stance, might SO chirtabIy be put down; bu, .ure,,
mere never w" Governor, hat manifested such con
enp' i!r ms constitutional advissrs-Hs eally SCI
TO think IL heinous offence to BIO csush, in ,he
company.
The Federal Executive IL said to have been an unit
me old State Executive aeypher-whs, 1, this Me,,r,
Editors: DE- ysu think il pity that ,be G,verno
eaonot exercise little more po,cer just to shoe he
Independent Of the CsunciI5
"Ihe Zines are strangely out of Joint"
fl Friend TO Truth. and
fJoe to Constitutional InfTactions.