Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-01

beng interested on The subject Of this
sssc i.on bad selected Me- Stevenson and pressed hi.
Of Congress- the person best calculated, from cir
cunstances connected with the Slate he represent.
ed, well from his character, TO sue
coed in the object they had at heart But his own
Immediate constituents although perfectly sppzed Of the
possibility Of Mr. Stevenson being called into the service
OF the Government abroad thought fiji, nevertheless to
re-elect him 10 serve in the interim. What crime
there in obeysg their call, which should subject him
the osiracsm Of the Senate The Presidents conditional
invitation TO euter the OF the Government abroad,
the 10Th Of March, after his service ia the last
Congress expired and before his recollection to the pre-
sent. He not then member oil Congress heu the
offer made him. And the pretencs that il the
Executive tender Of Office TO him a member OF
Congress, that made hin, ft subject Cr Senatorial
sacrihce, Is mere hypocrisy. Not the alice
uonste confidence reposed in him by the People Of
his District that constituted his crime. The Rich
mond Opposition presses denounced him. unworthy
the representative trust because he had been select
ed by the President for foreign mission The Pee
pie thought otherwise, and preferred him the candidate
OF the coalitions and there is the sim he present Senate
OF the United States at war with the peopIe-wi,b
the majority o the Representatives Of the People aud
with the President OF the People Sprsgue, Bell. Pom
dexter, Ewing Knight, Southsrd aud several others Of
the body. defy the Known will OF the People OF their
speetive States, AMI act under the immediate Influence oil
the Banks unmvraie in the Senate. The acts OF that
v-nerated assembly the Senate OF the United States
controlled NOW by coalition OF hesress poli,ici.ns
who represent souess corporation That il has los
dignityits claims public con6dence-even its credit
tor veracity-is, ihen not astonishing. The charities OF
human e are bani-hed by the majorityAud the very
fellowship which exists among themselves is like that Of
the ailen angels common hBed-whieh is even una
niiest Ia their common hatred Of each other.
But II, AS is pretended in the vindicatom presented by
Mr. Clay through the lneIligencer. Mr. Stevenson had
not Iron, vnjclve feeling principle for him
on who, as member Of Congress- first voted Tor Mr.
office la his gilt from his hands! II was his own
shameless bargain with Mr.. Adams aud other vens
politicians in which The People bariered away, and
their rights disposed OF gainst their w that
i'm the of
President 10 the House, should have inerictcd its mem
bers irom that eligibility for office, which might make
pecied preermen the price OF their rring
the Chief Magstracy Unless the repetition the scenes
in which Mr. Clay conspicuous actor be
by constitutional provision, by the power of public
ment, Ia Withholding the election OF The President from
the House, is clear, that i'm time the Presidency must
become the prze not Of the worthy, but Of the man
thai will bill highest and promise most But for such
considerations, the election by the People might lie held
Recommendation OF their Representatives other trusts
aud forming good ground Tor the Executive con6deuce
But the late application oil the principle the case Of MI
Stevenson by Mr. Clay, furnishes the example of u man.
who had prosiuted his representative trust make
President, and requiring prostitution of the Executive
trust III hts own favor In misunderstanding all at
scrupuous and fasiious as to apply il, where the
chet, which is said should the rule was not
TO be apprthended.
Another assigned by the for the r,
lection OF Mr. Stevenson, is that he did appoint his
committees 10 suit the majority OF the SENATE
joly gave the committees OF the Senate compi. xion 10
SUIT sel; and certainly comes with bad grace from
those who made all their commit with view TO ha-
rass an administration brought ia by the People, insist
also, that the committees Of the Hou.e should not repre-
sent its own friend feelings and that of their constituents
to the Administrations but should appointed with view
TO carry out the hostile Intentions Of the senstes .iii
ty-revctug against the popular WILL and breathing no
thing but spirit Of hscriminaie resist .nce 10 every
measure proposed by the Executive owed by the
People Mr. Stevenson appointed the disiing uish-
ed men oil the Opposition in the House import
AIT committees but lac did not, against all popr-iy
all parliamentary usage give the minority of the Ho.
the power OF defeating the regular action OF the Govern
n-nt by committing the power OF the House committees
opposed 10 its hiecIs.- Globe