Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-24
EXECU TIVE INFLUENCE
Our attention has been called 10 the following article
in the Nasbvili. Republlran.

In the Nashville Republican:
pe, may s'ia SSss n.
o. our country Hence besores the sacred boundcu
aod debeaon the doctrines opinions and principles BY
patriotic IL they shal bear tho most "ssahing scrutiny ,hon
every man VIII" love. h sooS.y aud value. her Tee
his sarn aud zssious support se most humble DdrSu
doing psr. s ."o Gcses Of sI %aos In q. i@ ID
Indirectly &C, opo" Ss pcpss set forth in tho
support opposition to candidates will be support Opposition
cHNpIp yiE FOX vy Who e,s I asSsses 70 a
Of internal coniucei by
eI Govement viii be vote against the principles avowed by
tbs Predeat this subject and fact against hs
election.
ST time therefore citizens of Tcnne...e to DRAW
TUE LINE II they approve of tho political doctrines forth
in the we have doubt
they once az to Themselves, to the President, and to
Their couat,y, TO aid in the elevation of no man to
office tcho could allocate different course IF policy
= not merely The support and of Can Jackson tina;
measures OF public policy which and probably WILL exercise
an Important iniuenee ON the ultimate fate OF Republc
REMARKS.
We are indscsd 10 h+.i va that the eli or Of the
Republican in the loyalty OF his own feelings, ba ov-r-
10 ked thu consequences OF the doctrine ihus lai dovo
Tn. izens OF Tennessee are called upon to dra,o the
ine; AMI are told that they owe II to thems
10 me PRESIDENT aud To the country, to ard ia the ele
Va'on OF no one 20 Office Who Guild advocate conrs-
oi Icy different r5m that 'ecOmme nded in the p
denls messaee-@e suppose the vtto message. Om
opin ons upon that message are known. Wa have er-
deavor-d % siatAin is principles, b. IL pro-
hem dictated by the Constitution. and his consd-ra-
,ions Of public policy. We believe that the veto ha
done much gooi. AMI that ought be and will be
maintained by the people; but 10 max, il a per,oual
meaenrs CT the president, AM 10 mskr lie advocacy,
such, the exclusive test oil nsss represent tbs peo
pie ia CoaEfess, wonid create precedent much more
sehti sous and dangerous Il en- those which the veto
attssted u wsuld bs surrender OF the elective an
chise,by sub"i,uring the will Of President, az the
sole test OF ,ne's to be chosen repr sentative OF the
people, doc;rine :, hich rud p ace all powsr, le.
Il .ltua and ttca In H. IL. a.. L
II Is the mi brtune OF party, that otter forget tn
public good in ia devotion ~ inviiua and its in
dscre'ion often affords the best apology which fact on
give for its dsrrga OF pricciples il wrore
prncple for the opposition to o pose all tn me .sur
OF the President, Tight or wrong, nothing iIs,ify
representative OF the pc op'e in abandonment Of e
will oths constituents, or what he bell 10 b. hi
duty to them, on account OF the opinions OF the Exrcu
tive.
That the remark Ct the publican may nc, have
been intended to embrace so large construction
have given them, may be rue. They particularly
addressed @ th ciizen' OF Tenuesser aud -e capable
If special applicaior hi, no rsason which
wond authorize the people Tennessee any po
Of them, TO desert the old and acknow dged fri nds
neral Jackson, epresenta ives who concur with hi y
most. and who have given to such OF his measure
as they have approved, efficient an decided supper
because they have differed with him on single point
and tina, too question which his own opinions hav,
con'essciiy undergone material change, which doe.
not equally we'll apply TO the people of Pennsyva ala
Kentucky, Ohio ard Maryland; aud presume thai
the Editor of the Republican is TO, prepared to de-
n1nnce as opposed to General jackson and therefor
unt; to be representatives. in Congress, all persons in
Those a'es, who 10 not accord with The doctrine
contail ed in the veto message.
We ar, confident, that when the Ed tor Of the r :.
publican re.exlm!n this subject he ill be among
the First 10 admit the prepriety Of these ZEN ,kD W.
enc i've them 10 be due to the Execu i've and 10 his
hieudsn particularly TO those ON Tenne
who directly implicatrd-becau'e nothing in our
opiuou, would ore prejudice the administration han
belief that the Executive approx, d Of the remark
which these a comment. 1U S TIL