Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-19
FOR THE ENoI1JRER


The Lieutenant CoUeTnor and the Telegraph.
The Whig OF Monday Evening contains a long
laboursd aud siuguariy abusive article AZ apst III.
Lieutenant Governor, because OF the
between himself and the l. or OF th- telegraph TIA,
such piece shoud appear in the editorial
OF the Wing, does not exeie STRIP ik-.--ro ell VII
ate faWiisr with IN. soluu.us OF ,he Whis ne hatred
ot tho wiring Filter OF tht paper 10 the Ii.uisuau
Cove no is ~e kuown-~ he her i, prscee5- Iou n.
LEU enspt G'crncrs pr,ieai hc>'i,iv to Clan, NJ,
I4c' hat lie Will not speak to the EnCr knoN
not. but suspect the Huh TO be, tn, bo,h cause
operate and each by ,u'n prevas-N matter from
what eau the feeling springs, though that "a exist,
aod IL OF the vsnomous en- racer ali who read The
Wing know--A, l have sad. therefore, the attack o.
Monday eAe,es TO sutptz..-lhs, any not thus ea,.
uttered, should be found who think the Lieutenant
Goyern'r has erred ia BIZ go tse ,owstds he Triv.
graph 50 lar right and duy eonce De ssn. To
me straoge.-Thli he has erred in the poitcy o. b
course IL mus, probable, for, by omiug 10 do tia,
which he considered II hi. right aud duy 20 do he
would avoid the wrath OF The Te-stapt aud ,h. te sh
on pour ng OF The Wig. though he might have iei
The shifting vi his for taliDs do h,.
duty, lest hs mig Int in tho dsp aud Wiling
oil political par saus personal ,es-This the
course oil the mah-all who knuw HIM, kcow il is hts
pracuoe 10 do VIVA The considers rishr srdes OF
ssquenees-That he la, done in this instance not OIL,
what il was right. but in lined 10 ihiuk hi. dutv
to do tr,i d PLAIN s'.tement OF the case will
hink-show, viz.
The ht sec ion Of The 4ta artci, of the CUusttu-
lion provides ,ba, "Tae .verupr shall before he ex
erclses aoy Discretionary power conferred upon hu 10y
tho Consl'uiIE aud LaHs, require the advice OF ,hs
Council OF Stats, wicb advice shall be registered in
books KEEP, for the purpose, signed by The members
prese Dt,and CONSUMING there o. aud laid ore ia.
Gensral Assembly shen called Tor by thsm;" sud also
provide that Tbs senior uLc.llor $ all be Leu
enant G werner, aud ia OF the ah al,on
inability, or absence OF the G,veraor ton ,h- seat
Of Government, hail a;, as Cove utr Tn Cover
nor IS absent, and ths Lsue Governor, being Go
re'nor, receives number OF ,he Telegraph ecI-d
The Executive Of vi gnis. Not having Ell previously
spprs+d hat The Executive OF Virginia bad subscribed
to he esSrapb, he urns The iIopsr source to-
iorm mon he bo9k- suppose provided i'r IN 'bs
hclo above quoeJ) 10 ascertain whether the 81 Use,
had ever be II 'ubii,eG 10 hs Coun ii. aud iodas no
advice pro On con- hs 81 once a>eerian u hi. opivl)
bat tue subscription 10 the Telegraph, there had
Que al all on behalf Of ,hs Executive vas not legally
authorz ID aud ms directs II TO be sicrpsJ and the
question Il, wSs ghi, wrong? To determine the
question correctly, the n inquiry il. ch0 subscribed
the Telegraph on behdY the Erecuttue2 -Tae Tele-
graph aud Wnig say ths q ,verDor.-Thou the II, iu
enquiry presents itsei bai the )vernor authority
do his act Without first consulting his COunciR
IL ees ms to me uDquestivnhty noJ |. dis pviu
II u only necessary to determine wh the subisT
lion 10 ne Ysp4per is ''discrsfiOnIry row r. or 90
i must bsa "discre tionay" III p.remp or,ly com.
IN irded by the aws or hs Consti iJn-but butn lhs
law and the Coastu ion silent upon ,he subj .e
Then al least IA 10 comm zoe e.efcse II thus
po"er' Ct indeed hey lie mat a.d al, 81 SOurse
necessarily discretionary powr.-,haiis, tie Gov
error may subscribe hot, no may take oLe ia.
p 4 !" pTeierencs anoihsr, al" Oi SoUr.s
10 consult tie Council, ihJr ~, having pu their sdvc.
upon she R:siser, that the Leg Is:ure nix res a.
he might d.srtga tin this s,ae of LingI what wa,
The LIeuisnani Governor 10 do? he t0nuuue 10
re,elVo ne paper without leg al and
Violation even OF the Constitution, say ~ Abe Sill
tor that he knew Of authority Tor tskiug Ibe pa
per, and of course IL authority Tor Paying for il
and il must therefore be iii continued IL may be said
perhaps tina: being but a single paper it a small
matter and no injury could result from but the pri-
e'pfe is the same, whether the amount large or
small, aud he Constitution much violated by one as
by The oher.-suppose an hundred papers lad been
sent in the same way, should the LieueuA Governor
have Illegal subjected the State tax OF $500 or
Slooo or even $500, or have prevented il by stopping
the papers?
Ii seems to me, the Lieutenant Governor has done
only that which his oath required OF him -and that TO
Con ,t;tuton.
The attempt is made further to iniurc the Lieutenant
Governor, by ascflbng Isis conduct this matter TO po-
llticai feelings and wonderful 10 tell, by those lao APP
prove or at least do disap roye the course prsi-
ed by the Governor.-i know whether either OF the
gentlemen has been governed by such feelings; bat il
such an Inference is 10 be drawn from the f,cfS not
that inference sgainst the Gvunor and not the Lieu
tenant Governor: How stand the facts The ENecu-
1--WE oil virginia have, Tor years, subscribed Bal
lmore RePu6ican-they have neUeT subscribed ia.
Telegraph, not when strongly WITH the Slate -
The INST is still JdcksO paper, the last is Cd1Oun
PaPer-the h'Sf has been dsc1"finued the lat taken
why was this done IL inference is be draw. as 10
motives do not these facts gsIiiy the inference OF at
least excuse It, that the Baltimore paper diseonn-
ueu' because IL was Jackson paper, and the other
taken, because 1t was CIh 5Il paper. And il so,
then we have the Executive of Virgin for the fir 81
| time, strengthened as it is by the new Const tuition
welding It's pa rOnage for political purpo es and j.
the Lieutenant Governor 10 be denounced Tor opposing
TINS, and That too when his opposition extends only TO
the preservation u the Constitution?
The annuncia'ion too from one who has. nj
tered 50 many ldmen atoms and shed So much ink over
Cen jackson conduct in relation to the press
In conclusion, permit me to ask whether the Execu-
tive have any right subscribe Tor he wspaprs at mr.
Whence is it derived What is the limit to il: Mav
Tie Governor, if he should choose TO do So paronize
as many Calhoun Editors he pleases i admire Nj T.
G"houn' and eei as kindly towards his pOlc eleva-
ton as most PERSONS who value the principles of Vr-
gina but 10 hi II, az 10 ali Other men, prefer
JUSTICE.
TO THE EDITORS or HE E.VQUIRER
wa v.'y much 'u'ir!se . on r dd ny ong f. o.
'ia Rrcie IN She " mOuai q z5,te OF the ~ ms Of
TIE s"bsc OF tbs ia quarrel between Msssts chem